Microsoft Movie Maker, also referred to as Windows Movie Makeris a basic nonlinear video creation and editing software packageincluded with the Windows operating system. It debuted with WindowsMe in 2000 and subsequently included with Windows XP, and Vista.Version 2.6 is compatible with Windows 7 and may be copied overfrom a Vista disk although it does not include video capture or HDexport. It includes a reduced feature set. It has been replacedwith Windows Live Movie Maker, a free download included in WindowsLive Essentials although it does not have the same features asMicrosoft Movie Maker.Microsoft Movie Maker video editing features includetransitions, effects, narration, titles, credits and “AutoMovie”.Modification and creation of new effects and transitions arepossible utilizing XML.