Turn a Folder of Photos and Clips into a Movie You Can Play on a TV
You have hundreds of photos and a few video clips from a wedding, a holiday or the kids growing up. They sit in folders, and nobody watches them. Photo MovieTheater from eTinysoft lets you arrange them on a storyboard, add music and narration, and output the result as a disc or a file for your phone.
Quick facts
- Platform: Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista
- Output: DVD, Blu-ray, AVCHD, and 40+ device and file formats
- Transitions: 135+
Key features
Drag photos and videos onto a storyboard
You drag and drop your media onto the storyboard, arrange it in the order you want, and preview the slideshow in real time. Photo formats include BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG and TIFF. Video formats include AVI, WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV, FLV and MKV.
Pick from 135+ transitions in wedding, kids and family themes
Transitions sit between slides, and you can add simple pans, zooms or rotations to still images so they feel less static.
Decorate with captions, music, voice and clip art
The five decoration tools are text captions, background music, voice narration, clip art illustrations and special effects. You can record your own voice while the photos play.
Burn to DVD, Blu-ray or AVCHD
You can burn straight to disc or create a DVD ISO file to burn later. DVD-5, DVD-9 and dual-layer discs are supported, so the result plays on a home player.
Output for phones, consoles and YouTube
Over 40 formats cover iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, PSP, Xbox 360 and BlackBerry, plus files suited to YouTube and Facebook.
Who it's for
It suits you if you want a photo slideshow with music for a special occasion, need a Windows Movie Maker replacement that accepts many video formats, or want to put a slideshow on a DVD or Blu-ray disc for family.
Pros and cons
- Pro: Disc authoring and device output in one program.
- Pro: A simple three-step flow of import, decorate, output.
- Pro: Real-time preview before you burn.
- Con: The vendor lists support only up to Windows Vista.
- Con: It is aimed at slideshows, not full multi-track video editing.
FAQs
Can I burn a slideshow to DVD?
Yes. You can burn directly to disc or create a DVD ISO file for later.
Can I make a Blu-ray from photos?
Yes. Blu-ray and AVCHD output are supported.
How many transitions are included?
More than 135, across themes such as wedding, kids and family.
Can I add my own music and voice?
Yes. You can import background music and record narration.
System requirements
Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista, a 1GHz or faster Intel or AMD CPU, 10GB of disk space and 1GB of RAM or more.