DESCRIPTION

When Windows XP launched in 2001, we weren't too surprised that the operating system included a simple video editor called Windows Movie Maker. After all, the brilliant iMovie was already a staple in many Apple Macintosh systems, and average users had reached a point where they expected more than just a calculator and a notepad from their modern OS. The problem was that the first version of Movie Maker was a dud, offering very little as a creative tool. It felt like freeware, offering little more than the capture and reorganization of clips. Transitions, titling, and effects were not an option. IMovie kicked its utilitarian butt. With the release of the Windows Movie Maker 2, XP users won't have to purchase a third-party application such as Pinnacle Studio 8 to create compelling home movies. Outside of some advanced features, WMM2 has everything you need, including a helpful wizard that guides you through each step of capturing, editing, and finishing a movie.