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Although the app lacks a
timeline view to shorten or
extend slides, as in
FotoMagico Pro on macOS,
the iPad version does include
Audio Marker Assistant,
which automatically syncs the
duration of slides to the beat
of imported songs or
manually added audio
markers. This works great
with included royalty-free
music—more than 60 tracks
across seven moods—but
you’ll need to enter the BPM
(beats per minute) for imported tunes that
lack the proper metadata.
The iPad version also introduces 15
effects, which can be applied to
photos and videos to change their
appearance. Ranging from color
correction to comic book and film
grain, masks, borders, and
vignettes, effects are a neat way to
spruce up any slideshow, although
we’d love to see Instagram-style
filters added in a future update.
(Effects are the one thing that don’t
currently work on Mac.)
FotoMagico for iPad is free for
14 days, requiring a subscription
to edit slideshows beyond the
trial period. That’s not as limiting
mmmm
FotoMagico for iPad
PROS- Fast, easy, full-featured
slideshow creation. - Includes more than 60
royalty-free music tracks, 15
photo effects.
CONS - Media browser sluggish
when accessing large
photo, music libraries. - Applied effects aren’t
currently displayed in Mac
version.
PRICE
Free (in-app purchases)
COMPANY
BeLight Software
as it sounds, because $5 unlocks all
features for an entire month, with
discounted three-month ($14), six-month
($23), or 12-month ($40) options
for those who need them. There’s
no one-time purchase, nor free/
discounted access for Mac users,
but you can open and play
existing projects without a
subscription, so the pricing is fair
for those with occasional needs.BOTTOM LINE
A longtime Mac favorite
successfully transitions to iPad,
although importing media from
large libraries could use more
work. ■Like the Mac version, FotoMagico for iPad includes more
than 60 royalty-free music cues across seven different styles.