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Photos are a powerful way to capture your memories, but videos can help you tell a story. If you’re looking for ideas to bring your digital photos to life and share them with your friends and followers, a slideshow video is the perfect solution.
With the Microsoft Clipchamp app in Windows 11, creating a great slideshow video is faster than ever. Turn your precious memories saved in the Microsoft Photos app into a beautiful video slideshow in no time with the help of the AI video editor in Clipchamp.
From a quick travel recap video to a highlight video for a birthday celebration, our AI video editor can help unveil a professional-looking video in just a few clicks.
Here’s how to use this time-saving feature on your Windows 11 devices.
How to make AI videos with the Photos app
Step 1. Open the Microsoft Clipchamp app
Select the Windows Start button and search for Microsoft Clipchamp to launch the app.
Select Create a video with AI from the homepage to launch the auto compose window.
Step 2. Open the Microsoft Photos app gallery
Select the Windows Start button and search for Photos to launch the app. Open the Photos gallery and choose the location where you store your photographs in the Photos app like OneDrive or your computer folders like Pictures. You should be able to preview thumbnails of all the videos on your device.
Step 3. Select files in the Photos gallery
Click on the checkbox in the upper right corner of the photo thumbnails to select the photos you want to add to your video slideshow in Clipchamp.
Next, drag and drop these photos into the auto compose window.
Step 4. Choose a style for your AI video
Help the AI video maker understand how you would like the video to look and feel by choosing from a set of video styles. Use the thumbs up button and thumbs down button to help it understand your taste.
Select the choose for me button if you want auto compose to review your video assets and decide a theme for your video to save time and still get some creative results. Click on next to proceed.
Step 5. Change video size, music or fonts
Auto compose will suggest the best aspect ratio for your video based on the video assets you provide. You can adjust this if you'd like your videos to be of a certain size. For example, use the Portrait video size to make slideshow videos for Instagram Reels or social media stories.
Click next to preview your AI slideshow video, available on the right side. The AI video maker will choose background music and video text style for you automatically. If you'd like to change this, simply click on the categories to expand and preview other music and fonts available.
Step 6. Save your video or edit in Clipchamp
When you’re ready, click on the export button to save your video.
If you’d like to make changes to your AI-generated video, select Edit in timeline. This will open your video in the timeline in Clipchamp where you can individually select any video asset, add or replace assets like transitions, music, stickers and even an AI voiceover.
Once you're happy with the final touches, click on the export button and save in 1080p HD.
Ready to make an effortless AI slideshow video? Create videos faster with the Clipchamp Windows app.
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