Once you select the videos you want to work with for your project, click the Create button to begin processing. In our example, we are using a quick video showing how to access Photos made via the GeForce Experience video capture app. Once your libraries are associated with the Photos app, click the Create videos button and select the video files you want to work with for your project, as shown in Figure B. Note that you will likely have to add a file folder or drive to your library to get access to all of your available video files by clicking the Import tab in the upper right corner.

Once that finishes, you should see a screen similar to Figure A, offering you the opportunity to choose from your library of images.Ĭlick or tap the Video projects tab to see your library of editable videos. When you first start the Photos app, it will run through a brief series of screens explaining some of the new features. It will be found listed alphabetically under the letter “P.”

The fastest way to start the Windows 10 Photos app is to click the Start button, and then locate the Photos tile in the Start Menu. SEE: 2019 IT Budget Research Report: IT spending increases due to business conditions, security, and revenue opportunities (Tech Pro Research) Photos for videos For a simple free app installed as part of a Windows 10 update, Photos offers many sophisticated features, and most individuals will find it more than adequate for creating compelling videos for either business or personal use. This how-to tutorial shows you how to access the Photos app in Windows 10 and load video files into it for editing. Why Microsoft choose to do this is open to conjecture and speculation, but whatever the reason, it is certainly nice to have a useful free video editor back in Windows 10. Only the company hid the feature inside another free app called Photos.

However, when the Fall Creators Update started rolling out in October 2017, Microsoft added a new video editing application. Must-read Windows coverageĭefend your network with Microsoft outside-in security services Windows 10 users were forced to look for third-party alternatives. In fact, until the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10, there was no free movie editing application installed as an integral part of the Windows operating system. At some point during its many patches and updates, and with the release of Windows 8 and now Windows 10, Microsoft decided to mothball one of its more useful free apps–Windows Movie Maker.

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