Video Editing Steps - Vocabulary

1. Take videos (phone, ipod, digital camera, mp3 player) make sure your phone is horizontal
2. you need to connect your device [any electronic you use] to the computer with a usb cable
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4. find your files using the Windows Explorer  (open device to view files.)
5. confirm that your phone can connect to the computer, sometimes you have to say allow on your phone
6. find the videos from your phone (check media, videos, or DCIM to find the files.)
7. Highlight the files and copy them
8. Create a new folder called videos on the desktop. 
9. paste the files into the new videos folder you created
10. DO NOT DELETE THE VIDEOS while you are working on the project!!!
11. open Windows Live Movie Maker
12. click on Add Videos and Photos
13. Edit the clips
1. set start point (cuts beginning of clip) 
2. set end point (cuts the end of the clip)
3. split (makes 2 clips from one clip)
14. Add a title (choose background color, and title as well as duration [how long])
15. Add credits (choose background color, and text as well as duration [how long])
16. Add a song (use beat, instrumental, karaoke)
17. Edit the song if necessary -
1. Fade in (music begins soft and gets stronger)
2. Fade out (music becomes softer until it’s silent)