It doesn't shorten them. You have to increase them in Windows Movie Maker to see the full animation. Drag/stretcg the gif towards the right on the time-line. Then press play in the Preview pane. You will see the full animation.
You need to configure your computer to open files from an earlier version Windows Movie Maker.
You can trim it.
Import the files to your computer from the CD, then import them into the Windows Movie Maker Program.
Easycap capture card files are not compatible with Windows Movie Maker.
Windows Movie Maker will not accept .mkv or .flv files. You have to convert the files to a format compatible with the program before you can import them. Windows Movie Maker is limited in the amount for formats it can import/use.
jpg files.
You can't play video files created on WMM v2.6 on the earlier version 2.1 of Windows Movie Maker (XP).
You can't paste embedded files into Windows Movie Maker.
As long as the Hypercam files are in the correct format for Windows Movie Maker, they can be imported into the program. If the files are not compatible, they will need to be converted before importation.
Text files have to be image files compatible with Windows Movie Maker:.bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, .wmf
The files have to be compatible with Windows Movie Maker:.aif, .aifc, .aiff, .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, .wma
I don't exactly know what you are referring to when you say 'static'. What sort of static are getting? If you have static on imported video files, then the files are the problem and not Windows Movie Maker.