The contact sheet below this popup now displays all images of that album. Select the album My Slideshow from this popup.ģ. The popup menu at the top lists the iPhoto library and all iPhoto albums and slideshows. You will see the blank stage area at the top of the window and the empty storyboard at the bottom as well as the Images panel to the right of the document window. For sake of this tutorial choose Monitor and leave the option Display of this Macintosh checked.
on the computer screen, on your home TV set or on a projector.
An assistant sheet will come up that lets you choose from several presentation scenarios, e.g. If you didn't set the preferences to create an empty document upon launch, create one now by choosing the menu command New (Command-N) from the File menu. Simply replace iPhoto for Aperture in the text body.ġ. Let's assume you have set FotoMagico's preferences to work with iPhoto as your image repository and that you have defined an iPhoto album called My Slideshow that contains the images you intend to use in your slideshow.TIP APERTURE This tutorial works just as well, if you opted for use of Aperture instead of iPhoto as your image repository. QUICKSTART GUIDEThis section will introduce you to creating your first slideshow. stage size, background color and a watermark image. Slideshow Settings - Apply global settings, e.g. Info Panel - Display a dimmed palette containing image file information. Storyboard - Author your slideshow presentation by arranging your photos in a sequence and adding audio to it. Stage Area - Use the stage area to position, scale and rotate your image on the screen. Use the controls in the Options panel to change settings of selected items in the storyboard. Images-/ Audio-Options Panel - Choose slideshow media by selecting images from an iPhoto or Aperture library and songs from your iTunes library. See SHARING SLIDESHOWS on page 25 for more information.ġ. creating a standalone player, creating a DVD, or publishing your slideshow to a. If you want to share your finished slideshows with other people who do not have FotoMagcio installed on their computer, you have a host of options that let you do just that, e.g. Share your slideshows with other in a variety of formats. Control your slideshows interactively during playback. Control timing and other details of your slideshow with maximum precision. Use music from your iTunes library to create an appropriate atmosphere for your slideshow. Add Titles to your images to create a compelling narrative. This type of motion is commonly referred to as Ken Burns effect. Use Pan & Zoom to move across your photos. Zoom, move, and rotate the images to highlight the most important areas of your photos. Use photos from an iPhoto or Aperture library or any folder on a local drive. Using FotoMagico, you can: Create stunning slideshow presentations. FotoMagico provides a simple, yet elegant and intuitive user interface. Aside from high image quality, the focus lies on easy and powerful authoring of your presentation. Typical presentation devices are your computer's screen, a TV set or projector.
The primary goal is to present your pictures at the maximum supported quality that your presentation device delivers. WHAT IS FOTOMAGICO?FotoMagico is an application for creating and presenting live slideshow presentations.
System Requirements: PowerPC or Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.4 or higherĬONTENTSWHAT IS FOTOMAGICO?. and other countries, used with permission. Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. Copyright 2008 Boinx SoftwareMac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.