Complete Directions are attached at the bottom of this page. Below are a few things you might need to know as you work on your photostory.
 

Save your project frequently.  It will save as a wp3 file, which is the format you will use to edit your photostory.  Save to a folder called PhotoStory on your jump drive.

EDITING YOUR IMAGES: Part of your grade will be the quality of your images.  Do they need to be cropped? 
You can crop, rotate, and remove red eye from your photos from the Import screen (first screen in PhotoStory). 

Doing a Voiceover (Optional)
You can check out a microphone from the media lab in Duncan Hall.  Do not use the white iMic attachment.
1. Plug the microphone into the mic port (is usually pink).
2. Turn the microphone on (red button).
3. Make sure your computer is not muted.  Click the red button in PhotoStory to record and stop recording.

Adding Music
When you add music from iTunes, it often is in a form other than mp3 or wav.  To convert to an mp3 format:
Windows Computers:
1. From iTunes, click once on your song to highlight it.  Click on the Edit menu and pull to Preferences.
2. Click on the Advanced tab, then on the Import tab.
3. Click the drop down menu beside "Import Using," and click on "mp3 encoder."  Click OK.
4. From iTunes, right click on your song, and then click on Convert to mp3. 
Mac Computers:
1. From iTunes, click once on your song to highlight it.  Click on the Edit menu and pull to Preferences.
2. Click on the General tab, then on the Import Settings.
3. Click the drop down menu beside "Import Using," and click on "mp3 encoder."  Click OK.
4. From iTunes, right click on your song, and then click on Convert to mp3. 

To Turn Your Music Volume Down:  You should be clicked on the slide where you inserted the music. Go to the screen that says "Add Background Music."  You will see an area with a slider labeled "Low . . . High." and you can decrease the volume there.

To Change the Length of Time that Your Photo is Displayed:
1. Be on the screen in PhotoStory that says "Customize Narration and Motion."  Click on "Customize Motion."  Near the bottom of the screen, click beside "number of seconds to display the picture," and put the number of seconds that you want the photo to show.

Text:
Often, a photo will be too busy for text to show up.  You can go to www.backgroundcity.com (USE INTERNET EXPLORER) and save a background from there (it will be a gif file).  From PhotoStory, insert text.