This week we were required to choose editing software for use in our video assignment. I chose to use Windows MovieMaker. It was already installed on my laptop so I didn't have to download it.
Using MovieMaker proved to be a challenge. I imported five video clips from United Streaming's Discovery Education site (http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ ) a free site for Houston Independent School District personnel.They have free downloadable video clips that are available to their members. I imported the clips into the program without saving after each import. Bad mistake! I lost four of the video clips when I tried to go to the next step. I found that I had to "save" the project after every change. I also could not remove the original audio from the clip. My final soulution was to "mute" the volume on the clip.
The number of editing tools was also limited. The program tends to "freeze" and cause what I call Blue Screen Mania! Once I started working with it a bit, things got easier to use. I found that by the time I completed my project, I had finally gotten the hang of it. The program will be fine for simple videos, but as I progress in my studies I will try other programs so that I can find one that will suit my needs. I will probably wind up purchasing one of the Adobe video editing programs.
Overall, as I stated before, with a bit of practice, Moviemaker is adequate for simple videos.
The final video project was uploaded to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfO7zOJOdpw
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