You can easily share your pictures and images by creating slide shows digitally. Free software options can help you produce the slide shows quickly. First, select your images. If any of them are not in digital form, scan the images into your computer or pay a photo-finishing center to do the work for you. The center can scan images for a small fee and even do repair and reconstruction on old or damaged photos.
Instructions
Creating Your Slide Show
1. Gather all of your images into a single file and save it with a name you will remember. Set up a separate folder inside your pictures folder by selecting the "new folder" option. Copy and paste or drag and drop the images into the folder.
2. Open Windows Movie Maker. Go to "start," select "all programs" and find and open the Windows Movie Maker. Go to "file" and choose "import media items." Navigate to the pictures folder and find the images in your project folder. Select the images you want and double click on them. The images will open in the project media window in Movie Maker. Drag and drop your pictures onto the timeline at the bottom of the screen in the order you want them displayed.
3. Add transitions between your photos by right-clicking and choosing the "transitions" option. Either make your photos cross-fade into each other or choose from several other options. Select the "video effects" option to add effects such as zooming or panning to give motion to the still images.
4. Choose your favorite music to add to the timeline. Import music in the same manner as photos. Drag and drop the music onto the music portion of the timeline. You can use the software to trim the music to fit, adjust volume and fade in and out,
5. Add titles to your slides by right-clicking and choosing the "titles and credits" option. Choose the style and fonts that best match the images in your slide show. Once you are happy with the items in your timeline, go to "file" and choose "publish movie." You can save the slide sthe computer or burn it to a DVD or CD.
6. If using a disc, follow the onscreen directions to set it up. Insert the blank disc into your DVD or CD burner and select the "burn" option. Burning the disk will take several minutes to more than an hour.
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