Adding Music and Sounds in Windows Movie Maker

Timeline View of the Audio Clip

Timeline shows end of music

© Wendy Russell

Timeline View of the Audio Clip

The Timeline indicates how much time each item takes up over the course of the whole movie. Notice that this audio file takes up a much bigger space on the Timeline than the pictures. Scroll across the Timeline window to see the end of the audio clip.

In this example, the music ends at approximately 4:23 minutes, which is much longer than we need.

• Importing an Audio File
• Audio Clips Can Only Be Added in the Timeline
• Audio Files Have Their Own Timeline
• Align the Audio With the First Picture
• Timeline View of the Audio Clip
• Shorten an Audio Clip
• Music and Pictures Are Lined Up