RealTimes from RealPlayer is a program that lets you create beautiful animations from your photographs. With its filters, transitions, and predefined music, you can animate photos from your wedding, a birthday, or any important moment.
The animations created by the utility, called Stories, can be hosted in the cloud (free service up to 1 GB).
Getting Started
Once you download the program from its official website, you'll see its simple interface, from which you can start creating animations in a few steps. (Registration is required to use the platform.) First, go to the Library tab and click the Photos button (located on the left) to upload all the photos you want to animate.
Once your images are uploaded, click the Create Story button at the bottom. A pop-up window called RealTimes Story will appear, containing all the editing options.
From that window, you can add a title. In the Scenes option, you can manipulate each scene (a photo is a scene) and customize its duration. In the Audio option, you can select from 10 different audio tracks to score your story (you can also upload a track from the cloud or your computer).
Using the Remix button, you can personalize the edit or perform a default edit with the already selected scenes. In the Effects button, you can choose from 9 different effects and 4 transitions. Once the project is finished, you can share it via Facebook or email, so your friends can see your creativity.
Final Thoughts
RealTimes from RealPlayer is truly a very good option for creating animations from photos and making dynamic stories. Although the account requirement is a bit annoying and in some cases the environment becomes slow and stops working, it's still a useful tool.
RealTimes from RealPlayer is a free program available for Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android. We ask you to be careful not to install third-party tools during the installation process.
