Today I'll write a little bit about FotoMagico. That's the piece of software I use on my Mac Mini to present my public slideshow. The software cost me only 30 bucks and it does what I need it for.
All in all it is a solid software which can create slideshows and play them directly from the computer in high quality. There is no need to render the show to a video file or so. I can show the slides directly from the software using a second screen, or in my case, a beamer. The software offers me all I need. I can put my slides together using a storyboard, mix it with music and add some titles. There are no extraordinary effects, but all what I need to work. The only thing I miss is the ability to create some standalone programs which show the slides. But it also works fine using FotoMagico in several instances. As the pictures are displayed in another screen, I can operate the show on my first screen without showing the interface of FotoMagico to the audience.
Another goodie is that an additional app for the iPhone is available, which allows me to control the show via iPhone. That cost me some more money for the app, but it's worth to invest those 20 bucks.
If you are interested in FotoMagico, you can download a 5 day demo from www.bonix.com.
Cheers!
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