Show off your pics in a whole new way. Make a movie using Windows Live Photo Gallery.
I wanted to send my sister some photos of our recent trip to the Caribbean. Instead of e-mailing her the dozen or so photos, I decided to make a movie. Windows Live Photo Gallery makes this task very simple.
If you don’t have Windows Live Photo Gallery, download it for free, here. Once you’ve downloaded it, click Start > All Programs > Windows Live Photo Gallery. Your digital library will open.
Choose all the photos you want to use in your movie by clicking on them. Click Make on the top toolbar and choose Make a movie.
Live Photo Gallery will upload your choices to Windows Movie Maker, which comes with Windows Vista. Click AutoMovie in the top toolbar and you will be given several choices for how you want your movie to look. These include Old Movie, which gives your film an aged effect and Music Video, which uses quick edits and transitions. Make your selection and click Create AutoMovie.
Hit the Play button and watch your instant masterpiece. To e-mail your movie, choose the e-mail option under Publish in the left navigation pane.
I can’t wait to see what my sister thinks of my mini-movie.
Article written by Jessica Padykula. For more tips from Jessica and articles like this, visit Microsoft Home Magazine.
