Before you start a Photo Story project, you have to have
pictures in your “My Documents” folder
Step 1: Start your Photo Story
Open photo Story 3
from your
Applications folder
Select
“Begin A New Story.”
Click “Next.”
(This step also allows you to
edit previously created stories or
play creations.)
Step 2: Import your
pictures
Click “import
pictures.”
Select the pictures you want to import
The images for a project may be
found in a Hand Out folder, or
they are in YOUR “My
Documents” if you have
downloaded them from a
subscription resource we have
the COPY RIGHT to use such
as Image Quest.
Blank Color slides can be found
in Hand Out > J Boudrye >
Other. You may need to use
these for text.
When you first open the folder,
you will see these icons.
Click on the “View” button and
select “Thumbnails”.
Now you will see the images and be able
to choose the ones you want to import.
¾ To import a single image: click on the image to select it, and then click “OK” ¾ If you want to select several images, select the image, click & hold the “Ctrl” button to select multiple images, and then click “OK” ¾ If you want to select all pictures/images in the folder, click on the first image, hold down the “Shift” key, and then click on the last image to be imported. Click “OK”. ¾ Continue the process until all pictures/images have been imported. Organize your images: click on the picture/image; drag and reposition
pictures/images so that they are in the correct order in the timeline.
(During this step of creation, you can also remove black borders, rotate imagery, and complete other
simple editing tasks. Clicking on the “Learn more about editing your pictures” statement will give
information about editing pictures/images.)
Save: Save early; save often
• Once pictures/images have been imported and effects have been added,
you need to save your creation.
Click “Next.”
Step 3: Adding text to
pictures/images
¾ Click the picture/image you wish to
add to the text tool.
¾ Type your title or text into the
window and use various tools to
change font, font color, and the
positioning of the text on the slide.
¾ Click “Next.”
Step 4: Voice-over
During this step, you can add narration to each individual slide, customize motion by
adding transitions, pan and zoom, set the transition time between pictures/images, and
preview your movie.
To record sound, insert your
microphone into the port specified for
your computer. Configure the mic
and sound levels by running the
“Sound Hardware Test Wizard.”
1.
Select the
picture/image for
which you want to
record sound.
2.
Click the record sound
button. (Circle with the red dot in the middle.)
3.
Record your narration. Click the stop button when narration is complete.
(Small circle with the square in the middle.)
4.
Test your voice-over by selecting the preview button. (Small circle with
the arrow in the center.)
5.
If your narration is acceptable, repeat steps 1-4 for each picture/image you
wish to record narration. If the voice-over needs to be re-recorded,
remove the voice over by clicking the on the image and then click the
record button, and re-record your narration.
Customizing Motion:
1. Click the image in the time
line with which you wish to
work.
2. Click the “Customize
Motion” statement directly
below your image.
3. The program defaults to the
motion and duration tab.
Here, you are allowed to
determine pans and zooms.
4. Click the “Specify start and end position of motion” box. The images in the Start
position and the End position will have handles appear. Use the handles to
position the images for the desired effect.
5. Preview the effect.
6. Save effects. This saves the effect for the image with which you have been
working. You have to save after each image.
Additional Effects:
• Set start position to be the same as the end position of the previous
picture- allowing for smooth transitions between pictures.
• Set end position to be the same as the start position- this effect gives no
change throughout the time the image is displayed- still.
• Number of seconds to display the picture- overrides the automatic feature
above, allows for more specific control of the picture displayed.
Transitions:
• Click the “Transition” tab at the top of the page.
• The
images
displayed
are the
previous
image
and the
current
image
with
transition
between
the two
images in
the
middle.
• Use the
scroll on the right side of the transition window to select the desired
transition and preview. Use the arrows below the time display to migrate
from picture to picture.
•
•
Click “Save” (this saves the transition effect for the slide- only) and then
close.
Repeat as necessary.
Step 5: Adding Music
Click “Create Music…” button.
Using music from Photo Story Library,
click on the play button to preview music
selection.
If you like a track, click
“Ok.”
¾ The music will upload in your creation.
¾ Be sure to reduce the volume of the music so that any voice-overs can be heard
when the story is played for viewing.
¾ Click “Next.”
o (To add more than one track of music, select another image in the
timeline- the image at the place where you would like the new track to
begin- and repeat the steps above. Transition between the songs will be
completed by Photo Story program.)
Step 6: Completing and saving your story
At this point, you are ready to “render” your story. This process will convert your work
into a Window Media Player file.
1. To select the location where you will store your movie, click the
“Browse” tab and choose the location for storage. (My Videos is
best place.)
2. Click “Next.” (Photo Story builds your story. This will take a few
minutes.)
3. Click “View” so that you can view your masterpiece.