Extract text from Photo Story projects (WP3)
To convert WP3 projects to another format, you need Microsoft Photo Story or other Video software.
To convert other file formats to the "Slideshow Project File" file type, you need software like Microsoft Photo Story or a similar tool.
A .wp3 file is a digital photo slideshow project created by Microsoft Photo Story 3. It stores project settings, image file paths, transition effects, panning paths, and background audio tracks using an internal CAP data structure.
The main disadvantage of the .wp3 format is its proprietary nature. It is heavily tied to discontinued software. A .wp3 is strictly a project file, not a playable video. You cannot open it directly in a web browser, on a smartphone, or in standard media players like VLC. Because the original software is obsolete, running it on modern operating systems often requires frustrating workarounds.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert online. Because the final video relies on a proprietary Microsoft rendering engine to generate the exact pan, zoom, and transition effects, standard converters cannot simply change it into a playable video. To successfully convert the intended slideshow, you usually need the original software to read the data and export it as a WMV video. Afterward, you can convert that WMV into a standard MP4 for modern playback. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible. This means you might be able to extract the raw JPG images or audio files trapped inside the obsolete project archive.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WP3 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted WMV, WEBP, VP3, MP4, SDOCX, WP2, ISI and DBT files.
If you want to convert WP3 file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use Microsoft Photo Story or similar software from the "Slideshow Project Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to WP3, try Microsoft Photo Story or another comparable tool in the "Slideshow Project Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our WP3 converter.