Thing 8: Video

This is the first Thing that I couldn't do everything I wanted to on my work computer; the Microsoft Live Movie Maker requires Vista or later, and my work computer is still on XP.  My home desktop and my laptop are both on Windows 7, though, so I still had options.

Once the rain finally let up a bit, I was able to take my camera and wander around my back yard.  Uploading from my camera is pretty easy; it has a USB cable, and Windows will pop up an import wizard for it.

Movie Maker was easy to use for basic functions - I didn't dig into the sub menus much since it was my first time using it.  Browse for a video file, add the music file, add some words.  I minimized the movie sound so that hopefully all you hear is the music.  (It's hard to tell here since my husband has music playing in the room.)

I like the on-the-fly nature of filming from my camera; the picture isn't particularly steady when I'm walking, but if I needed to make a quick video, especially a stationary one, this is an easy route to take.




I don't know what most of the plants are since the tulips are mostly gone, and the hyacinth, as well.  There's some awesome purple and white flowers in the front of the house that I didn't get since I didn't go all the way around.  All the perennials, though, are from previous residents.  (One of our next purchases, if my husband can't fix the current one, will be a cord trimmer of some sort.  The dandelions are getting uppity.)