For instance, when you have a still photos project that needs our powerful PanZoom Wizard, then using the classic Movie Maker with SpiceFX 6 installed would be a better choice. With both Movie Maker versions available, in fact, you can use whichever one you prefer depending on the nature of your video project. What you do in one will not affect the other in any way. Either older Movie Maker version co-exists perfectly with Windows Live Movie Maker. Although Movie Maker 2.6 and 6.0 are older software programs, they remain fully compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8 and 10.ĭ) They are easy to install (see below) and will not affect your Windows Live Movie Maker. )Ĭ) They are fully compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8 and 10. We know, because that has been Pixelan's business for 18+ years. It's a closed software architecture approach that represents a poor decision by Microsoft, because plugins historically have been a great (and common) enhancement to video editing software platforms. Unlike Movie Maker 2.6 and 6.0, Windows Live Movie Maker does NOT accept ANY add-ons from anyone. None of these important video editing basics are possible in Windows Live Movie Maker.ī) You can add useful plugins, such as SpiceFX 6. Thus you can visually align/drag clips, adjust duration intuitively, and get a good time-based sense of your entire production. Movie Maker 2.6 and 6.0 feature a real video editing timeline instead of the hybrid storyboard in Windows Live Movie Maker. Why?Ī) You get a real video editing timeline. For many video editing users, however, 'classic' earlier versions of Movie Maker (version 2.6 and 6.0) remain more powerful and useful than Windows Live/2012 Movie Maker. The Windows 8 version (Movie Maker 2012) is similar with a few added audio features. Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker was a complete re-write of its popular Movie Maker video editing software when Windows 7 was introduced in 2009. Thousands of Movie Maker users worldwide have done this. Is that a problem? No, it's actually an easy opportunity for you to have a more powerful version of Movie Maker. In Windows 7 - 10, SpiceFX 6 requires Movie Maker 2.6 or Movie Maker 6.0. This page remains available for information and support for existing SpiceFX users. We no longer see a way to guarantee compatibility with Windows 10 and decided to discontinue SpiceFX. On many computers major updates remove or damage Movie Maker and on some it not works properly even after a re-install.

Important: For our regret we received reports for various problems with Movie Maker after recent Windows 10 updates. SpiceFX Compatibility with Windows 7, Windows 8, & Windows 10

Windows 10 video editor not installed