Make a Video CD with Photo Story 2 for Windows XP

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annitaf - 31 Jul 2006 16:56 GMT

I found the above article my Tony Northrup very helpful, in theory. Will the
instructions contained in the article still hold true for PhotoStory 3,
please?

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John Inzer - 31 Jul 2006 17:43 GMT

> I found the above article my Tony Northrup very helpful,
> in theory. Will the instructions contained in the
> article still hold true for PhotoStory 3, please?

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Yes...the Retail version of PS2 has an
option to create a VCD.

The free version of PS3 does not have
an option to create a VCD.

The only version of PS3 that has the VCD
option is version 3.1 that is included in the
retail version of MS Digital Image Suite
2006.

If you have the retail version of PS2...
(obtained by installing MS Plus! Digital
Media Edition). It's possible to create a
photostory with PS3...rename the file and
use PS2 to create a VCD.

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LarryINmich - 31 Jul 2006 17:55 GMT

Sorry John, I am just browsing for tips but RENAME THE FILE???
To WHaT? My Dog Spot.AVI ? My dog PS2.jpg or ????? Sorry for such a
banal question........

L.

> > I found the above article my Tony Northrup very helpful,
> > in theory. Will the instructions contained in the
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> photostory with PS3...rename the file and
> use PS2 to create a VCD.

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John Inzer - 31 Jul 2006 20:41 GMT

> Sorry John, I am just browsing for tips but RENAME THE
> FILE???
> To WHaT? My Dog Spot.AVI ? My dog PS2.jpg or ?????
> Sorry for such a banal question........
>
> L.

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I only mentioned that it was possible...if
you wish to know the deepest dark secret
on *how* it's done...read the following:

How to open a Movie Maker .wmv file or
a PhotoStory 3 .wmv file in the retail version
of PhotoStory 2 and burn a VCD.

First...create a new folder on your desktop
and name it PhotoStory.

Now, create a PhotoStory in PhotoStory2
with just one image...save the .wmv file
in your new folder.

Next...rename your completed Movie Maker
.wmv or PS3 .wmv file exactly the same
name as the Photo Story file.

Next...copy/paste the Movie Maker file into
the PhotoStory folder.

You should see a dialog box that says:

Would you like to replace the existing file
with this one?

Click...Yes.

Now...if you reopen PhotoStory2 and select:
"Play a Story or Use a Story to Create a VCD"
Your renamed file should be available.

Good luck.

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annitaf - 31 Jul 2006 23:34 GMT

Many thanks John. No wonder I had problems with PS3, free version. You have
saved me a lot of time and effort. Is the Digital Image Suite 2006 worth
getting?

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John Inzer - 01 Aug 2006 00:24 GMT

> Many thanks John. No wonder I had problems with PS3,
> free version. You have saved me a lot of time and
> effort. Is the Digital Image Suite 2006 worth getting?

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You're welcome.

Thanks for the update.

Personally, I like DIS2006 very much...here
are a couple of reviews of the program:

Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Review
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/dis2006.asp

Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1829591,00.asp

And...you can test drive the 2006 program if
you're interested:

Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
is a downloadable 60 day trial version with
much of the functionality of MS Digital Image
Suite 2006.

Once your 60 day trial period has ended, the
program will de-feature to minimal functionality.

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and does
not support RAW files.

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/8x6ea

Be aware that it's a 109 MB download....

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