UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect the state of Windows Essentials 2012 now that the deadline has passed. Microsoft announced it has stopped supporting MOVIE MAKER and PHOTO GALLER...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2016/12/movie-maker-and-photo-gallery-going.html
The short answer is "no". Movie Maker was provided as part of Windows Essentials 2012 . As you might have guessed from the version number (2012), there have been no updates to the program in a f...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2015/07/upgrading-to-windows-10-is-there-update.html
For years people have been asking for custom titles for putting a logo or watermark on their video. There have been solutions for this in Windows Movie Maker 6.0 previously but it required cust...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2013/09/fading-logo-overlays-for-wmm-60.html
Following my series of custom Movie Maker image overlays , here's an overlay where your video appears on the back of a digital camera. There are two installers depending on whether you are run...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2013/03/custom-camera-back-overlay-for-wmm-60.html
If you are reading this, I'm going to assume you've upgraded or purchased at least one PC with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 and discovered Windows Movie Maker is no where to be found. In its place, M...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2010/05/installing-windows-movie-maker-60-on.html
Following my series of custom Movie Maker image overlays , here's an overlay where your video appears on the screen of a iPhone. There are two installers depending on whether you are running o...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/08/custom-iphone-overlay-title-for-wmm-60.html
It was recently brought to my attention that the "Wow!" title animation in Windows Movie Maker will randomly choose the angle of the words. After a bit of snooping, I discovered there is a param...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/07/wow-title-variations-for-movie-maker.html
Error 80004003 A number of people have been reporting corruption issues (error 80004003) when trying to reopen a Windows Live Movie Maker project. It happens after a person has made changes ...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/05/how-to-fix-error-80004003-in-windows.html
I've been meaning to release another transition pack for awhile now. If you watch the Transition Pack 4 - Sample Video you'll see they are a series of cool twist transitions. These transition...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/04/blaines-custom-transition-pack-4-twists.html
I had a request in the forums for titles on top of paint splats. Here's a sample video to help you visualize the titles. NOTE: These titles will work in WMM 2.1 (XP) and WMM 6.0 (Vista/Win7)....
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/04/blaines-paint-splat-titles.html
In response to a query on the Windows Movie Makers forums , I created this custom title animation. It shrinks the current video and shows it on the left. You can then type a lot of text (credits...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2012/01/blaines-video-with-scrolling-text.html
Back in the "old" days, we all had analog TVs where the picture was drawn by an electron beam on a cathode ray tube (CRT). The resulting picture often had noise in the signal, visible scan line...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/12/blaines-tv-signal-effects.html
Before the end of the year, I wanted to publish another set of transitions for Windows Movie Maker 6.0*. These are called "Paper Fold" transitions which will be obvious if you watch the Transiti...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/12/blaines-custom-transition-pack-3-paper.html
UPDATED! This package has been updated with a camera shutter effect and white letterbox bars. Enjoy! There have been lots of requests on the forums for a letterbox/widescreen effect which adds...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2007/06/custom-letterbox-effects-for-vista.html
UPDATED! This package has been updated with 3 different effects (Text, Binary and Japanese). Enjoy! Have you heard of ASCII Art? It's a method of drawing pictures using just the characters on ...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/07/blaines-ascii-text-effect-for-windows.html
Time for another pack of transitions for Windows Movie Maker 6.0*. I call these "MultiSlide" transitions. Check out the Transition Pack 2 - Sample Video and you'll see why. These transitions ...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/08/blaines-custom-transition-pack-2.html
If you have ever watched the TV show Alias or The Simpsons, you've seen this title. It starts with a solid background and a title (such as the name of the location, or the words "The Simpsons")....
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/07/alias-or-simpsons-title-for-windows.html
I thought it would be fun to create an overlay that would look like you were recording through a camcorder. The overlay has a battery icon, a red recording symbol and the word 'REC' which flash...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/06/custom-camcorder-overlay-title-for.html
I had a request recently in the forums for a Flash transition that would rapidly flash between two clips. These transitions come with a choice of 3 different flash speeds (fast, medium and slow)...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/05/custom-flash-transitions-for-windows.html
The standard pixelate effect changes from no pixelation to full pixelation over time. I had a request of a version of the pixelation effect that has one level of pixelation and doesn't vary over...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/04/custom-pixelate-effects-for-windows.html
I'm rereleasing these effects with a PAIR of installers, in case you have a 64-bit version of Windows When dealing with pictures and videos in different sizes, it's often useful to be able to ...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/04/custom-resize-effects-for-windows-movie.html
First, a DISCLAIMER. I'm not providing any new transitions or effects in this post. This is an informational post for anyone creating their own custom Windows Movie Maker 6.0 transitions and effe...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/03/built-in-icons-for-your-custom.html
The following effects can be used to give your photos and videos a cartoon look. There are 3 different "cartoonify" effects plus an additional "half tone" effect which can be applied as well. Th...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/02/blaines-custom-cartoon-effects.html
There was a request on the forums for variations on some of the standard Windows Movie Maker effects for spinning and zooming. Take a look at the video and if that is something you would like...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/02/custom-spin-and-zoom-effects.html
The following effects can be used to give your video more of a "film look". There are 9 different film looks available. These effects work with Windows Movie Maker 6.0 (either under Vista or Win...
https://movies.blainesville.com/2011/01/blaines-film-looks-effects-for-windows.html