Here is a no nonsense guide to adding the Sepia tone to your video in Windows Movie Maker.
Colorization
Windows Movie Maker is not near as advanced as full professional editing programs like Sony’s Vegas or Avid Media Composer, but it can still get basic projects done. This includes everything from putting together a full timeline, altering audio, and using full effects and fades. One of the most simple image changes that are used is simply to change a color image to the brownish Sepia tone. This is both common and easy when editing in Windows Movie Maker.
When To Do It
The first thing you have to do is select the clip or clips you want to alter. This can be done either in the Collection section or the Timeline, which is also the Stoyboard area. The decision between these is up to you, but if it is only on a sub section of the entire film then you should probably focus in on doing it in the Timeline. If you want to do it on an entire base clip that has not been trimmed in the Timeline or a series of different clips then do it in the Collections window.
Sepia Addition
There are a couple different ways to do it, but the easiest is by using the right click options on each clip. Right click the clip you are looking to change and then select Video Clips from the available options. Then you will be given a window where the left is a list of possible effects and the right is a list of effects that are currently on that video clip. If you have not added any already then this should be empty. Go to the menu on the left and find Sepia, selecting it to highlight it. Once you do you go to the Add button in the middle and once you hit it Sepia will go from the left list to the right one. After you accept the changes the Sepia filter will be added to your clip. You can also do this a different way if the clip is in the Timeline already. You can go to the left menu and select Video Effects Menu under the Edit Movie heading. Here you can then be given an iconic list of possible effects. Find Sepia and drag and drop it onto the clip.
Try it Out
Though you will not be able to alter the degree to which Sepia is applied in Final Cut Pro, you will still be able to give a little bit of that classic western edge. Try out this color filter in Windows Movie Maker and see if it works with your project.