Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2: Visual Quickstart Guide

Chapter 16. Outputting Digital Files

Outputting your video project is like putting a cake in the oven; it's an obviously critical stage, but most of the hard work occurs beforehand. Similarly, most of the video production work occurs before final output, when you trim and arrange your clips and add transitions, effects, and titles. During output, your only decision is to choose a format and data rate and let Microsoft Windows Movie Maker bake the cake.

Fortunately, Movie Maker makes the format and data rate decisions quite simple, with wizards directing most activities. The only potential complexity lies in all the technical terms surrounding output, such as resolution, data rate, format, and compression. For definitions of these and other terms, ...