MICROSOFT PHOTO STORY 3 – RESOURCES:

 

What does Photo Story allow me to do?

With Photo Story you can:

•  create slideshowsu sing your digital photos.

•  touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures.

•  add special effects, transitions, pan & zoom.

•  add soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories.

•  personalize them with titles and captions.

•  share your stories on your computer, or send them to others

Check out the Microsoft site to get some ideas and to see some demos:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

 

 

Where can I get Photo Story 3 & What does it cost?

Before you go get it – check out the system requirements .

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/sysreqs.mspx

 

**Note Photo Story has not yet been re-written for the new Windows Vista. See the note below from Papa John's newsletter #86 about Movie Maker and Photo Story:

“Photo Story 3 isn't part of Vista ... and running it gives you a message "....cannot run on this version of Windows...". Setting the Compatibility Mode of the executable's properties to align with XP SP2 results in it running fine.”

http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/86/Photo_Story_and_Movie_Maker_in_Vista.aspx

Get it here for free (only for licensed users of Windows)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

 

 

How Do I Get Started?

Nothing Beats Planning:

Before you just jump into Photo Story there are a few things to think about:

1. Audience – who is the story for?
2. The Digital Images:
1. Have I previewed and selected the ones I want to use?
2. Have I organized them into a separate location (copied images that suit this story to one location or folder to make them easy to find)
3. Have I re-sized images if necessary?
3. Plan to use my own music tracks?
1. Where are they saved so I can find them?
2. Are they in the correct format? (MP3 or WMA)
4. How do I want to save my story?
1. How am I going to play my story back?
2. Am I planning to send it to a friend or relative?
3. What can they use to play it back?

Creating Your First Photo Story – How To:

Need step by step instructions on how to do your first Photo Story? Follow this link to get the details:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx

•  Opening Photo Story

•  Importing and arranging your pictures

•  Adding a title to your pictures

•  Narrating your pictures

•  Adding background music

•  Saving your story

•  Viewing your story

What If I have Questions?

Follow this link to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Photo Story. You will likely find the answers to your questions there.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/faq.mspx

 

Check out the Photo Story on-line Users Forum :

Got a problem as other users for help.

http://www.windowsphotostory.com/Forums/Forum.asp?FORUM_ID=9

 

Want to burn your finished story to DVD to play on a home player? You need this 3 rd party plug for $19.99 US. Sonic DVD http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/storyactives.mspx

 

 

Other Related Resources:

 

Digital Photography How-to Centre:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/default.mspx