PHOTO STORY 3 FOR WINDOWS

A Review By: Landon Williams

BASIC FACTS

Created by Microsoft “Process your digital photos

and create slide shows for sharing” (CNET)

FREE Specifications:

- 256MB RAM

- 400MB hard disk space

- Windows Media Player 10

- installed locally on Windows machines Fast and easy way to share

photos through a slide show.

Help and Tutorials

- YouTube

- Jakesonline.org

- In app help button Reviews

- “...the fact it’s free- makes Photo Story 3 one of our

favorite choices for creating slide shows” (pcmag).

- “With a little time and effort, this surprisingly versatile tool can tell all kinds of stories” (CNET staff).

IMPORT & QUICK EDIT TOOLS

• Multiple images can easily be imported at once.• Auto fix• Red eye fix• Rotate• Crop

• Help button has many useful topics

PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS

• This feature auto adjusts and balances image colors.

• This feature gives effect such as black/white, negative, sepia, water color, etc.

ADDING TEXT

• Open this box to change text font, size, color, and style.

• Position text within frame.

• Move slide position.

• Delete selected image.

Con: User is limited to only one text font, color, size and location.

CUSTOMIZE MOTION

• Start and end frame positions.

• Transition Selections• Transition Duration

• Very helpful for previewing your work as you go.

Pro: The motion and transition are what bring the slide show to life.

AUDIO & SAVING

• Saves project as a .wmv file

• Save locally or email

• Set video quality settings

• Add Audio to slide show - sound effects - music - record your own narration

Proso FREE!o Very easy to learn and

useo Fasto Good for many ageso Share events, trips,

holidays, weddings, projects, etc.

o FREE!

Conso Does not support videoo Lacks text editing

customizationso Each slide must be

edited individually (no apply to all setting)

o Images have to fill screen

I rate this software a 6 out of 10 because it’s easy to use, the slide show is nice, but it is not a solution for every presentation.

WORK CITED

“Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows.” Microsoft. Web. 2013.

“Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows - CNET Editors’ review.” CNET staff. 13 Jan. 2013.

“Microsoft Photo Story 3.” Fott, Galen. PC Mag. 10 Jan. 2005.