Chapter 16. Digital Video and Movies

WHEN you talk about digital media in Windows Vista, you immediately think of digital music and digital photos. But Vista also handles digital video, in two separate but related applications—one old and one new.

The old application is Windows Movie Maker, which has been significantly enhanced for Windows Vista. This most recent version of WMM sports a spiffy new interface, a bunch of new video effects and transitions, and some much-requested new features—including the ability to edit recorded TV programs and burn your edited movies to DVD. Quite frankly, it’s amazing what you can do with ...

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