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Combining videos in Windows Movie Maker Live

by TrafficFlow
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I need to combine two videos in Windows Movie Maker Live. I know I can download the first video and then the second video and then just place them together on the time line, but I was wondering if there is anything else I should do so the transition from one video to the other will be seemless.
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  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
    It's difficult to say without first knowing what the content is, but at a guess I'd suggest an 'interlude' slide where you might give summary points of the first video, and / or explain briefly of what is to come in the subsequent video.

    Daniel
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    The best way to find out is to use You Tube as the main board is for discussing making money not people with an issue with there Videos ! and the Mods should have have moved this thread to the off topic section.
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    • Profile picture of the author TrafficFlow
      Actually this does relate to making money because I just had a prospective client request that I do this work for a large number of the client's videos. It is not for my own videos.
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      • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
        Originally Posted by TrafficFlow View Post

        Actually this does relate to making money because I just had a prospective client request that I do this work for a large number of the client's videos. It is not for my own videos.
        Nope for you yes for others they would just use Google
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        • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
          Directly our cherished users outwards to Google, just isn't cricket.

          We want non-members searching Google coming here for reference.

          User retention, now especially, is pinnacle.
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          • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
            Originally Posted by Daniel Evans View Post

            Directly our cherished users outwards to Google, just isn't cricket.

            We want non-members searching Google coming here for reference.

            User retention, now especially, is pinnacle.
            Dan you have been here enough too know when someone is just being lazy and not bothered to ues the WF search just asked a question to either get their posts up or being lazy.

            Because if the OP had put down that he had Warrior would help but after last weeks skype call not sure anymore
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            • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
              I'm just aware that directing people outward is not the answer any more than it is persistently instructing users to use the search function.

              For one it's put rudely in most cases and secondly it's counter productive to the development of the forum, especially when directing people 'outside'.

              It's this which is repetitive above all and begs the question why people burden themselves with the position of interjecting with malice in each case.

              Sorry. I didn't understand the Skype reference.
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  • Profile picture of the author TrafficFlow
    I asked fellow Warrior's opinions as I did not think Google would have an answer. But I did just check on Google and here is what the search result indicated but I'm still not sure if this is the best solution or not:

    To combine clips
    In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down the CTRL key, and then click the contiguous clips you want to combine.

    Click Clip, and then click Combine. The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly.
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    • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
      Originally Posted by TrafficFlow View Post

      I asked fellow Warrior's opinions as I did not think Google would have an answer. But I did just check on Google and here is what the search result indicated but I'm still not sure if this is the best solution or not:

      To combine clips
      In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down the CTRL key, and then click the contiguous clips you want to combine.

      Click Clip, and then click Combine. The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly.
      There you go , just for next time remember write the whole story you will get better responses, I have been making videos for 6 yrs so my advice is throw things together and see what happens quickest way to learn.
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      Originally Posted by TrafficFlow View Post

      I asked fellow Warrior's opinions as I did not think Google would have an answer. But I did just check on Google and here is what the search result indicated but I'm still not sure if this is the best solution or not:

      To combine clips
      In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down the CTRL key, and then click the contiguous clips you want to combine.

      Click Clip, and then click Combine. The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly.
      If your two videos have different content at finish and start, then this wouldn't give a feeling that it's seamless?

      Briefly, what is the content in the videos?
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      • Profile picture of the author TrafficFlow
        I have not got the videos from the client yet. so I don't know their content.

        By seamless I meant that it is not obvious that the two videos were combined (as I have seen combined videos in the past where there is a slight disruption in the transition from one video to the next).

        I also recently bought some transition files that a video background vendor provided but I have not yet played around with the transitions.
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  • Profile picture of the author SmartTim
    Originally Posted by TrafficFlow View Post

    I need to combine two videos in Windows Movie Maker Live. I know I can download the first video and then the second video and then just place them together on the time line, but I was wondering if there is anything else I should do so the transition from one video to the other will be seemless.
    That's very simple. Other than that you may want to write the subtitles below the video. And also add intro and outro on the video. Also in the end, put a subscribe to your channel or whatever to capture them to convert them over and over again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    If needed, you can always add a transition between the two videos. Live Movie Maker has a number of transitions.


    However, the biggest issue may be the audio for the two videos...is the audio for one video louder than the other? I could be wrong, but I don't think Live Movie Maker has the ability to control the audio levels of each video?
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  • Profile picture of the author faisalmaximus
    It totally depends upto you, if you are expert and choose the videos perfectly, then their will be no transition problem.
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    • Profile picture of the author TrafficFlow
      For some reason when I combined two videos in Windows Live Movie Maker the videos appeared a bit jerky.

      So I went ahead and using the Video Spin Blaster software I have to combine the videos and that worked out much better.

      The video that I combined was downloaded by me from youtube while the other video was an original video. Not sure if that contributed to the problem.
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