http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/08/windows-mm-pg-08-08-12-01.jpg Microsoft’s stalwart Photo Gallery and Movie Maker won’t be hitting high-end studios anytime soon, but a new Windows 8 refresh adds useful features that the teeming masses might appreciate. Topping the list for Movie Maker is video stabilization, which fixes camera jitter and “wobble” or rolling shutter – a desperately needed feature for free software chockablock with shaky soccer mom and skater videos. Redmond has also added audio waveforms and an extra narration track, simple audio cleanup tools and text effects to the video editor.
As for Photo Gallery, the only new tool of note is “auto collage” which should let you create spectacularly cheesy montages using seven or more photos, regardless of artistic talent or effort. Finally, the software giant announced http://vimeo.com/(http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/windows-8-photo-gallery-movie-maker/#comments)