Standard Format vs. Wide Format

Standard format is simple and straight forward. Standard format has less space for you to add description on image slides, but is easier to post to other web sites such as blogs since it is relative small in size. Standard format is good for story with narrations.  A sample you may see are VerticalBlogger. 

 

Wide format provides more ways for you to display your images and words. Wide format provides more space for your words as you may prefer. By selecting the format which matching with your images’ styles and your story’s mood, you can create wonderful online audio books. One of the samples you may see is  SimplySteven.

 

There are more info regarding story formats at Get and Arrange Images for your story under Q&A.

Tips & Recommendations for Recording Sound

Question from Larry Ferlazzo:

“I was not able to get intelligible sound added as narration to the two experimental slideshows I made … I believe I’m doing everything correctly. I get a few crackling words, but that’s all. Is there something wrong today with your system, or am I doing something wrong … Please get me to me as soon as possible.“

Thank Larry for your question.  Followings are some tips and recommendations from our users, and we hope these can help you.

• adjust volume of computer to make sure there is sufficient input of voice for system embedded recorder to catch;
• after recording, listen and check graphs of sound wave.  If the wave is too flat, that means volume of sound low.  If the wave go beyond the box, that mean volume of sound high and may experience sound loss;
• use more sensitive mic, such as headset, or just headset of your cell phone if it is compatible with your computer;
• some of users use personal recorder to record their voice journals, they found that reinserting these recorded narrations to slides come out very good results.  Other benefit of doing so is that they cut clips and adjust volume as they reinsert sound to create special sound mix.  For detail of how to insert from outside player, see “Podcasting with Your Slide” under Q&A.     

Using Hotmail or MSN Email Address to Sign Up

Due to recent setting changes of Hotmail and MSN email, users may experience losing of their mails or not timely receiving their mails when they use these mails to sign up new accounts or share stories. We suggest that users should use alternative mail to sign up for new accounts. We will continue monitor the situation and notify you when the condition changes.

Launch of Showbeyond.com

After months of design, coding and preparation, Showbeyond.com, multimedia slidecast creator, on-line publishing platform and story sharing community, finally go live today. 

It is new way to tell stories, and also new way to share stories.  With Showbeyond’s 3D (pictures, sound and text), no matter you are author or reader, there will be a new experience.  

 Make a splash now, no later.