Windows Movie Maker?

[Artreid]

I cannot locate a NG for my question. I am new to this movie editing stuff
and realize this may not be the place to ask, I'm sure someone can point me
in the right direction.

Using Windows Movie Maker I am attempting to make a video movie
brighter/lighter as it is very dark. I have read the MovieMaker Help Webpage
and can see this can be done but after reading it numerous times and many
attempts I cannot get a dark movie any brighter.

Where can I go to get a step by step guide to accomplish this task?

 

[Jon]

I cannot locate a NG for my question. I am new to this movie editing stuff
and realize this may not be the place to ask, I'm sure someone can point me
in the right direction.

Using Windows Movie Maker I am attempting to make a video movie
brighter/lighter as it is very dark. I have read the MovieMaker Help
Webpage and can see this can be done but after reading it numerous times
and many attempts I cannot get a dark movie any brighter.

Where can I go to get a step by step guide to accomplish this task?

If you right-click on the clip once you've dragged it to the 'timeline',
then you can choose

Effects.. > Click on 'Brightness,increase' (left pane) > 'Add >>' > ok

NB You can also add multiple copies of the same effect in the same way.

 

[Artreid]

If you right-click on the clip once you've dragged it to the 'timeline',
then you can choose

Effects.. > Click on 'Brightness,increase' (left pane) > 'Add >>' > ok

NB You can also add multiple copies of the same effect in the same way.

I can do as you suggest for one frame at a time. When I Select All, places
all the frames on the timeline I cannot check Effects/Brighten. It seems
what you suggest above only works for one frame at a time.

 

[Jon]

I can do as you suggest for one frame at a time. When I Select All, places
all the frames on the timeline I cannot check Effects/Brighten. It seems
what you suggest above only works for one frame at a time.

If you have multiple separate frames, what you could do is to first publish
your movie first 'in unbrightened format', reimport the resulting wmv file,
and then apply the brightening to the whole clip.

 

[Artreid]

Ron,
I was able to publish the movie and I can now add Brightness Increase to the
entire movie, However, increasing brightness only lightens white things up
(like the faces of people who are in a dark screen). Any ideas on how I
might be able to lighten the entire scene/background?

Thanks

 

[Michael]

Ron,
I was able to publish the movie and I can now add Brightness Increase to
the entire movie, However, increasing brightness only lightens white
things up (like the faces of people who are in a dark screen). Any ideas
on how I might be able to lighten the entire scene/background?

Thanks

You're really limited when the raw video is dark. Even professional editing
programs won't work when there's nothing to work with.

 

[Jon]

Ron,
I was able to publish the movie and I can now add Brightness Increase to
the entire movie, However, increasing brightness only lightens white
things up (like the faces of people who are in a dark screen). Any ideas
on how I might be able to lighten the entire scene/background?

Thanks

As Michael said , other than reshooting it with better lighting, no .. but
perhaps 'Ron' may have some ideas ;-)

 

[Artreid]

Okay and thanks for the replies. I'm thinking this movie editing is a bit to
complicated for mea and maybe its time for me to move on. One last question
though:

The Publish feature is very clear in Windows Movie Maker(WMM 2.1), however
it seems to be non-existent in (WMM 2.6). Can you step me through to it in
WMM 2.6?

 

[Jon]

Okay and thanks for the replies. I'm thinking this movie editing is a bit
to complicated for mea and maybe its time for me to move on. One last
question though:

The Publish feature is very clear in Windows Movie Maker(WMM 2.1), however
it seems to be non-existent in (WMM 2.6). Can you step me through to it in
WMM 2.6?

WMM 2.6 is the XP version, I think. Look on the File menu. A suitable option
should be there.

 

[Artreid]

Is there a difference between Save Project and Publish Project?

 

[Dave]

Yes.
A "project" is kind of like a recipe... a set of instructions.... it
contains the input file names, any edits, transitions, etc.

You have to "publish" in order to get the final product (bake a cake).