The FotoMagico user interface consists of the document window and a few other windows you may access occasionally. You will spend most of your time in the document window, which is divided into four main areas:
1. Storyboard & Timeline
Arrange slides in this area to tell your story. Add slides and audio by dragging images, movies, audio, or snippet files from the media browsers in the Sidebar or any Finder folder to the Storyboard. Drag and drop slides to re-arrange the sequence. Switch to the Timeline view to fine-tune the timing by adjusting the duration of slides or transitions. Use the audio waveform or audio markers in the Timeline view to precisely synchronize the slides to the music.
2. Stage
When a single slide is selected in the Storyboard or Timeline, the Stage displays the layers of the selected slide. Here the layers can be positioned, zoomed, and rotated. If animation is enabled for this slide, the layers are displayed twice: the start of the animation is displayed on the left side, and the finish of the animation is displayed on the right side of the Stage.
3. Sidebar
The Sidebar holds the snippet and media browsers, as well as the Options inspector.
- The Snippets Browser contains pre-built components that can be dragged in to the Storyboard to build a slideshow quickly.
- The Image Browser provides convenient access to your Photos and Lightroom libraries as well as folders containing image files.
- The Video Browser provides access to movies and video clips from various sources on your computer.
- The Audio Browser provides access to the songs in your Music Library and various sound effects.
- The Options Inspector contains the options that allow you to control various aspects of the slides, layers, or audio tracks that are selected in the Storyboard/Timeline.
4. Toolbar
The toolbar contains buttons for commonly used features. On the left side are the Storyboard, Timeline, Blank Slide, and Add Text buttons. In the middle are the Playback controls. On the right side are the buttons to show or hide the Snippets, Images, Videos, Audio browsers, and the Options Inspector.
Slideshow Settings
The Slideshow Settings contain parameters that apply to a single slideshow, i.e. stage size, background color, a foreground (watermark) image, and more. The Settings also contain metadata information about the slideshow and its author. Open the sheet by selecting Settings… from the menu.
Authoring Assistants
The authoring assistants help with a variety of jobs during the creation of a slideshow.
- The Animation Assistant applies default animation to layers.
- The Audiomarker Assistant lets you create markers for synchronising slides and music.
- The Narration Assistant lets you record narration tracks.
- The Map Assistant lets create and edit maps and travel routes.
- The Missing Files Assistant helps you to find and repair any missing media files.
Sharing Assistant
The various Sharing Assistants help you share your finished slideshow with others in a variety of formats. Select an option from the menu to display the assistant.
Preferences
The Preferences window contains parameters that apply to FotoMagico as a whole. Open the window by selecting Preferences… from the .
