Removing transitions and effects

Removing transitions and effects from your timeline is just as easy as attaching them. For transitions scroll to the clip which has one attached and navigate to the Animations tab. Scroll to the top of the list and select No transition and your clip will return to its original state.

To remove an effect scroll to the clip which has the effect attached and click on the Visual Effects tab. Scroll to the top of the effects list and select No Effect and your clip will go back to its original looking form.

Movie titles and credits

With your movie edited and transitions and effects added it’s time to put the cherry on top. Adding a title page and credits will give your home movie even more authenticity and allows you to showcase those who worked on the production.

Adding a movie title

To add a title page click on the clip you want the title page to precede and under the Home tab select Title. This adds a black page and an editable caption slide in front of the clip you’ve selected. Just add your desired title in the text box then click out of the slide and you’ve just created a title page.

Upon selection of the title page Movie Maker will open the Text Tools menu giving you access to many different settings for you to alter your newly added clip. The different settings let you choose how the title appears with a series of effects, you can set the transparency of your title, alter the font of your text, and even add a colored outline to your title’s text. It will take some testing to find the combinations of features which work best for your film but the deep offering will help give your movie a unique feel.

Adding captions

If you want to feature a title page with a background, or just add a line of text to any clip, clicking on the Caption button under the Home tab will insert a text box over the top of an existing clip. Once added you can alter the text as you see fit and you’ll also have access to the Text Tools resources to perfect the look and feel of your new caption or title.

Adding credits

Where would a movie be without a set designer or sound technician right? To give credit where credit is due you’ll need a full credits page and Movie Maker gives you the option of adding customizable credits along with separate director, starring, location, and soundtrack slides.

To add these simply navigate to the Home tab and click on the Credits drop down menu to bring up the page selections. From here choose either Credits, Director, Starring, Location, or Soundtrack and Movie Maker will automatically add these pages to the end of the sequence. Like adding a title or captions page you have the ability to input your desired text in the credits slides and you’re also given access to the Text Tools resources.