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Photo Story 3 by Dick Evans www.rwevans.com Photo Story allows you to turn a bunch of 2D images into a movie like presentation with audio. It lets you drag images onto a window, arrange them as needed, then provide custom narration, transitions, zooms, pans, audio soundtracks and/or custom autogenerated music, then export the result as a WMV file. First you need a copy of Photo Story. NOTE for Windows 8 users: Microsoft photo story 3 is not compatible with Windows 8. If you are having trouble installing it, I suggest you to install in compatibility mode for Windows XP. I installed my copy from the desktop using Classic Shell and it installed fine. 1. Download the Microsoft photo story 3 from the manufacturer’s website. http://www.microsoft.com/enin/download/details.aspx?id=11132 2. Rightclick on the Microsoft photo story and click on ‘properties’. 3. Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows XP operating system from the drop down. 4. Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it. After installation. run it... Select Begin a new story and then click Next Click Import Pictures

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Photo Story 3by Dick Evans www.rwevans.com

Photo Story allows you to turn a bunch of 2D images into a movie like presentation with audio. Itlets you drag images onto a window, arrange them as needed, then provide custom narration,transitions, zooms, pans, audio soundtracks and/or custom auto­generated music, then exportthe result as a WMV file.

First you need a copy of Photo Story.

NOTE for Windows 8 users:Microsoft photo story 3 is not compatible with Windows 8. If you are having trouble installing it, Isuggest you to install in compatibility mode for Windows XP. I installed my copy from thedesktop using Classic Shell and it installed fine.

1. Download the Microsoft photo story 3 from the manufacturer’s website.http://www.microsoft.com/en­in/download/details.aspx?id=11132

2. Right­click on the Microsoft photo story  and click on ‘properties’.3. Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode

for’ and select Windows XP operating system from the drop down.4. Click on ‘Apply’ and click ‘OK’ and run the file to install it.

After installation. run it...

Select Begin a new story and then click Next

Click Import Pictures

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Locate the pictures you want to use, select them all, and then click OK

They are all added to the film strip. You can move move the pictures by dragging them.

Click on a picture to view it in the larger window. When a picture is in the larger window you canAdd an effect to it by pulling down the arrow under the picture.

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To the right of the picture find an editing block where you can add a title to the picture.

Click Next and then you can add narration to each picture, if you wish.

Click Next again to choose background music, yours or stock songs.

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Click Select Music and choose one, then click Open

Click Preview to view and hear what you have done

Click Next to save your video and create a project file

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You choice of output determines the size and quality of the movie file. Best version is saved onyour computer. Always save the Project or you will not be able to go back and make andchanges. To do that, click Save Project...

Choose a location and a name, then click Save

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Then click Next to Build Your Story (your resultant video)

You are done. The project and video files have been saved. At this final window you can Viewyour story or Exit. You can always view the story later by locating it on your computer and doubleclicking to open it in Windows Media Player.