Can someone tell me how i can add text to a video using windows movie maker?

Question

im doing a video with pictures and such but and i want to add text.

Answer 1

I recently put some home movies online and added titles to the start and end. I actually inserted the title cards as JPEG images that I made in Photoshop.

You can also add titles at the end of your movie (like scrolling movie titles).

To add titles and credits:
1. In the Taskpane, click Make titles or credits.

2. On the next screen, click the appropriate link that corresponds to the place where you want to add the title or credits to your movie.

3. Enter the text you want to appear in your title or credits.

4. Click Change the title animation, and then select a title animation from the list. You can preview them by clicking on them.

5. Click Change the text and font color, and then select the font you like, as well as the color of the text and background.

6. You can also alter the transparency, font size, and position of the title.

7. Click Done, and your title or credit will be added to your storyboard.

You can't overlay text on the actual frames of the video. You will need to get a copy of Adobe Premiere or similar to do that.

Answer 2

Open Moviemaker fresh. In the left-hand column you'll see movie making tips. Click on "How to add titles, effects and transitions" and the help window pops up. Scroll down to the links at the bottom of the page and you'll see "Adding titles and credits". I was fooling around with it a couple of months ago and managed to put up a title and scrolling credits, but its complicated and you'll have to ff with it yourself to understand. Its easier if you do a practice video or two so you get the hang of it. Here is a page that explains adding titles and using transitions...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/videos/likeapro.mspx

Answer 3

I don't think that is possible. Apple has a program that lets you do things such as that, but not microsoft.