Mac-like Theme for Windows®

Have you ever wanted to customize your PC to look like that of the sleek and beautiful Macintosh OS X Snow Leopard? If you’ve seen a Mac, then you’ve probably noticed its elegant and simple UI. Bringing the Mac-style experience to the Microsoft Windows® desktop environment is a bit tricky. As you probably already know, the two operating systems are designed differently. Apple tends to make their software simple to the common user, while Microsoft has their own ideas about simplicity. Now don’t get me wrong, both OSs have their pros and cons. I am merely stating that Macs have a beautiful UI. If you want to bring that look over to your PC, the first thing you are going to need is a Mac wallpaper. You can use an image search engine (such as Google Images) to find a wallpaper you like. Use keywords like “Mac wallpaper” to define your image search. I have also listed a few websites below that contain some Mac wallpapers.

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Hongkiat.com
AppleWallpapers.net

Once you have your wallpaper set, the next thing your desktop is going to need is a dock. Windows® doesn’t come natively with the ability to dock apps so you are going to need to download additional software to achieve this. For the sake of simplicity and my own opinion, I believe the Nexus from Winstep is the best choice so I listed it below.

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Winstep's Nexus

Once you have the docking app (Winstep’s Nexus), right-click on the dock and select preferences from the menu. Go the the themes tab and choose “Leopard” from the list. Then go to the tasks tab and choose “show running apps in this dock”. (You can also set the dock to run at startup from the preferences window. By default, the dock should be already set to do that though.)

At this point, you should have both your wallpaper set and a docking app installed. The next Mac feature you need to emulate is the menu bar. For Windows® users the menu bar is built into most programs so an external menu bar is pointless. Anyway, for those of you who are determined to have a Mac-like menu bar for you PC go to the following link below.

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iBar

Once you have downloaded and set-up the iBar, run it. By default, it should look very much like the Macintosh menu bar. You may want to change the start menu icon, so go to the edit menu and select preferences. Use the drop-down menu to change the start menu logo from the default to a custom image. The “set custom” button should become enabled. Press the “set custom” button and choose a picture to use for the logo. The image should only be 22x22 pixels in size. If you want to use an apple logo, but you don’t have one on hand, use an image search engine to find one. Remember, whatever image you happen to use must be resized to a dimension of 22x22 pixels. It is highly recommended that you use a 32-bit transparent image for the logo. Using a non-32-bit image just makes the start button look goofy when hovered over. You can also set the iBar to run at startup by going to the advanced options tab, and checking the “run at startup" option under the behavior category. If you want, you can also have the iBar completely hide the Windows® taskbar. (The Nexus dock, also has the ability to hide the Windows® taskbar. Go figure.)

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Create a Digital Certificate for Email

Now-a-days, it is most convenient to send and receive letters and documentation through the use of email. Unfortunately, important emails containing sensitive information can be stolen or read by someone unintended. Though this is rare, it does happen. Big businesses go to strict measures to insure that their data is kept safe. They resort to embedding digital certificates into sent emails, which insures that emails are not tampered with during transit and that the message is authentic. Digitally signed messages can even be encrypted to prevent unauthorized people from seeing it.
I recently stumbled upon a website called Comodo. It specialized in online computer security offering anti-virus, firewall, SSL certificates, TrustConnect®, and more online solutions. I was surprised by the fact that it offered many free products for Home and Home Office use. One particular product that caught by eye was the free email certificate, so I decided to give it a try. (Note: This is only free for Home and Home Office Use only.)


Obtaining an email certificate from Comodo© is really easy. I would recommend using Windows Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox when filing for a free certificate. Google Chrome will not work and cause the webpage to fail. The first step is to fill out details for your personal certificate including your first and last name, email address, and country. Do not make this information up! When you send an email to someone using your certificate, it has to correspond to your name and email (or it may seem shady to the recipients.) You will also need to select a key size and revocation password. I recommend using the highest grade key because it is the most secure. The revocation password allows you to invalidate or revoke your email certificate if you suspect that is has been stolen or is being used by someone other than you. Once you have all the information filled out, you need to read the license agreement and agree to its terms. Shortly after, you should receive a verification email with steps on how to install your new email certificate. The email should contain a link to download the certificate. The certificate should automatically download to your system once you open the link. Below I have written the steps required to use the certificate on certain email clients.

Windows Live Mail (Version 14):

1. Open Windows Live Mail, and create a new message. (The certificate should automatically be installed, if not see step 3-4)
2. Press ALT+T to bring up the tools menu and select Digitally Sign. If you want to encrypt the email, select Encrypt. (Note: Only recipients with your private key can decrypt your email. Usually though, only people sending you sensitive emails encrypts the message using only your public key. You can send recipients your public key through the export wizard in tools→safety options→ security tab→digital IDs window.)
   
   

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3. Go to tools, safety options, the security tab, and click on the Digital IDs button.
4. Press the import button, select your certificate, and follow the Import Wizard’s Steps.

Mozilla Thunderbird:

1. Make sure your certificate was exported and open Mozilla Thunderbird.
2. Go to tools, options, advanced, certificates. Press the View Certificates button.
3. Under the Your Certificates tab, press the Import button and select your certificate unless it is already listed. Type your password if necessary.
4. Then when creating a new message, use the security button located in the toolbar to digitally sign or encrypt your email.

Microsoft Outlook:

1. Open Outlook and create a new message. (The certificate should automatically be installed, if not see step 4 or 5)
2. In Outlook 2007, in the message, on the Message tab, in the Options group on the ribbon, click the Encrypt Message Contents and Attachments button . In Outlook 2002 and 2003, when composing a message, click Options, Security Settings. Select the Encrypt message contents and attachments check box.To change additional settings, such as choosing a specific certificate to use, click Change Settings. Click OK three times.
3. Compose your message and send it.
   
   

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4. If using Outlook 2003 or 2002, go to this address to learn about importing email certificates. http://www.globalsign.com/support/personal-certificate/per_outlook03.html
5. If using Outlook 2007, go to this address to learn about importing email certificates. http://www.globalsign.com/.../per_outlook07.html 

Apple Mail:

1. Install your certificate. If you use Apple Safari as your web browser, the certificate will be located in the downloads folder. A dialog will pop-up asking for you confirmation to add the certificate. Press OK.
2. If you use Apple Mail, you should have two new options when composing a message that will allow you to encrypt and decrypt your emails.

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Yahoo! Mail vs. Gmail vs. Hotmail

The flow of information these days is overwhelming. With the use of cell phones, netbooks, and that magical thing called “Wi-Fi”, you can easily access tons of information at your fingertips while staying in touch with your family on-the-go. A useful piece of technology that is used by almost everyone is email. It’s the fast and easy way to send and receive messages, pictures, documents, and files to anyone. Now, you have probably heard of the “Big Three”, which are Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, and Windows Live Hotmail. Maybe you want to get a new email so your wondering which provider will benefit you the most. Take a look below at the comparison chart, showing some of differences between them feature-wise.

 

Yahoo! Mail: Yahoo! Mail is ranked #1 in popularity, offering unlimited storage, an easy-to-use interface, and excellent integration with other services. Yahoo makes it easy to keep up with friends and family by displaying updates from sites like Twitter, YouTube, Pandora, Picasa, and more. Surprisingly, Yahoo users can chat with users on Windows Live Hotmail or with other Yahoo! users using the built-in chat feature. New apps help increase productivity by editing photos, storing and sharing large files, sending or receiving money through a PayPal account, and more. Along with sending emails, Yahoo! Mail can send text messages to any mobile phone and receive texts back. New users can even import their contact lists from websites like Facebook, Hotmail, and Gmail.

Unfortunately, Yahoo! Mail has its drawbacks. Users of the free Yahoo! Mail have a ton of advertisements to deal with. Yahoo! Mail also has poor spam filtering and no IMAP support. Users also cannot see updates from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.

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Windows Live Hotmail: Hotmail is ranked #2 in popularity, offering ever-growing storage (or storage that grows), a simple and customizable interface, and excellent integration with other Windows Live Services. Free users start out initially with 5GB of space for email. Messages don’t have to be deleted as long as your inbox grows at a steady rate. The 5GB will grow with your email as time passes. If a user happens to have more than one Hotmail account, they can easily switch between them. Hotmail also has good spam filters. Like Yahoo!, Hotmail will display updates from friends through the use of “web activates”. Updates from websites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, Pandora, Photobucket, WordPress, StumbleUpon, and more can be seen and shared among contacts. Hotmail also makes it easy to send important information in a email using the "Quick Add” sidebar. It helps add information like maps, restaurants, movie times, images, videos, and business listings to an email. New users can import their contact lists from websites like Facebook. Myspace, AOL Mail, Gmail, and more.


Since Windows Live Hotmail is part of Windows Live, there are ton of other services associated with Hotmail like Windows Live Skydrive. Skydrive is an online storage site allowing users to upload a variety of files to a whopping 25 GB of space. The service includes Microsoft’s online Office Web Apps which allow office documents to be editing or created online for FREE! That’s not all, there are other services like Windows Live Groups, Windows Live Calendar, Windows Live Spaces, and more. Finally, to top it all off, Microsoft created a suite of desktop programs which are part of Microsoft Essentials. They include Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Family Safety, Windows Live Sync, Windows Live Writer, and Windows Live Movie Maker.


Windows Live Hotmail has some some disadvantages such as a 10 MB size limitation on attachments, no support for virtual folders, and no support to send SMS messages.

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Gmail: Google’s Gmail is ranked #3 in popularity, offering only 7.3 GB of space (which is growing slowly), a simple and very customizable interface, tagging support, strong phishing and spam filters, a built-in video and messaging service, SMS support, and more. A sweet feature called "Google Buzz" allows users to see and make status updates to social websites like Facebook and Twitter. Users can also chat with users of AIM through their Gmail account. Gmail is undeniably an undisputed leader in the web-based email area, offering almost every feature and more for free. This has made it a dangerous competitor for Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, and others. Gmail has one feature in particular that has made it stand-out from other competitors. This feature happens to be “conversation” view which allows users to keep track of their conversations with various people by sorting and presenting all the emails in a group, making it easier to access. Like Windows Live, Gmail comes with a service called Google Docs which allows users to share and edit spreadsheets, word documents, and PowerPoint presentations. A Gmail account also gives you access to Google Calendar which allows for easy managing and sharing of appointments.


Gmail has some disadvantages. One unpopular aspect of Gmail is the account registration. New users must provide their phone number in order to receive a verification number to activate their account.

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Windows 7 Allows Logon UI Change

Microsoft’s newest operating system came with a lot of enhancements “under the hood”. One of those enhancements is the ability to change the logon screen without the use of third-party software. For most users, this may or may not be a welcomed change as this feature was specifically made available for OEMs. This means OEMs can place their logo as the background image of Windows 7’s logon screen. This feature is primarily set through the use of a registry key. If you bought Windows 7 off-the-self, this key maybe inactive or nonexistent. OEM copies of Windows 7 are more likely to have that key existent and active.

In order to successfully change the background to the logon screen, you need to determine whether the required registry key is active. Open the registry editor and go to the following directory: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background. Find a DWORD value called OEM Background. If there isn’t a key already there with that name, then create a new key using that name. Set the value of the key to 1. The registry editor can then be closed. Next, open up Windows Explorer and navigate to the following directory: %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds. If the location doesn’t exist, then create new folders so it does. Finally, place your favorite jpeg picture into the folder. The picture cannot exceed 256kb in size. For best results, use a picture with the same aspect ratio as your screen’s resolution. Restart your computer and…Presto! Your logon screen will be changed.

If upon restarting your computer and you realized that it is hard to read text on your logon screen, you can make a simple registry change to combat the issue. Microsoft has secretly created three types of button sets for the logon screen to make text more legible. This time when opening the Registry Editor, navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI. Create a DWORD value called ButtonSet and set its value according to the following choices:

• 0 - Lighter text shadows, darker (more opaque) buttons (Windows default)
• 1 - Darker text shadows, lighter (more translucent) buttons (for lighter backgrounds)
• 2 - No text shadows, opaque buttons (for darker backgrounds)

If you are afraid to manually change the logon screen you can use Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7. It’s free and there is no install required. It also allows for the logon to be reverted back to its original state.

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Auto-Tune Your Voice

Have you ever wanted to auto-tune your voice? If your a person who has listened to popular singers such as T-Pain, you’ve probably heard this effect in action. Surprisingly, this technology was originally created to make minor corrections to a singer’s pitch, which allowed them to sing perfectly tuned tracks. Most people don’t see it that way and assume Auto-Tuning is just “skewing” a person’s voice, making a robotic sounding effect. I have to admit, auto-tuning your voice in order to distort it is quite entertaining. Since I am not a good singer I have no reason to correct my horrible singing voice. That leaves my with entertaining myself by distorting my voice.

Applying an auto-tuning effect to one’s voice isn’t hard or necessarily expensive. Surprisingly, it can be done using absolutely free software. Of course, if you feel you would rather buy a professional software, go right ahead. The cost for professional software can reach higher than $200, so why not try some free alternatives. For starters, you are going to need a sound-editing application. Audacity is an example of a free sound-editing application. I would recommend using Audacity version 1.3 beta or higher. The second thing you need is a free plug-in called Gsnap. Gsnap is a VST plug-in which must be installed into Audacity’s plug-in folder in order for it to function. The address path should be something like, “C:/Program Files/Audacity/Plug-Ins/”. Unfortunately, Audacity doesn’t natively support VST effects so it will require a VST Bridge Plug-in to be installed. After the bridge is installed Audacity should handle any VST effect installed into the plug-ins folder. Finally, the last thing required is a microphone. It doesn’t have to be expensive, a cheap microphone will work just fine.

Here are the steps to begin auto-tuning:

1. Have Audacity, the VST Bridge Plug-in, and Gsnap installed.
2. Start Audacity, and make a recording or open up a sound.
3. Go to the effects menu and select the GVST: Gsnap effect. From there you need to set all the settings to the following values:
   
   
   
   •    Min Frequency: 80 Hz
   •    Max Frequency: 2000 Hz
   •    Gate: –80 dB
   •    Speed: 1
   •    Threshold: 100 cents
   •    Amount: 100%
   •    Attack: 1 or 2 ms
   •    Release: 4 ms
   •    Pitch Blend: 0 cents
   •    Vibrato: 0 cents
   •    Vib Speed: 0 cents
   •    Calibrate: 440 Hz
4. Press the OK button and allow Audacity to render the effect. (Tip: For a better sounding effect, go to the effects menu and repeat the effect.)

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Audacity	Gsnap	VST Bridge Enabler

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WavePad Sound Editor - Voice Effects

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Microsoft Office 2010 Beta

With the release of the Microsoft® Office 2010 beta many people have been looking forward to the new changes and enhancements. Although it is too early to tell what Microsoft has planned for the final release of Office, a preview of the beta gives us a hint. The most noticeable changes made to the popular office suite are seen in the interface. Microsoft® Office 2010 features a new animated splash screen while starting any of the Office products. The ribbon toolbar has also been slightly modified, but it still looks much like that in Office 2007. The only distinct difference seen is the addition of the “File” tab, which replaces the Office button seen in Office 2007. Clicking on the “File” tab opens up a new view in Office 2010 called Microsoft® Backstage. It allows users to more easily find and access basic controls like printing and viewing documents, slides, or spreadsheets. Backstage along with the new ribbon toolbar have been added to Outlook and OneNote. The ribbon toolbar now allows for users to customize the ribbon, unlike Office 2007 where users were limited to only customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. Users can add new controls or hide the ribbon toolbar altogether. Here are some of the changes I noticed.

Text effects: This feature is similar to the effects you can add to text using the WordArt feature in PowerPoint 2007. Unfortunately, Word 2007 still used the old WordArt effects as seen in previous versions of Office. Microsoft® Office 2010 fixes that issue by giving Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook the same WordArt effects.

Background Removal Tool: This feature does exactly what it sounds like. It removes the background in images.

Navigation Pane: This feature allows a user to navigate through the document by heading, by page, or by searching for text or objects.

Screen Capture: This tool allows for users to select an area of the screen to make into an image of. The image is then placed into the document, spreadsheet, or slide.

Sparklines: This allows for Excel to insert data charts. Sparklines present trends and variations associated with some measurement. You have most likely seen one of these critters on TV or in the newspaper, showing trends in the stock market.

OpenDocument Format: Although this feature is not new to Office, I thought it would be important to bring up. Office 2010 now supports OpenDocument format version 1.1. This format is a common format supported by various office suites (both stand-alone and web-based).

Protected Mode: Office may enter this mode when opening files from an untrusted or potentially unsafe location (like the internet). It will hide the ribbon toolbar and restrict editing. Users can click the “Enable Editing” button to start editing the file.

Simultaneous Editing: Office allows for a document to be opened and edited by different people (or the same person from a different computer). A notification in the status bar displays who is currently viewing your file and shows what changes are being made.

PowerPoint Broadcasting: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 can broadcast PowerPoint presentations to people on different computers around the globe. For people who don’t have Microsoft PowerPoint, presentations can be broadcast as videos.

Office 2010 64-bit: Office 2010 will come in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions. This means people who own a computer capable of 64-bit can take advantage of the enhanced performance their computer can offer. Users can more easily open, save, and manage memory intensive documents easier.

PowerPoint Videos: PowerPoint 2010 can more easily insert video files into slide shows. The quality of videos is much better than in previous versions of Office. Users can edit their videos right within the slide by trimming and adding effects. The following formats are supported:

• AVI
• WMV
• WMA
• MP3
• MOV
• H.264

The supported video formats can be extended by installing DirectShow codecs.

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♪Can’t Do That♪ – Vista Error Remix

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Sound Editing and Compilation

In my last post I showed off the WavePad Sound Editor application. It allowed for the editing of anything from music to your very own voice. Let’s say that you want to create a song, but you can’t get the timing quite right. Maybe you want to add additional sounds and/or voices. What do you do? If you are like me and you don’t want to pay for expensive software to get the job done, why not try using freeware. I recently found this cool program called Sony Acid Xpress that allowed for the compilation of multiply sound events. In layman's terms it means you can overlay one or more sounds overtop of another. Sony Acid Xpress was actually designed for creating loop-based music, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it for other purposes. It comes with many timelines (like the one in Windows Movie Maker but without the video part) where you place a sound or voice on timeline 1 and place something else at timeline 2. The freeware version of the program only allows for a maximum of 10 timelines. If you decide to pay for the non-freeware version you can have an unlimited number of timelines. I should also note that this version has many other limitations such as bit-rate limitations. For example, it only allows for a maximum of 128 kilobits for .wma (Windows Media Audio) files. You may be thinking, “Who cares about kilobits. I don’t even know what that is.” All you need to know is that the higher the number of kilobits, the better the quality of the music/sound. You may not even know it but music from the iTunes store is set at 256 kilobits. Now that is some high quality music since it was originally at 128 with DRM (Digital Rights Management). Thank god Apple decided to change their music quality. I’m not so happy about the prices though. OK, so as I was saying Sony Acid Xpress has limitations. Another limitation is the bit-rate at which the program can render videos at. Yes, I did say “video”. Sony Acid Xpress allows for music to be put into videos for a number of reasons. One reason could be that a particular user wants the music to go along an action scene so the timing has to be correct, or that the user simply wants to put music in their video. My suggestion is the save the music as a sound file when you think you have it just the way you want, then use Windows Movie Maker or Windows Live Movie Maker to insert the music/sound. This will allow you to save your video at a higher bit-rate than Sony’s 512kilobit limitation. If you noticed, videos have bitrates too. Like music, the higher the bitrates the higher the quality of the video.

There are many features included with this software that makes it popular among musicians and music creating artists. It allows for a user to drag-and-drop music or sounds onto a timeline and organize it. Sony Acid Xpress can tweak the music’s/sound’s pitch, beat, and key automatically. The program can also trim, cut, copy, paste, and repeat elements on the timeline. One of my favorite features is the ability to add a custom synth to your music. The program will display a small keyboard (piano keyboard) in the bottom-right corner of the screen that allows you to press, play, and record the keys. Unfortunately it is difficult to do (at least, for me) and would be easier if an actual piano was connected to the computer to use instead. Since I don’t own a piano I am stuck with the on-screen keyboard. The volume for sound/music events can be controlled to allow sound/music to play at a louder or softer level during different times. That could allow a music/sound to fade in or out during the course of the entire piece. Here are some screenshots.

You can download the freeware version of this software at http://www.acidplanet.com/downloads/xpress/. It requires membership to download, but everything is free. If you want to purchase the studio or pro version of this software go tohttp://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/acidsoftware. Have fun and enjoy! Hopefully I will be posting new videos on YouTube soon.

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Sound Editing

In my last post I showed off the Windows Movie Maker 2.6 Enhancement Pack 2010. It gave users more flexibility went it came to creating custom-made videos. Although video is an important aspect in creating short films and movies, the other is the sound that goes into it. Without music or the enhanced voices of characters, a video can be really boring. Just take a good look at YouTube. There are a lot of the videos posted that are either boring or really dumb, no offense. You can make your videos more spiffy with a sound editing application. One of my personal favorites is the WavePad Sound Editor by NCH Software. You can download a free basic version from their website athttp://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html. Once installed, you will be able to do many basic sound editing functions. Here is a list of some of them:

• Save files in wav, mp3, wma, ogg, aiff, au, flac, acc, m4a, gsm, vox, raw, rss, m3u, pls, wpl, amr, mpc, ape, and spx (Note: Some formats may require additional components to be installed)
• The ability to do text-to-speech, amplify, normalize, echo, reverb, Fade In, Fade Out, CrossFade, Envelope, Change Speed and Pitch, phaser effect, flanger effect, chorus effect, distortion effect, AM Radio effect, telephone effect, and more.
• Allows for DirectX effects
• Ability to copy, paste, delete, trim, insert, silence, and more
• Supports many sample rates, ranging from 6000 to 96000Hz. It also supports stereo and mono sample rates.
• Can remove some excess noise or hiss

Note: When you install the free version of this software, NCH Software has programmed it to give you an evaluation of the WavePad Masters Edition for a limited time period. After that expires, you will still be able to use most of the programs sound editing functions.

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Windows Movie Maker 2.x Enhancement Pack 2010

Have you ever wanted to make an awesome video? You know, something eye-catching that can be used for a school project or that big presentation you are supposed to do. Maybe you are a YouTuber looking to spice up your videos. Well, wait no longer. Introducing the Windows® Movie Maker Enhancement Pack 2010, bundled with hundreds of new video effects, transitions, and credits. For those of you that don’t know, Microsoft created Windows® Movie Maker 2 with the ability to handle custom-make effects, transitions, and titles. If you search the web you can find authors of many custom-made effects to expand your effects library. The problem is they can be difficult to find and/or complicated to install. Let's face it, not everyone is technically inclined. Over a long period of time I scavenged to web, looking for exciting and appealing effects. The effects were then placed into an easy-to-use installer, which everyone can benefit from. Here are some of the features included with the pack:

• Expands the effects library, totaling to over 400* animations
• Expands the transitions library, to a total of 75* animations
• Expands the credits library with new effects and title overlays including:
• 8 Light Burst Effects
• 6 TV Ratings
• CNN Ticker Tape
• TV Station Logos
• Letter Boxing Effects
• Multiple Image Overlays
• And much more
• A modified interface resembling that of Windows® Movie Maker 6 Beta 2
• New rendering profiles that allow 1080p* and 720p resolutions

*The transition and effects library only expand to the figures listed above, if no additional effects were added prior to the installation of the Enhancement Package.

*The 1080p rendering profile sometimes fails to save video, resulting in an error. Also, 1080p HD video, has been known to have playback problems in Windows Media Player on Windows Vista or Windows 7.

System Requirements:

Operating System

• Windows Vista (all versions)
• Windows 7 (all versions)
• Windows XP (all versions)

Software

• Windows Movie Maker 2.0/2.6

Processor

• Required: 600 megahertz (MHz) processor
• Recommended: 1.5 gigahertz (GHz) processor
• 32-bit / 64-bit capable processor

Free Hard Drive Space

• Required: At least 2 GB of free space (for Movie Maker 2.6)
• At least 20 MB for enhancement pack

Memory

• Required: 128 MB of RAM
• Recommended: 256 MB of RAM

Video Card/Integrated Video Chipset

• 32 MB of Video Memory

Additional Information

• The Windows Vista and Windows 7 version will NOT install on XP.
• XP users may have to run installer with full administrative privileges for proper install.
• Vista and Windows 7 users must have Windows® Movie Maker 2.6 installed prior to installation of the enhancement package. You can download Windows® Movie Maker 2.6 at: http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?FamilyID=d6ba5972-328e-4df7-8f9d-068fc0f80cfc&displaylang=en

Legal notices:
Windows® Movie Maker, the Windows® Movie Maker logo (icon), sample icons, sample images, WMM2RES.dll, and all its resources is a copyright of Microsoft Corporation. Skin modifications have been made only for customization purposes.

The TV logos included in this package are copyright by their respected owners, and should only be used for personal use. By downloading this package and installing it, you agree to these terms.
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Having trouble installing the package? Click here to download the package as a compressed .zip

The download link will direct you to my Skydrive to download the file. Do not be alarmed by the yellow banner displaying a security warning pertaining to the file. The yellow bar is part of Microsoft's Skydrive service to warn people about the risks of downloading .exe files from the internet.

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