Motion Pictures 2.1.1 review

Motion Pictures helps you to create stunning slideshows from your digital photos.

License: Comercialware OS: Mac OS X File size: 0K Developer: Roxio, Inc. Buy Now Price: $39.00 Updated: 15 Feb 2006

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Motion Pictures helps you to create stunning slideshows from your digital photos. You can add pan and zoom motion effects, music soundtrack, and display up to 6 photos on the screen at the same time.

Export your slideshow for editing in iMovie, burning with iDVD or Toast, or easily share by email or via your .Mac account.

Here are some key features of "Motion Pictures":
Add Photos & Music
Drag and drop photos from the Finder or the integrated iPhoto browser.
Flip and rotate source photos by 90 degrees.
Automatically reads EXIF tags for proper photo orientation - landscape or portrait.
Use any QuickTime photo format, including JPEG and TIFF.
Drag and drop an audio soundtrack from the Finder or integrated iTunes browser.
Include multiple songs for long running slideshows.

Set Motion & Groups
Group up to 6 images into collages which appear on the screen at the same time, each with their own unique motion effects, like the style from the TV drama "24".
Choose from a variety of preset motion effects such as pan & zoom, pan and rotate.
Add full custom motion by adjusting the start and finish points with ease.
Automatic motion and group preferences help you create great looking results effortlessly.
Preview motion and layouts in real-time without rendering.

Adjust Slideshow Settings
Set slideshow length to automatically "fit" to the length of the music soundtrack.
Adjust transition time between photos.
Set crossfade and fade-out option for music soundtrack.
Choose standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
Add intro titles to describe your slideshow.
Set background and frame colors.

Make Movie & Enjoy
Preview in full screen - ideal if you have connected your Mac to your TV set.
Output in either standard-definition video or 720p or 1080i high-definition video.
Export to a variety of preset formats, including burning to DVD with Toast* or iDVD, editing in iMovie or FinalCut, uploading to .Mac account or sending by email.
Includes full QuickTime export options - even MPEG4 and H.264 for use with iPod video.
Automatically exports to TV-safe picture area.
Supports NTSC and PAL output.

What's New:
Multi-photo slides with up to 6 photos on screen at the same time, each with their own unique motion effects.
Intro titles, background colors and frame colors.
Precise motion control with side-by-side start/finish points for pan, zoom and rotate.
High quality output - widescreen, true HD 720p or 1080i - with smooth rendering.
Full QuickTime export options - including MPEG4 and H.264 for use with iPod video.
Full iLife integration - iMovie, iDVD, .Mac, Toast and more.

Requirements:
QuickTime 7 and higher.
iLife 05 and higher.
Toast integration requires Toast 7 (sold separately).