Great Software! Needs more Features to be Awesome! Can compete with iPhoto Slideshows.

As a Matter of Opinion, Can produce stunning slideshows. I used Photo Theater for an emergency project for a Family Gathering. Project Turned out great. Is Perfect, if you use Side by Side with iMovie for finishing touches.

Usability:
Took a while to figure out how to change the Effects. And a little frustrating. But, Once you get the hang of it, then it is not too terrible. It has 4 Edit Modes : Picture, Music, Effects, Lettering. It has an Auto-Assign feature to the Effects. You can change them. Pretty nice library of Effects. Would be nice to add more or customize your own.

Tips: Almost everything is drag and drop. There is no Right Click Menus to modify/edit the objects or groupings.

Pros:
- Auto-Effects : Just drag and drop pictures into editor, it auto creates random Effects or Groupings for picture sets. Great for beginners. Annoying for intermediate users.
- Can Produce Easy and Pretty Slideshows!

Cons:
- Editing can be frustrating.
- Auto-Effects: I want to control behavior. Instead of just randomly assigning.
- Would be great to add more Effects
- OverAll Control of Editor feels restricted.
- There is no (Ctrl+Z/ Command+Z) feature to undo actions. Workaround, dont make mistakes.
- Limited Functionality for Lettering, Only one line available. Workaround Export Project to iMovie for Editing.
- Room for Improvement

Crashes:
Every now and then, it does crash when sliding bottom slider of the Editor from left to right. Although, It does appear to have a auto-recovery feature. To Recover from Beach Ball of Death: Force Quit, Re-open. Make sure you save your work.

Desired Features:
- Right Click on objects to edit its properties. (e.g. to Modify Picture, Music, Effects, Lettering)
- Would be great if you utilize command+Z, command+C, command+V, command+X (undo, copy, paste, cut)

How tos:
Delete an object: Select grouping or Object, Drag it out of frame. Icon turns into a poof cloud. release mouse button. Make sure you want to delete. Because there is no UNDO.

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