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8. Use the options provided to set the title font and color.

9. Click Add Title to add the credits to a new frame at the end of the video.

Setting Video Options

Windows Movie Maker allows you to encode your video using an aspect ratio for

widescreen or standard screen, and to format your video using either NTSC or PAL

video format. In Windows Movie Maker, you can set these and other options by

completing the following steps:

1. Click Tools and then click Options to display the Options dialog box shown in

Figure 10-43.

2. By default, Windows Movie Maker creates a working version of the DVD in a

temporary folder within your profile. Because your profile is stored on the sys-

tem drive, which typically is the C: drive, this drive must have at least 5 GB of

available disk space when you are creating a single-sided single-layered DVD,

and 10 GB of available disk space when you are creating a single-sided double-

layered DVD. If you want to choose a folder on another drive for the temporary

files, click Browse and then use the Browse for Folder dialog box to select the

new folder to use.

Figure 10-42. Adding credits to the movie

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3. By default, AutoRecover data for your video project is saved every 10 minutes.

Similar to Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, this allows you to

recover to the last saved position should something unexpected happen while

you are making your movie. If Windows Movie Maker freezes or the power goes

out, the last saved position will be loaded automatically the next time you restart

Windows Movie Maker. If you want to use a different AutoRecover interval,

enter the desired interval in the text box provided, such as five minutes.

4. Click the Advanced tab, as shown in Figure 10-44.

5. By default, pictures are displayed for 5 seconds and transitions are displayed for

1.25 seconds. You can change the display time for pictures by entering a new

display time in the “Picture duration” text box. You can change the display time

for transitions by entering a new display time in the “Transition duration” text

box.

Figure 10-43. Setting the save and recovery options

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When deciding on the duration of pictures and transitions, keep in

mind the prospective audience and the tempo of your music. If your

music has a relatively fast beat, you may want to use a shorter display

duration. If your music has a slower beat, you might want to use a

longer display duration. In most cases, you’ll want pictures to be dis-

played for between four and eight seconds, with transitions of one to

one and a half seconds.

Figure 10-44. Configuring the default options for the movie