Photo Story 3 for Windows is a very useful software which enables the user to record his/her voice over a series of slides which are animated by the software according to user given parameters. The pictures can be cropped, rotated or touched-up in a very user friendly interface.
Suppose you want to create a short narration over a series of digital pictures and you would like the pictures to change depending on what you are talking about. If you wouldn't be using Photo Story 3, you would have to record your voice in one software and somehow create a movie of the photographs in the order you need them in another software package and then combine the soundtrack and the movie into one digital video. With Photo Story 3, this entire process becomes really easy because the narration recording and the picture synchronization is made within the software. Photo Story 3 also enables the user to add simple transitions between the pictures and add a different background track (.wma, mp3 or wav) rather than having to record your voice. The downside of Photo Story 3 is that it is only available as a Windows application and it can only export movies in .wmv format.
Let's go through the process of creating a digital video with some pictures and a background track.
Follow these steps for creating the video:
1. Open Photo Story 3. You should see something like this:
Photo Story 3: Welcome Screen
2. Select Begin a new story and click Next
3. For the next window, click Import Pictures...
4. Browse to the folder location of your pictures, select the pictures you need and click OK
You should see something similar to the image below:
Photo Story 3: The interface after importing images
Photo Story 3: Saving your story
Suppose you want to create a short narration over a series of digital pictures and you would like the pictures to change depending on what you are talking about. If you wouldn't be using Photo Story 3, you would have to record your voice in one software and somehow create a movie of the photographs in the order you need them in another software package and then combine the soundtrack and the movie into one digital video. With Photo Story 3, this entire process becomes really easy because the narration recording and the picture synchronization is made within the software. Photo Story 3 also enables the user to add simple transitions between the pictures and add a different background track (.wma, mp3 or wav) rather than having to record your voice. The downside of Photo Story 3 is that it is only available as a Windows application and it can only export movies in .wmv format.
Let's go through the process of creating a digital video with some pictures and a background track.
Follow these steps for creating the video:
1. Open Photo Story 3. You should see something like this:
Photo Story 3: Welcome Screen3. For the next window, click Import Pictures...
4. Browse to the folder location of your pictures, select the pictures you need and click OK
You should see something similar to the image below:
Photo Story 3: The interface after importing images5. Arrange the pictures in the order needed. To do this, select the picture that you want to move in the sequence and click the left or right arrows located right above the Cancel button.
6. Additionally, you could make minor edits to any of your pictures by selecting the picture you want to edit and pressing the Edit button right under the image preview window. A new window will open which will enable you to rotate, crop or add picture effects such as Diffuse Light, Black & White, Sepia etc. After making any photo edits, simply click the Save button.
7. Click Next to get to the Add a title to your pictures section
8. To add titles or small subtitles, select the picture you want to add titles to and type in a description in the text box. To position the text on the page, use the buttons on top of the text box. Consult the image below for a visual aid:
Photo Story 3: Adding titles to pictures
11. b. To add background music, click on the Select Music button and choose your track. You can only use mp3, wav or wma. Click Open to use the track you selected and click Next to save your story. 6. Additionally, you could make minor edits to any of your pictures by selecting the picture you want to edit and pressing the Edit button right under the image preview window. A new window will open which will enable you to rotate, crop or add picture effects such as Diffuse Light, Black & White, Sepia etc. After making any photo edits, simply click the Save button.
7. Click Next to get to the Add a title to your pictures section
8. To add titles or small subtitles, select the picture you want to add titles to and type in a description in the text box. To position the text on the page, use the buttons on top of the text box. Consult the image below for a visual aid:
Photo Story 3: Adding titles to pictures9. Click Next to get to the Narrate your pictures and customize motion section
10. For each picture that you want to change the motion and transition type press the Customize Motion button and change any presets according to your needs.
11. a. If you do not want to record your voice, you can skip this step and click Next to add background music.
10. For each picture that you want to change the motion and transition type press the Customize Motion button and change any presets according to your needs.
11. a. If you do not want to record your voice, you can skip this step and click Next to add background music.
Photo Story 3: Saving your story12. Click Browse to select a location on the hard drive where you would like to save the file and type in a name for your file.
13. Click Next to create the file.
That's it, you're done! You can preview your movie in Windows Media Player to see the result.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the STA office: e-mail sta-help@trincoll.edu or by phone at X2589.
13. Click Next to create the file.
That's it, you're done! You can preview your movie in Windows Media Player to see the result.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the STA office: e-mail sta-help@trincoll.edu or by phone at X2589.
