Other Software Tools

There are other tools besides PhotoStory that can be used to create a digital story. Also, you'll want to have certain software tools available for editing audio and images.

Here are just a few (and the list will keep growing, I'm sure):

iPhoto/iMovie

These are free programs included in the Mac operating system. iPhoto can quickly prepare a slideshow and you can further edit it in iMovie.

StoryBox (beta)

http://www.story-box.co.uk/story.php?post=409

I have not tried this program, but it looks like an option, especially if Apple users can use it.

Audacity Audio Editing Software (free)

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

This software tool is free and can be used on PC, Apple, and Linux. It is an excellent tool if you want to convert and/or edit audio clips for use in your digital story.

Free Play Music

http://freeplaymusic.com/

This site provides a lot of music you can use in your digital story. The files can be downloaded to your computer in either AAC or mp3 formats. If you have iTunes installed on your computer (and you should!), you can have them saved directly to there.

Switch File Conversion software (FREE)

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html

iTunes

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

This is just a handy browser/software where you can store and organize audio clips you might want to use for digital stories. Very handy and pretty indispensable today.

Gimp image editing software

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

This is a free, open source software that works great for editing images. You need to download 2 components for it to work on your computer. It's similar to PhotoShop, but of course, free.

Zamzar: File conversion tool

http://www.zamzar.com

This tool is fabulous! It will take virtually any type of file (document, image, video, music) and convert it to the file of your choice. It emails you the link for you to download to your computer after you submit your original file. That's how I converted my wmv file to a mov file for my first digital story.