Windows Movie Maker Guide for Digitizing VHS Video in the IRN

Windows Movie Maker Guide forDigitizing VHS Video in the IRNThis guide will instruct you on how to capture videofootage from a VHS videotape and digitize it to a PCusing a media converter and Windows Movie Maker.It will also provide basic functions for editing andenhancing.1

Digitizing VHS VideoInstructions for digitizing video will vary greatlydepending on the equipment one is using, therefore…These instructions were specificallywritten for use in the IRN at the WISD.Do you have what you need other than the IRN equipment? VHS video tapes with movie footage A flash/thumb drive or CD to transfer thecompleted movie to so that you may takeit with youCapturing1. Insert your VHS video tape into the VCR and cue it where youwould like to begin digitizing footage (a couple of seconds of leadtime is helpful).2. Toggle the MODE SELECTOR on the Dazzle media converter(see pictures below) until the light on the front indicates A TO D(for analog to digital). Don’t worry about the other connections;in the IRN they should already be appropriately connected. Thelight will be orange/red until a signal is being transmitted (whenyou press play) at which time it will turn green.A to D label is onthe side of theconverter2

3. Open Windows Movie Maker by clicking on the START buttonthen ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/WINDOWS MOVIEMAKER4. In the Movie Tasks pane,under CAPTURE VIDEO, clickCAPTURE FROM VIDEODEVICEThis MOVIE TASKPANE has all of theimportant tasks at aglance. There areeven help topics!If you receive an error message indicating that MovieMaker is not detecting the capture source then unplug and replugthe FIREWIRE cable from the back of the Dazzle converter.Movie Maker should continue with step five below…5. In the VIDEOCAPTURE WIZARDenter the name youwould like to giveyour movie and selectthe location whereyou want your videoto be saved byclicking BROWSE toselect the locationthen NEXT3

6. On the VIDEOSETTING page,choose BESTQUALITY FORPLAYBACK ON MYCOMPUTER thenNEXT7. On the CAPTUREMETHOD page, clickCAPTURE PARTS OFTHE TAPEMANUALLYConfirm the SHOWPREVIEW DURINGCAPTURE box ischecked then clickNEXT4

8. Press PLAY on the VCR to start your movie.9. To begin capturing video, click START CAPTURE.IMPORTANT NOTE!!You will see your movie in the PREVIEW WINDOW but you will nothear sound. The audio is be digitized along with the video, theMovie Maker interface just doesn’t play the sound while digitizing.When the tape reaches the point at which you want to stop capturing,click STOP CAPTURE. Repeat these steps for each part of the videotape you want to capture.When you’ve finished capturing, click FINISH to close the VIDEOCAPTURE WIZARD. The captured content will be imported into anew collection with the same name as the specified video file. Thismay take a few seconds.Now you’re readyto edit your movie!5

EditingTo edit clips:If you are in STORYBOARD view click here to change to TIMELINEviewTrimming a clip –1. Drag the media clips to the timeline to begin making a movie2. Once your clips are on the timeline, click on the clip you’d like totrim3. In the PREVIEW window, drag the scroll bar to the point whereyou want to trim the clip4. On the CLIP menu click SET START TRIM POINT5. Now continue to drag the scroll bar until you reach the desiredend point of your clip6. On the CLIP menu click SET END TRIM POINT – you will nowhave your trimmed clipSplitting a clip -- You can split a video clip into two clips. This isuseful if you want to insert either a picture or a video transition in themiddle of a clip.1. Click on the clip you would like to split2. In the PREVIEW window, drag the scroll bar to the point whereyou want to trim the clip3. On the CLIP menu click SPLIT – your original clip is now twoseparate clips6

Adding Audio –1. In the Taskpane,click onIMPORTAUDIO ORMUSIC2. Navigate to themusic track youwould like toadd to yourmovie3. Click IMPORT4. The music trackwill appear inyourCOLLECTIONview5. Drag yourmusic to the Audio/Music level of the TIMELINEYour music track can be edited with the sametechniques as with your video clips!Using Video Transitions, Video Effects and TitlesYou can enhance your movies by adding different elements to yourmovie, such as the following:• Video transitions - A video transition controls how your movieplays from one video clip or picture to the next. You can add atransition between two pictures, video clips, or titles, in anycombination, on the storyboard/timeline. The transition playsbefore the one clip ends and while the other clip starts to play.• Video effects - A video effect determines how a video clip,picture, or title displays in your project and final movie. Videoeffects let you add special effects to your movie. A video effect isapplied for the entire duration that the video clip, picture, or titledisplays in your movie.• Titles and credits - Titles and credits let you enhance yourmovie by adding text-based information to your movie. You canchange the appearance of the title or credit, in addition tochanging the title animation, which determines how your title orcredit displays in your movie.7

Saving and Sharing MoviesThere are a few options for sharing yourcompleted movie.My Computer – Suggested SelectionThis option is best for movies you will use inother applications such as PowerPoint.1. Click on SAVE TO MY COMPUTER from the TASKPANE2. Enter a name for your saved movie3. Select BEST QUALITY FOR PLAYBACK ON MY COMPUTER4. Click NEXT and that’s it!Your movie has been saved! It can be foundby navigating to where you’ve saved it.Now you can save it to your thumb drive orburn it to a CD to use on another computer.Done!GreatJob!8