Transcript Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling
Photostory 3 from
Microsoft
What is Digital
Storytelling?
The use of digital tools to assist people
in telling their own stories.
Elements of a
Digital Story
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Media
Action
Relationship
Context
Communication
Photostory 3
Photostory 3 is a free
download from
Microsoft.
With a single click, you
can
• Touch-up
• Crop
• Rotate pictures
• Remove red-eye
• Add special effects
• Add soundtracks
• Add narration to your
photo stories.
• Personalize with titles
and captions.
• Small file sizes make it
easy to send your
photo stories in an email or watch them on
your TV, a computer, or
a Windows Mobile–
based portable device.
Create a New
Project
Select NEXT
Import Images
Photostory allows import of most common image
formats, including .bmp, .dib, .eps, .gif, .jhif, ljpe, .jpeg,
.jpg, .pcd, .pcx, .png, .psd, .rle, .tga, and .tif. You can
import a maximum of 300 images per project.
Open the folder
with saved images
Select the
desired images
If you wanted to
import some
photos, but not all,
you would click on
the first photo, then
hold down the
CTRL key and
select only those
photos you want by
clicking once on
them, then click
"OK."
Arrange you
images
Click on the image
to move (continue
to hold down the
mouse) and drag
the image to the
desired location
and drop. Continue
moving images
until all are in the
correct order.
Edit Images
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1. Select the image
that needs
editing.
2. It will appear in
the larger
window.
3. Select Edit
Edit the Image
There are 3
tabs at the
top.
From the first
tab – rotate
or crop the
image.
To Crop and
Rotate
Place a check in the crop
box. A rectangle will
appear. Drag the edges of
the rectangle to cover the
desired area . Next click
on CLOSE and save the
changes. This image needs
to be rotated. Select the
arrow pointing in the
direction to rotate. The
original image is not
altered!
Auto Fix
Add Effects
The effect(s) can be applied to all pictures if
desired.
Save your project
Save the project after
each addition and
change.
Warning: By default,
Photostory
automatically saves
projects into the "My
Videos" folder. Be sure
to change to your
personal folder when
saving EVERYTHING.
Add a Title or
Caption
• Select the image to
create a title on.
• Add the text - The title
can have a maximum of
1,024 characters. The
text wraps in the picture
preview area.
• Apply desired
characteristics
– 1. font, size and color
– 2. alignment
– 3. location on page
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Add text
Narrate the Story
Narrate the story
Click the Red dot to
record as you move
through the slides
Add notes to help you as
you narrate the story. Click
on the forward arrow to
advance to the next slide.
Customize
Motion
Change the
Transition between
Images
Motion and
Duration of
Image
Add Background
Music
Create Music
• There are many
choices for creating
music!
More about
Music
• Music can be
created or added to
each picture or it
can be applied to
the entire story.
• Music is color
coded over each
picture.
Save Your Story
• Save for many
options
– Playback on computer
– Send in an email
message
– Playback on Pocket
PC
– Playback on
Smartphone
– Portable Media
Center
• Build Your Story
• Preview Your Story
Select desired
location to save the
project.