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If you have a bunch of photos you’d like to share with people, I would highly recommend using a freely downloadable software from Microsoft called Photo Story 3 for Windows. It allows the user to create a video slide show, complete with audio track using the user’s still photo collection.

The beauty of the program is that it is so easy to use. It takes the ‘wizard’ approach where the software guides you through each step of the video creation process. For audio the user is able to add a narration or alternatively like what I’ve done in this sample, is to use the built in music generator. You just need to play around with a few settings and voila……instant soundtrack. Perfect for people with zero musical talent like me. However, one of my colleagues said that the music sounds like it came from a porn flick :( .

Humpph……I bet he’s just jealous.

Anyways, you can download a sample of what I’ve created using photos taken whilst SCUBA diving around north Sulawesi, Indonesia by clicking here.