很久以前，微软(Microsoft)决定终止Windows Movie Maker的开发，这是许多Windows用户用来制作视频的程序。人们一直在寻求一种新工具，尽管这需要一些时间，但在从Fall Creators Update (1709)开始的Windows 10版本中，(Windows 10)微软(Microsoft)推出了一种新工具，让用户可以创建和编辑视频(create and edit videos)。它被称为视频编辑器，(Video Editor,)它提供的选项和功能比您预期的要多。以下是您可以使用Windows 10中的视频编辑器应用程序执行的十二项操作：(Video Editor)
如何从Windows 10打开(Windows 10)视频编辑器(Video Editor)
在我们向您展示您可以使用Windows 10中的(Windows 10)视频编辑器(Video Editor)应用程序做什么之前，您应该首先知道如何打开它。最快的方法可能是搜索它：在任务栏的搜索框中键入(search box)“视频编辑器”("video editor")，然后按Enter或单击/点击Video Editor。
您也可以从其他地方打开视频编辑器(Video Editor)，例如从“开始”菜单(Start Menu)或“照片(Photos)”应用程序，但速度较慢。
打开视频编辑器(Video Editor)后，您可以通过单击或点击(click or tap)窗口顶部的同名按钮来创建新视频。(New video)然后，该应用程序会要求您为新视频项目(video project)选择一个名称，然后您就可以开始享受创建和编辑它的乐趣了。
接下来，让我们看看您可以使用Windows 10的视频编辑器执行哪些最佳操作：(Video Editor)
1.使用拖放(drag and drop)或添加按钮(Add button)将视频和图像添加(Add videos and images)到您的时间轴
视频编辑器(Video Editor)旨在使视频创建体验(video creation experience)尽可能简单和直观。当您必须将视频和图像添加到项目中时，您可以从一开始就看到这一点。一种方法是按下添加(Add)按钮并从您的计算机或网络中选择媒体。
或者，您可以将文件资源管理器中的(File Explorer)视频和图像(videos and images)直接拖放到视频编辑器的(Video Editor)项目库(Project library)部分。
然后，您添加的所有视频和图像(videos and images)都会显示在您的项目库(Project library)中。从那里，您可以将它们拖放到窗口底部的情节提要中。(Storyboard)在时间线中，您可以根据需要重新排列内容，以及拆分视频、调整图像显示的持续时间、插入文本和视频效果(text and video effects)等。
2.将标题(Insert title)卡插入您的视频
除了直接在Storyboard中的视频上添加文本外，视频编辑器(Video Editor)应用程序还允许您插入标题卡。标题卡是显示在整个屏幕上的文本片段，时间由您选择。Video Editor还允许您选择它们的背景颜色以及用于它们的字体。
创建标题卡(title card)后，它会添加到情节提要中，(Storyboard,)您可以像处理任何视频或图像(video or image)一样使用它。
3.更改视频中使用的文字样式(text style)
在Video Editor中，您可以使用各种选项来调整文本的外观。您可以为添加到视频和图像的常规文本以及您创建的标题卡编辑文本样式。
您可以选择许多不同的选项，具体取决于您打算创建的视频类型，以匹配其主题：有趣、严肃、怀旧、爱情等。
4. 修剪或分割视频的长部分
您添加到Storyboard的某些视频可能太长，或者您可能只想使用其中的一部分。视频编辑器(Video Editor)还包括基本的拆分(Split)和修剪(Trim)选项。要使用它们，请从情节提要(Storyboard)中选择要编辑的视频，然后单击或点击修剪(Trim)或拆分(Split)按钮。
视频编辑器(Video Editor)然后打开您选择的视频，并让您根据需要修剪或分割它。选择要修剪或分割视频的位置，然后按(video and press)完成按钮(Done)。修剪或分割(trimmed or split videos)的视频会立即添加到情节提要(Storyboard)中。
5.使用视频编辑器(Video Editor)旋转视频(Rotate video)部分
有时，您的视频可能有错误的方向。这通常发生在您使用智能手机拍摄视频时。如果您需要在项目中旋转视频，视频编辑器(Video Editor)可让您轻松完成：选择该视频并单击(video and click)或点击“旋转(Rotate)”按钮，直到其方向成为您想要的方向。
当您按下旋转(Rotate)按钮时，所选视频将顺时针旋转。按四次可将视频恢复到原始方向。
6.调整图像或标题卡在视频中出现的持续时间
添加到视频项目(video project)的图像和标题卡的默认显示持续时间(default display duration)为 3 秒。但是，有时，您可能希望将它们显示更短或更长的时间。视频编辑器(Video Editor)可让您调整该时间：选择标题卡或图像(title card or image)，然后单击/点击Duration。然后，从预定义的时间之一中进行选择，或键入自定义时间(custom time)。
7. 添加Sepia、Adventure、Inky、Arcade等滤镜
如果您有创意并且想要制作看起来特别的视频，视频编辑器(Video Editor)还可以让您为内容添加过滤器。为此，请选择要更改的视频或图像，然后单击或点击(video or image)情节提要中的(Storyboard)过滤器(Filter)按钮。
Video Editor有一系列有趣的滤镜可供您选择使用：Classic、Adventure、Pearl、Denim、Iceberg、Brassy、Sepia、Inky、Energy、Joy、Loved、Pixel和Arcade。
8. 对图像和视频应用动态效果
当您的图像和视频具有动态效果(motion effect)时，它们可能看起来会更好。尽管某些运动会自动应用于图像，但视频编辑器(Video Editor)还允许您控制运动的类型和运动的方向。如果你想给视频一种动态效果，它甚至可以让你为视频添加动作。
为此，您选择图像或视频(image or video)，然后单击或点击…（更多）(… (More))按钮。然后，按运动(Motion)。
接下来，您将获得视频或图像(video or image)的预览以及一组可供选择的Motion设置。(Motion)您所要做的就是选择您喜欢的，然后按完成(Done)。
9.在时间轴上的视频上插入 3D效果(Insert 3D)
同样，但仅限于视频，您可以使用视频编辑器(Video Editor)将3D 效果(3D Effects)添加到您的项目中。选择要编辑的视频后，单击或点击(click or tap)…（更多）(… (More))并选择3D 效果(3D Effects)。然后，选择可用的3D 效果(3D Effects)之一，例如气球、秋叶、气泡、突发新闻、篝火、五彩纸屑淋浴、粉尘爆炸、烟花、风雪花(Balloons, Autumn leaves, Bubbles, Breaking news, Campfire, Confetti shower, Dust explosion, Fireworks, Windy snowflakes)等。
以下是秋叶(Autumn leaves)3D 效果的示例：
10.使用视频编辑器(Video Editor)为您的视频添加音乐(Add music)
如果您不想在视频中保留原始声音，可以使用视频编辑器(Video Editor)应用添加不同的背景音乐(background music)。为此，请按应用程序顶部的背景音乐(Background music)按钮。
然后，视频编辑器(Video Editor)会向您显示推荐的内置曲目列表，您可以从中进行选择。
如果您希望为正在创建的视频使用自己的音乐曲目(music track)，而不是按背景音乐(Background music)按钮，请单击或点击视频编辑器(Video Editor)顶部的自定义音频(Custom audio)。然后，单击或点击“添加音频文件”("Add audio file")并浏览您的 PC 以找到您要使用的歌曲。
11. 重复的视频项目
当您使用Video Editor创建视频时，您可能会发现要制作不同版本的视频。在这种情况下，您可以随时复制您的视频项目(video project)。这意味着您正在创建项目的副本，以后可以在该副本上进行不同的工作。要复制视频项目(video project)，请按视频编辑器(Video Editor)窗口右上角的…（查看更多）(… (See more))按钮，然后在打开的菜单中选择复制项目。(Duplicate project)
视频编辑器(Video Editor)应要求您选择要为复制项目命名的名称。键入您想要的，按OK，然后保存。
12. 将项目同步到OneDrive或备份到其他媒体
无论您是没有时间完成项目，还是想继续在另一台Windows 10计算机上工作，视频编辑器(Video Editor)都能满足您的需求。在其...（查看更多）(… (See more))菜单中，视频编辑器(Video Editor)具有同步到 OneDrive(Sync to OneDrive)和备份项目(Back up project)的选项。同步到 OneDrive(Sync to OneDrive)将您的项目保存在您的 OneDrive 云空间中，以便它自动加载到您使用同一Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)连接的所有 Windows 10 计算机和设备上。备份项目(Back up project)将您的项目与您添加到其库中的所有视频和图像(videos and images)一起保存在任何存储驱动器(storage drive)，例如USB 记忆(USB memory)棒或CD/DVD。
你喜欢Windows 10的视频编辑器应用(Video Editor app)吗？
Windows 10的视频编辑器(Video Editor)应用程序提供了大量的自定义选项和足够的功能来帮助您创建出色的家庭视频(home videos)。它可能比世界各地许多用户喜爱的旧版Windows Movie Maker更好更快。在结束本教程之前，请告诉我们您对视频编辑器(Video Editor)的看法，以及您是否比旧的Windows Movie Maker更喜欢它。下方评论，一起讨论。
12 things you can do with the Video Editor from Windows 10
Α long time ago, Microsoft decided to еnd the develoрment of Windows Movie Maker, a program that many Windows users used for creating videos. People were asking for a new tool and, although it took some time, in the versions of Windows 10 starting with Fall Creators Update (1709), Microsoft introduced a new tool that lets users create and edit videos. It is called Video Editor, and it offers more options and features than you'd expect. Here are twelve things that you can do with the Video Editor app from Windows 10:
How to open the Video Editor from Windows 10
Before we show you what you can do with the Video Editor app from Windows 10, you should first know how to open it. Probably the fastest way to do it is to search for it: type "video editor" in the search box from the taskbar and then press Enter or click/tap on Video Editor.
You can also open Video Editor from other places, such as from the Start Menu or the Photos app, but it is slower.
Once you've opened Video Editor, you can create a New video with a click or tap on the button with the same name, from the top side of the window. The app then asks you to choose a name for your new video project, and then you can start having fun creating and editing it.
Next, let's see which are the best things that you can do with the Video Editor from Windows 10:
1. Add videos and images to your timeline using drag and drop or the Add button
Video Editor is designed to make the video creation experience as easy and intuitive as possible. You can see that right from the start when you have to add videos and images to your project. One way to do it is to press the Add button and select the media from your computer or the web.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the videos and images from File Explorer directly on the Project library section from the Video Editor.
All the videos and images you add are then shown in your Project library. From there, you can drag and drop them to the Storyboard at the bottom of the window. In the timeline, you can rearrange the content as you want, as well as split videos, adjust the duration that images are shown, insert text and video effects, and so on.
2. Insert title cards into your videos
Besides adding text directly on the videos in your Storyboard, the Video Editor app also lets you insert title cards. Title cards are pieces of text displayed on the entire screen, for a duration of your choosing. Video Editor also lets you select their background colors, as well as the font used for them.
Once you create a title card, it's added to the Storyboard, and you can work with it just like with any video or image.
3. Change the text style used in your videos
In Video Editor, you get various options for adjusting what the text looks like. You can edit the text styles both for the regular text that you add on your videos and images, as well as for the title cards you create.
There are many different options from which you can choose, depending on what kind of video you intend to create, to match its theme: funny, serious, nostalgia, love, etc.
4. Trim or split long sections of your videos
Some of the videos you add to your Storyboard might be too long, or you might want to use just some parts from them. Video Editor also includes the essential Split and Trim options. To use them, select the video that you want to edit from the Storyboard and then click or tap on the Trim or Split button.
Video Editor then opens the video that you selected and lets you trim or split it as you like. Choose where you want to trim or split the video and press the Done button. The trimmed or split videos are instantly added to the Storyboard.
5. Rotate video sections with Video Editor
Sometimes, your videos might have the wrong orientation. This usually happens when you film videos with your smartphone. If you need to rotate a video in your project, Video Editor lets you do it easily: select that video and click or tap on the Rotate button until its orientation is the one you want.
When you press the Rotate button, the selected video is rotated clockwise. Pressing four times on it brings the video back to its original orientation.
6. Adjust the duration an image or a title card appears in your video
The images and title cards that you add to a video project have a default display duration of 3 seconds. However, sometimes, you might want to display them for shorter or longer times. Video Editor lets you adjust that time: select the title card or image and click/tap on Duration. Then, choose from one of the predefined times, or type a custom time.
7. Add filters such as Sepia, Adventure, Inky, Arcade and more
If you are feeling creative and want to make a video that looks special, Video Editor also lets you add filters to your content. To do so, select the video or image that you want to change and click or tap on the Filter button from the Storyboard.
Video Editor has a series of interesting filters which you can choose to use: Classic, Adventure, Pearl, Denim, Iceberg, Brassy, Sepia, Inky, Energy, Joy, Loved, Pixel, and Arcade.
8. Apply motion effects to images and videos
Your images and videos may look better when they have a motion effect. Although some motion is automatically applied to images, Video Editor also lets you control the type of motion and the direction of the motion. It even lets you add motion to videos if you want to give them a sort of dynamic effect.
To do that, you select an image or video and click or tap the … (More) button. Then, press Motion.
Next, you get a preview of the video or image and a set of Motion settings to choose from. All you have to do is select the one you prefer and press Done.
9. Insert 3D effects on videos from your timeline
Similarly, but only for videos, you can use Video Editor to add 3D Effects to your project. Once you select the video that you want to edit, click or tap on … (More) and choose 3D Effects. Then, pick one of the 3D Effects available, such as Balloons, Autumn leaves, Bubbles, Breaking news, Campfire, Confetti shower, Dust explosion, Fireworks, Windy snowflakes and so on.
Here's a sample of what the Autumn leaves 3D effect looks like:
10. Add music to your videos with Video Editor
If you do not want to keep the original sound on your videos, you can use the Video Editor app to add different background music. To do so, press the Background music button from the top of the app.
Then, Video Editor shows you a list of recommended built-in tracks you can choose from.
If you'd rather use your own music track for the video that you're creating, instead of pressing on the Background music button, click or tap on Custom audio at the top of Video Editor. Then, click or tap on "Add audio file" and browse through your PC to find the song that you want to use.
11. Duplicate video projects
When you're creating a video with Video Editor, you might discover that you want to make different versions of it. In that case, you can, at any moment, duplicate your video project. That means that you're creating a copy of your project, on which you can later work differently. To duplicate a video project, press the … (See more) button from the top-right corner of the Video Editor window and choose Duplicate project in the menu that opens up.
Video Editor should ask you to choose the name you want to give to your duplicated project. Type the one you want, press OK, and it is saved.
12. Sync projects to OneDrive or backup them to other media
Whether you don't have time to finish your project or if you want to continue working on another Windows 10 computer, Video Editor has you covered too. In its … (See more) menu, Video Editor has options to Sync to OneDrive and to Back up project. Sync to OneDrive saves your project in your OneDrive cloud space so that it automatically loads on all your Windows 10 computers and devices on which you are connected with the same Microsoft account. Back up project saves your project as it is, together with all the videos and images that you added to its library, on any storage drive such as a USB memory stick or a CD/DVD.
Do you like the Video Editor app from Windows 10?
The Video Editor app from Windows 10 offers plenty of customization options and enough features to help you create great home videos. It is probably better and faster than the old Windows Movie Maker, which many users all over the world loved. Before closing this tutorial, tell us your opinion about the Video Editor and whether you like it more than the old Windows Movie Maker. Comment below, and let's discuss.
