subject: How To Brand Your Videos Using Windows Movie Maker [print this page] Here is a step-by-step guide to branding your own videos:
Find the file you want to brand. With Windows Movie Maker you cannot edit Camtasia or SWF files but you can, however, edit AVI files. Import the AVI file to Windows Movie Maker by copy and pasting it.
Next, youll need to go to Paint to create your intro/ending screens for the same size as your video. Change the background colouring/font etc. as you wish and then type in what you want for your intro screen. Re-size as necessary. Save your finished intro screen as a Jpeg file, then create your ending screen using the same process. This is an example:
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Again, save as a Jpeg file. You can then import pictures into Windows Movie Maker (i.e. your intro/ending screens). Locate the intro file then drag and drop it into Windows Movie Maker. Proceed using the same method for the AVI file and the ending screen. Save the Windows Movie Maker file. Once saved, export this file as something else and save it to my computer. Click next, save to destination folder, click next again and then you can save this specific file as a certain video format. By default it saves as a WMV file. Choose the video quality, e.g. High quality video. You may want to save it as an AVI file but be aware that generally they are large files.
Once you have chosen the movie setting that you would like to save it as, click next and Windows Movie Maker will go ahead and save that file. You can then play the movie to see what it will look like when you click on finish. If you have saved your branded video as a WMV file, you may need to convert it to another format depending on which sites you wish to upload it to.
Now you know how to brand your own videos and add intro/ending screens. With that same concept, you can add logos and other pictures. So when people view your video they will know where to go and once you have pre-selled them with a specific video (i.e. gained their trust) they are going to want more information. So you want to make sure that you include your URL on your ending screen but at the same time keep it short so that they dont have to type too much.
