Editing Windows Movie Maker (section)

==History==
===Initial releases===
The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with [[Windows Me]] on September 14, 2000.

Version 1.1 was included in Windows XP a year later. It also included support for creating [[DV (video format)#Application software support|DV AVI]] and [[Windows Media Video|WMV]] 8 files. Version 2.0 was released as a free update in November 2002, and added a number of new features. Version 2.1, a minor update, is included in [[Windows XP|Windows XP Service Pack 2]]. The Movie Maker in [[Windows XP Media Center Edition]] 2005 had more [[Film transition|transitions]] and support for [[DVD]] burning.

===Windows Vista===
The next version of Movie Maker was released as part of [[Windows Vista]] and – like most Windows components – reported version number 6.0.6000, same as Windows Vista itself. It included new effects and transitions, support for playback on the [[Xbox 360]],<ref name="MovieMakerXbox">{{cite web|author=Microsoft|author-link=Microsoft|title=Explore the features: Windows Movie Maker and Movie Maker HD|website=[[Microsoft]]|url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/movie-maker.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803075202/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/movie-maker.aspx|archive-date=August 3, 2008|access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> and support for the [[DVR-MS]] file format that [[Windows Media Center]] records television in. The HD version in Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista also added support for capturing from [[HDV]] camcorders. The capture wizard also created [[DVR-MS]] type files from HDV tapes. However, the Windows Vista version of Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an analog [[camcorder]], [[VCR]] or from a [[webcam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Windows Movie Maker no longer supports analog capture or webcam capture|url=http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1a1f1e2f-a62f-4e9a-967b-c074548924aa1033.mspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060811222711/http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1a1f1e2f-a62f-4e9a-967b-c074548924aa1033.mspx|archive-date=August 11, 2006|access-date=August 24, 2013|publisher=Windowshelp.microsoft.com}}</ref>

As some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft also released an updated older version 2.6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Centre. This version is basically the same as Windows Movie Maker 2.1 and included all of the old effects and transitions, but it excludes the ability to capture video. It can only be installed on Windows Vista and is only intended for use on computers where the hardware-accelerated version cannot run.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 6, 2007|title=Windows Movie Maker 2.6 for Vista|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=34|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503030820/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=34|archive-date=May 3, 2012|access-date=December 7, 2012|work=Download Centre|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>

A [[Windows Presentation Foundation]] (WPF) version of Windows Movie Maker was also included in some development builds of Vista (at the time codenamed "Longhorn"), but was removed in the [[Windows Vista#Development reset|development reset]] in August 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=5424|title="Longhorn" Professional Build 4093|access-date=June 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129183430/http://www.aeroxp.org/board/index.php?showtopic=5424|archive-date=January 29, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the development reset, the interface for the WPF-based Windows Movie Maker was retained in Windows Vista.

===Windows Live===
A new version of the software, renamed Windows Live Movie Maker 2009, was released as a beta on September 17, 2008, and officially released as a standalone product through [[Windows Live Essentials]] suite on August 19, 2009. This was effectively a completely new application, as it could not read projects created by earlier versions and did not support custom XML transitions written for the previous versions. In addition, many features were removed.

Also, Movie Maker's interface was redesigned in the Windows Live version to use a [[Ribbon (computing)|ribbon toolbar]] similar to [[Microsoft Office 2007|Office 2007]]; it also added features such as "Auto Movie" and the ability to export videos directly to DVDs and [[YouTube]].<ref name=pcw-moviemaker2009>{{cite web|title=Windows Live Movie Maker: Awesome Slideshows Made Simple|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/170409/Windows_Live_Movie_Maker_Slideshows_for_the_Simpleton.html|work=PC World|access-date=July 10, 2013}}</ref> Certain advanced features were also removed from the software, such as image stabilization and the ability to record voice-overs.<ref name=pcmag-mm2011/>

Movie Maker 2009 supported both Windows Vista and [[Windows 7]]. As the previous version of Windows Movie Maker was no longer included with the operating system, the only way to obtain Movie Maker on Windows 7 and later was through the Windows Live Essentials suite,<ref name="liveside" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft's kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-live-wave-3-microsofts-kinder-and-simpler-consumer-services-strategy/1714|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515054305/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-live-wave-3-microsofts-kinder-and-simpler-consumer-services-strategy/1714|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2010|work=[[ZDNet]]|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=June 23, 2013}}</ref> although some manufacturers pre-installed the application on new PCs.

An updated version, Windows Live Movie Maker 2011, was released on August 17, 2010, adding features such as [[webcam]] capture, support for high-definition video, the ability to upload videos directly to [[OneDrive|SkyDrive]], [[Facebook]], and [[YouTube]] through their respective [[web API]]s, and the ability to add media files stored on network shares to projects.<ref name="pcmag-mm2011">{{cite web|title=Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366352,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|access-date=July 10, 2013}}</ref>

===2012.1 ===
With the discontinuation of the [[Windows Live]] brand (and the re-branding of the Windows Live suite as Windows Essentials), Windows Movie Maker 2012 was released in April 2012. Support for recording voice-overs was restored, along with an audio mixer and integration with several free [[stock music]] services. [[H.264]]/[[MP4]] became the default export format (replacing Windows Media Video, but still can be used), support for uploading to [[Vimeo]] was introduced (other sites were added to the list in the [[Windows 8.1]] release of the suite), and hardware accelerated video pila stabilisation was also added as an exclusive feature for [[Windows 8]] users.<ref name=pcmag-mm2012>{{cite web|title=Windows 8 Brings Video Stabilisation to Movie Maker|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408212,00.asp|work=PC Magazine|access-date=July 10, 2013}}</ref>

===Discontinuation and replacements===
Movie Maker was officially removed for download on January 10, 2017. Like ''[[Windows Photo Gallery]]'' from [[Windows Essentials]], Movie Maker is now replaced by the [[Microsoft Photos]] App included in Windows 10, which includes ''Video Editor''.<ref name="Story">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15617400/microsoft-story-remix-app-windows-ios-android|title=Microsoft's Story Remix app is Windows Movie Maker on steroids|author=The Verge|author-link=The Verge|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref>

On September 8, 2021, Microsoft acquired [[Clipchamp]], a web-based video editing app for an undisclosed amount,<ref>{{cite news
| last         = Perez
| first        = Sarah
| date         = 2021-09-08
| title        = Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp
| url          = https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/08/microsoft-acquires-video-creation-and-editing-software-maker-clipchamp/
| work         = [[TechCrunch]]
| location     = 
| access-date  = 2022-04-05
}}</ref> and integrated it as part of [[Windows 11]] on March 9, 2022. This newly acquired video editing app reintroduces the timeline editing layout that had been previously removed in Windows Live Movie Maker, along with additional features including a text-to-speech generator powered by [[Microsoft Azure]], and [[Microsoft OneDrive]] integration.<ref>{{cite news
| last         = Warren
| first        = Tom
| date         = 2022-03-09
| title        = Clipchamp is Microsoft's new video editing app for Windows 11
| url          = https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/9/22969250/clipchamp-windows-11-microsoft-video-editing-app
| work         = [[The Verge]]
| location     = 
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}}</ref>

After the initial criticism by many users since bundling into Windows 11 due to the maximum resolution that free plan users can export is 480p, Microsoft added the ability to export video at a maximum resolution of 1080p for free users on March 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite news
| last         = Endicott
| first        = Sean
| date         = 2022-03-29
| title        = Microsoft increases free plan for video editor Clipchamp to include 1080p exports
| url          = https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-increases-free-plan-video-editor-clipchamp-include-1080p-exports
| work         = Windows Central
| location     = 
| access-date  = 2022-04-05
}}</ref>