Microsoft PhotoStory 3 is a great, simple way for students and teachers to create their own digital stories. I've demonstrated PhotoStory at several workshops and conferences and every time I do someone always asks, 'Isn't this available for Mac?'. Download Photo Story 3 for Windows for Windows to process your digital photos and create slide shows for sharing. Photo Story 3 for Windows has had 0 updates within the past 6 months.
Want to present your loved ones a sweet gift this holiday season? It would be great to make a photo book in Photos app on Mac.
Photos app for macOS allows you to create awesome photo books using your memorable pics. You can choose photos from a special vacation, parties or events and transform them into a wonderful keepsake. What's icing on the cake is the availability of a great many tools to let you design your book to your heart's liking. So, what's stopping you man?
How To Create A Photo Book In Photos App On Mac
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How To Make A Photo Book In Photos App On Mac
To create a photo book, you must choose minimum 20 photos. The price of any book depends on the book style and the number of pages. Better still, you have the option to add more photos, change the theme, add/remove pages later to ensure you don't fail to create a great book.
Step #1. Open Photos app on your Mac and then you need to choose at least 20 pictures from your Photo library.
Step #2. Now, you have to click on the Add (+) button in the sidebar next to My Projects.
Step #3. Then, click on Book.
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Step #4. Now, you need to choose a book style from the square, classic, or soft cover.
Step #5. Then, select a suitable book theme.
To download softwares for pc. Step #6. Next up, click on Create Book.
The photos will appear on each page. Up next, you can fine-tune pages to your best liking.
How to Edit A Photo Book Page in Photos App on Mac
Step #1. As the project is open, simply double-click on a page to choose it and then click on an image. Then drag your cursor to the left or right to reposition it perfectly.
Step #2. Now, click Options to edit the template.
Step #3. Check out the option to change the layout of the page, add more photos to a page, or remove photos from a page. There are several template options; so choose the one that ideally fits your imagination.
If you want to add your own title, click on the text box.
You can double-click a photo to edit it. Then, add filters, zoom, crop, and adjust the image using editing tools.
Change The Book Theme Or Format of the Photo Book Page
Click on the change settings button at the right corner of the Photos window and select Change Theme. It will remove all text and change the order of some photos. There is also an option to change the book format and size. To do so, just click the change settings button and choose Change format and size.
Check out the option to include page numbers and remove the Apple logo. Additionally, you also have the option to increase the number of pages. To do so, simply drag the page slider bar to the right.
Add Pictures to Photo Book Page
Forgot to include some images in your photo book? No problem. You can add them even now. With your project open, click on add Photo at the bottom right corner of the Photos app window.
You should see the groups of photos depending on the albums you had selected pictures from. It will help you quickly add pics from the particular album. But if you want to add some other pics, just scroll down and select photos from other albums.
Once you have selected photos, click Add at the upper right corner.
The pics you have just added will appear in a tray at the bottom of your screen.
You can drag a photo to a page to add it to the book. Alternately, simply click the auto-fill button to automatically add new images in the book.
Add or Remove Pages From Photo Book Page
You get the option to add or remove pages while editing. So, if you wish to increase the pages to include some more images or remove some of the unwanted ones, you can get it done without any hassle.
To remove pages, simply select any page and click the add/remove page button at the top right corner of the Photos window and then click remove page.
To add new pages, click the add/remove page button and select add page.
How to Order a Photo Book in Photos App on Mac
Once you have designed your book just the way you want, you can order it.
Step #1. Click Buy Book and then enter a shipping address.
Just in case you are sending it to the person who is in your contact, search for the name. When his/her address appears, select it.
Step #2. Now, click Place Order and then enter your Apple ID and password.
Now, your project will be uploaded to Apple's servers. Once it's done, you will get a notification and an email as confirmation.
That's pretty much it.
All the Very Best!
You can follow these same steps to create more photo books to enliven the memory behind each photo. Have any feedback to share with us? Feel free to shoot it in the comments below.
You might want to take a peek at these posts as well:
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Microsoft PhotoStory 3 is a great, simple way for students and teachers to create their own digital stories. I've demonstrated PhotoStory at several workshops and conferences and every time I do someone always asks, 'Isn't this available for Mac?' I understand the shock that Mac users experience when I tell them, 'No, it's only for Windows.' We Mac users are used to having the best, and easiest to use software. We feel slighted when something comes along that's simple, easy, free, and we can't have it. This is especially painful when that product comes from Microsoft.
'No. No. That's not true! That's impossible!'
Luke Skywalker, reacting to Darth Vader's revelation that he is Luke's father
For those of you who have been wanting a Mac solution to the PhotoStory dilemma, here's something that might just work. It's iMovie ‘08. This latest version of iMovie has drawn numerous bad reviews, mostly due to the fact that it is radically different from it's previous version. While I'm not going to argue which is better, please allow me to present iMovie 08 as an alternative to PhotoStory. Here is an example of how to create a simple digital riddle using iMovie 08. I've written the steps in much the same way that similar project would be created using Photostory.
Since today is Presidents' Day, I'm choosing to create a digital riddle about one of our Presidents, Millard Fillmore. Before starting this project I collected two pictures and placed them in a folder. One is a blank slide that I will use a background for my titles. The other is a photo of Millard Fillmore that I plan to use several times. The idea is to zoom in on certain parts of the picture and only reveal the entire photograph at the end.
Start a New Story
Go to FILE and select NEW PROJECT.
If you want your project to be a standard video format, I suggest you select a Standard (4:3) aspect ratio.
STEP 1: Import Pictures
You can bring your pictures into iMovie two ways. If they're already in your iPhoto library, click the camera button (at the right of the screen below the preview window). Locate your pictures and drag them to the project window.
For my project, I'm saving two pictures - a blank background created in keynote and the picture of Millard Fillmore - in a folder. I can drag the pictures from the folder into the project window.
Since I want to use each picture more than once, I can drag the same picture multiple times to create copies.
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STEP 2: Add Titles
Click the title button (located next to the camera button).
Select the style of title you want and drag it on top of a picture. For my President riddle I'm selecting a centered title for my questions and a lower third for my answer.
Type your titles in the preview window. You will notice that each picture with titles has a blue bar over it.
STEP 3: Add Narration
Unlike PhotoStory, there is no window to type your notes for narrating. You and your students will have to write them ahead of time and print them out or open them in a small window on your screen.
To record narration, click on the microphone button. Use your mouse to position the 'red line' where you want to begin recording. When you click, you will get a 3 second countdown to begin recording. To stop recording, click the mouse button.
NOTE: In PhotoStory you only record one slide at a time. In iMovie if you don't stop after each slide, your recording can flow into other slides. If this happens, you can adjust the length of each slide to fit the recording. In the picture below, notice that the voiceover (purple bar) for my third Millard Fillmore picture is 6.4 seconds long and the picture is only 4 seconds long.
Crop Images, Adjust Motion
Once you have adjusted the duration of your slides to match the voiceover, you can crop your images or adjust the pan and zoom. Click the crop button to make these adjustments.
You have three options.
Step #3. Then, click on Book.
I find the 'low' graphics setting works better than 'min'CS:GO: sure you know about this oneA story about my uncle: just a beautiful game Imo, a platformerTry and make sure you are cooling your macbook externally. I use a large fan, but you can get specialised cooling stands. If you are into FPS games try insurgency. If you don't do this you can damage the internals, and thermal throttle. Should only be a few dollars or euros at most right now, it's often on sale. First-Person Shooters.
Step #4. Now, you need to choose a book style from the square, classic, or soft cover.
Step #5. Then, select a suitable book theme.
To download softwares for pc. Step #6. Next up, click on Create Book.
The photos will appear on each page. Up next, you can fine-tune pages to your best liking.
How to Edit A Photo Book Page in Photos App on Mac
Step #1. As the project is open, simply double-click on a page to choose it and then click on an image. Then drag your cursor to the left or right to reposition it perfectly.
Step #2. Now, click Options to edit the template.
Step #3. Check out the option to change the layout of the page, add more photos to a page, or remove photos from a page. There are several template options; so choose the one that ideally fits your imagination.
If you want to add your own title, click on the text box.
You can double-click a photo to edit it. Then, add filters, zoom, crop, and adjust the image using editing tools.
Change The Book Theme Or Format of the Photo Book Page
Click on the change settings button at the right corner of the Photos window and select Change Theme. It will remove all text and change the order of some photos. There is also an option to change the book format and size. To do so, just click the change settings button and choose Change format and size.
Check out the option to include page numbers and remove the Apple logo. Additionally, you also have the option to increase the number of pages. To do so, simply drag the page slider bar to the right.
Add Pictures to Photo Book Page
Forgot to include some images in your photo book? No problem. You can add them even now. With your project open, click on add Photo at the bottom right corner of the Photos app window.
You should see the groups of photos depending on the albums you had selected pictures from. It will help you quickly add pics from the particular album. But if you want to add some other pics, just scroll down and select photos from other albums.
Once you have selected photos, click Add at the upper right corner.
The pics you have just added will appear in a tray at the bottom of your screen.
You can drag a photo to a page to add it to the book. Alternately, simply click the auto-fill button to automatically add new images in the book.
Add or Remove Pages From Photo Book Page
You get the option to add or remove pages while editing. So, if you wish to increase the pages to include some more images or remove some of the unwanted ones, you can get it done without any hassle.
To remove pages, simply select any page and click the add/remove page button at the top right corner of the Photos window and then click remove page.
To add new pages, click the add/remove page button and select add page.
How to Order a Photo Book in Photos App on Mac
Once you have designed your book just the way you want, you can order it.
Step #1. Click Buy Book and then enter a shipping address.
Just in case you are sending it to the person who is in your contact, search for the name. When his/her address appears, select it.
Step #2. Now, click Place Order and then enter your Apple ID and password.
Now, your project will be uploaded to Apple's servers. Once it's done, you will get a notification and an email as confirmation.
That's pretty much it.
All the Very Best!
You can follow these same steps to create more photo books to enliven the memory behind each photo. Have any feedback to share with us? Feel free to shoot it in the comments below.
You might want to take a peek at these posts as well:
Jignesh Padhiyar is the co-founder of iGeeksBlog.com who has a keen eye for news, rumors and all the unusual stuff that happens around Apple products. During his tight schedule, Jignesh finds some moments of respite to share side-splitting contents on social media.
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Microsoft PhotoStory 3 is a great, simple way for students and teachers to create their own digital stories. I've demonstrated PhotoStory at several workshops and conferences and every time I do someone always asks, 'Isn't this available for Mac?' I understand the shock that Mac users experience when I tell them, 'No, it's only for Windows.' We Mac users are used to having the best, and easiest to use software. We feel slighted when something comes along that's simple, easy, free, and we can't have it. This is especially painful when that product comes from Microsoft.
'No. No. That's not true! That's impossible!'
Luke Skywalker, reacting to Darth Vader's revelation that he is Luke's father
For those of you who have been wanting a Mac solution to the PhotoStory dilemma, here's something that might just work. It's iMovie ‘08. This latest version of iMovie has drawn numerous bad reviews, mostly due to the fact that it is radically different from it's previous version. While I'm not going to argue which is better, please allow me to present iMovie 08 as an alternative to PhotoStory. Here is an example of how to create a simple digital riddle using iMovie 08. I've written the steps in much the same way that similar project would be created using Photostory.
Since today is Presidents' Day, I'm choosing to create a digital riddle about one of our Presidents, Millard Fillmore. Before starting this project I collected two pictures and placed them in a folder. One is a blank slide that I will use a background for my titles. The other is a photo of Millard Fillmore that I plan to use several times. The idea is to zoom in on certain parts of the picture and only reveal the entire photograph at the end.
Start a New Story
Go to FILE and select NEW PROJECT.
If you want your project to be a standard video format, I suggest you select a Standard (4:3) aspect ratio.
STEP 1: Import Pictures
You can bring your pictures into iMovie two ways. If they're already in your iPhoto library, click the camera button (at the right of the screen below the preview window). Locate your pictures and drag them to the project window.
For my project, I'm saving two pictures - a blank background created in keynote and the picture of Millard Fillmore - in a folder. I can drag the pictures from the folder into the project window.
Since I want to use each picture more than once, I can drag the same picture multiple times to create copies.
Microsoft Photo Story 3 Free Download For Mac
STEP 2: Add Titles
Click the title button (located next to the camera button).
Select the style of title you want and drag it on top of a picture. For my President riddle I'm selecting a centered title for my questions and a lower third for my answer.
Type your titles in the preview window. You will notice that each picture with titles has a blue bar over it.
STEP 3: Add Narration
Unlike PhotoStory, there is no window to type your notes for narrating. You and your students will have to write them ahead of time and print them out or open them in a small window on your screen.
To record narration, click on the microphone button. Use your mouse to position the 'red line' where you want to begin recording. When you click, you will get a 3 second countdown to begin recording. To stop recording, click the mouse button.
NOTE: In PhotoStory you only record one slide at a time. In iMovie if you don't stop after each slide, your recording can flow into other slides. If this happens, you can adjust the length of each slide to fit the recording. In the picture below, notice that the voiceover (purple bar) for my third Millard Fillmore picture is 6.4 seconds long and the picture is only 4 seconds long.
Crop Images, Adjust Motion
Once you have adjusted the duration of your slides to match the voiceover, you can crop your images or adjust the pan and zoom. Click the crop button to make these adjustments.
You have three options.
- FIT - Make the entire picture fit in the window. You may see black bars on the sides or top & bottom.
- CROP - Crop the image so part of it fills the entire window.
- KEN BURNS - Make your image pan or zoom by setting a starting and ending point.
Unlike PhotoStory, iMovie does not have a music creator. To add music you must select it from your iTunes library or from the pre-made jingles found in the iLife sound effects folder.
For my President Riddle, I selected 'Medal Ceremony', because it just sounds Presidential. The song will appear as a green field behind your pictures. If the song you choose is longer than your video, it will fade out at the end.
Photo Story 3
STEP 5: Save Your Video
This creates an Quicktime or m4v version of your video which will play in Quicktime Player or iTunes. Go to SHARE and select EXPORT MOVIE.
You can select different qualities and sizes. Because I want a smaller file size, I'll pick 'mobile' for my project.
Once the file has been exported, you can post it online or upload it to a video sharing site like YouTube or TeacherTube. Here's what my finished project looks like.
Photo Story 3 For Mac
iMovie 08 does much more than what is explained in this tutorial. If you want to learn more about iMovie 08, check out the video tutorials on Apple's web site: http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie