

You can also choose to embed your own music into the presentation to create a fully customized slideshow.

Music can be selected based on genre and then further customized by style, instrumentation, tempo, intensity and mood. The program provides a great option for users that want to have a simple and intuitive interface for creating basic slideshows quickly. The software also provides 48 transition possibilities to add variety between images.

Once you import pictures, the wizard guides you through color correction, red-eye removal and other enhancements. The interface uses a simple, wizard-based set of prompts that allows you to easily import and adjust the photos in your slideshow. Microsoft Photo Story 3 provides a simplified control panel that lets users add effects using a streamlined toolbar. Based on the discovery that people wanted to narrate stories more effectively as they would when pointing at pictures and moving their hands, the original software aimed to make it possible to edit and manipulate photos using gestures. Microsoft originally developed the software in response to research on how people share photos. Completed projects can be viewed on a user's television, computer and Windows-compatible mobile devices. The program is also useful for building presentations using a small file size that makes sending the completed projects through email possible. You can also add voice narration and personalize each image with titles and photo captions. The program provides tools to retouch, crop and rotate your photos. The Ken Burns effect provides a specific type of panning and zooming that is specific to photos. Photo Story provides a hassle-free and simple program to create and share movie files that are playable on Windows Media Player. Narration, editing, special effects and transitions can all be added to a slideshow with the click of a button. The software requires a genuine installation of Windows XP or a later Windows operating system. Microsoft Photo Story gives users a free method to create visual stories that showcase their digital photos.
