Windows Movie Maker is a useful multimedia editor that will let you create incredible videos in the simplest way.

This program is very easy to use: you’ll just have to import the audiovisual components to create your movie and arrange them to your liking in the program’s timeline. Thus, within seconds you’ll be able to enjoy one of the program’s best features: its wide variety of effects to work with the assemblies.

How does Windows Movie Maker work?

If you want to create a movie with this program, you just have to follow these simple steps:
• Import the photographs and videos from your computer to the application (you can do it from the hard disk or any external storage device).
• After choosing the photographs, drag them to the timeline and arrange them to your liking.
• Add the audio you want (you can import any sound from your PC).
• Have fun experimenting with the different functions and tools that Windows Movie Maker offers you in the Control Panel.

It should be noted that you’ll have over 50 transitions, 25 video effects such as sepia, old video, grayscale and a creator of credits to add them to the end of your movie. Besides, you’ll be able to check your changes in real time, thanks to the viewer built into the Windows Movie Maker interface.

Finally, you should know that Windows Movie Maker also lets you record contents with a webcam and include them automatically in your work. Once you are finished you’ll have the option to export your video to different formats, save it on a DVD, share it via email or YouTube or upload the contents to Windows Live SkyDrive.

Pros:
• Intuitive interface
• Easy to use compared to similar applications
• Real-time preview

Cons:
• Only exports files in WMV extension
• Uses a lot of system resources