microsoft/Microsoft-3D-Movie-Maker
This is the source code for the original Microsoft 3D Movie Maker released in 1995. This is not supported software. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1602
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1582
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3834 stars · 275 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The original 1995 source code for Microsoft 3D Movie Maker, a children's 3D animation application, released under the MIT license for historical reference. It includes a build of Argonaut's BRender rendering engine and is not intended to build with modern tooling.
Use cases
- study 1990s Windows multimedia application source code
- explore the BRender 3D rendering engine
- restore or port 3D Movie Maker to modern systems
- research historical Microsoft software archives
- learn how 90s kids' creative software was built
When to choose
- you want to study or preserve vintage Microsoft source code
- you're researching the BRender engine or 90s multimedia software
- you want to fork and experiment with retro 3D animation code
When to avoid
- you need a working 3D animation tool for modern systems
- you expect the code to compile with current compilers
- you need supported, maintained software
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
graphics animation game-engine graphics developer-tools windows cpp historical-source-code 3d-movie-maker brender retro-software 1995 microsoft game-development
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-3D-Movie-Maker · fetched 2026-08-28 · a4b357ae1bae
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/Microsoft-3D-Movie-Maker | main | 10 |
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