Windows+Movie+Maker+Directions

=Directions for creating a movie in Windows Movie Maker=

Take all of your pictures and then save them to your computer to a place where you can find them. Usually, pictures are saved to your My Pictures folder by default but you can specify other places such as your desktop or Documents folder.

1. Open Windows Movie Maker:

Start > Programs > Windows Movie Maker

2. File > Import into collections

3. My Computer > where you saved your pictures (on the desktop in a folder called Claymation).

4. Double click on the folder that contains your pictures.

5. Select All (CTRL A) > Import.

6. Set up the picture duration before putting pictures into the storyboard/timeline. Click on Tools > Options > Advanced > click the up or down arrow to change the picture duration > click OK.

7. After all images are imported, begin making your movie by dragging pictures to the storyboard/timeline.

8. Add a title to your movie > Click on the first image.

Edit movie > Make Titles are Credits > **Add title at the beginning of the movie** > type your title > click Change the title animation > and Change the text font and color > Click Done, add title to the move.

9. Add text to the second image. Click on the second image.

Edit Movie > Make titles or credits > **Add title to the selected clip** > type your text > change the title animation and the text font color if you want > Click Done, add title to the movie.

10. File > Save Project as > Add your Title > Choose the Desktop icon from the side (you can save your project file somewhere else if you want) > Click Save.

11. File > Save Movie File > My Computer > Next > Type your title > Browse > Desktop (or another place) > Next > Next > (wait) > Finish and play movie.

12. Upload video to YouTube. Get on the Internet > go to www.youtube.com > sign in using the claymationcamp account (password is maryvale) or one you create for yourself > click the blue Upload link at the top of the page > click the yellow upload button > find your video (choose the one with the .wmv file extension) > wait for it to upload > after it has finished uploading, click the claymationcamp or your own account link at the top of the page and choose My Videos > click the Edit button > go through each of the choices and decide what you want > click Save Changes.

13. To add music, click the Audio Swap tab > click Only show songs of similar length to my video > choose a song and preview. When you find one you like, click the Publish button.

The audio won't be added right away. After a several minutes (sometimes an hour or more), check it and you will hear the music and see your video.