How to convert MP3 to video?

It's a new week for me, and I have an MP3 track I'm looking to turn into a video format so I can upload it to YouTube. I assume I'll need to include at least a still image for the video to work. Does anyone happen to know of a good program that could help me out with this?

Jesse Thompson22 said:It's a brand new week for me—fresh starts, right?—and I’ve got this one song in MP3 format that I am dying to turn into a video format... you know, because I want to upload it to YouTube! But I’m thinking I probably need to add at least some kind of image to go along with it? Does anyone happen to know of a good program that could help me out with that?

Oh, you have plenty of options for that! Honestly, even within Windows itself, you’ve got Movie Maker to work with—classic!—and then there’s stuff like PowerDirector or Corel VideoStudio...

You can easily pair your song with your own photos, maybe some clips you took on your phone, or whatever else you've got lying around!

Of course the software exists; it’s just a matter of actually knowing how to wield it properly...

Honestly, Movie Maker is just the easiest way to go!

- Just fire up the program, head over to Tools > Options > Advanced.

Set your settings—set the video format to NTSC, then pick Aspect Ratio 16:9 or maybe 4:3 and hit OK

Boom, you've got your foundation set. Now, jump back into the main screen, grab your photo, and drag it right into the Collection area—do the exact same thing with your song.

Now both your picture and your track are sitting right there in Movie Maker.

Just drag that photo onto the Track Line (Video), and pull your music down onto the Track Line (Audio).

And just like that, your visuals and audio are lined up on the Track Line.

Stretch that image out to match the whole length of the song, or hey, throw in a few more photos if you want—just play around with it!

Alright, you've got a video! Hit play on the bottom right to see how it's looking.

Once everything looks perfect, go to File > Save movie file and pick where you want to save this masterpiece. You can click My Computer > Next > type in a title, choose your folder, click Next > then select Best quality for playback > Next

And that’s it! Once it finishes saving, check it in a video player and upload it to YouTube.

There are tons of other cool stuff you can do too, like adding subtitles or some fun filters, but you can figure that part out as you go. Movie Maker is seriously awesome for beginners—once you get the hang of how editing works, everything else becomes a breeze.

Here’s one I actually made myself using photos in Movie Maker. It’s pretty old school, but hey, it was my first real attempt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNtQ5D1SfHE