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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP
- Date added: May 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 8,556,685
- Downloads last week: 74,533
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 701 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on December 05, 2008
Windows Movie Maker 2 is so easy a child could use it--an incredibly patient child born to filmmaker parents who didn't mind restarting this application every few minutes. From the get-go, you get the feeling that this isn't going to be an easy program to like; Microsoft's installer doesn't play nice. It gives the user no input on program location or other options. The plain interface promises simplicity with drag-and-drop storyboard options, though during testing, it was more like drag and freeze. The program typically froze while importing MPG video files. If importing worked, Movie Maker 2 would quit responding when clips were placed on the storyboard. On the rare occasion that our testers made it to the storyboard, the program would freeze when adding one of the numerous effects. There were so many hurdles to creating a short video that no editing seemed preferable to using this software. What's more, uninstalling the program was even more tedious than installing it. It should be no surprise, then, that we can't recommend this freeware for any user.
Publisher's description
From Microsoft :Windows Movie Maker 2 is an XP-only download that gives you the tools to create, edit, and share home movies. Compile and edit a movie from video clips with drag-and-drop functionality. Add special effects, music, and narration with ease. Share your movie over the Web or master it to DVD media. You can also save your movie back to the DV tape in your camera.
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- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 701 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2.1
"i like it so much than i can die"
Pros: all and to make videos
Cons: i like all
Summary: because its fun to make videos from photoes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2.1
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Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2.1
Pros: It's free and you don't need to have ANY experience to use it. I went into it never using it before and that day I was an expert.
Cons: not very hitech at all, not many effects
Summary: it's ok but there may be bettr and that's what im looking for now.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2.1
Pros: You can put your music and videos or pictures and you can make titles!
Cons: IT IS ******* ****!!! Stops responding, crashes, needs so much codecs and slows my computer...I get nervous while I make a movie (if I can)!!!
Summary: It ***** me : I make a whole movie and when I want to save it it crashes or cant make for some ***** UNKNOWN reason so its so stuped and it often stops working for minutes and i dont like waiting! So Microsoft go ***** a sheep or something you are t... read more >>
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Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2.1
"Not able to finish project because of crashes"
Pros: Easy interface
Cons: Never get to finish work because of crashes
Summary: Useless due to instability
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