Simple steps to make YouTube photo story
This tutorial is mainly about how to make photo story with photo story software and broadcast on YouTube for sharing with more people and friends. You can make wedding photo stories, birthday photo stories, family reunion photo stories, etc, to record the precious days. So what you need are digital photos and a photo story software. Here I choose Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder Standard as the photo story software.
The reasons why choose Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder Standard are:
- Providing 300+ Hollywood movie styles;
- Enable to custom each style's duration time;
- Decoration text and background music can be added ;
- Various output formats including DVD, MP4, WMV,3GP and MPEG-2.
Download photo story software freeware or buy a full license of DVD Slideshow Builder Standard to start right now!
Or watch photo story sample made by DVD Slideshow Builder Standard first.
Step 1: Install photo story software and import photos in it
Install DVD Slideshow Builder Standard and the program will go to browser your computer's digital photos automatically. Then drag your digital photos to the storyboard(There is no quantity limitation of photos) and add music if you want to add a background music by click the "Add Audio" build-in button(Optional).
Step 2: Select photo movie styles for your photo story
There are 300+ movie styles and transition effects that can be used for different occasions, such as wedding, birthday, product presentation, etc. Choose your favorite styles and drag it on the photos. Please be noted that each style has its matching numbers for photos. You can find the number in the down right on each style.
Style's duration time can be set by double click on the time under the style thumbnail when on Storyboard Tab. You can download more free styles by click the left down link on the Style Tab.
Step 3: Add decoration in your photo story
Go to "Decoration Tab" to add decoration text, clipart and Effect on your digital photos. You can also add intro movie and credit movie for your photo story by click the "Inro/Credit " build-in button.
Step 4: Preview and save your photo story
Go to "Publish" Tab, you can preview you photo story by click the preview button first. Then publish it to the format you want. If you want to upload your photo story on YouTube, please publish it to MP4, AVI, WMV or MPEG-2 formats, they all support YouTube and MPEG-2 is preferred. Recommended Resolution on YouTube: 1280 x 720 (16x9 HD) and 640 x 480 (4:3 SD)
Step 5: Broadcast you photo soty on YouTube
After you creating the video file, login your YouTube ID, choose “Account" and click "Upload” button, and then select "Upload Video File ", write down your video title and description. It's better to enter tag for easily searched by others.
Ok, that's done. You see, make YouTube photo story is so easy.
Download Free Photo Story Software to make your own YouTube photo stories in simple 5 steps.
Tips:
Digital photos can be retouched and polished by double click on the photos in storyboard or click the "Edit Photo" built-in button.
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