How to put background music to a video in Movie Maker? – Do it like this

There are a large number of video editing programs and Windows Movie Media Maker is the one recommended by Windows, since you can put background music to a video created with images or photos.

In the upper panel you can find the option to add multimedia content to your project. One tip that you should know is that if you use small video clips it is possible that the music that you add separately will be mixed. So it is recommended to put the music in a video that is silent .

How to put background music to a video in MOVIE MAKER? – Do it like this

Index( )

1. How to add background sound to a video in Movie Maker?
2. How to add voice over music to a video in Movie Maker?
3. What is the procedure to remove background music from a video in Movie Maker?
4. How to put background music to videos with other programs?
   1. Con PowerPoint
   2. En Prezi
5. How to put a background image to a video in Windows Movie Maker?

How to add background sound to a video in Movie Maker?

It is very easy to make a video with images and music for YouTube or another social network using Movie Maker, since in the options panel you will find the direct method to add content to your project. In the case of sound you only have to:

1. Open the Movie Maker app and add a piece of media.
2. Click on the music icon and the search window opens.
3. Locate the sound you want.
4. Click on accept and that’s it.

A very important fact is that if an image, photo or video is not added, the option to insert sound is not enabled , it is also recommended to use the mp3 format. Likewise, if you click on the date of the music icon you can use the microphone in order to insert the sound directly.

How to add voice over music to a video in Movie Maker?

You can use the ‘Record narration’ option to add a sound on top of the music you’ve uploaded, of course you need to have a microphone active, otherwise it won’t be possible. Learn how to do it as follows:

1. Open the Movie Maker program and upload media.
2. Add the music you want on top of your base image or video.
3. In the home tab, click on the ‘Record narration’ option.
4. Choose recording preferences and click ok.
5. Start recording any voice and stop it whenever you want.
6. Click on ‘Save’ in the window that is displayed when you stop recording and that’s it. Voice is added immediately.

An important fact that you should know is that you can double click on your voice recording in order to edit the volume or adjust the input and output effects .

What is the procedure to remove background music from a video in Movie Maker?

If you’ve used a video instead of images and want to add sound to it, you’ll notice that doing so mixes up the images, which becomes awkward. But don’t worry as you can remove the sound from the uploaded video and add a video to it . Learn how to do it as follows:

1. Open Movie Maker and add the video you want.
2. Select the already uploaded video and click ‘Edit’.
3. In the first option of ‘Video volume’ turn it down to the maximum so that it is silent.
4. Go to the home tab and tap on the add music icon.
5. Locate the sound you want or use the microphone to insert the audio.
6. Click on accept and that’s it, you will notice that when playing it the sounds are not mixed.

A very useful Tips that you should know is that if you double-click on the video that you have uploaded, the panel opens to edit it directly , this applies to any element that you upload to the program.

How to put background music to videos with other programs?

If you want to know which are the best alternatives for Windows Movie Maker , you should know that you can find an excellent program according to the capabilities of your PC. The more available, the better the program you can use. In the same way, there are excellent options that take up almost no resources, such as:

Con PowerPoint

In the Office pack you can find PowerPoint with which we can create slideshows, but we can also add background music to an image or video . You also have the option to do it on all slides or on just one:

1. Open the PowerPoint program and click on the insert option.
2. Locate the ‘Audio’ option.
3. Browse your PC and select the audio you want or , failing that, use the microphone.
4. Click on ‘OK’ to insert it.
5. Go to the ‘Playback’ tab and customize your audio to play automatically or on tap.
6. Choose whether to hide the playback icon or not and that’s it.

You can also make the sound play on all slides , for this you must select the ‘ play on all slides ‘ option. In the same playback panel.

En Prezi

1. Open Prezi and go to the overview of your presentation.
2. Click on the ‘Insert’ option.
3. Choose the ‘Audio’ option.
4. Click on ‘Upload background audio’ and locate it.
5. Click on ‘Upload’ and that’s it, the audio is added as background.

An important fact is that in prezi you can choose a sound that you have saved in an online storage service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive among others.

How to put a background image to a video in Windows Movie Maker?

When creating a project in Movie Maker you can add an image. If you want it to be in the background while playing music, you just have to change the duration . The time is reflected in seconds so you must configure it that way.

If you insert an image, double click on it and you will notice that it lasts 7 seconds. Likewise, when you add the sound you will be able to see its final duration. What you should do is change the duration of the image to the number of seconds that the audio has and that’s it. Your image will be the background of your video.