Editing Windows Movie Maker

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[[image:WMM_Boxart.jpg|thumb|right|Windows Movie Maker Retail Boxart]]
Windows Movie Maker is the program that started it all. Windows Movie Maker is a [[Windows]] video-editing program created by Microsoft. It is often the first editor people may use to create [[YouTube Poop]] videos, but other users have stuck to it as a preference. It got discontinued on January 10, 2017, and later,  Microsoft announced Story Remix and released it in fall 2017. This and other editing software was featured on the thumbnail of [[Youchew Trading Cards|Youchew Trading Card]] #76, recognizing its foundational importance in [[Youtube Poop]].


==Advantages==
*Free with Windows ME, XP or Vista.
*Fairly simple to use.
*Extra video plugins and effects) can be downloaded

==Disadvantages==
[[Image:Poypft.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Promotional screenshot of Windows Movie Maker 2.1.]]
*Needs the patience of a saint since it is VERY crash prone.
*Video reversing requires more effort and time to do; it is done by cutting up clips to the smallest and putting them backward, compared to a single button of the other programs. This ''did'', however, start the stutter reverse.
*No unlimited video or audio tracks. Only one is available at a time, so if a pooper wants to add another audio track, they must render the video and ''then'' add it to the finished file. Video overlaying is impossible, although there are custom chromakey transitions you can download from the [http://web.archive.org/web/20180224033952/http://thefxarchive.com FX Archive].
*No audio effects in storyboard, Audacity has to be used in this case; although you can change the volume, mute, and fade in or out the audio.
*No audio in frame-by-frame. This makes it hard to find precisely what you're looking for.
*Windows Movie Maker never gave you the ability to specify the frames per second or audio kbps before rendering.
*Lack of developer support as of 2011.
*Windows only (anyone using a [[Macintosh]] will get the somewhat more capable [[iMovie]] instead)
==Difference Between Movie Makers==
===Windows ME (1.1)===
[[File:WMM1.1.png|right|thumb|300px|Movie Maker 1.1]]
*The first Windows Movie Maker ever released
*No effects, not even [[Speed Up/Slow Down]]
*You can't really do anything except for [[Stutter Loop]] and [[Maybe|maybe]] [[Sentence Mixing]].
*Doesn't work on modern operating systems.

===Windows XP (2.1)===
*The most widely-used Movie Maker
*The first version to use effects 
*The best version for [[Speed Up/Slow Down]] <!--with pitch shifting-->
*Video capture function
**Can capture analog video sources (i.e. VHS, Betamax, etc.)
**Version 2.6 removes the video capture function.
*No reverse option (although you can reverse manually, see Disadvantages)
*Crashes a lot 
*The [[FX Archive|FX archive]] is the #1 place for extra effects
*Works on Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10

===Windows Vista (6.0)===
*More effects than the XP version
*Cleaned up interface
*[[Speed Up/Slow Down]] doesn't pitch-shift anymore
*Lack of volume control (you can only turn the volume down)
*Works on Windows 7 and 10

===Windows 7 (Windows Live Movie Maker)===
[[Image:bookaboovegaswmm.png|right|thumb|400px|Windows Live Movie Maker in action]]
*Completely abandons the timeline for a confusing ribbon based interface (Though some may find this preferable)
*Slowing down and speeding up clips results in the clip being pitch-shifted again (Though you can't do this to audio files)
*Still no reverse effect like in XP/Vista, but not a big deal.
*Very low effect support.
*Some effects are the same as Windows Movie Maker 6.0's effects.
*More speeding up/slowing down options.

===Windows 8 (Windows Live Movie Maker)===
*Still no reverse effect.
*Allows you to set FPS, Audio format and bit rate as a custom setting when exporting.
*Audio waves now appear on sound and video clips, which can help when placing things.
*Some effects are the same as Windows Movie Maker 6.0.

==Known WMM poopers==

While many use WMM then move to a different program (including [[SuperYoshi]]), there are the few that stick to it and can rival many poopers who use the other programs. In fact, some still use WMM even ''when'' they have something better like Sony Vegas.

*[[IAMRUPEE]]
*[[Benderpictures]]
*[[Christoph]]
*[[DaftPunkYoshi]]
*[[Fiddlesticks411]]
*[[NS2]]
*[[RetardedAnimeParody]]
*[[Strong414bad]]
*[[TangerineImpz]]
*[[Emperor Ing]]
*[[Therangenub]]
*[[YEROCKY]]
*[[Spiral]]
*[[RobochaoXX]]
*[[Philipnova798]] 
*[[CaptainStringCheese]]
*[[MycroProcessor]] (sometimes)
*[[Mcb1209/TheNintendofan1209]] (Although he still use Windows Movie Maker, he also went to [[Adobe Premiere]] for a while, then used Sony Vegas.)
*[[Spacman191]] (doesn't uses it as much now but still uses it)
*[[Joethebluedragon]]
*[[dreamcastboy99filmz]](temporarily switched to [[Sony Vegas|Vegas 11]] until his trial expired,and permanently Switched to Vegas 12)
*[[YTPMaker1000]] (also uses Sony Vegas)
*[[Gamebop]] (use since Jan 15, 2007)
*[[Gabrielpika]] (uses rarely)
*[[Hammdog Porkington]]
*[[ThatBlokeOverThere]] (now uses VideoPad for edits)
*[[MAZZ0Murder]] (Started with MM, moved to others, but returns to WMM on occasion)
*[[ThatClassicGreyBox]](?)
*[[ClassicBirch]] (Uses it to create nostalgic videos and upload them to a video sharing website called [http://www.vidlii.com VidLii])

==Fan support==

Despite the developers not making it priority to make the software error-free, many enthusiasts have made plugins and tutorials to maximize the performance of Windows Movie Maker.

*[http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net WindowsMovieMakers.net]
*[http://movies.blainesville.com/2007/02/custom-speed-effects-for-movie-maker-xp.html Blaine's Custom Speed Effects]
*[http://www.rehanfx.org/products.htm RehanFX Effects and Transitions]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090215/http://home.comcast.net/~pleabo/MovieMaker/ PatrickL Addons for WMM]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20180224033952/http://thefxarchive.com FX Archive]

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