Even better, the WMM version that was updated for Windows Vista (ver 6.0) works on Win7 as well, provided you download the proper version for your OS, and then run a simple batch file. It’s too bad, too, because the updated Windows Movie Maker could’ve really hit it outta the park, but the more I use it, the more I find things that I cannot do that I used to be able to.įor starters, WMM 2.6 is available for download, and seems to work just fine on Vista or Windows 7 – both 32-bit and 64-bit. The ever-usable “timeline” view is gone, taking a “picture from a preview” is no longer offered, and the ability to manually “stretch” objects out to adjust the timing has been replaced with manually typing in values. While it does utilize the updated ribbon bar interface, which is nice, most of the improvements end there.

Sadly, the new Windows Live Movie Maker is probably not the follow-up that most folks were hoping for. Certainly leaving some of those *core* products out of Windows 7 wasn’t everyone’s favorite decision, but it keeps the OS slimmer & trimmer. I say “have access to”, because the new version – Windows Live Movie Maker – would, instead, be a separate download – along with Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer, and a few other things. There was some excitement when it was announced that Windows 7 would have access to an entirely new, refreshed version of Windows Movie Maker.

You’re not going to be creating cutting-edge media with WMM, but for the cost (free), well… you get what you pay for. Opinions have differed over the years on the Windows Movie Maker line, but it’s a capable enough product.

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