Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Do Amazing Things (Bpg-Other) (No. 2) [Paperback]

John Buechler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735620148 | ISBN-13: 978-0735620148 | Publication Date: January 7, 2004 | Edition: 1

So let’s go! Roll camera, shout action, and amaze yourself with all you can do with Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2. Fun, focused, and easy to follow, this guide shows how to dive right into your first or next movie, complete with special effects, voiceovers, credits, even a full soundtrack—right from your computer. Using simple drag-and-drop moves—and the guidance of a Windows Movie Maker expert—you’ll produce many of the same impressive effects you see on the big screen every day. Plus, you’ll get cool project ideas and all the how-to’s for putting your filmmaker’s imagination to work!

Start with the best shots

• Capture new video—even reuse your VHS footage
• Drag scenes into a storyboard or timeline, shape your story in minutes!
• Build a library of audio, video, and still images

Add awesome effects

• Make cinema-style transitions, such as fades, dissolves, and wipes
• Easily create titles, crawls, and credits
• Amplify your story with narration, music, and sound effects

Perfect it, then present it!

• Use easy tools to fine-tune your audio and video
• Premiere your movie on a PC or over the Web
• Burn your production to a CD or DVD

Shake your Movie Maker

• Create a highlights “reel” of favorite moments
• Document your family’s roots with photos, news clippings, and interviews
• Produce fun movie trailer parodies
• Create video karaoke for your PC

Can you do amazing things? Yes you can!

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About the Author

John "PapaJohn" Buechler is the first and, to date, only Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) selected specifically for his work with Movie Maker.John is in daily touch with Movie Maker team members and is a valued resource in helping them understand the concerns of Movie Maker users. John previously worked in database development, business management and engineering. He has engineering degrees from the City College of New York and the University of Connecticut.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (January 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735620148
• ISBN-13: 978-0735620148
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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61 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!!, December 21, 2003

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Do Amazing Things (Bpg-Other) (No. 2) (Paperback)

PapaJohn, who runs one of the best Movie Maker websites ..., has sunk all of his expertise into an easy to read book.

This book starts of with the basics of using Windows Movie Maker 2 and then goes into advanced topics like, adding special effects, working with sounds, organizing files and sharing your movies through email or on a web page.

John has also included an online companion with demonstrations and walkthru's that can be accessed from his website.

Great book for any Movie Maker user.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Movie Maker!, January 11, 2006

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Travis Hellstrom (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Do Amazing Things (Bpg-Other) (No. 2) (Paperback)

If you have made slideshows and used pictures in PowerPoint or other programs, give Movie Maker a shot. Then after you fiddle with Movie Maker, give this book a shot. I have found it to be the very best guide to Movie Maker available and I don't think you will be disappointed. It gives a very good description of Movie Maker from top to bottom and the pictures on every page are beautiful and glossy. It is clear that the author spent a lot of time working on the book and it only benefits us as readers. Good luck with your movies and good luck with this book too. Enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good information, May 26, 2007

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This review is from: Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Do Amazing Things (Bpg-Other) (No. 2) (Paperback)

While you could probably discover most of what's in the book on your own --- just using the program --- this will guide you to quickly understand the power of Movie Maker. It's not the best developed book on the subject. But it's a book worth buying and perhaps using as a reference or introducing you to the many rich features of the program.