Your slideshows deserve to be presented in the highest possible quality. With advanced technologies and sophisticated features under its hood, FotoMagico adjusts with your hardware and the chosen export media. The streamlined user interface of FotoMagico is designed to make it easy to leave an impression.
Get an detailed overview about the new features introduced with FotoMagico 3.
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-Images-
Your images are at the core of your slideshow. High image quality is very important.
Use the images from your iPhoto library.
Use the images from your Apple Aperture or Adobe Lightroom libraries (Pro only).
Drag & drop image files from other apps (e.g. iViewMedia Pro) directly into the stage or the storyboard.
Use images from any folder on your hard drive.
Insert Blank slides if needed.
FotoMagico supports most file formats, every image format that QuickTime can read, including RAW.
Images are displayed with highest possible image quality (will depend on your graphics card).
Adjust the color of an image for use in the FotoMagico show. The original file is not changed (Pro only).
Drag & drop images in the timeline to easily change the order.
Select images in the timeline and set some parameters in the Options panel - for all images at once, or for each image individually.
Scale, rotate and position images on the stage to fit the screen size of the slideshow.
Use Pan & Zoom to create stunning animations for static images.
Use "Randomize Pan & Zoom" to create slideshows with just a few clicks.
Pan & Zoom also gives you a chance to use "difficult" vertical images on your widescreen display.
Start and finish delays as well as ease in and out of the pan & zoom motion.
Using numeric values for zoom and rotation allows exact control of the animation.
Easy setting of parameters with jogwheel controls.
Copy and Paste parameters for easy authoring of complex transitions.
Intelligent guidelines help you position your images on the stage.
Guidelines use audio feedback for more control.
Copy and paste image parameters for quick authoring of complex slideshows.
Locate missing image files when opening slideshow.
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-Movies-
FotoMagico 3.0 adds support for QuickTime movies. Add a movie clip directly to your slideshow. Movies can be animated just like regular image slides.
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-Titles-
Emphasize your message by adding animated titles with powerful text features.
Pan & zoom titles independently of the image.
Crisp and clear rendering at any resolution.
Use all features of the Mac OS X text engine such as international characters and inline images.
Can be used to overlay a copyright message or company logo on every slide.
Drag & drop text files (RTF or RTFD) onto the stage area to create titles.
Transitions
FotoMagico offers many cool transitions: Cut, Fade, Dissolve, Linear Wipe, Circular Wipe, Angular Wipe, Slide, Push, Twirl, Zoom, Aperture, Flip, Cube, Shuffle, Topple and Thumb Through.
Control timing independently for all transitions in the slideshow.
Intuitively adjust visual aspects for each transition.
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-Color-
Adjust the color (Pro only) of an image non-destructively; e.g., for matching white balance or assimilating the skin tone of a series of photos. Non-destructively means the color is adjusted for presentation and export, but the original image file is not changed.
ICC color profiles are respected on screen slideshows or when exporting.
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Audio-
The sound sets the mood of your presentation. With FotoMagico, it is easy to get the effect you want.
Use up to three audio tracks, dedicated for Music, Sound Effects and Narration (Pro only).
Record narration directly during the presentation (Pro only).
Audio Ducking helps to ensure that the music is lowered while a narrator is speaking (Pro only).
Use any sound file present on your file system.
Use the songs from your iTunes library or playlists.
Use songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store for live slide shows. (iTunes songs with DRM prevent FotoMagico from exporting these songs to movies.)
Search for tunes with a powerful search field and adjust display to easily find songs.
A song can be played for just one, or multiple images.
Place an audio item beneath the slides and adjust the length of the slides to the duration of the audio item.
Drag & drop audio files and GarageBand songs into the storyboard to add audio.
Support for iLife Special Effects.
Quickly browse through a song, see playing and remaining time.
Set in and out point in a song to trim away unwanted parts.
Audio markers in the song file synchronize image transitions with the music.
Use as many songs as you want.
Each song can have an individual volume.
Set a song to repeat if it's not long enough or to create loops.
Control the master volume while you present the slideshow.
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-Watermarking-
Show everyone where it came from or remind them with your logo. Even put a pretty frame around everything. FotoMagico lets you layer your static watermark on your show. Professional photographers can place their copyright notice, or just watermark their logo and web address. They can even put a watermark border around the show. The watermark will be displayed during the entire show.
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-Mac OS X Technologies-
FotoMagico is a first class citizen on your Mac, using the advanced system technologies of Mac OS X, such as:
iChat Theater: Present your slideshows in an iChat conference to your customer (Leopard only).
QuickLook: See what's inside your slideshow without starting up FotoMagico (Leopard only).
Spotlight: Quickly find your FotoMagico shows with Spotlight.
Font Panel: Use the powerful features of the Mac OS X text engine for your titles.
HUD-Panel: Get informed by the translucent, freely movable info inspector.
MobileMe integration.
Core Animation effects (Leopard only).
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-Export-
Sharing your work with your audience is easy with the Sharing Assistant. Guiding you step by step through all necessary settings, it brings your work right to the destination.
Create a Standalone Player of your slideshow, preserving the original quality of your images and protect them against unauthorized copying (Pro only).
Burn on DVD using Roxio Toast or iDVD.
Make a great looking web page with one of the built-in web themes and upload it to MobileMe or your FTP server.
Use convenient built-in presets for iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, HD 720 or HD 1080. (HD options in Pro version only)
Export to YouTube to reach a global audience.
Export slideshows as high-resolution screen savers for Mac OS X ( (Pro only).
Create any QuickTime format, including MPEG-4 and 3GPP using advanced export options (Pro only).
Apply Motion Blur to movies with low frame rates to make them look better.
Application checks for common pitfalls automatically when exporting.
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-Presenting-
Presenting your slideshow to family and friends or colleagues is very rewarding. FotoMagico gives you the level of control you need to impress your audience.
The Instant Slideshow assistant helps to create pleasing slideshows with just a few simple clicks.
Control the pace of your slideshow. Continue to the next image after a fixed time, or on mouse click (interactive).
Built-in teleprompter with preview to show photos on one display and read notes for every slide on another (Pro only).
Choose any screen size for your slideshow. You are not restricted to the aspect ratio of your display.
Present your slideshow on any screen, projector, TV set, etc., connected to your Mac.
Presets for common screen sizes.
FotoMagico will automatically scale your slideshow to the size of your display or video projector.
Pause and continue the slideshow at any time.
Change master volume during the presentation (with the scroll wheel of your mouse). Turn down the volume while you speak, turn it up when the music is important - without stopping your presentation.
Use the Apple Remote supplied with your recent Mac to fully control the presentation.
Use the FotoMagico Remote to control your FotoMagico 3 presentation remotely with your iPhone or iPod touch (separate purchase required).
When stopping a slideshow, images and audio are faded out smoothly.
Start playback from any point in the slideshow.
Loop Slideshow seamlessly without any noticable gap; e.g., for tradeshows.
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-Language Versions-
FotoMagico is localized into these languages:
English
German
French
-System Requirements-
FotoMagico and Standalone-Player:
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and QuickTime 7.1 or newer
A Mac with G5 or Intel processor, with 1GB RAM or more
Recommended: A graphics card with a minimum of 64MB VRAM, 128 or more
Not supported: NVIDIA GeForce 5200 and ATI Radeon 7500
FotoMagico has technology built in to scale with the hardware, but results will degrade as less video memory is available. When running on an older machine, especially with low video memory, slideshows will look more blurry and timing will be less exact.
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