Olympus OM-D E-M5 II and Windows Movie Maker workflow


If you are looking for an easy and direct way to import and edit Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video in Windows Movie Maker, you may wish to read this post. It displays how to transcode Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video to WMV for use in Movie Maker fluidly with optimum performance.
import and edit Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video in Windows Movie Maker
If you want to travel light but keep the versatility of an interchangeable lens camera, then the Olympus OM-D E-M5 II interchangeable-lens camera is one way to do it. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 II uses a Micro Four Thirds sensor with about half the area of the APS-C sensors in rival compact system cameras and digital SLRs, but any theoretical quality loss can be hard to spot in practice. Packed with 5-axis image stabilization, a 40-megapixel high-resolution shot mode, sophisticated, stunning HD video, integrated Wi-Fi and a variable-angle 3-inch touchscreen, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II makes it easy to get the shot you need, whenever and wherever.

In addition to producing Raw images at 9216 x 6912 or JPEGs at 7296 x 5472 in High resolution mode, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 II also features capability to shoot video files in resolution of 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), and 640 x 480 (30p) in format of MPEG-4, H.264, and Motion JPEG. If you are getting into troubles editing Olympus OM-D E-M5 II 60p footage in Windows Movie Maker, you may have interest in the guide below. It displays the detailed steps required to transcode Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video to WMV for use in Movie Maker with excellent quality.

Software requirement
HD Video Converter
transcode Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video to WMV

How to encode Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video to WMV for use in Windows Movie Maker?

Follow these steps:
Step 1: Run HD Video Converter as a professional Olympus OM-D E-M5 II Video Converter. Once the main interface comes up, click ‘Add File’ to import your source media.
editing Olympus OM-D E-M5 II 60p footage in Windows Movie Maker

Step 2: Select ‘HD Video’ > ‘HD WMV Video (*.wmv)’ as output format for Windows Movie Maker.
encode Olympus OM-D E-M5 II video to WMV

Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Start Olympus OM-D E-M5 II Video to WMV Conversion for Windows Movie Maker
When ready, click ‘Convert’ to begin format conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, click ‘Open Folder’ to get the generated WMV files for use in Windows Movie Maker.

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