How Kids Can Create Stop Motion Animation With Windows 7

My son loves to create stop motion animation with Lego and used Windows Movie Maker on previous incarnations of Windows, including XP and Vista, I was surprised to find him there on the recent purchase of Windows 7 For unknown reasons, Microsoft decided to fix this incredibly practical application of the basic installation and did an additional download. Maybe they want more hits on your web site?

To download the latest version of Windows Movie Maker, it is recommended by Microsoft to download the Windows Live Suite. What you get is a slimmed down version of an old movie, but for simple animation that's all you need (for serious users try Movie Maker version 2.6). Installation, look around and then get ready for animation.

As I mentioned earlier, my son loves to make Lego stop motion animation so that the context in which I will explain how to make an animation with this version of the film. After taking pictures with a camera, import them into Windows and save it somewhere handy.

then open Windows Movie Maker and select the tab (should already be the default choice), and then select Add videos and photos. Clicking on the first image to animation, and then pressing the Shift key and click on the last picture of your animation you will be able to import all the images at once. Not only that, but they will be put in order that they took.

then press the play button. Chances are your images will each play for about 5 seconds. This is great for slide travel lock, but not so good for moving images are still frames, so it seems to move in animation.

Using the same click / Shift-click method mentioned above, now select all the images as they appear in the window next to the screen that plays video. Now select the Edit tab and goto frame Trajanje.Padajući menu you select the duration for each frame, starting at one second. It's way too long for us, but fortunately you can specify smaller amounts. I put in 0.10 as the duration.

You can now add the title of his first animation by selecting the box and use tab, in the Title and Description options. Use the Visual Effects tab to disappear in his first animation frame to get things moving smoothly, and then do the same at the end of the animation.

Adding music is a breeze. Simply return to the Home tab, select Add music and select MP3 election. Save your project often, especially if a large file. Then to create the movie file, select Publish clicking on the icon in the upper right corner of the screen. You can also choose to publish instantly to YouTube, or save in various formats.

Creating a simple stop motion animation with Windows 7 is fast and easy. With the new program provided Windows Movie Maker, kids can begin their film careers with a few clicks.