Help: What programme to use Picture to Video

Gibbs-UK · 30 Jun 2011 at 13:09

I have loads of Pictures and I wanted to add some music in the Background and make a small compilation of the pictures with added fades and waves from each transitions, I am looking for an open source programme and also easy to use.

Thanks, much appreciated and also sorry if it is in the wrong forum.

Paul11 · 30 Jun 2011 at 13:14

movie maker should do this

K.C. Leblanc · 30 Jun 2011 at 13:27

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11132

Is another one to look at

Gibbs-UK · 30 Jun 2011 at 13:28

Is this opensource and also easy to use?

Gibbs-UK · 30 Jun 2011 at 17:04

Cheers, will have a go with it

Gibbs-UK · 1 Jul 2011 at 19:42

Can I not have my own background instead of just a plain one colour they give in the add commentary page setup

PermaBanned · 1 Jul 2011 at 20:42

Gibbs-UK said:
Is this opensource and also easy to use?

No, it's made by micro$oft. If you want open source look at something like OpenShot and PiTiVi, both great programs that will easily do what you want. Cinelerra is a lot more advanced but also a LOT harder to use.

Gibbs-UK · 1 Jul 2011 at 21:11

PermaBanned said:
No, it's made by micro$oft. If you want open source look at something like OpenShot and PiTiVi, both great programs that will easily do what you want. Cinelerra is a lot more advanced but also a LOT harder to use.

I just started to use Windows Movie maker, are these any better than the one I am using now?

PermaBanned · 1 Jul 2011 at 21:59

Gibbs-UK said:
I just started to use Windows Movie maker, are these any better than the one I am using now?

I would say yes, but you asked specifically for open source software...

Gibbs-UK · 2 Jul 2011 at 00:47

PermaBanned said:
I would say yes, but you asked specifically for open source software...

Before I did, I never realised that Microsoft did one, but if you are saying these are better then I will use them, just waiting for you to give me a few tips that I can do that the other can't

Gibbs-UK · 2 Jul 2011 at 14:11

Is photo story 3 same as the Windows Movie maker?

PermaBanned · 2 Jul 2011 at 14:47

Gibbs-UK said:
I just started to use Windows Movie maker, are these any better than the one I am using now?

Definitely, because they're not made by microsoft. But then, they may be Linux exclusives, i haven't looked into it that far. I just assumed that because you asked for Open Source software you cared about the ethics of it and so would be using an Open Source OS already.

Gibbs-UK · 5 Jul 2011 at 14:59

Opensource is free and that was the idea behind it, didn't want to buy a software if I found it difficult to use.

PermaBanned · 5 Jul 2011 at 15:37

That would be freeware, which isn't free. Only Open Source software, licensed under GPL, CC or something similar is free.

Gibbs-UK · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:42

Okay cool, thanks.

When I get bored with Movie Maker2.6 I will take your advice in downloading the ones you mentioned.