Movie Maker is built into your Windows operating system, so you do not need to download any additional software. This is a great tool to use if you are most familiar with PCs rather than Mac computers. With MovieMaker, you can create videos from photos or video footage, add narration or music, and make it look professional with transitions and titles.

To find out which version of Movie Maker your computer is running, see

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/get-movie-maker (The computers in Jones Hall at the U of Minnesota run Windows XP.)

How-to guides for Movie Maker, including importing video, editing, adding transitions and titles, as well as saving and sharing, can be found here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/windows-xp

To create a video out of photos

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-xp/help/digitalphotography/make-photo-movie

To add a voiceover narration to your video

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-xp/help/moviemaker/add-narration-to-movie

For a video tutorial covering the basics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU