Ī Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) version of Windows Movie Maker was also included in some development builds of Vista (at the time codenamed 'Longhorn'), but was removed in the development reset in August 2004. Installation requires Windows Vista and is only intended for use on computers where the hardware accelerated version cannot be run. This version included the old effects and transitions, and is basically the same as Windows Movie Maker 2.1, but without the ability to capture video. Īs some older systems might not be able to run the new version of Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft also released an updated older version 2.6 for Windows Vista on Microsoft Download Centre. However, the Windows Vista version of Windows Movie Maker removed support for importing video from an analog video source such as an analog camcorder, VCR or from a webcam. The capture wizard also created DVR-MS type files from HDV tapes. The HD version in Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista also added support for capturing from HDV camcorders. It included new effects and transitions, support for playback on the Xbox 360, and support for the DVR-MS file format that Windows Media Centre records television in. The next version of Movie Maker was released as part of Windows Vista and – like most Windows components – reported version number, same as Windows Vista itself.

The Movie Maker in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 had more transitions and support for DVD burning.

Version 2.1, a minor update, is included in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Version 2.0 was released as a free update in November 2002, and added a number of new features. Version 1.1 was included in Windows XP a year later, and included support for creating DV AVI and WMV 8 files. The first release of Windows Movie Maker was included with Windows Me on September 14, 2000.

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