Placing titles in a video can sometimes be maddening. They just don't "pop" the way you want them to. With the new Movie Maker, you can automatically outline the letters in a title to make them more readable.

Another convenient feature of the new Movie Maker is its default video format. It now saves your video in H.264, which is one of the most popular formats for video on the Web.

Microsoft also adds its Auto Collage technology to its Photo Gallery app. The technology was developed by , and I've found it to be one of the best automated collage programs around.