How to Save Windows Movie Maker as MP4?

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How to Save Windows Movie Maker as MP4?

15 July 2020 Jennifer Thatcher Technology Manager of Test Dept.

Last update by Emma Johnson at 9 November 2026

Summary
As we all know, Windows Movie Maker merely supports to export the MSWMM/WLMP project file and save as “.wmv”. But these files cannot be uploaded to the video websites like YouTube or be played by phone. Therefore, some people want to convert the files to the common video formats, such as MP4. In this article, we show you how to save a Windows Movie Maker project as MP4 with the format converters.

Content

Part 1: What is Windows Movie Maker?

Part 2: How to Save a Windows Movie Maker Project as MP4?

1. About Renee Video Editor Pro
2. Save Windows Movie Maker Project with Renee Video Editor Pro
3. Save Windows Movie Maker Project with Online Converter

Part 1: What is Windows Movie Maker?

Windows Movie Maker is the tool attach with Windows Vista and the above versions. The functions are very simple, including editing, trimming, splitting, and adding background music, filters and themes. In addition, it is very easy to use, especially suitable for some short family videos. Only by dropping the video files into the application can you create a touched family movie.

Well as Windows Movie Maker is, it supports few video formats. Therefore, you may need to convert video formats before importing videos into this application.

TipsWindows Movie Maker only supports to import the following formats:

asf, avi, wmv, mpeg, mpg, m1v, mp2, asf, wm, wma, wmv, etc.

Part 2: How to Save a Windows Movie Maker Project as MP4?

If you are using the latest version of Windows Movie Maker, you can convert the video format to MP4 directly because H.264/MP4 has been the default export format in Windows Movie Maker. The steps are as follow:

Launch Windows Live Movie Maker from the Start menu. Then select [File] to open the WMM project file. Next, right click at the video file and select [Save as] to convert the file to MPEG-4/H.264 (MP4) or Windows media file (WMV). After that, click [Save] to save the file.

However, Windows 10 users cannot use the functions of Windows Movie Maker anymore because it was officially disabled on January 10, 2017. Now, it has been merged into [Video projects] within the application [Photos]. How to Save a Windows Movie Maker Project as MP4 in Windows 10? Here are the steps:

Get [Photos] started from the Start menu and then turn to [Video projects]. Then, import the target video into the application and simply edit the video. After that, click on [Finish video] at the right corner and finally save the video as MP4.

Although there is no Windows Movie Maker in Windows 10, you can draw support from Renee Video Editor Pro – the multifunctional video editing software when you want to edit videos and convert video formats. Its functions are more complete than those of Windows Movie Maker.

1. About Renee Video Editor Pro

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2. Save Windows Movie Maker Project with Renee Video Editor Pro

How to save a Windows Movie Maker Project as MP4 with Renee Video Editor Pro? Even though you never use any video editing tool before, you can go through the following steps smoothly.

Step 1: Download and launch Renee Video Editor Pro, and then select [Video Toolbox].

select video toolbox in Renee Video Editor

Step 2: Click on [Add Files] to select the WMV video file exported from Windows Movie Maker.

select the video file in renee video editor pro

Step 3: Select MP4 as the output format. There are different kinds of MP4 for different devices in the options, such as iPhone/iPad/ Huawei, etc. You can select a suitable one according to your personal needs.

select mp4 as the output format and save in renee video editor pro

Step 4: Finally, click on [Start] to output and save the file. When the conversion is completed, check the file in the output folder.

convert wmv to mp4 with renee video editor pro

3. Save Windows Movie Maker Project with Online Converter

Online converters can convert files from the local disks, the URLs, Dropbox and Google Drive. It can output the high-quality files and set the optional settings, such as bit rate, file size and frame rate. In addition, unlike the multifunctional PC software, it is suitable for those who merely need to convert formats.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious: most online format converters are open for the registered accounts. In addition, they will also be affected by the network speed and will sometimes fail to transfer.

How to save a Windows Movie Maker Project as MP4 with the online converter:

Step 1: Run the link in your browser:

https://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-mp4. Then, click on [Choose Files] to upload the WMV file. Or, you can add the file by entering the URL, and select from Dropbox or GoogleDrive.

Step 2: Under [Video Settings (optional)], you can change various video settings as needed. Click on [Start Conversion] to convert the Windows Movie Maker project to MP4. Finally, download the file as the webpage provided.