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Did you ever think that you would be able to create your own movies? Creating movies is a great thing and it has difficulties in its own way. But we can always make our own short movies, with simple-to-use software like the Windows Movie Maker.

The word entertainment points to movies as it brings in the real pleasure of enjoyment to the core. People all around the world watch movies to relax and ease of their tension and also to get rid of boredom. With the advancements made in the industry, the new software makes it possible to make our own movies.

It is the invention of computers that has made this dream of many people possible. We can create edit and share movies with others. It can be easily done by software like the Windows Movie Maker. We can combine various video clips and make a movie of it. We can add special effects to the movies. We can also add any music of our choice. We can also add story narration that is very easy to add due to the simple interface. We can add many interesting stories.

Many people dreamt of making their own movies earlier and were disappointed as they were not successful in this term. Today, it is possible as the computers have brought about the revolution in the entire industry. Several video clips could be blended to make a movie according to your own wish. In addition to this, you can also add story narrations and other things depending on your own creativity and interest. With a simple interface, it is easy to produce whatever you want in the entire movie.

Let us have a quick look at the hardware requirements for this software. The basic requirement for this movie maker software is a multimedia computer with minimum 1.5 GHz processor speed is required. For MS Windows we can also use service pack 2. Home edition or professional edition both can be used. The minimum RAM needed is 128 MB, though of course higher configurations like 512 MB, 1GB or higher will result in better performance.

It is pretty easy to get the download link of the windows movie maker. I searched in some search engines, and in a split second got the link for windows moviemaker download. Clicking on the download link, it took me barely a few minutes to complete the windows moviemaker download. Another click installed the windows moviemaker download. The version I installed was windows moviemaker 2.

Initially while downloading we may get a feeling that this windows moviemaker software is a little difficult to operate or use, but in reality it is quite easy to use. Windows movie maker is so easy that even a child can use it, and you could be excused for being surprised if your six year old wants to make his own birthday party video using the software! The Windows Movie Maker is such easy software, that even children can use it to make their own movies.

Part1. How to put DVD movie into Windows Movie Maker

Step1. To put a DVD movie into Windows Movie Maker, you have to rip your DVD to WMV or AVI video first, and then you can load it into Windows Movie Maker. I’d prefer using Aimersoft DVD Ripper to do this. You can get this program at: http://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper.html Then install and run it, put your DVD disc into your DVD drive, click “Load DVD” to locate your DVD file and import it, or load it by clicking “Load File” to add DVD IFO file. (This DVD Ripper can rip copyright protected DVD movies, but you should remember that it’s illegal rip DVD for any business purposes)

Step2. Select output format and subtitle

After you load the DVD files, click the format drop-down list to select “WMV – Windows Media Video (*.wmv)” or “AVI – Audio Video Interleaved (*.avi)” as the output format. A regular DVD movie has multiple subtitles and audio tracks, and you can select the right one for you. If you just want a certain part of the DVD movie, you can click “trim” to cut the DVD movie. Just drag the timeline bar to set the start and end time, and then blue line will be the captured parts.

For advanced user, if you want to output higher quality video, click the “Settings” button to open the panel, here you can customize video bitrate, audio bitrate, resolution, framerate, etc. Higher bitrate will result in bigger file size.

Step3. Start to convert

After the above steps, you just need to click “Start” and wait for the conversion to be finished. It takes about 40 minutes to convert a common two hours DVD movie.

Step4. Edit DVD with Windows Movie Maker (optional)

Run Windows Movie Maker, in the “Movie Task” bar, click “Add Video” to browse your computer and located the converted files, and then you can start to make personal movies.

Tips: Many users may wonder how they can convert Windows Movie Maker file (*.MSWMM) to other video format. Actually, A *.MSWMM file is not a video file. It is a project file of Movie Maker (more like a record file). You have to open this file in Windows Movie Maker and save the movie to your computer: Go to Movie Tasks bar > Finish Movie > Save to my computer. After that you will have a WMV file which can be converted to another video format or burned to DVD.

Part2. How to add DVD clips into Apple iMovie.

iMovie is similar to Windows Movie Maker, it supports MOV and MP4 video, so you just need to convert your DVD movie to the right format. Aimersoft DVD Ripper has a Mac Version which supports both Mac OS Tiger and Leopard; you can download it for free from here:
http://www.aimersoft.com/dvd-ripper-for-mac.html

The operation steps are similar to the windows version, so I will not bother to repeat everything here.

When the conversion is finished, you can run the iMovie, build a new project, and then drag the converted files to the work space to make personal files.

When the task is finished, In the Menu bar, Click “File” -> “Export” and save it as QuickTime video, then you can convert it to other video format or burn it to DVD. If you need detailed info, here is a step by step guide about how to export iMovie project to QuickTime. http://www.mac-dvd.com/mac-guide/how-to-export-mac-imovie-project.html

If you want to edit a DVD movie with Windows Movie Maker to build a new DVD, but you get frustrated with the DVD format, this guide may help you solve the problem.

Before you get started, it will be helpful if you learn something about the DVD, WMM.
General DVDs have CSS copy protection in MPEG-2 or VOB format.
(Windows) Windows Movie Maker supports WMV, AVI and MPG video files.

This guide includes two parts;

How to put DVD movie into Windows Movie Maker.
Tip: How to convert MSWMM file to other video formats.

Part1. How to put DVD movie into Windows Movie Maker

Step1. To put a DVD movie into Windows Movie Maker, you have to rip your DVD to WMV or AVI video first, and then you can load it into Windows Movie Maker. I’d prefer using Aimersoft DVD Ripper to do this. You can get this program at:http://www.1click-soft.com/dvd-ripper.html

Then install and run it, put your DVD disc into your DVD drive, click “Load DVD” to locate your DVD file and import it, or load it by clicking “Load File” to add DVD IFO file. (This DVD Ripper can rip copyright protected DVD movies, but you should remember that it’s illegal rip DVD for any business purposes)

Step2. Select output format and subtitle
After you load the DVD files, click the format drop-down list to select “WMV,  Windows Media Video (*.wmv)” or “AVI” Audio Video Interleaved (*.avi) as the output format. A regular DVD movie has multiple subtitles and audio tracks, and you can select the right one for you. If you just want a certain part of the DVD movie, you can click “trim” to cut the DVD movie. Just drag the timeline bar to set the start and end time, and then blue line will be the captured parts.

For advanced user, if you want to output higher quality video, click the “Settings” button to open the panel, here you can customize video bitrate, audio bitrate, resolution, framerate, etc. Higher bitrate will result in bigger file size.

Step3. Start to convert
After the above steps, you just need to click “Start” and wait for the conversion to be finished. It takes about 40 minutes to convert a common two hours DVD movie.

Step4. Edit DVD with Windows Movie Maker (optional)
Run Windows Movie Maker, in the “Movie Task” bar, click “Add Video” to browse your computer and located the converted files, and then you can start to make personal movies.

Tips: Many users may wonder how they can convert Windows Movie Maker file (*.MSWMM) to other video format. Actually, A *.MSWMM file is not a video file. It is a project file of Movie Maker (more like a record file). You have to open this file in Windows Movie Maker and save the movie to your computer: Go to Movie Tasks bar > Finish Movie > Save to my computer. After that you will have a WMV file which can be converted to another video format or burned to DVD.