![]() To load WMP10, you will have to 'unpack' the WMP10 installer and load each of the. MS wants to force you to use the 'latest' version (along with 'enhanced' DRM and other embedded 'features' that just seem designed to get you 'on-line' to Microsoft. Of course, if you double click to launch "WMP10Setup.exe", the installer will abort when it detects Windows 7 with the message that WMP10 is "not compatible" with Windows 7. Since Microsoft 'does not support downgrades', Windwos 7 is not going to allow you to simply install WMP10Instead you will first have to remove the current WMP version (and then avoid making the mistake of allowing an automatic "Windows Update" to over-write WMP10 later) Again, anything else will be a junk-ware infected trojan. If you want to use Preview (and build your Stories), you will need to install Windows Media Player 10 first You will also need a Windows XP PC to get the WMP10 installer (MS web site refuses to allow a Win 7 computer access). If you don't have a PC running XP (or when MS removes the download page), you will need to find the "Pstory.msi" package elsewhere (it should be 5,271,552 bytes exactly, with a MS Digital Signature from VeriSign dated "12 November 2004 03:13:32" = anything else will be a junk-ware installing trojan from some sham 'web repository') There is no real point in running PhotoStory 3 on a 64bit Win7 PC unless you also make it "LARGEADDRESSAWARE" (so it can get access to a full 4Gb of RAM) = see end of this pageĪuthenticated Windows XP users can download MS PhotoStory from the Microsoft Photo Story 3 web page. Kaltura and Gorilla Spot are free online editing tools that do what Photo Story 3 does.PhotoStory 3 on 64bit Win7 Using PhotoStory 3 on a 64bit (Windows 7) PC For me the biggest knock against Photo Story 3 is the need for installing new software and the Windows only requirement. Photo Story 3 is an application I might turn to if I had a lot of time to produce a video slide show and timings were critical to the quality. Animoto is the tool I'd use if I needed to produce something quickly if precise timing wasn't a key issue. Photo Story 3 appears to be targeted toward an audience that is interested in controlling all aspects of editing and content generation. Animoto and similar web-based programs (see Photo Show) seems to be going after a market that is interested in free, quick, and easy methods of generating splashy content for social networking and blogging audiences. Slight Advantage = AnimotoĪs I compared Animoto and Photo Story 3 side by side I realized that I was almost comparing apples to oranges. Sharing or publishing to the web requires uploading to a third party before sharing across some social networks and blogging platforms. Photo Story 3 videos can be saved to your local computer, emailed, or saved for use on a Windows equipped mobile device. Additionally, Animoto videos can be sent to your cell phone, emailed, or downloaded for use on your local computer. Animoto also has the option of copying and pasting code to use for embedding a video into other websites. ![]() Advantage = Photo Story 3Īnimoto videos can be shared across numerous social networking, blogging, video sharing platforms with one click. Photo Story 3 allows users to select their images, music, record voice narrations, and edit timings and transitions. Animoto does allow users to go back and edit some elements like the number of images and the music although not as precisely as you might get with proprietary software. Animoto produces the transitions and timing for the slide show video. Advantage = AnimotoĪnimoto allows users to select their images and music after that Animoto does the rest of the editing. Photo Story 3 only works on Windows operating systems and requires Windows Media Player v.10 or higher. Animoto officially supports Safari, Firefox, and IE 6 and 7, but it also works on other web browsers although not as smoothly. What follows is my comparison of Photo Story 3 with Animoto.Īnimoto is completely web-based so it works on any Internet-connected computer regardless of operating system. This morning I installed Photo Story 3 and put together a little slide show/ video. ![]() Having never used Photo Story 3 I had to do a little research before I could offer a good response. Someone asked how it compares to Photo Story 3 from Microsoft. ![]() Yesterday I reviewed Animoto and shared how impressed I was with it. ![]()
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