Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours

By Greg Perry

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Wake Up with Windows XP
  • Hour 1. Taking a Bird's-Eye Look at Windows XP
  • Hour 2. Getting Started with Windows XP
  • Hour 3. Managing the Windows XP Interface
  • Part II: Morning Windows Desktop Exploration
  • Hour 4. Working with the My Computer Window
  • Hour 5. Navigating Files with Windows Explorer
  • Hour 6. Calling for Help
  • Hour 7. Improving Your Windows Desktop Experience
  • Part III: Early Afternoon Windows Exploration
  • Hour 8. Installing Programs with Windows XP
  • Hour 9. Finding Files, Folders, and Friends
  • Hour 10. Using the Desktop Accessories
  • Part IV: Late Afternoon Internet Integration
  • Hour 11. Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer
  • Hour 12. Tying Windows into the Web
  • Hour 13. Networking with Windows XP
  • Hour 14. Managing E-mail and Newsgroups with Outlook Express
  • Part V: An Evening with Advanced Windows
  • Hour 15. Exploring Your Hardware Interface
  • Hour 16. Understanding Printing and Fonts
  • Hour 17. Using Windows on the Road
  • Hour 18. Giving Windows XP a Tune-Up
  • Hour 19. Managing Your Hard Drives
  • Hour 20. Tinkering with the Advanced System Tools
  • Part VI: Having Fun at Nighttime
  • Hour 21. Using Media Player
  • Hour 22. Picturing Windows XP Graphics
  • Hour 23. Making Movies with Windows XP
    • Starting Movie Maker
    • Movie Maker Video Sources
    • Some Movie Maker Terminology
    • Movie Maker Supports Many File Types
    • An Overview of Movie Maker's Use
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • Hour 24. Advanced Windows XP Tips
  • Part VII: Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Differences Between the Windows Home and Professional Edition
  • Appendix B. Glossary
  • Appendix C. Answers to Quizzes

Movie Maker Supports Many File Types

When you load an existing video clip into Movie Maker, you import the video (unless the video is already in Movie Maker's standard Windows Media format with the .wmv extension) into Movie Maker's editing area. Movie Maker can import just about any popular video format and work with that file. Most video file formats are recognized by their filename extension. Table 23.1 lists the many file types with which Movie Maker can import and work.

Table 23.1. File Types Supported by Movie Maker

You can import videos, still images, and audio files into Movie Maker (as long as the format is listed in Table 23.1), and combine them into the same Movie Maker movie. The video you save from Movie Maker will be in Movie Maker's default .wmv Windows Media format.

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