How to Make YouTube Slideshows

Create a YouTube slideshow of family or vacation photos.

Windows Live Movie Maker, found on the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system, is a simple software program to turn your photos into a slideshow. Once you've created your photo slideshow, upload it to YouTube to watch, share and embed on websites or blogs. Add music to your slideshow if you want. Organize your photos into any order. Windows Live Movie Maker files automatically save to a .WMV format, which is one of the formats accepted by YouTube.

Things You'll Need

• Windows Live Movie Maker
• Photos

Instructions

1. Click "Start" and click "All Programs." Click "Windows Live Movie Maker" to open the program.

2. Click "Click here to browse for videos and photos" on the main screen. Browse the computer and click "Open" to add the photo to the slideshow.

3. Click "Add Videos and Photos" on the "Home" tab. Browse and add more photos to the slideshow. Repeat until you have added all the photos you want.

4. Click "Add music" on the "Home" tab and click "Add music." Browse for the music file. Click "Open" to add the song. It plays during the entire slideshow.

5. Click "Save Movie" on the "Home" tab. Type the movie name and click "Save." Wait for the movie to save. This may take a few minutes, depending on the size of the slide show.

6. Open a Web browser and go to Youtube at http://www.youtube.com. Click "Sign In" and type your Google account username and password. Click "Sign in."

7. Click "Upload." On the "Video File Upload" screen, click the yellow "Upload Video" button. Browse for the slide show you made. Click "Open." Wait for the video to upload. This may take up to an hour or more.

8. Type the video title, type a description, type tags and choose a category. Click "Save Changes" to save.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Create a slide show with music in Windows Movie Maker
• YouTube Help: How to upload a video to YouTube