Music videos are made using film, pictures, text and
animation. Animation can be used throughout the entire video or it can be
interspersed with actual video, photographs and text. Add some transitions and
effects and the video becomes a professional production, although it was
created on a home computer. With an eye for detail, a little imagination and
some free time turning that song into an animated video is fun and easy. Have a
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Things You'll Need
• Windows
Movie Maker
• Pictures
in a JPG format that occur in sequence
• WMA
format music file
Instructions
1
Open Windows
Movie Maker.
2
Go to
"Import," "Pictures" navigate to the sequential pictures
and select the sequential pictures to include in the animation.
3
The sequential
pictures will appear in the "Imported Media" folder. Drag the
sequential pictures to the "Video" row of the timeline.
4
Enlarge the
"Timeline" view by clicking the "+" sign in the magnifying
glass until it is grey.
5
Select one
clip and drag the right side of the clip to the left when red double-headed
arrow appears. When the clip is dragged to the left, the duration of the clip
is shortened.
6
Shorten the
duration of the clip to 0.27 seconds (less than one second). Repeat this for
each sequential clip.
7
Go to
"Import", "Audio or Music" and navigate to the WMA format
music file that will be used. The WMA format music file will appear in the
"Imported Media" folder.
8
Drag the WMA
format music file to the "Audio/Music" row in the Timeline.
9
Play the video
and audio clips by selecting the Play button in the preview pane.
Tips & Warnings
The animation can
occur quickly or slowly (appearing to be in slow motion), depending upon the
duration of the clip. The key to creating animation is to have sequential
pictures. Effects packages can be purchased that convert the sequential photos
to animation.
