by JanOzer (Author)
Just because you have the built-in software to transform your homemade videos into compelling, creative content doesn't necessarily mean you have the know-how to do so. For that you need this no-nonsense task-based guide. In these pages video guru Jan Ozer uses simple, step-by-step instructions peppered with plenty of visual aids and loads of time-saving tips to show you how to use Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 video-editing software (which is included with Windows XP) to edit your videos and share them with family and friends. Providing a visual approach to a visual product, Jan shows you how to start making movie magic instantly and effortlessly with the transitions, title options, and 2-D special effects included in Movie Maker 2. You'll learn how to create wipes, dissolves, freeze frames, and more in the process of producing a finished product that you'll be proud to email to friends, post on your Web site, or copy to CD or DVD.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: 1st New edition
Publisher: Peachpit Press With the camcorder market exploding, homemade videos are showing upeverywhere-from PDAs to laptops to large-screen TVs. However, that doesn'tnecessarily mean that the content of those videos is interesting or evenwatchable. To turn those hours of vacation video into captivating, viewerfriendlycontent, readers need this no-nonsense task-based guide. Throughsimple, step-by-step instructions peppered with plenty of visual aids, thisfriendly volume shows readers how to employ the Movie Maker 2 video-editingsoftware that came free with Windows XP to edit their videos and share themwith family and friends. Video guru Jan Ozer offers a visual approach to avisual product, covering all the transitions, title options, and 2-D special effectsthat are included in Movie Maker 2. Readers will learn how to create wipes,dissolves, freeze frames, and more in the process of producing a finishedproduct that they'll be proud to email to friends, post on their Web sites, orcopy to CD or DVD.
Published: 13 May 2004
ISBN 10: 0321199545
ISBN 13: 9780321199546
Book Overview:
Jan Ozer is a contributing editor for PC Magazine and eMedia. He?s written numerous books about digital video (including Pinnacle Studio 8 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide and MyDVD 5 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide) and teaches courses in digital video, most recently at the University of Wisconsin.