Hometown crowds were overjoyed by gold medals from speed skater Shimizu Hiroyasu, free-style skier Satoya Tae, and ski jumper Funaki Kazuyoshi.

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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.

ENGADGET: Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker refresh: Vimeo integration, camera stabilization