ADDING VIDEO TRANSITIONS:

Once in the Storyboard mode, the images will appear as larger tiles with small rectangular boxes in between them. These boxes accomodate various transition effects between images. Transition effects cause a patterned flow between two image transitions.

Rather than just flipping over from one image to another, many users prefer a transition effect like Dissolve or Fade Out in which the first image fades into the second.

Transitions are frequently used by those who use Microsoft PowerPoint. The transition, in this case, occurs between slides rather than images. Click "Tools I Video Transitions". The different slide transition effects offered by Windows Movie Maker are displayed in a list.

Select individual effects that you would like to add during the transition of images. Selecting the right kind of transition effect is important and subjective, depending upon what message the image is meant to convey. The entire effort put into adding these transitions between images goes in vain if the wrong effect is selected.

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A preview of the entire clip created so far can be viewed in the preview player. Click "Show Timeline" to switch to the Timeline mode. Drag the slider to the start of the file on the Timeline scale and click the "Play" button in the preview player.

ADDING VIDEO EFFECTS:

Besides styling up the image transitions in your slideshows Windows Movie Maker adds another interesting feature that allows you to set the mood foryour slideshows with the help of some cool effects. These are primarily video effects but can be added to images as well. Select an appropriate Video Effect and drag it to the image tiles in the Storyboard. The little blank boxes at the left bottom of the images in the Sto.ryboard will now show a blue star. This indicates that the effect has been applied for that particular image.

These effects shoUld be selected based on the theme of the image. For instance: the "Sepia Tone" effect will suit an image that indicates a memoryThe "Ease In" effect comes in handy when you want to help the viewer to focus on the central part of the image. This effect gradually zooms into the central portion of the i,mage.

REDUCING INDIVIDUAL IMAGE DISPLAY TIME:

The time-limit of each image appearing in the slideshow may differ from your expectations. Click "Show Timeline". Place your mouse pointer between the image whose display time you wish to reduce and the subsequent image. The pointer will change into a a red, bidirectional arrow. Drag this arrow inward, toward the left of the image whose display time you wish to reduce. This can be done on all images in the Storyboard, including the last one.
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