Directions for Editing a Movie Clip for Chalk &
Wire
1.
Copy and paste
the video from its folder on the W drive onto the desktop.
2.
Open Windows
Movie Maker
a.
"Start" go to "All Programs" go to "Windows Movie Maker
3.
In the contents
box on the left, beneath “Capture Video” click Import video.
4.
Locate and select
the video file in the window that comes up.
5.
Once the video is
imported, click and drag it from the Collection panel into one of the timelines
at the bottom of the screen.
6.
To add a title to
the video, click Make Titles or Credits, under the Edit Movie section in the
contents box on the left. Follow on-screen directions.
7.
To add effects
(fading out to black, fading in, etc.) click View Video Effects, in the Edit
Movie section on the left.
8.
Click and drag
the desired effect onto the video clip to apply it.
a.
In the Finish
Movie section in the contents box on the left, click Save to My Computer. You
may have to click the down-arrow next to the Finish Movie heading to display the
list of options before you can select Save to My Computer.
b.
Follow the
on-screen directions for naming and saving your video file. The recommended
settings are fine for short videos (5-30 seconds).
10. The outputted
video file is now ready to be uploaded to Chalk & Wire. Go here
for instructions on uploading files to Chalk & Wire.