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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Photos / December 2007Column: Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story
Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 In this article, Lead Program Manager Vladimir Rovinsky describes how to create a mini story based on a single picture with Photo Story 3 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/crea te.mspx You can discuss the article in this thread. Chris Norred Tech Editor (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Very nicely done. Thanks for the help. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > > In this article, Lead Program Manager Vladimir Rovinsky describes how to > create a mini story based on a single picture with Photo Story 3. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/crea te.mspx > You can discuss the article in this thread. > > Chris Norred > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) This is a very good program, but i was wondering how i am to save any affects used on a picture to a differant folder like my photo album? So i could have it on photo story 3 as well as in my pictures. please reply with atleast an answer of any sort. > Very nicely done. Thanks for the help. > > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Pause the story as it plays in the Windows Media Player and take a snapshot at the point you want... and save the snapshot in your picture folder. The Print Screen feature, IrfanView, Movie Maker, and other apps have the ability to capture a single picture.  SignaturePapaJohn Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org . > This is a very good program, but i was wondering how i am to save any > affects [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> > Tech Editor >> > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) I have a few questions about photostory for vladmir if he reads this thread (or anybody else who knows): Related to this article: 1. When making such a single picture photostory, how is the movie encoded? Does it store only a single copy of the picture for all the pans or multiple cropped copies are stored for individual pans. Unrelated to the article: 2. Whats wrong with the profiles used for DVD. Why is the picture so blurry when saved using these profiles. 3. Why is there a limit on time resolution in specifying the picture duration. One can specify 2.2 secs but not 2.235. The latter form should be acceptable when typed in... but it is rounded to nearest tenth of a sec. Why ? I want to match the picture durations with the beat of the background music which is hardly ever exactly a tenth of the sec. Is there any technical reason for this limitation ? 4. In an interview he mentioned that PhotoStory 3 supports plugin architecture, where can I have more information about this. Regards SignatureRehan www.rehanfx.org - get more effects and transitions for Windows Movie Maker > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) JUST AGREEING WITH YOUR COMMENTS. I removed photo story 2 initially, but when I discovered the new version did not have an option for VCD or DVD burning re-installed it, only to find that PS3 does not recognize PS2 files!? This is the only criticism I have on an otherwise amazing program. The loss of quality using WMP10 to burn is a shame. PLEASE let us know if a burning option is planned. > I have a few questions about photostory for vladmir if he reads this thread > (or anybody else who knows): [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) To get around this problem, for DVD burning, I saved my photos using the "Profile for Computers 4 1024 x 768". I then burnt that file to a DVD using Nero Vision Express. In Nero, I changed the burning setting to High Quality and Progressive Scan. The resulting DVD was MUCH better than saving it as a DVD in PS3. > JUST AGREEING WITH YOUR COMMENTS. I removed photo story 2 initially, but when > I discovered the new version did not have an option for VCD or DVD burning [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > Tech Editor > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Can someone help me, I bought two kinds of cds to use on the story, but nothing is working, it saves my files, but merging them together seems to be the problem, any suggestions. Lynn > To get around this problem, for DVD burning, I saved my photos using the > "Profile for Computers 4 1024 x 768". I then burnt that file to a DVD using [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > > Tech Editor > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Can someone help me, I bought two kinds of cds to use on > the story, but nothing is working, it saves my files, but > merging them together seems to be the problem, any > suggestions. > Lynn =================================== Please provide more details. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP How to ask a newsgroup question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Hi, I have a problem I am hoping I could get some help with. I downloaded PS3 and made my story only to find out that I dont have the VCD burning capability. I have no clue how to make a VCD now. I saved using the profiles and tried to burn that but it doesnt not work. I tried to download PS2, which I used before with out a problem, but now this version will only allow 5 pictures. Will someone pleas send me instructions oh how to burn a VCD from PS3 or give me some alternative suggestions? Thank you > JUST AGREEING WITH YOUR COMMENTS. I removed photo story 2 initially, but when > I discovered the new version did not have an option for VCD or DVD burning [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > Tech Editor > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Hi, I have a problem I am hoping I could get some help > with. I downloaded PS3 and made my story only to find [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thank you ===================================== All the different programs and versions can get quite confusing. As you discovered...Photo Story 3 does not have the option to burn a VCD. If you previously burned a VCD with PS2 you must have had MS Plus! Digital Media Edition or Microsoft Digital Image Suite software installed. It's possible that your burner came with software that has an option to burn a VCD. Check your manual for instructions. As I understand it...the 30 day trial version of Corel Photo Album 6 has the option to burn a VCD. Corel Photo Album 6 http://tinyurl.com/93p3u SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP How to ask a newsgroup question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 This will give you a plugin for PS3 so you can copy to DVD http://www.sonic.com/products/Consumer/PhotoStory/quicklook.aspx > Hi, I have a problem I am hoping I could get some help with. I downloaded > PS3 and made my story only to find out that I dont have the VCD burning [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > Tech Editor > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > This will give you a plugin for PS3 so you can copy to DVD > http://www.sonic.com/products/Consumer/PhotoStory/quicklook.aspx [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > > > > Tech Editor > > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Thankyou so much. I downloaded the plug-in. When following the instructions to save a photostory to DVD I get 'The profile for the specified activity or quality setting is missing or corrupt. Try selecting a different activity or quality setting. Or, reinstall Save your story to a DVD for playback on your home DVD player activity from the original installation location, and then try saving your story again.' Is someone able to help me with this problem please. Pan > This will give you a plugin for PS3 so you can copy to DVD > http://www.sonic.com/products/Consumer/PhotoStory/quicklook.aspx [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > > > > Tech Editor > > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Hi, I have a problem I am hoping I could get some help with. I downloaded > PS3 and made my story only to find out that I dont have the VCD burning [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > Tech Editor > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > > Hi, I have a problem I am hoping I could get some help with. I downloaded > > PS3 and made my story only to find out that I dont have the VCD burning [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > > > > Tech Editor > > > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) To burn Photo Story 2 to DVD, try buying Sonic. It's about $20.00 http://www.sonic.com/products/Consumer/PhotoStory/quicklook.aspx > JUST AGREEING WITH YOUR COMMENTS. I removed photo story 2 initially, but when > I discovered the new version did not have an option for VCD or DVD burning [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > Tech Editor > > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) " Whats wrong with the profiles used for DVD. Why is the picture so blurry when saved using these profiles. " I found the same problem. Pictures are not as clear copying them to DVD. Looks clear when revewing them on small screen in program, but not as clear when burnt to DVD. > I have a few questions about photostory for vladmir if he reads this thread > (or anybody else who knows): [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Is there a best size/resolution for images in this program? To get the best image, I read that each should be 720X480. So I resized to those pixels and set resolution to 72. Used 72 as this will be viewed on a computer. BUT if this DVD will be seen on a TV screen, do I use different settings? Should that give me the best I can get? My originals are 1 to 2 mgs in size. So I have great latitude, but no sense in using huge files if smaller ones will do. Tippy................ > Is there a best size/resolution for images in this program? To get the best > image, I read that each should be 720X480. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Tippy................ You don't need to worry about the size of the images, as long as they are bigger than your target format, they will have all the detail you need. You don't need to, and, in general, should not, reduce their size--let Photo Story do that when it renders your story. There's no sense in using smaller images if larger ones will do. ;-) Storage is cheap and growing. Time is expensive and limited. So save your time by importing the full-resolution images. I have found Photo Story 3's DVD profile too "soft" for my preferences on a large TV. I tell PS3 to render a 1024x768 .wmv file "for display on a computer", then use NeroVision Express 3 to import that .wmv file and burn a DVD. This provides excellent resolution in the photos. (Though some with lots of near-horizontal or near-vertical detail may show "pixel crawl" during zooms or pans. This can be corrected by applying a small amount of smoothing ("gaussian blur") to the offending image(s) and then re-importing them into PS3.) -michael Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused." Did any one reply your answers? i'm interrested to know why can't we match the picture duration has we would like. tnks > I have a few questions about photostory for vladmir if he reads this thread > (or anybody else who knows): [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) I just downloaded photo story 3 and would like to use my T.V. as a monitor for the slide show, but the photo's won't show up all I get is the music - love the program and would like to share it on the big screen, but I can't -HELP > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) What profile should I use for the Axim X50v to view in full screen? The standard PocketPC profile produced very small display. The 640 x 480 profile shows full screen but the video playback is very jerky. Thx! Hi, I have exactly the same problem. I think Microsoft should introduce a 640x480 20 fps mode in the options to save your stories to be viewed smootly in full screen with our X50v. By the way, I'm a little disappointed that the X50 just can't handle 640x480 30 fps WMV in a decent way. Did you already find a solution for our problem? Ciao from Italy. > What profile should I use for the Axim X50v to view in full screen? > The standard PocketPC profile produced very small display. The 640 x 480 > profile shows full screen but the video playback is very jerky. Thx! Are you outputting to tv through your video card or did you create a dvd? I assume your video card is outputting to TV. Make sure that you have Windows Media Player 10 installed. Photo story uses a codec called Windows Media Video 9 Image v2. There are utilities to see what codecs you have installed on your machine. http://www.moviecodec.com/questions/installedcodecs.html this page has two programs to check for the codecs that you have. Also check out my site: http://www.windowsphotostory.com Can you import the output of Photo Story 3 to Windows Movie Maker? Royce > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) I tried it and it works great! > Can you import the output of Photo Story 3 to Windows Movie Maker? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Chris: What or who is the source of the music in the demo vidio. I know it is Mozart but who is the artist and where is the CD available from? > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hi Steve, The music is computer-generated by Photo Story 3..... you can generate it and record it yourself.... no artist involved SignaturePapaJohn Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org Photo Story 3 - use the menu branch at www.papajohn.org . > Chris: > What or who is the source of the music in the demo vidio. I know it is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Tech Editor >> (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) (ignore my name!) its brilliants. i would like know if save to screensaver possible? im grateful if you let me know. cheers > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hello Vladimir, I have used Phto Story 3 now for sometime and I think it's a great utility. I would love to see a couple of changes and they are this. I would like to globally change the delay times between pictures and another option I would like is to synch a music track to the slide show, so then the slides would be set by the length of the track. Great piece of software, Bernie the Bolt > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) As you have probably found, this cannot be done automatically in the current version of Photo Story. However, if you're willing to get a little advanced, you can follow the "Inside the wp3" guide on my site. The project file is simply a .cab file and you could search and replace the default duration (only a timesaver if you have a lot of photos). Mark http://www.windowsphotostory.com - Photo Story 3 Tutorials, Forums, and Guides http://www.windowsphotostory.com/Guides/Inside-the-wp3-format/wp3-photos-story-f ormat.aspx I am running Windows XP Professional and MS Office 2002. When I highlight jpeg pictures in Windows Explorer, right click, and choose Send To.. Mail Recipient, there is supposed to be a choice to reduce the size of the picture files (currently 1 MB or more). That dialogue box never comes up, even though the help instructions suggest that it should (and it has for me on other machines running Windows XP). Does anyone have an idea how to turn this feature on or otherwise get it to work? >I am running Windows XP Professional and MS Office 2002. > When I highlight jpeg pictures in Windows Explorer, right [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Does anyone have an idea how to turn this feature on or > otherwise get it to work? ================== Try this, maybe it will restore the option: go to...Start / Run and type: "REGSVR32 SHIMGVW.DLL" (without the quotes)(Yes, there's a space between 2 and S) Click...OK. A dialog box should report the following: "DllRegisterServer in SHIMGVW.DLL succeeded" ================== SignatureJohn Inzer Picture It! MVP return e-mail disabled Picture It! Support Center http://tinyurl.com/2po2o Digital Image Support Center http://tinyurl.com/3xxqg > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) This works pretty good, however I noticed when using large images (1 - 2 Meg) they appear fuzzy. Is there a "Good, Better, Best" size for importing images/pictures > > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) This was very helpful and will come in handy. One quick question... is there a way to create title and credit slides that have a solid colored background. My stories seem to start and end abrubtly without the benefit of opening and closing title slides. Please advise. Regards, Greg > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) You could create a blank page with a solid or patterned background in your digital image editing progam. Save it and enter it in your Photo Story just like any other image. There's some info at the following sites: Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP > This was very helpful and will come in handy. One quick question... is > there [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Regards, > Greg John, Thank you for your prompt reply. I was hoping to do this within Photo Story 3 but your solution is one I hadn't considered. Perhaps in future releases they may consider the capability of adding blank slides that users can add text to if they wish. Thanks too for the link in your reply. I will bookmark it and use it for future reference. All the best. Greg > You could create a blank page with a > solid or patterned background in your [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Regards, > > Greg You're welcome. Maybe you should try Movie Maker... it has more options. For adding Titles in Movie Maker...go to...Tools / Titles and Credits. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP > John, > Thank you for your prompt reply. I was hoping to do this within Photo [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > All the best. > Greg > You're welcome. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > All the best. > > Greg Can you do the same things in Movie Maker as in PhotoStory? Is PhotoStory better in some ways than Movie Maker? Thanks for answer. > You're welcome. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > All the best. > > Greg > Can you do the same things in Movie > Maker as in PhotoStory? Is PhotoStory > better in some ways than Movie Maker? > Thanks for answer. ============================== Movie Maker works with video and / or still images. Photo Story only works with still images and is easier for a beginner to learn. If you are running Windows XP, you have Movie Maker...and Photo Story 3 is a free download...why not try them for yourself? You can find some useful info at the following links: Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Glad you found the solution. Here it is for others who may need it: http://www.windowsphotostory.com/Guides/TitleSlides/adding-a-tile-only-slide.aspx I want to use Photo Story 3 for my photos. I have all my photos on paper. I want to scan all of it & want to see it on my TV. How high or low resolution I use for scan. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Great article. Question: Is there a way to transistion pictures over one another? Such as over-lapping? Thanks, --Ed ed_potts@hotmail.com > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to burn multiple Photo Stories onto one physical DVD? I'm trying to create a Photo Story for a wedding and wanted to have three stories: One of the bride growing up, one of the groom growing up, and one of both of them together. Please help!!! Thanks, Robert. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Not with the Sonic Plug-in, but you can do it with your normal DVD creation software... SignaturePapaJohn Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org tips and tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693 Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Tech Editor >> (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hello! Say, in reading this article - where he talks about... "If the resolution of your pictures is high enough to be viewed this way, you can discover a lot of hidden detail because a standard 5Mpx digital camera has almost four times the resolution of your computer screen (1.3Mpx at 1280x1024) and more than 15 times the resolution of 640x480 video." >> How does this transfer to 'digital tv' (how about a 6.3Mpx at 2040x1536 - or 9Mpx at 3000+x1500+)?? SignatureThanks! Soddy > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) How do I create a blank title page, and can animation be applied to titles? Thanks. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Create a blank (coloured) page in a program like Photoshop of at least 600x800 pixels. To animate text, I create some text, centre align it on a title page and "customize motion" >> Specify start and end position>> create a box with the text at the bootom and extending to the top of the frame for the "start" >> set start same as end (this will create the same size box in the "end" frame)>> move this box straight down sothat the text is at the top. > How do I create a blank title page, and can animation be applied to titles? > Thanks. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Dear Vladimir, My 20.9 MB file cant be built into a story (the one for Step 3). I always get this message all the time, "There is not enought memory or disk space to complete this operation, or program files for Photo Story 3 Windows or Windows Media Player are missing or may be corrupted. Quit other programs, free additional space on your hard disk, and then try again. If the issue is not resolved, reinstall Photo Story 3 for windows and Windows Media Player." My disk space is 8GB and because of this I also changed my RAM to 1GB. I had uninstalled and reinstalled Window Media Player and Photo Story 3 for 3 times. I had tried another 66.3 MB file (set into automatic panning and zooming) and it was ok. My 20.9 MB file contains a lot of display time less than 0.5 seconds of series of transitions. Do you think this is the problem? How can I solve this problem? Your response is highly appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Rolando > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Dear Rolando, did you find ways to resolve the problem ? Im having the same issue when compiling my project in step 3, same error message appear. my file size is huge as well. den > Dear Vladimir, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Tech Editor > > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hi, Chris and everyone. Very nice article. I really like the cool features of Photo Story 3, especially the pan and zoom capabilities together with the wide variety of transitional effects. Using the wizard with it's defaults is really a no-brainer, and can already produce amazing hig-quality videos of still pictures. Now I want to know if there's any way to MERGE or JOIN existing MULTIPLE PS3 PROJECTS INTO ONE large project. This would really be a neat feature to add to PS3's list of already cool features. Your response would be very highly appreciated. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Now I want to know if there's any way to MERGE or JOIN > existing MULTIPLE PS3 PROJECTS INTO ONE large project. > This would really be a neat feature to add to PS3's list > of already cool features. ============================== You can use Windows Movie Maker to combine two or more PhotoStorys. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Making Good Newsgroup Posts http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >> Now I want to know if there's any way to MERGE or JOIN >> existing MULTIPLE PS3 PROJECTS INTO ONE large project. This would [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ============================== > You can use Windows Movie Maker to combine two or more PhotoStorys. ..or any video editing program that can import .wmv files produced by Photo Story 3 will allow further editing/authoring. I prefer to use NeroVision Express 3. -michael Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused." Hello guys, Thanks a lot for the very specific tips, John and Michael. Now, those tips would be really cool if you can do them to merge _PhotoStory3_ project files -- you know, those with the WP3 extension. WMVs are no longer editable in those programs as far as photo pan/zoom options and timing/transiton effects are concerned. Is there a way to do this on WP3 files? Thanks again. Gaston > >> Now I want to know if there's any way to MERGE or JOIN > >> existing MULTIPLE PS3 PROJECTS INTO ONE large project. This would [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > "The wastebasket is our most important design > tool--and it is seriously underused." it may be possible but I've never heard of anyone even trying it... if you're a programmer and can handle XML files, you might be able to.... but if you had those skills you probably wouldn't be asking here, so the short answer is no you can't do it.... SignaturePapaJohn Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693 Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx > Hello guys, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> "The wastebasket is our most important design >> tool--and it is seriously underused." thanks a lot, sir. well now you got to know someone who's been wanting to do it. and you're right -- i'm no programmer, w/c is why i'm on this forum -- and it's no surprise since this is about XP consumer/end-user digital photos/movies tips. We all know that WMVs can easily be merged using the right tools (there's a lot of free ones). But WP3 project files are the source files that are PS3-editable. So merging WP3 project files would just logically result in a single, larger, and still PS3-editable project file. the reason i posted my question is i want to merge several 30MB WP3 project files, each of which was created by importing several dozen 2MP+ JPGs. the photo sequence, pan/zoom options, and transition effects for each project file is almost perfect already (took me forever), although I might want to make some minor changes (e.g. insert/change photos, music, timing, whatever) in the resulting "merged" (if possible, w/c now i know is not) project file. now you may not find that "merging" capability to be really neccesary at this point. but we're aware how much of a drag it is to make the correct photo sequence for a project with a hundred or more of 3MP photos, esp. when you're pressed for time. of course you can just drag/drop using the thumbnailed photos timeline w/in PS3, but the problem is you can't select multiple frames simultaneously (Ctrl+click and Shift+click don't work), even if you want multiple frames to have the same transition effects and timing/duration settings. so I ended up renaming each jpeg file accordingly (001.jpg, 002.jpg, etc.), while in thumbnail view in windows explorer, before importing them altogether to my individual project files. so one should not just be after the resulting WMV, but the WP3 file as well. and i'm sure we're aware that once you've imported those tons and tons of photos (up to 300/project) to your project, you no longer need to retain those photos in your hard drive (if you need to free up some space and you already have copies of them somewhere else -- e.g. CD/DVD) even if you'll need to edit your project later. again, as a free product, PhotoStory3 is really impressive and cool already. and like those who've been using it, i have liked it the first time i saw it. adding a couple of very simple/basic but truly time-saving features is just gonna make it a lot better. well, i guess i can just consider the two features below as my top wishlist items for any future PS3 upgrades: (1) the ability to merge multiple project files into a single WP3 file (2) the ability to select multiple frames simultaneously w/in the PS3 project thumbnailed photos timeline Anyway, thanks for the time. :-) ===================== > it may be possible but I've never heard of anyone even trying it... if > you're a programmer and can handle XML files, you might be able to.... but [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > >> "The wastebasket is our most important design > >> tool--and it is seriously underused." Gaston wrote: > thanks a lot, sir. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > PS3-editable. So merging WP3 project files would just logically result in a > single, larger, and still PS3-editable project file. But, of course, this would not overcome the 300 photo limitation of PS3, since PS3 is the only application that can "play" .ps3 files. If find that generating the .wmv files from PS3 and combining them in a DVD authoring tool is quite adequate. If, for some reason, I feel that I need to ajust one or more of the segments, I return to PS3, edit the segment(s), re-generate the .wmv's, and re-burn the DVD. The only way this would get *really* easier would be if I could burn a high-resolution DVD of a PS3 show directly from PS3--and the Sonic encoder only produces blurry DVDs. > the reason i posted my question is i want to merge several 30MB WP3 project > files, each of which was created by importing several dozen 2MP+ JPGs. the [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > (2) the ability to select multiple frames simultaneously w/in the PS3 > project thumbnailed photos timeline I'd like to see (2), but it would seldom make sense for me to use the same transition/zoom/pan setup on a group of pictures. The controls would need to be split out so that what was being set identically could be restricted just to a few things--like duration. In practice, I find that I seldom set several pictures to the same parameters--except time--and there I sometimes want a "pattern" to be repeated to match the rhythm of the music, so a simple "set all to a fixed value" wouldn't cut it. Maybe making all the photo parameters editable and block copyable and pasteable as in a spreadsheet would be the way to go. In fact, having them literally in a spreadsheet, with the first column being a thumbnail of the picture, would be outstanding. -michael Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused." Thanks, Mike. Well I'm sorry if I wasn't able to get the real message across in my earlier post -- well, it's not about overcoming any fixed limitation as to the number of photos that can be imported to a single PS3 (.WP3, not .PS3) project file, or what does or does not make sense to any PS3 user. I just thought that, for "really behind" users like me -- who sometimes work without the luxury of time and a fast PC, who just want to merge existing project files and apply the same duration settings to multiple frames -- having those two features is not too much to ask for. And also, making PS3 look like Excel may make sense to some, but not all. :-) > Gaston wrote: > > thanks a lot, sir. [quoted text clipped - 77 lines] > "The wastebasket is our most important design > tool--and it is seriously underused." I'm currently working on a test project with just two pictures in it... both copies of an 11 megapixil image.... I want the identical settings for the panning/zooming/transitions/duration settings. Here's my approach. 1 - Open the saved project... it'll create a temporary folder with copies of the files in it. 2 - The pictures will have names of 0.jpg, 1.jpg, etc.... maybe BMP if that's what you used. It doesn't keep the original file names. This is one issue with combining two projects as you'll have two sets of files with the same names. 3 - Rename my new pictures with the same 0.jpg, 1.jpg, etc.... and replace the temporary ones with them 4 - Save the open project to a new project file name... it'll carry the new pictures into the new project file 5 - Render the story and it'll have you new pictures. It might work in your case too... see the Photo Story 3 > Narration and Motion page of my website for info about the location of the temporary files... I first got into them when swapping out the music/narration files. SignaturePapaJohn Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 website - http://www.papajohn.org MM2 Tips and Tricks: http://www.simplydv.co.uk/simplyBB/viewtopic.php?t=4693 Online Newsletters: http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/Index.aspx > Thanks, Mike. > [quoted text clipped - 122 lines] >> "The wastebasket is our most important design >> tool--and it is seriously underused." > Hello guys, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks again. > Gaston ========================================== You can open PS3 project files in PS2 with the same renaming trick (with possible loss of some of the previous editing) but I don't know of a way to combine several project files. If you discover a way...please share it with this newsgroup. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Making Good Newsgroup Posts http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm I have created a Photo Story from 155 photos taken of the construction phases of one of the homes my son has built. I did everything perfectly except inserting the narration of the photos into the story. I followed directions and clicked save when finished. But when I play it back, no narration of the photos plays. Do you know how to get this part of the program to work. > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to start a new thread. I have been using PS3 for a while and have created many nice slides shows. I bought the sonic DVD software and have been able to convert them into DVD's. I have recently started making slide shows that are longer than previous ones and when I come back to my saved files that I want to edit, they are corrupt and won't open. Is there something I can do? Does this just happen with longer files? It is very frustrating. Thanks I'm getting the exact same problem. I think my file size is too big, and I need to split the story into seperate chapters, the combine them when burning my DVD with Nero Express. I'll let you know how it works. > Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to start a new thread. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks Would someone please tell me how to import video into Photo Story 3? SignatureAnnie > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Would someone please tell me > how to import video into Photo Story 3? ============================ You cannot import video into PS3. Try using Windows Movie Maker. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Making Good Newsgroup Posts http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm I just started using the program and so far I'm liking it. The only thing I don't like and maybe you know of a different way to go about it, but, I find it a pain to try to re-organize pictures or to add new pictures to the story. What I mean is, suppose I have a whole group of pictures that I want to add to the story, but, it should go in the middle. Well this program only allows you to add new pics at the end of the story so then you're having to drag ALL of the pictures one at a time to the middle of the story. Is there an easier way to do this? Thanks in advance! > this program only allows you to add new > pics at the end of the story so then you're > having to drag ALL of the pictures one at > a time to the middle of the story. Is there > an easier way to do this? ======================= Nope...that's the way it works. Have you tried using Windows Movie Maker to create your project? It allows multiple select. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Making Good Newsgroup Posts http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm I saved one story on a network folder. Now, as I am trying to use the Roxio plug in to burn new stories to DVD, all the saves go to that same network folder, even if I manually try to change it. Roxio then will not burn the DVD from a network location. The Roxio guy says it is a Photo Story issue. I have uninstalled PS 3, shut down and rebooted, and reinstalled, and the program still sends new files off to the network share. Any suggestions? > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Liked the tip! Have used that approach to pause after panning, and it works great. I am having a problem, that the program is crashing whenever I try to save a project. This happened in a slide show I was working on, and I cannot open that file anymore, since it is "corrupt". I tried to open another show and save it, and although I can open it OK, I cannot save the project, the program shuts down. I have tried removing the program and re-installing twice, same problem. I can open a file labelled ---.bak, and have saved as a video that I burned on a CD, but cannot save as a Photo Story project file. I'm stumped, and would rather not start the project over from scratch. Any suggestions? Thanks, Andy I find this software exciting compared to other photo to video software, my only problem is that when I am to play the saved project from "Profile to Computer 640x480" and above, my video output is garbled, do I need to upgrade my video card memory since it is only 32MB. thanks, hope you could help me on this. We are creating a Photo Story of HS seniors and their baby pictures to show at the after-graduation party. We want to loop it continuously throughout the evening over the TV's- is that possible? > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) It would be very interesting to know which encoder profile was used to render the project in the final step of Photostory 3 (custom or one of the standard profiles) in order to produce the result we can see on the website. Anyone knows??? > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > > In this article, Lead Program Manager Vladimir Rovinsky describes how to > create a mini story based on a single picture with Photo Story 3. The process works beautifully, but... Why is there no button to duplicate a picture? Sometimes I'll be in the middle of a 30-40 photos PS and need a second (duplicate) photo of something. Often by the time I go searching for the photo, I have lost track of my "bright idea". It would seem MS could put a duplicate-generating button that would immediately create the dup right where it should be. This is a BRILLIANT programme and I will never be able to go back to ordinary slideshows! There is just one small problem I have: when I do the continuous panning in one photo, I get a kind of "bump" effect each time I reach one of the edges of the photo. I've tried moving the frame a little away from the edges, but that doesn't stop it. I noticed this effect in the demonstration video as well, so maybe it is something I will have to live with! > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) you eliminate the 'bump' by unchecking the default of using a transition between the two pix.... PapaJohn > This is a BRILLIANT programme and I will never be able to go back to > ordinary [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> Tech Editor >> (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Hi PapaJohn, Didn't realise previous post had "posted" hence another from me on same subject!! Thanks for your advice but I did uncheck the box, and there is still a slight "bump" as the pan reaches the far side - I notice that the Venice example has this too. I can think of worse things to live with, given that the end product is so good! In fact, I can see my video camera becoming redundant for scenery, as this is so much better! > you eliminate the 'bump' by unchecking the default of using a transition > between the two pix.... [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >> Tech Editor > >> (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) Great programme, creates stunning slide shows, - people even think they are videos!! But - has anyone discovered how to stop the "bumping" effect you get when you use a single image like the Venice example, and you reach the edge of the picture?? I've tried ending the pan away from the edge but it still happens. The other thing that I find slightly annoying is that when you're using text, it defaults to the original setting when you go to the next image. However, these really are MINOR gripes, as the end product is so good! > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) hello This is a usefull trick which I have been using for some time now: I put each picture that I want to zoom or pan 3 times in a row on the time-line. Display time of the first and the third will be set to a few tenths of a second, while using no motion for both. In the middle picture we will apply zoom or pan as we intended to do, and I prefer to leave the decision about the display time to PS3 automatic. No transition should be used in each block of three; any transition can be used between two blocks. It is a lot of work but the result is nice to look at! For a good example go to my personal web-album http://nuclea-ski.magix.net/ and then to "multimedia/slideshows" where you run the file "ski-landscape.wmv" Throughout that little video poem this technique was used several times Hello- I created a video from still photos with music in Photo Story 3. I was not successful in copying it onto a CD or DVD. I e-mailed it to myself so I could download it onto a laptop to view. The resolution was horrible-- any suggestions? thanks, Cynthia > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Hello- > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thanks, > Cynthia ================================== What software did you use to create the CD/DVD? Nero, Roxio, WinDVD? For higher quality resolution try using a different profile. You can access the choices from your Save Your Story screen by clicking the Settings button and opening the Profile drop window. more info: Photo Story 3 Profile Choices and Making a DVD http://tinyurl.com/cahtf Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ Windows Movie Maker 2 - Photo Story 3 www.papajohn.org PapaJohn's Newsletter Archive: http://tinyurl.com/4vb5p Signature******John Inzer******** **MS Picture It! MVP** *****Digital Image****** Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp *********Notice*********** This is not tech support .......I am a volunteer....... Solutions that work for me may not work for you. Proceed at your own risk. Excuse Me. Does any of you know how to de a curtain action and apply them to all the pictures? > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Excuse Me. Does any of you know > how to de a curtain action and apply > them to all the pictures? ============================= Maybe the following links will be useful: Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ TweakPS http://www.windowsphotostory.com/TweakPS SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk I've finished a 10 minute photo story and now I'd like to put it on You Tube but it's too big. Is there a way to optimize it? > > Excuse Me. Does any of you know > > how to de a curtain action and apply [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > TweakPS > http://www.windowsphotostory.com/TweakPS > I've finished a 10 minute photo story and now I'd like to put it on > You Tube but it's too big. Is there a way to optimize it? ========================== Re-open your .wp3 project file. On your "Save your story" screen... click the "Settings" button. Try choosing a different profile. For example: "Profile for e-mail - 3 (320x240)" If you did not save your .wp3 project file and do not want to recreate the project... try opening the .wmv file in Windows Movie Maker and save it for e-mail. Drag the movie to the timeline and go to... File / Save Movie File / E-mail Save the movie to your hard drive and then upload it. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk YouTube has a 10 minute maximum... if yours is a bit over it, trim it down. PapaJohn > I've finished a 10 minute photo story and now I'd like to put it on You > Tube [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> TweakPS >> http://www.windowsphotostory.com/TweakPS Can you help me, please? I don't have any of the features spoken about in the instructions other than the color, red eye, rotate and crop. How do I get the various pages to appear, such as adding narration, music, etc. Ed Barkley 913-908-5185 > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Can you help me, please? I don't have any of the features spoken > about in the instructions other than the color, red eye, rotate and > crop. How do I get the various pages to appear, such as adding > narration, music, etc. > Ed Barkley > 913-908-5185 ============================== To access additional screens...click... Next / Next / Next... FWIW...posting your telephone number in public newsgroups is not a good idea. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk I have Microsoft Digital Imaging 2006 Anniversary Edition that has photo story 3.1 that I'm using. I finally was able to create a vcd using a cd-r disc. But I can't seem to get it to play back on my dvd player in my televison. How do I do this? Thanks. SignatureKaren > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > I have Microsoft Digital Imaging 2006 Anniversary Edition that has > photo story 3.1 that I'm using. I finally was able to create a vcd > using a cd-r disc. But I can't seem to get it to play back on my dvd > player in my televison. How do I do this? Thanks. ===================================== If it doesn't self start like a DVD in your stand alone player...it's possible that your player is not compatible with VCDs. Check the manual for your player and see if VCDs are supported. And...some players will just not play home made VCDs or DVDs...the newer your player is, the better your chances are. Good luck. SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! - Digital Image MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk Just fantastic I have a photo story using your method with many pics 50 actually and what a difference it made to each Pic and made the story line flow smoothly Thanks Nutcracker > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) please can you help me with Photo Story - i can not to save final file - system write that it is not memory place, it is not truth, thank you > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) > please can you help me with Photo Story - i can not to save final > file - system write that it is not memory place, it is not truth, > thank you ============================= Maybe the information at the following sites will be useful: Beginner's Guide to Photo Story http://www.windowsphotostory.com/ Movie Maker - PhotoStory http://www.papajohn.org/ Photo Story 3 - Saving and Distributing http://www.papajohn.org/PS3-Saving.html SignatureJohn Inzer MS Picture It! - Digital Image MVP Digital Image Highlights and FAQs http://tinyurl.com/aczzp Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk I was successful in creating a DVD with pictures which played successfully on the DVD player, but when I added music it would not let me copy to DVD. I just got an error saying it could not could not copy because of an error but no clue as to what it was. The story was 136 mb and I was copying to a 4.7GB DVD so the size should not have been a problem. Any suggestions as to why it did not work? Joyce B > Create a Story from a Single Still Photo with Photo Story 3 > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Tech Editor > (This post provided as is and implies no warranties) |
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