Editing a Digital Movie

For this exercise you will simply select the first few frames of a movie and remove them from the clip.

Note: You will only be able to save the new file to your home directory or a /usr/tmp directory.

1. Launch Movie Maker.

2. Choose File > Open. In the file browser pathname field type: /CDROM/SystemTour/animations/spacemovie1.mv

The file spacemovie1.mv appears in the Movie Maker window.

3. Click and drag the time indicator along the movie timeline until you reach 1.0 (shown in the time display in the lower left corner of the window).

4. From the Edit menu select Cut.

5. To see the changes you have made click on the Play button located in the bottom right corner of the Movie Maker window.

You may also want to experiment with the special effects located under the Effects Menu in the toolbar.

For more detailed documentation on using all of Movie Maker's features, use on the Help button in the top right corner of the Movie Maker window.