一张图片值一千个字 - 但有时，您的家庭电影或照片幻灯片(home movie or photo slideshows)可以从中受益更多。这就是标题、字幕和演职员表的用武之地。Windows Movie Maker允许您快速添加这些文本元素。您甚至可以通过调整字体和样式(font and style)以及添加电影效果来赋予它们专业的外观和感觉。(look and feel)在本教程中，我们将教您标题、字幕和演职员表之间的区别，以及何时使用它们。
什么是标题(Are Titles)、学分和说明文字(Credits And Captions)？
简而言之，以下是每个的定义：
Windows Movie Maker为每一个都提供了按钮，但实际上，一旦您在时间轴上移动它们，标题和片尾剪辑的行为完全相同。一旦我们深入了解细节，您就会明白我们的意思。
如何在Windows Movie Maker中添加(Windows Movie Maker)标题剪辑(Titles Clips)
所有文本剪辑(text clip)按钮都隐藏在功能区的“主页”(Home)选项卡中。第一个是添加标题(Title)按钮，位于添加(Add)部分。单击(Click)或点击它，Windows Movie Maker将在电影的开头插入一个新的标题剪辑。(Title)
添加标题(Title)剪辑后，您将被带到功能区上的“格式(Format)”选项卡。
您在这里要做的第一件事是将默认文本(default text)从更改为对您更有意义的内容。如果尚未选择文本，请在“预览(Preview)”窗口中单击它。
在“格式(Format)”选项卡中，您可以根据需要设置文本格式。如果您曾经使用过Microsoft Word，那么您应该对此很熟悉。您可以在下面的预览窗口(preview window)中看到您的更改。
正如您从屏幕截图中所看到的，我还更改了背景颜色(background color)。为此，请按背景颜色(Background color)并选择一种颜色。这只能通过Title和Credit剪辑来完成。
您还可以通过移动滑块来更改透明度。(Transparency)这对Captions(Captions)更有用，我们将在接下来讨论。
但在我们继续之前，让我们看一下如何更改标题(Title)剪辑的持续时间。这可能有点令人困惑，因为有两个持续时间需要处理：视频持续时间(Video duration)和文本持续时间(Text duration)。
视频持续时间(Video duration)是指显示整个剪辑的时间。如果要更改此设置，您必须先单击视频(Video)工具下方的编辑选项卡。(Edit tab)在这里，您可以指定整个标题(Title)剪辑的长度。
文本持续时间(Text duration)和开始时间会更改文本在标题剪辑(title clip)上的显示时间。通常，文本持续时间(Text duration)等于或小于Title/Video剪辑。如果持续时间短于视频持续时间(video duration)，则文本将在标题(Title)剪辑消失并过渡到时间轴中的下一个剪辑之前消失。
您还可以将开始时间(start time)提前，以便在标题(Title)剪辑显示后不久出现文本。
更改开始时间(start time)的更简单方法是简单地将文本元素拖放到时间线上。
请注意，文本项独立于标题(Title)剪辑 - 您可以将其移动到另一个剪辑，或者让它重叠并溢出到另一个剪辑。
如何在Windows Movie Maker中添加(Windows Movie Maker)字幕(Captions)
字幕(Captions)是没有专用剪辑或彩色背景的文本元素。相反，它们应用于现有的照片或视频剪辑。添加标题(Caption)按钮位于功能区的“主页”选项卡上，位于“(Home)添加”部分的“(Add)标题”(Title)按钮下方。
当您按下字幕(Caption)按钮时，Movie Maker将在播放头所在的任何位置插入一个文本元素。
您可以编辑、格式化和定位(format and position)您的标题，就像您对与标题(Title)剪辑关联的文本元素所做的一样。(text element)
但是，您不能为Captions设置(Captions)背景颜色(background color)。这是因为标题的背景始终是其下方的照片或视频剪辑(photo or video clip beneath)。
如何在Windows Movie Maker中添加(Windows Movie Maker)积分(Credits)
我们集合中的最后一个按钮是添加积分(Credits)按钮。
一旦您的Credits剪辑出现在时间线上，它的功能就与(Credits)Title 剪辑(Title clip)完全相同。但是，演职员表按钮与标题(Title)剪辑(Credits)按钮的不同之处在于，它会在影片的最后添加演职员(Credits)表剪辑，并自动添加前面的文本“演职员表”("Credits")、“导演”("Director")、“主演”("Starring")或“位置”("Location")，基于单击按钮旁边的箭头后选择的选项。
例如，当您选择Credits时，它会创建一个带有单词“ CREDITS ”的文本元素和一个供您输入姓名的空间。
如果您选择Director，它会插入“ DIRECTED BY ”并留下一个区域供您输入您自己的名字。
该文本的行为与您自己键入时的行为没有什么不同。
如何使用文本效果
文本效果可以应用于Titles, Captions和Credits。如果要添加这样的效果，只需在时间轴上选择文本元素(text element)，然后从“文本工具”下“格式(Format)”选项卡右侧部分的库中选择一种效果。(Effect)
有 24 种不同的文本效果，从经典的强调(Emphasis)或滚动(Scroll)到更华丽的电影(Cinematic)或现代(Contemporary)风格。
请注意，如果您选择的文本效果使文本在动画开始时淡入、飞入或以其他方式不可见，则当您的播放头正好位于(text effect)文本元素(text element)的开头时，您将无法看到它. 这不是错误 - 只需前进播放头即可查看文本，就像它会出现在电影中的那个时间点一样。
但是，您仍然可以在时间轴的任何位置编辑文本，并且更改将应用于整个文本元素(text element)。
提示和限制
虽然在 Movie Maker 中添加字幕(Captions)、演职员(Credits)表和标题(Titles)非常容易，但该功能有些受限。一方面，在时间线的任何给定点上都不能有多个文本元素。这意味着您不能在任何剪辑中拥有两种或多种不同的文本样式。例如，如果您希望单词“Credits”以粗体显示，但其余文本以斜体或正常字体粗细显示，这是不可能的。( in Movie Maker is incredibly easy, the feature is somewhat limited. For one, you cannot have more than one text element at any given point in the timeline. This means that you can't have two or more different text styles in any clip. For example, if you wanted the word "Credits" to appear in bold, but the rest of the text to be in italics or normal font weight, this simply isn't possible. Also, if you wanted a caption on top of a )此外，如果您想在信用(Credit)或标题屏幕(Title)顶部添加标题，这同样是不可能的。
另一方面，您可以根据需要添加任意数量的标题(Title)或字幕(Credits)剪辑。您还可以将它们移动到时间线中您想要的任何位置，包括电影中间。通过这种方式，您可以使用它们来划分电影中的部分。
另请注意，您可以将动画(Animations)选项卡中的转场添加到标题(Title)剪辑，就像使用普通视频剪辑一样。
结论
如您所见，使用Windows Movie Maker在电影中的任何位置添加一些解释性文本非常容易。虽然您将无法创建高级标注 - 例如气泡、绘图或文本框 - 也不能在同一剪辑中包含多个文本元素，但您可以向它们添加文本效果和过渡，以赋予它们更多专业的外观和感觉(look and feel)。有关Windows Movie Maker的更多信息，请查看我们的一些相关文章，如果您对此工具有任何疑问或问题，请随时使用下面的评论表。
How To Add Titles, Captions And Credits In Windows Movie Maker
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What Are Titles, Credits And Captions?
Here are the definitions for each in a nutshell:
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Titles are standalone clips meant to precede a movie;
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Credits are standalone clips meant to follow your movie;
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Captions are text that are superimposed on top clips or photos.
Windows Movie Maker provides buttons for each of these but, in practice, titles and credits clips behave exactly the same, once you move them around on the timeline. You'll see what we mean once we dive into the details.
How To Add Titles Clips In Windows Movie Maker
All the text clip buttons are tucked away in the Home tab on the ribbon. The first one is the add Title button, found in the Add section. Click or tap it and Windows Movie Maker will insert a new Title clip at the very beginning of your movie.
As soon as you add a Title clip, you'll be taken to the Format tab on the ribbon.
The first thing you'll want to do here is change the default text from to something more meaningful to you. If the text isn't already selected, click it in the Preview window.
In the Format tab, you can format the text as you see fit. If you've ever used Microsoft Word, this should be familiar to you. You can see your changes in the preview window below.
As you'll notice from the screenshot, I've also changed the background color. In order to do this, press the Background color and choose a color. This can only be done with Title and Credit clips.
You can also change the Transparency by moving the slider. This will be more useful for Captions, which we'll talk about next.
But before we move on, let's take a look at changing the duration of the Title clip. This can be a little bit confusing, because there are two durations to deal with: the Video duration and the Text duration.
The Video duration refers to the time that the entire clip is displayed. If you want to change this, you have to click first the Edit tab beneath Video tools. Here, you can specify how long the entire Title clip will be.
The Text duration and start time changes how long the text will appear on the title clip. Normally, the Text duration is equal to or less than the Title/Video clip. If the duration is shorter than the video duration, then the text will fade away before the Title clip disappears and transitions to the next clip in your timeline.
You can also bump the start time forward, so that the text appears shortly after the Title clip is displayed.
An easier way to alter the start time is to simply drag and drop the text element on the timeline.
Note that the text item is independent of the Title clip - you can move it to another clip, or have it overlap and spill over to another clip.
How To Add Captions In Windows Movie Maker
Captions are text elements without a dedicated clip or colored background. Instead, they are applied to existing photos or video clips. The add Caption button is on the Home tab on the ribbon, just below the Title button, in the Add section.
When you press the Caption button, Movie Maker will insert a text element wherever the playhead is.
You can edit, format and position your caption just like you did with the text element that was associated with the Title clip.
You can't, however, set a background color for Captions. That's because the background of the caption will always be the photo or video clip beneath it.
How To Add Credits In Windows Movie Maker
The last button in our set is the add Credits button.
Once your Credits clip is on the timeline, it functions exactly the same as a Title clip. The Credits button, however, differs from the Title clip button in that it adds the Credits clip at the very end of your movie and automatically adds preceding text for "Credits", "Director", "Starring" or "Location" based on which option you choose after you click the arrow next to the button.
For example, when you choose Credits, it creates a text element with the word "CREDITS" and a space for you to enter names.
If you choose Director, it inserts "DIRECTED BY" and leaves an area for you to enter your own name.
This text behaves no differently than it would if you would have simply typed it yourself.
How To Work With Text Effects
The text effects can be applied to Titles, Captions and Credits. If you want to add such an effect, simply select the text element on your timeline and choose an Effect from the gallery in the right-hand section of the Format tab under Text Tools.
There are 24 different text effects, from the classic Emphasis or Scroll to the more ornate Cinematic or Contemporary style.
Note that if you choose a text effect where the text fades in, flies in or is otherwise not visible at the very beginning of the animation, you won't be able to see it when your playhead is right at the beginning of the text element. This isn't a bug - simply advance your playhead to see the text, just as it will appear in that point of time in your movie.
You can still edit the text at any point in the timeline, however, and the changes will apply to the entire text element.
Tips & Limitations
While adding Captions, Credits and Titles in Movie Maker is incredibly easy, the feature is somewhat limited. For one, you cannot have more than one text element at any given point in the timeline. This means that you can't have two or more different text styles in any clip. For example, if you wanted the word "Credits" to appear in bold, but the rest of the text to be in italics or normal font weight, this simply isn't possible. Also, if you wanted a caption on top of a Credit or Title screen, this is likewise not possible.
On the other hand, you can add as many Title or Credits clips as you want. You can also move them around to anywhere you want in the timeline, including in the middle of your movie. In this way, you can use them to divide sections in your movie.
Also note that you can add transitions from the Animations tab to Title clips, just like you would with normal video clips.
Conclusion
As you can see, adding a bit of explanatory text to any point in your movie is incredibly easy with Windows Movie Maker. While you won't be able to create advanced call-outs - such as speech bubbles, drawings or text boxes - nor can you include multiple text elements on the same clip, you can add text effects and transitions to them to give them a more professional look and feel. For more information on Windows Movie Maker, check out some of our related articles and if you have any questions or problems about this tool, do not hesitate to use the comments form below.
