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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP
- Date added: February 18, 2003
- Total Downloads: 6,680,769
- Downloads last week: 55,724
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A newer version of Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 698 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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User reviews of Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 698 votes
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17 out of 22 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
"Best Existing Movie Making Deal"
Pros: For free, good transitions, worked fine under XP home or pro, hard to beat the deal. I've used Studio 8 and ULead and this is still easier to make sense out of and use.
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3 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
Pros: This program comes with most Windows based OS computers and is useful when you have no other video making alternative or for small projects.
Cons: Unforunately, it doesn't have many capabilities.. however I didn't see why it was rated 1 star by CNET. It really isn't so bad to the point it cannot be used for anything... anything that's Microsoft, CNET can give it a low rating, however if it's a commercial shareware such as Firefox, Opera, or CCleaner, they would give it a high rating because they are gaining profit from it.. More like bribery, don;t you think?
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20 out of 28 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
Pros: Met all my movie making needs, and EXTREMELY simple, even the smallest minded child could learn how to use this in less than two days.
Cons: It makes my anime music videos look sucky... because it tries to make them come in unison, the song and the movie, so when a non-action part comes on, it looks really weird and glitchy...
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6 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
Pros: I have been using it to create movies since it was included in XP. Take a little time to read all of the help files, and you'll find lots of features that aren't obvious. I have had very few problems; it gives stunning results (if you know how to use it). I also use it to turn powerpoints into movies and to easily fix video clips when the sound becomes unsyncronized.
Cons: I haven't figured out how to use different aspect ratios in the same movie. It works best when you use .wmv files, converted with a program like SUPER.
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12 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Version: Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2
Pros: Easy to use.
Has a samll amount of effects.
Mostly stable.
Use with Gold wave, and you unlimited with sound options.
Cons: Limited on effects, but really nice with windows xp plus.
Seldom crashes.
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