After you preview the final project using the monitor, you can save the project file as a movie file. Using the Save Movie Wizard, you can save the movie file to your computer or a recordable CD, send it as an attachment in an e-mail message, or save and send it to the web. If you have a digital video camera connected to your computer, you can also record your movie to a tape. After you save the movie in the .wmv format, you can play it in a media player, such as Windows Media Player, or in a web browser. Save a Movie to Your Computer -
| Click the Tasks button on the toolbar, if necessary, and then click Save To My Computer. | -
| Type a file name for your captured video file. | -
| Select the location where you want to save the video, and then click Next. | -
| Click Show More Choices, click a movie quality option, and then click Next. | -
| To play the movie, select the Play Movie When I Click Finish check box. | -
| Click Finish. | Did You Know? You can send a movie in e-mail . Click the Tasks button on the toolbar, if necessary, click Send In E-mail under Finish Movie, click Next to open a new e-mail message with the attached movie file, type an address and message, and then click Send. | Save a Movie to a CD -
| Insert a blank CD into your CD-R or CD-RW drive. | -
| Click the Tasks button on the toolbar if necessary, and then click Save To CD. | -
| Type a file name for your saved movie. | -
| Type a name for the CD, and then click Next. | -
| Click Show More Choices, click a movie quality option, and then click Next. | -
| Wait while Movie Maker saves the file to the CD. | -
| To save the movie to another recordable CD, select the Save This Movie To Another Recordable CD check box. | -
| Click Finish. | Did You Know? You can save a movie to a digital video camera . Turn on your digital camera, and connect it to your computer. In Movie Maker, click the Tasks button, click Send To DV Camera in the Movie Tasks pane (under Finish Movie), select your digital camera, click Next, use your video camera controls to cue the tape, click Next, click Yes, and then click Finish. | |