This guide will teach you how to create a new project, save a project, and open a saved project in MiniTool MovieMaker.

For each video you create, MiniTool MovieMaker creates a project file accordingly. A project file contains all information about the components used in the video, the order of media files on the timeline, how the effects were added to the video, etc.

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Create a Project

In general, you can create a project in two methods.

1. Create a Project File from Project Library

Launch MiniTool MovieMaker to enter the default project library window. There, select a proper aspect ratio and choose New Project.

create a new project from the project library

2. Create a Project Pile from Top Menu Bar

You can first enter the main window of MiniTool MovieMaker. Then, navigate to More (hamburger icon) > File > New Project and select an aspect ratio to begin.

create a new project from the top menu

Save a Project

If you haven’t completed your video creation or editing but you have to stop now, you can just save the current state as a project file, which can be opened in the future to continue editing. Just follow this path: More > File > Save Project / Save Project As.

If you have saved the video editing as a project file before, there is a difference between the Save Project and Save Project As options:

  • Save Project: Just save the current state to the original project file to replace the previous state.
  • Save Project As: Save the current state as another project file. Thus, you have both the current and previous state copies.

Open a Project

Similar to creating a project, you can open a project file either from the project library window or from the top menu bar in the main window.

1. Open a Project from Project Library Window

In the project library window, all recently saved projects will be listed there. Just double-click on the target one to open it. If you can’t find your desired project there, just use the Open Project button to seek it on the local computer.

open a project from the project library

Note:

MiniTool MovieMaker can only open video projects created by itself.

2. Open a Project from Top Menu

Just go to More > File > Open Project to find the desired video project and open it.

Note:

This way can only open the projects created on the timeline (.mmm). It can’t detect the projects made with templates (.tpl).

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