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Windows Movie Maker (known as Windows Live Movie Maker for the 2009 and 2011 releases) is a discontinued video editing software program by Microsoft. It was first included in Windows Me on September 14, 2000, and in Windows XP on October 25, 2001. It later became a part of the Windows Essentials software suite, and offered the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on social media platforms.

Movie Maker was officially discontinued by Microsoft on January 10, 2017, and it is replaced by Video Editor (formerly Microsoft Story Remix) which is built in with Microsoft Photos on Windows 10, and Clipchamp on Windows 11, which Microsoft acquired in September 2021.

History[]

Initial releases[]

The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with Windows Me on September 14, 2000.

Version 1.1 was included in Windows XP a year later, and included support for creating DV AVI and WMV 8 files. Version 2.0 was released as a free update in November 2002, and added a number of new features. Version 2.1, a minor update, is included in Windows XP Service Pack 2. The Movie Maker in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 had more transitions and support for DVD burning.

Windows Vista[]

The next version of Movie Maker was released as part of Windows Vista and – like most Windows components – reported version number 6.0.6000, same as Windows Vista itself. It included new effects and transitions, support for playback on the Xbox 360, and support for the DVR-MS file format that Windows Media Center records television in. The HD version in Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista also added support for capturing from HDV camcorders. The capture wizard also created DVR-MS type files from HDV tapes. However, the Windows Vista version of Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an analog camcorder, VCR or from a webcam.

As some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft also released an updated older version 2.6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Centre. This version is basically the same as Windows Movie Maker 2.1 and included all of the old effects and transitions, but it excludes the ability to capture video. It can only be installed on Windows Vista and is only intended for use on computers where the hardware-accelerated version cannot run.

A Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) version of Windows Movie Maker was also included in some development builds of Vista (at the time codenamed «Longhorn»), but was removed in the development reset in August 2004. After the development reset, the interface for the WPF-based Windows Movie Maker was retained in Windows Vista.

Windows Live[]

A new version of the software, renamed Windows Live Movie Maker 2009, was released as a beta on September 17, 2008, and officially released as a standalone product through Windows Live Essentials suite on August 19, 2009. This was effectively a completely new application, as it could not read projects created by earlier versions and did not support custom XML transitions written for the previous versions. In addition, many features were removed.

Also, Movie Maker’s interface was redesigned in the Windows Live version to use a ribbon toolbar similar to Office 2007; it also added features such as «Auto Movie» and the ability to export videos directly to DVDs and YouTube. Certain advanced features were also removed from the software, such as image stabilization and the ability to record voice-overs.

Movie Maker 2009 supported both Windows Vista and Windows 7. As the previous version of Windows Movie Maker was no longer included with the operating system, the only way to obtain Movie Maker on Windows 7 and later was through the Windows Live Essentials suite, although some manufacturers pre-installed the application on new PCs.

An updated version, Windows Live Movie Maker 2011, was released on August 17, 2010, adding features such as webcam capture, support for high-definition video, the ability to upload videos directly to SkyDrive, Facebook, and YouTube through their respective web APIs, and the ability to add media files stored on network shares to projects.

2012.1[]

With the discontinuation of the Windows Live brand (and the re-branding of the Windows Live suite as Windows Essentials), Windows Movie Maker 2012 was released in April 2012. Support for recording voice-overs was restored, along with an audio mixer and integration with several free stock music services. H.264/MP4 became the default export format (replacing Windows Media Video, but still can be used), support for uploading to Vimeo was introduced (other sites were added to the list in the Windows 8.1 release of the suite), and hardware accelerated video pila stabilisation was also added as an exclusive feature for Windows 8 users.

Discontinuation and replacements[]

Movie Maker was officially removed for download on January 10, 2017. Like Windows Photo Gallery from Windows Essentials, Movie Maker is now replaced by the Microsoft Photos App included in Windows 10, which includes Video Editor.

On September 8, 2021, Microsoft acquired Clipchamp, a web-based video editing app for an undisclosed amount, and integrated it as part of Windows 11 on March 9, 2022. This newly acquired video editing app reintroduces the timeline editing layout that had been previously removed in Windows Live Movie Maker, along with additional features including a text-to-speech generator powered by Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft OneDrive integration.

After the initial criticism by many users since bundling into Windows 11 due to the maximum resolution that free plan users can export is 480p, Microsoft added the ability to export video at a maximum resolution of 1080p for free users on March 29, 2022.

Layout[]

The layout consists of a storyboard view and a timeline view, collections for organizing imported video, and a preview pane. When in Storyboard view, the video project appears as a film strip showing each scene in clips. The storyboard/timeline consists of one ‘Video’ (with accompanying ‘Audio’ bar), one ‘Music/Audio’ bar, and one ‘Titles/Credits’ bar. In each bar, clips can be added for editing (e.g., a .WAV music file will belong on the ‘Music/Audio’ bar). Still images can also be imported into the timeline and «stretched» to any desired number of frames. The Video and Music/Audio bars can be «cut» to any number of short segments, which will play together seamlessly, but the individual segments are isolated editing-wise, so that for example, the music volume can be lowered for just a few seconds while someone is speaking.

Importing footage[]

When importing footage into the program, a user can either choose to Capture Video (from camera, scanner or other device) or Import into Collections to import existing video files into the user’s collections. The accepted formats for import are .WMV/.ASF, .MPG (MPEG-1), .AVI (DV-AVI), .WMA, .WAV, and .MP3. Additionally, the Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Movie Maker support importing MPEG-2 Program streams and DVR-MS formats. Importing of other container formats such as MP4/3GP, FLV and MOV, and AAC are also supported if the necessary codecs are installed and the system is running Windows 7 or later.

In the XP version, import and real-time capture of video from an analog source such as a VCR, tape-based analog camcorder or webcam is possible. This feature is based on Windows Image Acquisition. Video support in Windows Image Acquisition was removed in Windows Vista, as a result importing analog footage in Windows Movie Maker is no longer possible.

When importing from a DV tape, if the «Make Clips on Completion» option is selected, Windows Movie Maker automatically flags the commencement of each scene, so that the tape appears on the editing screen as a collection of short clips, rather than one long recording. That is, at each point where the «Record» button was pressed, a new «clip» is generated, although the actual recording on the hard drive is still one continuous file. This feature is also offered after importing files already on the hard drive. In the Windows Vista version, the «Make clips on completion» option has been removed — the clips are now automatically created during the capture process.

The efficiency of the importing and editing process is heavily dependent on the amount of file fragmentation of the hard disk. The most reliable results can be obtained by adding an extra hard disk dedicated for scratch space, and regularly re-formatting/defragmenting it, rather than simply deleting the files at the end of the project. Fragmented AVI files result in jerky playback on the editing screen, and make the final rendering process much longer.

Although it is possible to import digital video from cameras through the USB interface, most older cameras only support USB version 1 and the results tend to be poor — «sub VHS» — quality. Newer cameras using USB 2.0 give much better results. A FireWire interface camera will allow recording and playback of images identical in quality to the original recordings if the video is imported and subsequently saved as DV AVI files, although this consumes disk space at about 1 gigabyte every five minutes (12 GB/Hr). Alternatively, most DV cameras allow the final AVI file to be recorded back onto the camera tape for high quality playback. Some standalone DVD recorders will also directly accept DV inputs from video cameras and computers.

Editing and output[]

After capture, any clip can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the timeline. Once on the timeline, clips can be duplicated, split, repositioned or edited. An AutoMovie feature offers predefined editing styles (titles, effects and transitions) for quickly creating movies.

The original camera file on the hard drive is not modified; the project file is just a list of instructions for reproducing a final output video file from the original file. Thus, several different versions of the same video can be simultaneously made from the original camera footage.

Earlier versions of Windows Movie Maker could only export video in Windows Media Video or DV AVI formats. It includes some predefined profiles, but users can also create custom profiles. Windows XP Media Center Edition bundled Sonic DVD Burning engine, licensed from Sonic Solutions, allowing video editors to burn their project in DVD-Video format on a DVD. In Windows Vista, Windows Movie Maker passes the video project to Windows DVD Maker.

Windows Movie Maker 2012 introduced the default ability to export in H.264 MP4 format.

Video can be exported back to the video camera if supported by the camera. Movie Maker also allows users to publish a finished video on video hosting websites.

Windows Movie Maker can also be used to edit and publish audio tracks. If no video or image is present, Movie Maker allows exporting the sound clips in Windows Media Audio format.

Effects and transitions[]

Windows Movie Maker supports a large variety of titles, effects and transitions.

• Titles are animated text screens, normally placed at the beginning or end of the movie, but can also be placed over video clips. Titles and credits can be added as stand alone titles or overlaying them on the clip by adding them onto the selected clip. Titles range from static (non-animated) titles to fly in, fading, news banner, or spinning newspaper animations. They can also be placed on video clips to create sub-titles.
• Transitions affect how one video clips flows into another. Examples include fade and dissolve, but many more spectacular transitions are available.
• Effects alter how a video clip appears. Example include allowing control of brightness, contrast or hue, but other more dramatic effects are available, such as giving an ‘old time’ flickering black and white feel.

Versions 2.x included in Windows XP includes 60 transitions, 37 effects, 34 title and 9 credits animations. The Windows Vista version includes a different set of transitions, effects and title/credits animations while dropping a few older ones. There are in all 49 effects and 63 transitions. They are applied by using a drag and drop interface from the effects or transitions folders.

Early versions (V2 onwards) of Windows Movie Maker had a flexible interface so programming custom effects and other content were possible via XML. The Windows Vista version supports Direct3D-based effects. Microsoft also provides SDK documentation for custom effects and transitions. Since the effects are XML based, users could create and add custom effects and transitions of their own with XML knowledge.

Many custom transitions were commercially available and created additional features such as picture-in-picture.

Windows Movie Maker V6 did not support customisations to effects and transitions in the same way as V2.x and so many customisations had to be re-written. Versions after V6 do not support custom transitions and effects at all.

Reception and criticism[]

Movie Maker 1.0, introduced with Windows Me, was widely criticized for being «bare bones» and suffering «a woeful lack of features»; and saving movies only in Microsoft’s ASF file format. Critical reception of versions 2.0 and 2.6 has been slightly more positive.

Many longstanding users were disappointed by the removal of so many features in the effective re-writing of the software in Live Movie Maker 2009. Some of those features (such as visualisation of the audio levels) have subsequently been re-added.

In June 2008, a memo purportedly by Bill Gates from January 2003 was circulated on the Internet in which he heavily criticized the downloading process for Movie Maker at the time. The memo was originally made available online as part of the plaintiffs’ evidence in Comes v. Microsoft Corp., an antitrust class-action suit, and was submitted as evidence in that case on January 16, 2007.

Counterfeit versions[]

The discontinuation of Windows Movie Maker has led to the appearance of scams abusing its name. In late 2016, a few months before the discontinuation of the Windows Essentials suite (including Movie Maker), a website named windows-movie-maker.org (no longer accessible) which offered a tampered version of Windows Movie Maker, appeared as one of the top results when searching for «Movie Maker» and «Windows Movie Maker» on Google and Bing, a scam only widely recognized as such in 2017. It was identical to the real Windows Movie Maker, however, unlike the official and free Windows Movie Maker by Microsoft, it would not let users save a video without purchasing. Upon installing and executing the program, the user was greeted with a dialogue box explaining that it was a trial and a purchase was required. ESET also detected a malware called Win32/Hoax.MovieMaker in the above-mentioned version. The fake will also restrict the installation of the WLE (Windows Live Essentials) Movie Maker by modifying the Windows registry.

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Материал из РУВИКИ — свободной энциклопедии

Киностудия Windows (англ. Windows Movie Maker, версии 2009 и 2011 года известны как Киностудия Windows Live^[1], англ. Windows Live Movie Maker, кодовое имя Sundance) — программа для создания и редактирования видео, входящая в состав пакета «Основные компоненты Windows».

Ранние версии Windows Movie Maker распространялись в составе Windows Me, Windows XP и Windows Vista, с выходом Windows 7 Киностудия была исключена из операционной системы Windows^[2]. Обновлённые версии Киностудии Windows несовместимы с версиями ОС Windows, вышедшими раньше Windows Vista^[3].

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Киностудия Windows 2012[править | править код]

• С помощью «Киностудии» можно удалять кадры, упорядочивать фрагменты видео, добавлять звуковую дорожку и текстовые примечания, а также эффекты переходов между сценами^[4].
• Получение видео с цифровой видеокамеры
• Создание слайд-шоу из изображений
• Обрезание или склеивание видео^[5]
• Наложение звуковой дорожки^[6]
• Добавление заголовков и титров^[6]
• Создание переходов между фрагментами видео
• Добавление простых эффектов
• Вывод проекта в формат WMV или AVI с настраиваемым качеством

• Сохранение видео в HD-качестве (появилось начиная с Киностудии Windows Live 2009)

• Ограниченные функции редактирования аудио;
• Отсутствие таймлайна;
• Ограниченное количество настроек^[7].

Поддержка набора «Основные компоненты Windows 2012», в состав которых входило приложение «Киностудия», закончилась 10 января 2017 года. Основные компоненты Windows 2012 больше не доступны для скачивания с официального сайта Microsoft^[8]. В качеcтве замены корпорация Microsoft предлагает использовать UWP-приложение «Фотографии» включённое в состав Windows 10 и Windows 11.

• Юрий Пятковский. «Киностудия Windows Live» — режиссёрский пульт // ComputerBild : журнал. — 2012. — 10 сентября (№ 19 (171)). — С. 46—47.
• Ксения Дубанина. Новое в Киностудии: преимущества или недостатки? // hi-Tech PRO : журнал. — 2012. — Апрель (№ 4). — С. 83—87.
• Сергей Яковлев. Киностудия для начинающих // CHIP : журнал. — 2012. — 22 ноября (№ 12). — С. 124—126. — ISSN 1609-4212.

• Создание любительских фильмов с помощью Windows Movie Maker
• Основные компоненты Windows: Киностудия. Microsoft Corporation (2012). Дата обращения: 30 октября 2021.

 Everything about Windows Movie Maker

This post tells you everything about Windows Movie Maker.

Windows Movie Maker was a video editing program created by Microsoft. The program allowed users to integrate video, sound, still images, and transcripts to create a personalized movie. Over the years, Movie Maker was updated several times, with the last update being in 2012. In 2017, Microsoft announced that it was no longer supporting Movie Maker.

Today, anyone attempting to find Movie Maker is told, “Windows Movie Maker, part of Windows Essentials 2012, is no longer available for download.” Users are warned, “Websites that offer free downloads of Movie Maker are not offering the real thing, and those downloads may contain malware, viruses, or hidden costs.”

What could have happened to the program that one of its many users once called “The best multimedia editing program designed by Windows”? (from g2) We took some time to find out by following the program’s history, its interesting updates, and some of its challenges. We end by looking at where the demise of Movie Maker leaves those who relied on it.

Windows Movie Maker (WMM) was first included with Windows ME, commonly known as Windows 2000, the successor of Windows 98. It was introduced to the market on September 14, 2000.

An archived Microsoft page says that Movie Maker “was a part of Windows Essentials software suite and offered the ability to create and edit videos as well as to publish them on OneDrive, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr.” Adding, “It is comparable to Apple’s iMovie.”

The same archived page reports that Movie Maker played an influential role in the history of YouTube in the early 2000s. The page says the program “was the first tool to be used in the creation of YouTube poops, a sub-genre of popular YouTube videos.”

Microsoft woke up to the need for a free video editor for their OS when Apple started shipping iMovie with macOS. The idea behind it was simple, to have a video editing utility in the essential media package. Consumers wouldn’t have to look elsewhere to meet their standard video editing needs.

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First Look of Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker 1.1 and Beyond

Even though Microsoft may have hatched the idea of its Movie Maker as a response to more sophisticated offerings in the market such as Apple’s iMovie, the former’s inaugural product did not seem to have the features to match the latter’s. Thus, industry players didn’t seem to take it seriously.

To get users and the general industry to take Movie Maker seriously, the software engineers at Microsoft went back to the drawing board. Their efforts produced Version 1.1 in 2001.

The veteran editor’s Version 1.1 release coincided with the release of Windows XP, which was a leap forward in their OS lineup. Windows XP emphasized a new user interface, modern tools, and accessibility. It was only fitting to release the movie maker with significant upgrades with the tech giant’s new operating system.

Consequently, with minor updates, the newer Version 2.0 was shipped along with Windows XP Service Pack 2 as a part of the media bundle in 2003.

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Windows Movie Maker 2.0 and Beyond

Version 6.0 – A Refresh on Vista

In 2006, Microsoft announced Windows Movie Maker 6.0, which was released along with Vista. The focus was on new features, which included:

• Support for Xbox 360
• A variety of new effects and transitions
• Capture from HDV sources
• HD, quality textures support

The new version encountered problems as it could not run on older systems. This prompted MS to release Version 2.6, which ran exclusively on Vista, featuring older transitions and effects.

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Version 6.0 – A Refresh on Vista

Like Vista, version 6 had a short stint, which ended with the underwhelming operating system.

Brief Appearance – Windows Live Movie Maker

As a part of the Windows Essentials package, the new version named Windows Live Movie Maker was released.

A standalone application, laced with a modern user interface, including the ribbon toolbar, similar to what was offered on Office 2007. Video projects of older versions were not compatible with this one.

Amongst the most notable features of the new addition was the auto movie. It created slideshows and videos automatically from your video clips, and images. The created movie included effects, music, and much more.

The wagon did not stop there; you could also directly export movies to DVDs, and YouTube.

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Windows Live Movie Maker

Frustrated Bill Gates

In its lifetime, Movie Maker faced its fair share of challenges. Todd Bishop writes for Seattlepi.com, an online newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. He tells the story of the frustrations at Microsoft regarding the performance of the team running Movie Maker. He does this by publishing a 2008 internal email sent to the company executives by Bill Gates, then a chief executive officer at Microsoft.

In the email entitled “Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame” Gates holds nothing back. He begins by telling the recipients, “I am quite disappointed at how Windows Usability has been going backward and the program management groups don’t drive usability issues.”

The rest of Gates’ email reads like a rant from a frustrated user, leading Bishop to say, “Sometimes, the software isn’t so magical. Even for Bill Gates.”

As part of his long email, Gates tells how he was taken from pillar to post trying to download Movie Maker. He laments, “So after more than an hour of craziness and making my programs list garbage and being scared and seeing that Microsoft.com is a terrible website I haven’t run Moviemaker and I haven’t got the plus package.”

It looks like Gates is not the only one that was frustrated. A review of Movie Maker by TechRadar.com says, “Both the mother OS and the application [Movie Maker] itself were not well received, the former blighted by technical glitches and the latter by a woeful lack of features.” This statement refers to the initial version of Movie Maker.

The Comeback

With the discontinuation of Windows Live, the conventional editor made a comeback as Windows Movie Maker 2012. It came bearing gifts in support of H.264/MP4, which became the default export format.

That’s not all; it added support for direct upload to Vimeo (and other sites in Windows 8.1 release), along with hardware video stabilization.

The 2012 version of Movie Maker came as part of a package that also included,

• Windows Photo Gallery
• Windows Live Writer
• Windows Live Mail
• Windows Live Family Safety
• OneDrive desktop app for Windows

Pulling the Plug on Windows Movie Maker

As the world was welcoming 2017, Microsoft decided to pull the plug on its long-running video editor. It is no longer available for download from any official source.

Industry experts have attributed the move to Windows moving into the next generation of user interface and accessibility. WMV (Windows Media Video) provided the utility, but it felt out of place in the new scheme of things.

A writer who goes by the name Rahul on MSPoweruser.com, a blog that says it “covers technology, gaming and more from a Microsoft-informed perspective,” suggests a reason why Movie Maker was discontinued. He writes, the Movie Maker “did not achieve the success Microsoft would’ve liked, as a result of which the company had to discontinue the support for the program.”

A Movie Maker user says that Rahul’s opinion is flawed. The user who goes by the name Andy Roy argues that the program “was quite popular, just like Windows Live Messenger.” Adding “To this day, you can still [see] thousands of videos on YouTube that were made in WMM.” Roy suggests that “They [Microsoft] simply stopped development of it along with the rest of the Windows Live suite.”

Still Available?

Can I still get Windows Movie Maker? This is a common question among many people who relied on the program. The short answer is no; you cannot get the movie maker from an official source.

However, we provide you with the following two ways to have Windows Movie maker now.

There is a way for you to use it, but it involves installing older versions of Windows, such as XP or 7. The legacy software support for these versions of Windows has ended. Therefore, we would advise you to tread with caution while going down this road.

The other method is to download Windows Movie Maker through unofficial channels. However, it should be noted that although the installation files of Windows Movie Maker can be found on various download websites and portal websites, they are somewhat untrustworthy. The installation package may contain viruses and malware, among other things, with nefarious intentions.

Windows Movie Maker Download – 2022 Free Version

But in order to meet the need of some people who want to download Windows Movie Maker, we have also found a clean and safe way for you to download and install Windows Movie Maker’s classic version. This version supports Windows 10/11 and Windows 7,8,8.1, XP, and is completely free. Click the button below and follow the detailed installation tutorial provided by us, and you can use Windows Movie Maker again.
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Step 1. Launch the Installed Program

Double click the downloaded setup file you downloaded before, the installation startup page is shown in the following figure.

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Install Program

Step 2. Custom Installation

Then hit the “Choose the programs you want to install” button.

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Custom Installation

Step 3. Set and Install Now

You should choose Messenger and Photo Gallery and Movie Maker as the programs will be installed, and hit the “Install” button. Now you can get your Windows Movie Maker.

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Set and Install Now

Of course, after Microsoft stopped updating windows movie maker, they also provided new video editing methods for Windows users.

What’s Next for Windows Movie Maker Users?

Microsoft introduced Story Mix App, which was a rather concise replacement for the actual movie maker. They filled the gap after a period of two years with a cloud-based editor that kept on giving.

The focus of the new editing tool has been the new age of content creators who want to quickly create videos with soundtracks and neat effects without requiring gruesome efforts.

After a short stint, the Story Mix app was replaced by the Microsoft Photos app, which included a video editor. Users can rely on the Photos app for their standard video editing needs while experiencing the streamlined user interface.

Enter Microsoft Photos

To an average person, the Photos app looks like just another photo viewer. However, it packs an experience and more utilities in its bag. The powerful video editor can create slideshows and videos, automatically or from scratch, with effects, text, and more.

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Microsoft Photos

You can access the video editor app by clicking on the Video Editor button. Or, you can right-click on any video and start editing the video with the photo app.

Similar to Windows Movie Maker, the Photos app comes as a free utility with Windows 10. You can always download it from the MS Store if you can’t find it on your PC for some reason.

The Photos app was first released in 2012 as a generic photo viewer before being upgraded with a capable video editor. The Story Mix app was merged into Microsoft Photos.

People were apprehensive at first, but constant updates to its features made the Photos app difficult to ignore.

Pros

Modern and Easy UI: The user interface on the Photos app is miles ahead of what was offered on Windows Movie Maker. Integration with the video editor is sublime, and you wouldn’t notice a knot.

Editing Shortcut: Open it directly in the Photos app from the right-click menu. Start editing right away by selecting an option from the Get Creative with This Video button.

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Editing Shortcut

3D Effects and Animations: Add different 3D effects and animations alike when saving on the visual effects designer. Search for the right elements in the library and apply them right away.

Sync Videos and Projects to the Cloud: Auto backup all your video projects and data to a OneDrive cloud account. The automatic backup feature has been phased out for a while, but you can do the backup manually.

Cons

No Transitions: There are no transitions for you to use in the Photos app. Transitions are used to tie two scenes or clips together. They are often used to open or end a video; transitions provide a segue for the content.

No Output format choice: You cannot export videos in a media format of your choice. Microsoft Photos only supports output in MP4 format.

Windows Movie Maker vs. Photos

Through the comparison of the above tables, it is not difficult to find that although Photos is a very useful video editor, its shortcomings do exist. So many users still need to find a better alternative to Windows Movie Maker.

The Best Windows Movie Maker Alternative

At present, there are many good video editors on the market, but here we will recommend you the most ideal alternative to Windows Movie Maker—FilmForth.

FilmForth is a free video editor that is extremely friendly to beginners and can be downloaded to your computer running Windows 10 and Windows 11 for free.

It uses the timeline as the editing path, so it has a very simple and intuitive layout. This feature also makes FilmForth very similar to the operation mode of Window Movie Maker.

The following advantages also make FilmForth stand out among many alternatives to Windows Movie Maker.

• Easy to use, very friendly for beginners in video editing
• Free slideshow maker
• No watermark
• Easily change video background audio, remove audio, and add voice over
• Provide free and prosperous music, filters, and effects
• Support editing video subtitles, and titles, and adding animated text
• Support picture in picture function and video background replacement

If interested in FilmForth, you can read the FilmForth official guide or watch the following video directly for more functional information and some basic editing skills.

Of course, suppose you’d like to refer to more information and learn more about video editors, in that case, we also provide you with a professional review to let you know the best 10 Windows Movie Maker alternatives in 2022 to choose the most suitable replacement for your own windows movie maker.

Conclusion

Windows Movie Maker is the past, and the Photos app is the present, perhaps the new future. We wait for what Microsoft has in store with their next OS installment.

In the meantime, you can use the Photos app for basic editing while trying other feature-rich Windows Movie Maker alternatives that hit it out of the park.

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