Amara Photo Animation Software

Pros

• Lots of editing tools and options
• Produces professional looking results
• Allows the addition of background audio
• Compatible with all popular graphic and audio formats
• Runs on every Windows OS from 95 to 2007

Cons

• Complex interface
• Limited support
• Only available in English

Amara Photo Animation is a program that lets you create slideshows out of your still photos. A host of editing tools gives the user a wide range of effects to play with and the ability to create distinctive shows.

Amara Photo Animation software is designed to be functional. The developers did not make a flashy user-friendly interface as many photo programs do these days but instead focused on effectiveness and usefulness.

Amara Photo Animation software will likely take some time for the average user to become comfortable with, and we strongly recommend utilizing the online tutorial available before diving in. The sheer scope and range of the editing tools available in Amara may be daunting and even a little off putting for some, but the time you invest in learning its functions should pay dividends when you are able to show off the finished product.

One of the coolest editing tools is Key Points, which allows you to define a point of focus on each photograph and zoom in or out from that point, like in professional documentaries. You can also add fades, pan, pausing, easing, hyperlinks and text. In addition to all the various graphic and visual tools you can also add background music or other audio like narration and sound effects. Amara Photo Animation software then creates a SWF file that can be viewed in Powerpoint, Adobe and HTML.

Overall, Amara Photo Animation does exactly what it is supposed to and without all the distracting frills and dumbed-down interfaces that are often included in photo programs like this. Some people may be turned off by the interface, but if you can get through the tutorial, Amara Photo Animation should serve you well.

Amara would be especially useful for professional wedding photographers to create unique and professional looking slideshows as well as sports photographers and marketing professionals. It could also be very useful for educational presentations and personal vacation slideshows.

Some users have complained about unresponsive tech support, and we also noted that it is only available in English. Other than these issues, we see very little downside to Amara while the creative potential is significant.

Pros

• Lots of editing tools and options
• Produces professional looking results
• Allows the addition of background audio
• Compatible with all popular graphic and audio formats
• Runs on every Windows OS from 95 to 2007

Cons

• Complex interface
• Limited support
• Only available in English