iPad & iPhone User - USA (2020-02)

REVIEWS

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 colour 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.

FotoMagico for iPad is free for     14   days, requiring

a subscription to edit slideshows beyond the trial

period. That’s not as limiting as it sounds, because

£4.99 unlocks all features for an entire month, with

discounted three-month (£13.99), six-month (£21.99),

or 12-month (£38.99) 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 subscription, so the pricing is

fair for those with occasional needs.

Verdict

A long-time Mac favourite successfully transitions to

iPad, although importing media from large libraries

could use more work. J.R. Bookwalter

System requirements

• 153.8MB free space


• iOS 11.2 or later

REVIEWS

automaticallysyncsthedurationofslidestothebeatof

importedsongsormanuallyaddedaudiomarkers.This

worksgreatwithincludedroyalty-freemusic–more

than 60 tracksacrosssevenmoods–butyou’llneedto

entertheBPM(beatsperminute)forimportedtunes

thatlackthepropermetadata.

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canbeappliedtophotosandvideostochangetheir

appearance.Rangingfromcolourcorrectiontocomic

bookandfilmgrain,masks,bordersandvignettes,

effectsareaneatwaytospruceupanyslideshow,

althoughwe’dlovetoseeInstagram-stylefilters

addedinafutureupdate.

FotoMagicoforiPadisfreefor 14 days,requiring

asubscriptiontoeditslideshowsbeyondthetrial

period.That’snotaslimitingasitsounds,because

£4.99unlocksallfeaturesforanentiremonth,with

discountedthree-month(£13.99),six-month(£21.99),

or12-month(£38.99)optionsforthosewhoneedthem.

There’snoone-timepurchase,norfree/discounted

accessforMacusers,butyoucanopenandplay

existingprojectswithoutsubscription,sothepricingis

fairforthosewithoccasionalneeds.

Verdict

Along-timeMacfavouritesuccessfullytransitionsto

iPad,althoughimportingmediafromlargelibraries

couldusemorework.J.R. Bookwalter

Systemrequirements

• 153.8MBfreespace


• iOS11.2orlater