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Step 6Compile the Video!
Now that you have all your pictures, all you need to do is put them together into a video. There are many ways you can do this.
Youtube has a guide to compiling a video using Windows Movie Maker here. What I don't like about this though is that you can't easily change the framerate of your video, so the final product will look slow and choppy.
Personally, I like to use QuickTime Pro from Apple (as much as I don't like Apple...)
First, copy all of you photos onto your computer hard drive and put them into a folder.
You will probably want to resize all of your photos beforehand. This will prevent your computer from freezing up if it tries to open up too many large photos with quicktime. I suggest using Windows XP PowerToys image resizer which you can download directly here. It's very easy to use and you can resize all your photos in a snap.
Next (if you're using Quicktime Pro), go to file > Open Image Sequence. Select the first image from your video, and press Okay. Your video should be automatically created!
Then, select File > Export. This is where you might have to play with the settings. If you want to upload your video to YouTube, I suggest looking at this page.
If you want your video to be streamlined for Youtube, select "Movie to MPEG-4" in the export dialog, then click the Options button to change more options around. I've included a picture with some settings, but I'm not very good with video stuff, so please experiment to find what suits your needs.
If you want a higher quality video, I'd suggest AVI or a Quicktime Movie format, but once again I'm not very good with this so please experiment.
If you don't want to "buy" Quicktime Pro though, there are many other options. It's really beyond the scope of this instructable though, so I'll leave that up to you. A quick google search for "Stop Motion software" should yield plenty of results.
I won't go much more into this as it will vary greatly depending on your setup.
Youtube has a guide to compiling a video using Windows Movie Maker here. What I don't like about this though is that you can't easily change the framerate of your video, so the final product will look slow and choppy.
Personally, I like to use QuickTime Pro from Apple (as much as I don't like Apple...)
First, copy all of you photos onto your computer hard drive and put them into a folder.
You will probably want to resize all of your photos beforehand. This will prevent your computer from freezing up if it tries to open up too many large photos with quicktime. I suggest using Windows XP PowerToys image resizer which you can download directly here. It's very easy to use and you can resize all your photos in a snap.
Next (if you're using Quicktime Pro), go to file > Open Image Sequence. Select the first image from your video, and press Okay. Your video should be automatically created!
Then, select File > Export. This is where you might have to play with the settings. If you want to upload your video to YouTube, I suggest looking at this page.
If you want your video to be streamlined for Youtube, select "Movie to MPEG-4" in the export dialog, then click the Options button to change more options around. I've included a picture with some settings, but I'm not very good with video stuff, so please experiment to find what suits your needs.
If you want a higher quality video, I'd suggest AVI or a Quicktime Movie format, but once again I'm not very good with this so please experiment.
If you don't want to "buy" Quicktime Pro though, there are many other options. It's really beyond the scope of this instructable though, so I'll leave that up to you. A quick google search for "Stop Motion software" should yield plenty of results.
I won't go much more into this as it will vary greatly depending on your setup.
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1. Go to the photo folder.
2. Click on the button for make a film of this pictures.
3. Under Style, you can select the time for showing the photo. Set up for 1/25 sec.
4. Select the dimensions of the film (up to 1920 x 1080 px).
5. Eventually, delete the first (automatic) frame with the title of the film.
6. Add music.
7. Play your video to see how it would be.
8. If it is how you like it, export it, or click on 'youtube' to make and share it.
Very simple, and much persons will have the free Picasa.
Then go to Video>Compression and select your avi container. I suggest Xvid or Divx.
And you're done. I'd suggest you resize the images though, otherwise the movie will be a ridiculously huge resolution.