In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use Windows Movie Maker (a highly video-editing software in Windows Vista) to edit and create movies.

在本教程中，我将向您展示如何使用Windows Movie Maker(Windows Vista中的高度视频编辑软件)来编辑和创建电影。

In order to create or edit a movie, you must have a video file to work with. Let’s assume you imported 2 clips from your video camera and you’d like to join them together and add background music and transitions.

为了创建或编辑电影，您必须具有要使用的视频文件。 假设您从摄像机导入了2个剪辑，并且希望将它们结合在一起并添加背景音乐和过渡效果。

Open Windows Movie Maker by clicking on the Start orb – All Programs.

通过单击“ 开始”或“ 所有程序”，打开Windows Movie Maker。

Click on the Import media button and select the two movie clips you want to work with.

单击导入媒体按钮，然后选择要使用的两个影片剪辑。

Right click on the clip and select Add to timeline – do this for both clips.

右键单击剪辑，然后选择添加到时间线 –对两个剪辑都执行此操作。

Now that your clips are added to the timeline we can start modifying them. Note: to change the order of the clips on the timeline, left click on the clip and drag it whenever you wish.

现在，您的剪辑已添加到时间线，我们可以开始对其进行修改。 注意：要更改片段在时间轴上的顺序，请在片段上单击鼠标左键，然后将其拖动到所需位置。

Let’s add some background music. Click on Audio or Music in the Import Section and select an audio file.

让我们添加一些背景音乐。 单击导入部分中的音频或音乐 ，然后选择一个音频文件。

Right click on the audio file and select “Add to timeline”.

右键单击音频文件，然后选择“添加到时间线”。

Not what the audio file is added to the timeline, we can synchronize it with the two clips. To accomplish this, position your mouse at the beginning/ending of the audio file (2 red arrows should appear) and drag it to the desired position.

不是将音频文件添加到时间线，我们可以将其与两个剪辑同步。 为此，请将鼠标置于音频文件的开头/结尾(应出现两个红色箭头)，然后将其拖动到所需位置。

Next, let’s add a transition. Transitions make the passing from one clip to another look more aesthetic and professional. Click on the Transitions button, select a transition and preview it.

接下来，让我们添加一个过渡。 过渡效果使从一个剪辑到另一个剪辑的传递更加美观和专业。 单击“ 过渡”按钮，选择一个过渡并进行预览。

Once you find a transition that you like, left-click on it and drag it on the last clip in the timeline. You should end up with something similar in the picture bellow.

找到所需的转场后，请在其上单击鼠标左键并将其拖到时间线中的最后一个剪辑上。 您应该在图片波纹管中得到类似的结果。

Besides adding a background sound and a transition, you can take this further and add Narrations, Credits and titles and other cool effects to your movie.

除了添加背景声音和过渡效果之外，您还可以进一步为电影添加旁白，字幕和标题以及其他炫酷效果。

The last step in creating the movie is actually publishing the movie. Click on the Publish Movie button, select where you want to publish it and…you’re done!

创建电影的最后一步实际上是发布电影。 单击“ 发布电影”按钮，选择要发布的位置，然后…完成！

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