Photo+Story+Easy

[] David Jakes, Instructional Technology Coordinator for Community High School District 99
 * Read David Jakes Guide here**

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or **watch this video** fromYoutube by [|John Dedzej] media type="custom" key="25137506"

Photo Story 3 Tips : We still use photostory 3 [with Windows 7] [|windows photo live has replaced photostory 3]
 * Teacher Librarian, Michelle Harclerode's tips for Photostory**
 * If you are new to Photo Story 3,
 * **David Jakes' Guide to Photo Story 3** []
 * I still prefer PhotoStory 3 with elementary students as you can create narration just on that image and the music library included.
 * The program has defaults built in -- 5 second durations and cross fades which work fine.
 * If you want more control just go into the edits and start playing around.
 * When adding narration -a dialogue box may appear asking to //change audio settings// - say NO each time - and you will be fine.
 * Narration is linked to each picture - so be ready with the record and stop buttons to avoid any dead air.
 * After you put your narration in - you can tighten up the photo duration by selecting //customize motion// under the photo.
 * Creating music is a great tool in this program and fun to use. Or download background music [free if you give credit] with [|Music by Kevin MacLeod.]
 * //Save the story// is the last step. There are a variety of saving choices. Choose //save for playback on computer with the 640 x480 size// which is best for full screen playback. This will save it for playback in Windows Media Player.
 * If you want your video to be seen by a wider audience you might want to save your trailer in different formats for Mac users or to upload to Teacher Tube or You Tube. You can use [|Zamzar] to change your file format or upload to another editing software. I have uploaded my photo story video [a .wmv file format] to Adobe Premiere Elements and quickly rendered and saved the movie to other formats : Quick Time.