Windows Movie

Maker

vs

Windows Live Movie

Maker

Made up of a timeline,

The interface is clear enough

storyboard, preview window as

and offers every editing

well as a section for displaying

media files. The timeline

Interface

function from the toolbar.

Whether its adding files,

allows easy editing of titles,

publishing videos, editing

audios as well as videos all

videos or adding effects, all

separately.
This program allows two

will be easily accessible.

Users will be able to import

methods of adding files which

images, audio as well as video

are:

files with ease as it support

1) Browse through the hard

drive of the computer

Video input

more media formats which

gives it an edge in the market.

2) Import file directly from the

But, all files saved in formats

camera.

that are not supported by the

program needs to be
converted into a suitable
format before they can be
played.

The program allows users to

do basic editing tasks like split,

There is no requirement to add

delete and copy as well as

all the files to the timeline for

paste while transitions, effects

and preset titles are available

Video editing

editing. This program has

editing effects available in real

so that editing videos can be

time to make editing enjoyable

done. However, users have to

and easy.

drag all the video files to the

timeline for editing to proceed.
When users need to export
those edited files, this program

Users will be able to save files

has only DV AVI and WMV as

as HD or SD depending on the

the only formats available.

preference as there are

Some of its old versions have

Finished video

multiple formats available.

even more limitations when it

Furthermore, users will be

comes to exporting videos but

able to share videos on

the latest ones have the

Facebook and YouTube as

Windows DVD Burner so that

well as to play them on your

users are allowed to burn

mobile devices.

video files to DVD.