

For example, a particular template could choose to highlight or zoom in on them, or perhaps display them as separate items alongside the full photo on the same “wall” in a virtual art gallery. In addition to filters, the Advanced version of the app also lets you specify one or more “zones of interest,” which are areas of a media item that are to be given additional consideration during a slideshow.


Quartz Composer, which means that the range of possibilities is essentially unlimited. Quartz technology, you can also use third-party filters built using utilities like Because PulpMotion bases its effect system on Apple’s Once you’ve picked something to display, you can add a multitude of effects to it, from the aforementioned Ken Burns to one of several other filters provided by the app. PulpMotion takes care of positioning them appropriately and transitioning from one to the other according to whatever rules the template calls for. The user interface is simple to use-in most cases, generating a slideshow is a matter of picking media items, such as images or videos, from your hard drive or iPhoto album and dropping them directly on the slideshow’s timeline. PulpMotion’s user interface is easy and convenient to use, with all the important features well organized and within easy reach of even the most inexperienced user. Having so many of them seemed a little gimmicky at first, and, therefore, I spent some time picking-and-choosing my way through the available selection as it turns out, the templates that come with the app are quite advanced, with visual effects that take full advantage of OS X’s ability to generate complex 3D animations and lighting. As in other apps of the same type, these templates can be used as a sort of blank canvas to which you can add your own pictures and music to create a slideshow. The Advanced version of PulpMotion comes with roughly 150 templates, whereas the Standard edition comes with 130 or so.
