您(Did)是否知道可以使用预装软件在Windows Vista 和 Windows 7 中创建(Windows Vista and Windows)DVD 照片(DVD photo)幻灯片？前几天我发现了这个，太棒了！它被称为Windows DVD Maker ，它是(Windows DVD Maker)Windows Vista和 7中的免费工具，就像Windows Media Player一样。使用该软件，您可以在很短的时间内创建具有专业外观的DVD 。(DVDs)
DVD Maker带有 20 多种不同的DVD样式，可让您创建与家庭电影或照片幻灯片(home movie or photo slideshow)主题相匹配的专业外观DVD。您还可以通过添加光盘标题(disc title)、注释页面和编辑菜单文本来进一步定制(menu text)DVD。
视窗 DVD 制作器
在创建幻灯片方面，Windows DVD Maker没有太多的效果或过渡等选项，因为它实际上只用于刻录以前创建的项目。我将首先写如何使用它来创建一个超级简单的照片幻灯片(simple photo slideshow)，您可以使用Windows DVD Maker将其刻录到(Windows DVD Maker)DVD，但最后我还会提到其他程序，您可以在刻录它们之前首先创建更好的照片(create nicer photo)幻灯片到DVD。
使用Windows DVD Maker，您可以使用其内置且非常专业的样式自定义您的DVD 菜单。(DVD menu)因此，如果您有一堆照片和Windows Vista或 7，那么让我们创建一些DVD幻灯片，然后您可以在电视上共享和观看。
首先，转到Start，然后转到All Programs。单击Windows DVD Maker或直接在搜索框中(search box)键入它。
在左上角，您会看到添加项目(Add items)按钮，您可以通过该按钮将图片或视频添加到您的DVD 项目(DVD project)中。
浏览(Browse)到图片文件夹(picture folder)的位置，选择所需的所有照片，然后按添加(Add)。您应该会在列表中看到带有图片数量的幻灯片文件夹(slideshow folder)。如果您有更多来自不同文件夹的图片，您也可以添加这些图片，它们将被添加到幻灯片文件夹(slideshow folder)中。这是几张照片的样子。
继续并单击下一步(Next)，现在您可以选择DVD 菜单(DVD menu)的样式。在这里您可以自定义菜单文本(Menu text)、自定义菜单本身以及预览DVD 菜单(DVD menu)。
就像我之前提到的，配置幻灯片的选项并不多，但是如果单击顶部的幻灯片按钮（在( Slide show)自定义菜单(Customize menu)旁边），您可以做一些小事情。
在这里您可以为幻灯片添加音乐，更改幻灯片放映长度(slide show length)以匹配音乐长度(music length)，更改每张图片显示的时间长度，更改每张图片使用的过渡类型(transition type)以及选择是否平移和缩放图片。这是基本的，但它可以为很多人完成工作。
完成自定义设置后，继续并单击刻录(Burn)！这就是它的全部！DVD将被刻录，您现在将在 DVD 上拥有自己的幻灯片(DVD)。
Windows DVD Maker将以适当的DVD 格式(DVD format)对电影进行编码，然后将其刻录。编码过程比刻录需要更多时间，因此您将需要等待一段时间，具体取决于计算机的速度。
那么，如果您运行的是Windows 8/8.1并且无法访问Windows DVD Maker怎么办？好吧(Well)，还有其他几个选择。我的最爱之一是DVD Slideshow GUI，它是免费软件。
DVD 幻灯片图形用户界面
DVD 幻灯片 GUI(DVD Slideshow GUI)基本上使用了一堆已经可用的免费工具，并将它们打包成一个漂亮的GUI 界面(GUI interface)。安装并运行它后，继续并单击幻灯片(Slideshow)，然后单击添加图片和视频。(Add Pictures and Videos.)
您应该会看到添加了一些信息的所有图片列表，例如Duration（幻灯片）、Animation、Transition 和 Duration(Transition and Duration)（过渡）。持续时间以帧为单位，加载图片时默认随机选择过渡。
当然，您可以更改所有这些设置，只需右键单击任何图片。它会立即调出幻灯片设置对话框(dialog box)。
在这里您可以更改过渡和持续时间(transition and durations)，还可以单击小画笔图标，它会要求您选择自己喜欢的照片编辑器(photo editor)。如果您已安装到Microsoft Paint ，您可以从Photoshop中选择任何内容。通过这种方式，您可以事先编辑照片，也可以根据需要通过DVD 幻灯片程序(DVD Slideshow program)进行编辑。字幕选项会将您键入的任何文本添加到图像上，然后您可以使用样式下拉框更改该文本的(style dropdown box)位置和样式(position and style)。
您还可以通过选择一个图像来为图像设置动画，单击幻灯片(Slideshow)，然后单击动画(Animation)。您基本上可以使用此工具缩放、平移和旋转图像。
您还可以通过双击幻灯片中的任何照片来预览整个幻灯片。完成幻灯片放映后，单击文件(File)，然后单击项目设置(Project Settings)。
在这里您可以选择幻灯片的分辨率和格式(resolution and format)、纵横比、是否包括前处理或后处理效果(pre or post process effects)，以及调整动画的质量。最后，您可以单击文件(File)，然后选择刻录到磁盘(Burn to Disk)将幻灯片刻录到CD 或 DVD(CD or DVD)。该程序还可以选择将其导出为电影文件或上传(movie file or upload)到YouTube。
微软照片故事 3
Photo Story 3现在已经快 10 年了，但它仍然是一款不错的软件，可以在从Windows XP到Windows 8.1的所有设备上运行。安装后，选择在向导上开始新故事。(Begin a new story)
在下一个屏幕上，单击导入图片(Import Pictures)并选择幻灯片中所需的所有图片。加载后，您将能够单击底部网格中的图片，然后单击小按钮来校正颜色级别、消除红眼、旋转或编辑(rotate or edit)。
当您单击编辑(Edit)时，您可以旋转和裁剪照片、自动修复或添加效果。如果您愿意，还可以对所有图片应用一种效果。
接下来，您可以为每张照片添加标题，并使用文本框(text box)正上方的按钮调整对齐方式和字体(justification and font)。您也可以从此屏幕中为每张图片选择一种效果。
Photo Story最酷的地方在于，您还可以通过直接在程序中录制您的声音来为每张照片添加旁白！这是一个非常简洁和独特的功能，这就是为什么在它发布10 年后我仍然推荐这个程序。(program 10)
如果您单击自定义动作(Customize Motion)按钮，您可以在此处添加任何zoom/pan and transition effects。我也喜欢能够选择我想要放大的图像的确切部分，而不是程序随机决定。
现在，您可以通过选择MP3文件将音乐添加到幻灯片中，或者您甚至可以疯狂地选择通过组合各种预设音乐曲调、更改速度等来即时创建自己的音乐。
最后，您选择要对照片故事(photo story)执行的操作。您可以将其保存到您的计算机，如果您想稍后将其刻录到DVD ，则可以选择该选项。(DVD)它基本上将文件保存为WMV 文件(WMV file)，然后您只需将其添加到Windows DVD Maker以刻录到DVD。
您还可以单击“设置”来调整已保存视频的分辨率和质量(resolution and quality)。因此，这三个选项可用于创建照片幻灯片并将其刻录到DVD(DVDs)、通过电子邮件发送、上传到YouTube或简单地保存到您的计算机。享受！
3 Ways to Create Video Slideshows in Windows
Did yоu know that you can create a DVD photo slideѕhow in Windows Vista and Windows 7 usіng preloaded software? I found this оut the othеr day and it’s great! It’s called Windows DVD Maker and it’s a free tool in Windows Vista and 7, just like Windows Media Player. Using the software, you can create professional looking DVDs in a very short amount of time.
DVD Maker comes with over 20 different DVD styles that let you create a professional looking DVD that matches the theme of your home movie or photo slideshow. You can also customize the DVD even more by adding a disc title, a notes page and editing the menu text.
Windows DVD Maker
In terms of creating slideshows, Windows DVD Maker doesn’t have very many options for effects or transitions, etc since it’s really only for burning previously created projects. I’ll first write how to use it to create a super simple photo slideshow that you can burn to DVD using Windows DVD Maker, but at the end I’ll also mention other programs you can use to first create nicer photo slideshows before burning them to DVD.
Using Windows DVD Maker, you can customize your DVD menu using their built-in and very professional looking styles. So if you have a bunch of photos and Windows Vista or 7, then let’s create some DVD slideshows that you can then share and watch on your TV.
First, go to Start, and then All Programs. Click on Windows DVD Maker or simply type it in the search box.
At the top left, you’ll see the Add items button, which will let you add pictures or videos to your DVD project.
Browse to the location of your picture folder, select all of the photos desired and press Add. You should see a slideshow folder in the list with the number of pictures. If you have more pictures from a different folder, you can add those too and they will be added to the slideshow folder. Here’s what it looks like with a couple of photos.
Go ahead and click Next and now you’ll be able to choose the style of your DVD menu. Here you can customize the Menu text, customize the menu itself, and preview the DVD menu.
Like I mentioned earlier, there are not very many options for configuring your slideshow, but you can do a few small things if you click on the Slide show button at the top (next to Customize menu).
Here you can add music to the slideshow, change the slide show length to match the music length, change the length of time each picture is displayed, change the transition type used for each picture and choose whether to pan and zoom the pictures. It’s basic, but it will get the job done for a lot of people.
Once you have finished customizing the settings, go ahead and click Burn! That’s really all there is to it! The DVD will be burned and you’ll now have your own slideshow on DVD.
Windows DVD Maker will encode the movie in the appropriate DVD format and then it will burn it. The encoding process takes much more time than the burning so you will have to wait a while depending on the speed of your computer.
So what if you’re running Windows 8/8.1 and don’t have access to Windows DVD Maker? Well, there are a couple of other options. One of my favorites is DVD Slideshow GUI, which is freeware.
DVD Slideshow GUI
DVD Slideshow GUI basically uses a bunch of free tools that are already available and packages them together into a nice GUI interface. Once you install it and run it, go ahead and click on Slideshow and then Add Pictures and Videos.
You should see a list of all the pictures added with some information like Duration (slide), Animation, Transition and Duration (transition). The durations are in frames and the transitions are randomly selected by default when you load the pictures.
You can change all of these settings, of course, by simply right-clicking on any picture. It will instantly bring up the slide settings dialog box.
Here you can change the transition and durations and also click on the little brush icon, which will ask you to choose your favorite photo editor. You can pick anything from Photoshop if you have that installed to Microsoft Paint. In this way, you can edit the photos beforehand or via the DVD Slideshow program if you like. The subtitle option will add whatever text you type onto the image and you can then change the position and style of that text using the style dropdown box.
You can also animate the images if you click by selecting one, click on Slideshow and then clicking on Animation. You can basically zoom, pan and rotate the images using this tool.
You can also preview the entire slideshow by just double-clicking on any photo in the slideshow. Once you have completed the slideshow, click on File and then Project Settings.
Here you can choose the resolution and format for the slideshow, aspect ratio, whether to include pre or post process effects, and adjust the quality of the animations. Finally, you can click File and then choose Burn to Disk to burn your slideshow to CD or DVD. The program also has the option to export it as a movie file or upload it to YouTube.
Microsoft Photo Story 3
Photo Story 3 is almost 10 years old now, but it’s still a nice piece of software that runs on everything from Windows XP up to Windows 8.1. Once you install it, choose to Begin a new story on the wizard.
On the next screen, click on Import Pictures and choose all the pictures you want in your slideshow. Once loaded, you’ll be able to click on a picture in the grid at the bottom and then click on the small buttons to correct color levels, remove red eye, rotate or edit.
When you click on Edit, you can rotate and crop the photo, auto fix it or add effects. You can also apply one effect to all the pictures if you like.
Next, you can add titles to each photo and adjust the justification and font using the buttons directly above the text box. You can also pick an effect for each picture from this screen too.
What’s cool about Photo Story is that you can also add narration to each of your photos by directly recording your voice in the program! It’s a pretty neat and unique feature and that is why I still recommend this program 10 years after it was released.
If you click on the Customize Motion button, you can add any zoom/pan and transition effects here. I also like having the ability to choose the exact parts of an image that I want to zoom in on rather the program randomly deciding.
Now you can add music to your slideshow by either selecting MP3 files or you even have the crazy option of creating your own music on the fly by combining various pre-set music tunes, changing the tempo, etc.
Lastly, you choose what you want to do with your photo story. You can either save it to your computer, which is the option to choose if you want to burn it to DVD later. It basically saves the file out as a WMV file, which you will then just add to Windows DVD Maker to burn to DVD.
You can also click on Settings to adjust the resolution and quality of the saved video. So those are three options you have for creating photos slideshows and burning them to DVDs, emailing them, uploading to YouTube or simply saving to your computer. Enjoy!
