How to Caption a Movie for Karaoke

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Turn any video into karaoke by adding captions for the lyrics. Microsoft's free Movie Maker software for Windows 7 and Vista is easy to use once you learn a few simple steps. If you are running Windows XP, you may be able to find an old version of Movie Maker which works on XP, but is no longer supported by Microsoft. Other available software is not free.

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Download the latest version of Microsoft's free Movie Maker software from Windows Live Essentials and install it on your computer. At the time of publication, the software is only available for Windows 7 and Vista.

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Open your video with the software.

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Select the frame where you would like the first line of lyrics to appear.

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Click the "Caption" button at the top of the screen, then type the lyrics into the box. Use the Format menu near the top of the screen to change the font face and color. Drag the text box to the desired location.

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Select an effect for how you want the caption to appear and disappear from the screen.

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Set the duration for each line by clicking the "Format" tab and "Text duration." Enter the number of seconds in the box.

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Return to the "Home" tab. Repeat as necessary until you have inserted captions for all the lyrics.

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Save the edited video in the desired format.

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