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{{Wikipedia|Windows_Movie_Maker}}
 
{{Wikipedia|Windows_Movie_Maker}}
 
[[image:WMM_Boxart.jpg|thumb|right|Windows Movie Maker Retail Boxart]]
 
[[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 was featured alongside [[Vegas Pro]], [[Adobe Premiere]] and [[Final Cut]] on the thumbnail of [[Youchew Trading Cards|Youchew Trading Card]] #76, recognizing its foundational importance in [[Youtube Poop]].
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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. Microsoft announced Story Remix and released it in fall 2017.
 
 
  
  
 
==Advantages==
 
==Advantages==
*Free with Windows ME, XP or Vista.
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*Free with Windows Me, XP or Vista.
 
*Fairly simple to use.
 
*Fairly simple to use.
*Extra video plugins and effects) can be downloaded
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*Extra video plugins (and effects) can be downloaded.
  
 
==Disadvantages==
 
==Disadvantages==
 
[[Image:Poypft.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Promotional screenshot of Windows Movie Maker 2.1.]]
 
[[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.
 
*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.
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*Video reversing requires more effort and time to do; it is done by cutting up clips to the smallest and putting them backwards, 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 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 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.
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*Windows Movie Maker never gave you the ability to specify the frames per second or audio kbps before rendering.
 
*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.
 
*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==
 
==Difference Between Movie Makers==
 
===Windows ME (1.1)===
 
===Windows ME (1.1)===
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*The first Windows Movie Maker ever released
 
*The first Windows Movie Maker ever released
 
*No effects, not even [[Speed Up/Slow Down]]
 
*No effects, not even [[Speed Up/Slow Down]]
*You can't really do anything except for [[Stutter Loop]] and [[Maybe|maybe]] [[Sentence Mixing]].
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*You can't really do anything except for [[Stutter Loop]] and [[Maybe|maybe]] [[Sentence Mixing]], and add images/videos, reversing (cutting up the clip frame-by-frame then putting the frames backwards), adding text ( to do that, you have to edit an image, put text on it, and import it into the Movie Maker),  [[Maybe|maybe]] import audio, and record.
 
*Doesn't work on modern operating systems.
 
*Doesn't work on modern operating systems.
  
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*The most widely-used Movie Maker
 
*The most widely-used Movie Maker
 
*The first version to use effects  
 
*The first version to use effects  
*The best version for [[Speed Up/Slow Down]] <!--with pitch shifting-->
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*The best version for [[Speed Up/Slow Down]]
 
*Video capture function
 
*Video capture function
 
**Can capture analog video sources (i.e. VHS, Betamax, etc.)
 
**Can capture analog video sources (i.e. VHS, Betamax, etc.)
 
**Version 2.6 removes the video capture function.
 
**Version 2.6 removes the video capture function.
*No reverse option (although you can reverse manually, see Disadvantages)
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*No reverse
 
*Crashes a lot  
 
*Crashes a lot  
 
*The [[FX Archive|FX archive]] is the #1 place for extra effects
 
*The [[FX Archive|FX archive]] is the #1 place for extra effects
*Works on Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10
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*Works on Windows Vista and 7
  
 
===Windows Vista (6.0)===
 
===Windows Vista (6.0)===
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*Cleaned up interface
 
*Cleaned up interface
 
*[[Speed Up/Slow Down]] doesn't pitch-shift anymore
 
*[[Speed Up/Slow Down]] doesn't pitch-shift anymore
*Lack of volume control (you can only turn the volume down)
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*Lack of volume control
*Works on Windows 7 and 10
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*Works on Windows 7
  
 
===Windows 7 (Windows Live Movie Maker)===
 
===Windows 7 (Windows Live Movie Maker)===
 
[[Image:bookaboovegaswmm.png|right|thumb|400px|Windows Live Movie Maker in action]]
 
[[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)
 
*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.
 
*Still no reverse effect like in XP/Vista, but not a big deal.
 
*Very low effect support.
 
*Very low effect support.
*Some effects are the same as Windows Movie Maker 6.0's effects.
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*Some effects are the same as Windows Movie Maker 6.0.
 
*More speeding up/slowing down options.
 
*More speeding up/slowing down options.
  
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*Still no reverse effect.
 
*Still no reverse effect.
 
*Allows you to set FPS, Audio format and bit rate as a custom setting when exporting.
 
*Allows you to set FPS, Audio format and bit rate as a custom setting when exporting.
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*Slowing down and speeding up clips results in the clip being pitch-shifted again (Though you can't do this to audio files)
 
*Audio waves now appear on sound and video clips, which can help when placing things.
 
*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.
 
*Some effects are the same as Windows Movie Maker 6.0.
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*More speeding up/slowing down options.
  
 
==Known WMM poopers==
 
==Known WMM poopers==
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*[[ThatBlokeOverThere]] (now uses VideoPad for edits)
 
*[[ThatBlokeOverThere]] (now uses VideoPad for edits)
 
*[[MAZZ0Murder]] (Started with MM, moved to others, but returns to WMM on occasion)
 
*[[MAZZ0Murder]] (Started with MM, moved to others, but returns to WMM on occasion)
*[[ThatClassicGreyBox]](?)
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*[[ThatClassicGreyBox]]
*[[ClassicBirch]] (Uses it to create nostalgic videos and upload them to a video sharing website called [http://www.vidlii.com VidLii])
 
  
 
==Fan support==
 
==Fan support==
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*[http://movies.blainesville.com/2007/02/custom-speed-effects-for-movie-maker-xp.html Blaine's Custom Speed Effects]
 
*[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://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]
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*[http://home.comcast.net/~pleabo/MovieMaker/ PatrickL Addons for WMM]
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20180224033952/http://thefxarchive.com FX Archive]
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20180224033952/http://thefxarchive.com FX Archive]
 
[[Category:Video Editors]]
 

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