What's New in 3.8?
The highlight of FotoMagico 3.8 are several completely new transitions (Blinds, Flash, Pixelate, Broken TV) and new options for some existing transitions (Fade, Flip). In addition, a number of under-the-hood improvements should result in better stability, performance and audio playback. If you are still using FotoMagico 2 or earlier, consider these improvements for FotoMagico 3:
iMediaBrowser 2
Accessing media libraries is now easier than ever before. FotoMagico's developer, Peter Baumgartner, has been a major contributor to the open source iMediaBrowser 2 framework enabling access to Aperture, Lightroom, iPhoto and Flickr.
Multiple Audio Tracks
FotoMagico 3.0 now has three dedicated audio tracks: Music, Sound Effects, and Narration. Drag audio files and clips directly to the desired track, then set appropriate audio options like locked timing and ducking (see below).
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. Since in and out points can be set for a movie clip, editing a clip in an external movie editor before importing it into FotoMagico is not necessary.
Record Narration
FotoMagico 3 now lets you record narration directly in the application, while the slideshow is playing. You can even change the duration of the slides as you are speaking.
Recording narration is only available in FotoMagico Pro.
Instant Slideshow Assistant
A new assistant helps you put together attractive slideshows with just a few clicks. Create a new document with a few images and a song. Then launch the Instant Slideshow Assistant, choose from several options, and press OK. The assistant will automatically format all the slides in an appealing way. You can further customize the settings however you like.
Audio Ducking
When ducking is turned on for an audio item or a movie, the volume of all other audio that is currently played is lowered by a given percentage. This feature helps to ensure that the music is lowered while a narrator is speaking.
Audio ducking is only available in FotoMagico Pro.
Export to iPad
Bring your magic to the iPad with the new export preset that creates a movie optimized for display on the iPad.
Final Cut Plugin
Quickly create stunning backgrounds, intros and b-roll using your photos. Animating stills becomes a fun activity with the bundled FxFactory Plug-In for Final Cut Pro, Motion and Adobe After Effects.
The Plugin is only available in FotoMagico Pro.
Improved Storyboard
The Storyboard has been completely rewritten and now offers improved selection and drag & drop behavior. New in-place editing functionality as well as in-place warnings and notes are available to speed up the authoring process. Organize your content in Chapters and use them for DVD submenus in iDVD and Toast.
Support for Chapters is only available in FotoMagico Pro.
FotoMagico Remote
A fullscreen presentation can now be remotely controlled with the FotoMagico Remote for iPhone & iPod touch. FotoMagico Remote is available separately at the App Store in iTunes.
