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Important
Video files may require a significant amount of free hard drive space depending on your settings. A one hour tape may require more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing.
Creating and editing videos
Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and the Video Capture Wizard opens.
3If the wizard does not open, click Capture From Video Device.
4Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one.
When you reach the final screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in your camera and captures it onto your hard drive.
For information about the settings in the Video Capture Wizard, click Learn more about video settings in the wizard, or click Help, then click Help Topics in Windows Movie Maker.
Editing your video
After your video file is captured on your notebook, you can edit it. Some of the edits you can make to your video include:
■Splitting your video into more than one clip or combining two or more clips into one clip
■Trimming unwanted material from the beginning or end of your clip
■Inserting video transitions between clips
■Adding video effects
■Adding narration
■Adding music
■Adding titles and credits
For information about editing your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in
Windows Movie Maker.
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