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PhotoStory

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on January 29, 2008 at 11:56:10 am
 

Photostory

 

Photostory is a free download extension from Microsoft you can get at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx or by searching Google for "PhotoStory 3" and clicking the first link. The website says it is only for Windows XP and Vista now.

 

Watch Mrs. Foote's sample Photostory on Lesley Steven Ayers here:

Ayersfinalfin.wmv

 

 

 

The program allows users to create and share photo-productions with sound and transitions in a format that is small enough to fit on a disk or mobile phone/pc device. Its very simple to use and allows for some good customization of images not found in Power Point.

 

A play-by-play guide to using PhotoStory is available on their site: http://www.microsoft.atat.at/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx

 

1. When you first open PhotoStory, you are asked to either Begin a New Project, Edit a Current Project, or Play a Project. Select Begin a New Project

 

2. The next step is to import your picture files. Click on the Import Picture Files to browse to the folder where your files are located. You can either select all the photos or hold down the CTRL key to select each one individually.

 

3. Once you have imported your files, use the timeline at the bottom of the screen to move the pictures in the timeline to the spot you want them. Click and drag each photo to its place you want in the stream. If you want to remove an image, click the red x at the right to take it out of the timeline.

 

4. In the timeline, you can right click on any image and select Edit to make any image corrections you may need like rotate, correct red eye, or adding photo effects. Photo effects are interesting because you can add different image effects to draw out the images for your presentations. I suggest you click around in here to find effects for your pictures if you would like to add them.

 

5. Click Next to go to the next part of the presentation - Adding Titles. This part of PhotoStory is weak in my estimation. I suggest you use Power Point to insert text on your pictures. If you use PS to do it, you won't have much room to move text to where you want it. If you use Textboxes in Power Point, you have more accessibility to where you want text.

In Power Point, insert your image on a slide. Arrange the photo to take up as much area on the slide as possible. I suggest using Background colors for the slide to match the picture just in case the pic doesn't fit the entire slide.

 

Go to View, Toolbars, Drawing to open the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you don't have it available when you first start. Use the Textbox tool to draw where you want your text to appear. Type your text, change the color to not bleed into the background, and type your info. Once you have the slide as you want it, go to File, Save As, and click the bottom drop down menu on the Save window to select the format you wish to save into: JPEG. This will save your slide as a JPEG image that you can insert into your PhotoStory.

In PhotoStory, click "Back" to navigate back to the 2nd window to Add/Arrange pictures. Insert your new picture into the timeline.

 

6. The next step in production is narration. Use this only if you wish to add your own voice to the show. All you need for this step is a microphone and a script for you narration. Plug in the mic, and a wizard will walk you through the setup to make sure you have good sound levels for recording.

Once you have the mic setup, click on any picture in your timeline to record a message for that photo. Messages can last up to 5 minutes per photograph on the timeline.

 

7. Adding Music: PhotoStory will allow you to add music to your slide presentation. You can either add music from a CD or music converted to Windows Media files using Audacity or create your own music using the MIDIs included in PhotoStory. You can add more than one song file to your presentation if you need to. The timeline will now include an Audio line where you can see what songs go with which images. Within the program, you can click on Create Music to select Genre, Tempo, or Mood for each song. You will have to play around in here to find the music you would like to add to your timeline. NOTE** Be aware that if your project will be online, that you must abide by copyright law. You cannot use commercial music without permission.

 

8. The last step is to Save Your Show. I suggest you first Save your Project. This will save your project in an editable format which is saved as a WP3 file. When you have completed your project and want to save it to share, you can go to this last step and select it for "Playback on Your Computer". Select the location to save the file and click OK. This will save it in a non-editable format called WMV which is playable only in Windows Media Player 10 or higher.

 

Your project is now saved and can be shared with the class.

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