It is a program that goofs up a lot, but it does work... It can add effects to things (a limited amount and not very pro looking) you can add music to your videos and bring it all together.
Windows 7 Movie Maker is actually Windows Live Movie Maker which is a stripped-down version of Windows Movie Maker 2.6. It does not have all the features and functionality of the 2.6 version... including a Timeline.
There are three versions of Windows Movie Maker:Windows Movie Maker v2.1 (for Windows XP)Windows Movie Maker v2.6 (for Vista/7)Windows Live Movie Maker (Vista/7 Support only)The only differences between versions are add-on features and OS dependency.
Nope. Can't do that in Windows Live Movie Maker (for Windows 7). Windows Live is a stripped-down version of the Vista 2.6 Movie Maker. Not a lot of features or functionality with Windows Live version. Sorry.
Check out the URL I've posted below to see what Windows Movie Maker is all about; features, usage, downloads, etc.:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
Windows 7 version of Windows Movie Maker is actually an Essentials program called Windows Live Movie Maker. It is a stripped-down version of Windows Movie Maker v2.6. Though it doesn't have all the functionality and features of its predecessor, Windows Live Movie Maker does have Title and Credits, which is where you will find a box to place text into.
If you are using Windows 7 Movie Maker, it is a Windows Live Essentials version of the Windows Movie Maker 2.6 version. It is a 'stripped-down' version with limited features and functionality. Bottom line - you can't do much with Windows Live Movie Maker, including insertion of WordArt.
You can download and install Windows Live Movie Maker (which is the newest version out). However, that version does not have all the features and functionality of the 2.6 version.
The Task View in Windows Movie Makers shows you all the different features that are available.
You can't do that with audio on Windows Movie Maker. The application is very basic with limited features/functions. Masking is not a feature that is included.
Windows Movie Maker and Windows PowerPoint are similar programs that allow users to compile media into Project/Presentation form. While PowerPoint is generally business/web application oriented, Movie Maker is primarily used for video editing/creation.
Windows 7 Movie Maker is the Essentials version of the program which is limited in features and functionality. It is a stripped-down version of 2.6.
Windows Movie Maker is a very basic video editing software application with limited features. Unfortunately, you can't do a picture-in-picture on the program.