PhotoStoryNoreen StrehlowPESD Teachers

11/7/06 1 1

This is the opening screen of Photo Story

We will choose “Begin a new story” and click on Next >

To make a movie you will need digital photos

These should be stored on your hard or flash drive

Go out to where they are stored and select them

Hold the CTRL down till you have them all and click OK

When you bring in the photos they will show up here

The one selected will be in the large editing frame

You may change the order of the photos

Select a photo and move it with the arrow keys

You may narrate your movie by hooking up a microphone

Make sure you have the correct photo selected

You may add custom motion by clicking on this button or

Click on a selected photo to give you these nested menus

You may add motion to the movie by

Zooming in or out of the photo just where you want

Set the start and stop postions

Then set the timing for how many seconds it will show

Like most multimedia, there are various transitions

Beginners tend to use too many of these. Keep it simple.

There are a variety of photographic effects you may add

You may also add a title or caption for the photo

You may preview your movie while you create

You may choose the < Back button to change things

One of the most fun things to do is to add music

Photo Story gives you two ways to do this

You may bring in wma, mp3, or wav files you have stored

Import from the hard drive or flash drive

You may also create your own music from many styles

You may increase the tempo and intensity of the music

The music will start with the slide chosen

You may use more than one music clip for your movie

You will have to choose how you want to save the file

For class use you will choose playback on your computer

This is what the movie looks like in the Media Player

You may choose to watch full screen but it won’t be as clear

Let’s watch the

finished product!

Now it’s

your turn!