P HOTO S TORY 3 FOR W INDOWS A Review By: Landon Williams

B ASIC 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).

I MPORT & Q UICK E DIT T OOLS Multiple images can easily be imported at once. Auto fix Red eye fix Rotate Crop Help button has many useful topics

P HOTO EDITING OPTIONS This feature auto adjusts and balances image colors. This feature gives effect such as black/white, negative, sepia, water color, etc.

A DDING T EXT 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.

C USTOMIZE M OTION 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.

A UDIO & S AVING Saves project as a.wmv file Save locally or Set video quality settings Add Audio to slide show - sound effects - music - record your own narration

Pros o FREE! o Very easy to learn and use o Fast o Good for many ages o Share events, trips, holidays, weddings, projects, etc. o FREE! Cons o Does not support video o Lacks text editing customizations o 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.

W ORK C ITED “Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows.” Microsoft. Web “Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows - CNET Editors’ review.” CNET staff. 13 Jan “Microsoft Photo Story 3.” Fott, Galen. PC Mag. 10 Jan