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[[Category:Video Editors]]
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'''Windows Movie Maker''', also known as '''WMM''' is a editor by [[Microsoft]] that used to come with older versions of [[Windows]] (8 and older). It has been deprecated as of January 2017.
'''Windows Movie Maker''', also known as '''WMM''' is a editor by [[Microsoft]] that used to come with older versions of [[Windows]] (8 and older). It has been deprecated as of January 2017.
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[[File:WMM6.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of Windows Movie Maker 6.]]
[[File:WMM6.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of Windows Movie Maker 6.]]


==Windows Live Movie Maker==
==Windows Live Movie Maker (WLMM)==
This version of WMM was bundled with Windows Live, a plugin package released for Windows 7. The second redesign of the software, which unfortunately dumbed it down quite a bit and removed almost all plugin support. However, it is the only WMM to have MP4 support, along with a way to upload directly to popular streaming sites (which no longer works).
This version of WMM was bundled with Windows Live, a plugin package released for Windows 7. The second redesign of the software, which unfortunately dumbed it down quite a bit and removed almost all plugin support. However, it is the only WMM to have MP4 support, along with a way to upload directly to popular streaming sites (which no longer works).


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==Plug-Ins==
==Plug-Ins==
While most commercial plug-ins do not work/ have versions for WMM, there are many custom plugins unique to WMM that exist, along with a select few professional plugin sets that work with WMM.
While most commercial plug-ins do not work/ have versions for WMM, there are many custom plugins unique to WMM that exist, along with a select few professional plugin sets that work with WMM.
All versions of WMM store their plugins in their respective folder \Shared\AddOnTFX.
===2.6===
===2.6===
* Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition - Plus! Effects and Transitions for Windows Movie Maker 2
* Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition - Plus! Effects and Transitions for Windows Movie Maker 2
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===Effects===
===Effects===
The basic XML skeleton for an effect looks like this:
The basic XML skeleton for an effect looks like this:
<nowiki><TransitionsAndEffects Version="2.8">
    <Effects>
        <EffectDLL guid="TFX">
            <Effect name="00 Pan Top Left" iconid="0" guid="00 Pan Top Left" shadermodel="2">         
                <Param name="Animation" value="FXPanZoom" />
                <Param name="FXFile" value="Parity.fx" />
                <Param name="Technique" value="PanZoom" />
                <Semantics>
                    <TextureViewport evaluation="Linear" type="float4">
                        <Point time="0.0" value="0.0,0.0,2.0,2.0"/>
                    </TextureViewport>
                </Semantics>
            </Effect>
        </EffectDLL>
    </Effects>
</TransitionsAndEffects></nowiki>
This effect will pan your footage to the top left of the screen. It uses the built-in "parity.fx" library.
===Transitions===
===Transitions===
The basic XML skeleton for an transition looks like this:
The basic XML skeleton for an transition looks like this:
<nowiki><TransitionsAndEffects Version="2.8" specialiconfileid="5669" specialiconresourceid="101">
    <Transitions>
<TransitionDLL guid="ShaderTFX.ShaderTransition">
<Transition name="DPL 2x2 LL-LR " iconid="2" guid="DPL 2x2 LL-LR" ShaderModel="2">
<ShaderFilename value="DPL 2x2 TX.fx"/>
<Technique value="DPL2x2T"/>
<Semantics>
<RectAOut type="float4" value="0.0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5"  />
<RectBOut type="float4" value="0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5"  />
</Semantics>
  </Transition>
</TransitionsAndEffects></nowiki>
This effect is part of the "DPL 2x2" library, which uses [[ShaderTFX]] as a base. It places the before and after footage side by side, on the bottom of the screen.