ImageMatics StillMotion
ImageMatics StillMotion is a complete animation tool that lets you combine text, images, audio, artwork and Flash files any way you wish for showing in Flash or video. It has plenty of transitions (fades/dissolves, etc), text animation, buttons and hot spots, VCR navigation controls, multi-track sound and narration, a skin editor and other features.
ImageMatics StillMotion lets you create sophisticated slide shows by zooming and panning within high-res images, in the style of American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Documentary films now use this technique whenever the director wants to enliven a sequence of still images, but Ken Burns made it popular in such films as "The Civil War" (1990) and "Baseball" (1994). By introducing motion to still images, for example by zooming in to one particular face in a group shot, he showed how you could hold the audience's attention and create compelling footage.
You can use ImageMatics StillMotion to create virtual tour segments or still image animation for commercials, news, documentary, wedding and event videos, and many other applications. Saved in the Flash format as SWF ("swiff") files the animations take up very little bandwidth online.
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ImageMatics StillMotion brings movement to the screen -- essential if you want your images to tell a story, create a slide show, or form an insert to a video. By bringing this technology to a wider market ImageMatics has made a serious contribution to the art of digital photography.
There are various editions and add-ons: ImageMatics StillMotion Pro, for example, being a complete web content publishing package with all the effects of ImageMatics StillMotion Personal Edition.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 2000 onward
- Price level: $50
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The history of ImageMatics StillMotion dates back to founder Bill Strum's long-term relationship with StageTools (www.stagetools.com), a creator of professional film animation software. ImageMatics is now a subsidiary of Net<X> Corporation.
From the same vendor:
- Personal and Professional Editions of ImageMatics StillMotion
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