How to Do Photo Fusion

Shoot the still pictures you need for the final production. Walk around the event and photograph the subject from as many different angles as possible. The more images you may include in your photo fusion presentation, the better.

Shoot the moving portion of your program on video. Keep the video clips short, take two or three clips per subject. Using short multiple clips will make it easier when combining the images during post production. In between the video clips, take a few still images of the moving portion as well.

Turn your home computer on and download the still and video images to your home computer. Open your movie maker software application. While advanced programs will give you different tools and options for your photo fusion, any media program that allows you to combine photos, video and audio will work.

Select the still pictures you want to use and import them into the movie maker program. Select the transitions you want to use and add any other effects, such as panning to your images.

Select the video clips you want use and import these clips into the program. Click on "Storyboard" or "Editor" in the program. This standard feature will show you all the media in the program. Click and hold the individual files and move them to the location within the photo fusion you want to display them. Click "Save As," give your presentation a name and save it to your computer's hard drive.

Import audio or music files you want to add to the presentation. You can also customize the length of the presentation to match the length of the music and audio files or you can loop the music to match the length of video. Either option will ensure the audio and visual portion of your presentation will end at the same time.

Click "Save" to save your presentation with the audio added, and your photo fusion is ready to be viewed.