Tarsier tutorial: Making a video from .jpg sequence using Live Movie Maker

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Install Windows Live Movie Maker

  1. WARNING Windows Live Movie Maker only works with Windows 7/Vista.
  2. Google "Windows Live Movie Maker" or go here http://download.live.com/MovieMaker
  3. Follow the website's instructions to download and install the program. The program should be free, make sure you download it from the official Microsoft website.
  4. Open the program WARNING Make sure you open Windows Live Movie Maker and not just Windows Movie Maker.
  5. On the "Home" tab click the "Add videos and photos" button.
  6. Navigate to the folder where your image sequence is located.
  7. Select all the files (Ctrl+A) and click open.
  8. On the right side of the window you can see thumbnails of the loaded files. Select all the files by right-click -> Select All or Ctrl+A or by clicking the "Select All" button on the top pane.
  9. Once all the files are selected go to the "Edit" tab.
  10. Type "0.03" for the duration. This is roughly 30 frames per second.
  11. Now save your video
    1. Menu->Save movie->Standard-definition or choose whichever one is best for your project.
  12. The video gets saved as a .wmv file. You should be able to play this video in any Windows using Media Player.

Who has taken this tutorial?

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  • Lucas Lippert 4/12/10
  • David Nishijima 4/8/10
  • Maria Osiadacz 4/12/10
  • Pam K-D 12/3/10

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