FotoMagico 4 Review

Posted on Dec 31 2012 - 2:23pm by Danielle
RATING
  • Easy to use
  • Affordability
  • Features

With FotoMagico 4, you have the ability to create impressive, stunning slideshows that look professionally put together, even if you are nothing more than an amateur. This app is easy to use. It is as simple as opening it up, and creating a complex slideshow in no time at all.

The app comes with a demo slideshow that will show you all the impressive techniques that you can use when creating your own slideshow. It is a great solution for professional photographers as well as amateur photographers, and is a great way to show off your most recent vacation, or make a pitch for work. It is also a great way for photographers to create a slideshow for a client they just recently worked with on a photo-shoot, and would make a great addition to any photography package.

When you first open up FotoMagico 4, you will be prompted to choose the type of slideshow you want to create. You have the option of creating a slideshow for your laptop screen, computer monitor, projector, or a television. These slideshows can even be created in HD and you have several different ratios to choose from when you choose to create a slideshow for a TV. You can choose to create the slideshow in 720p or 1080p.

The app has access to photo app libraries on your computer. It works with Aperture and iPhoto. On my MacBook, I keep my photos in iPhoto, and it was extremely easy to choose photos from there since it automatically loads that library. I had no trouble accessing my photos.

I took the time to create a slideshow using FotoMagico 4, and I was amazed at how simple it really was. The app uses Storyboard to help you create your slideshow. It is as easy as dragging your photos into place on the board in order to choose where you want to display them. It is extremely easy to delete and rearrange your photos, which is as easy as dragging a photo to a different spot or out of the storyboard completely. You can add text, background music, multiple photos to each individual slide, and you can even make the slides line up with the music! It takes little to no effort to add these effects to your slides, and the ability to layer photos on each slide is one of the best features in the app.

After you have placed all of your photos, you are able to access the timeline and choose how long each photo should be displayed, and you can also select a lot of different transitions. You can rotate and zoom in to create unique looks in each slide after adding your photos.

I love using this app to create slideshows, and then displaying them on my Apple TV. This is a great app for creating slideshows, and I have yet to find anything else out there that compares to it. This app is available for just $99.99, which is very reasonable compared to other apps out there that are similar. You can find out more information and the different ways to purchase this app by visiting their website here. 

About the Author

I am Danielle. I have always been a huge computer user as far as I can remember. I was able to fix a computer from a very young age, and have been using computers my entire life, even back before the internet because popular. I am currently in college with another year left, but in my free time I am a tech junkie.

  • James Pushnor

    Thank you for this. I plan on giving it a try.