Photo Montage Demo
A preview of the effects, transitions and AI-based pan and zoom in the newest version.
Pan and Zoom Animations with Photos and Videos
Import photos and videos from your Library, crop, trim and customize your pan and zoom animations.
Pan and Zoom Animations with Photos and Videos
Apply non-destructive crop, trim videos and fine-tune your Pan and Zoom regions to create stunning animations that mix photos and movies.
Pan and Zoom Animations with Photos and Videos
Learn the new non-destructive crop, trim photos and videos to set a custom duration, and create pan and zoom animations with precise control.
Photo Montage Tutorial in Final Cut Pro
Choose, rearrange and customize photos from your existing Libraries, letting the plugin do the rest.
Photo and Video Sequences Made Easy

Feed your photos and videos to Photo Montage and watch it create a seamless, stunning sequence with transitions and AI-driven pan and zoom animations. Zero keyframes, zero setup.
Configuration Optional

160+ built-in presets help you match the look of your projects, making any configuration completely optional. If you need to customize the animation, you will discover a rich, and yet accessible set of parameters.
What’s New in This Version?
- Videos and photos can be mixed seamlessly to create one smooth sequence.
- Perceptual color blending joins Wide Gamut HDR support for natural looks and the highest output quality at every step.
- Non-destructive crop lets you select the visible portion of a photo or movie without a round-trip to a separate app.
- Pan and Zoom animations with full control: set custom regions when AI fails to identify the correct regions in your photos and videos.
- Improved transitions with perceptual color support for better output.
- New Radial Dissolve transition with a focus on animation and quality.
- New Wormhole and Nebula procedural backgrounds enable smooth and sophisticated looks, especially when coupled with border aging and perceptual color blending.
- Border effects and aging have been greatly improved, unlocking new ways to crop and blend photos with the background.
- Better drop shadows with customizable blend modes, 3D perspective and the option to create glow effects.
Key Features
- No keyframes required! Set a duration for each photo or video clip, and for the transition, and leave the hard work to the plug-in.
- No need to edit your timeline just because you want to change the order in which photos appear. Rearrange and set custom duration through a simple, intuitive UI.
- JPEG, PNG, PSD, OpenEXR, HEIC and more graphics formats supported.
- 160+ presets included to help you match the look of your projects.
- Built-in motion blur creates high-quality animations at any frame rate.
- Pervasive use of perceptual color blending to create a more natural, beautiful output.
- Easy, yet customizable: whether you prefer a "set it and forget it" approach or want to customize every aspect of the animation, you will find a powerful tool in Photo Montage 4.
- Lost? Read the docs. A full manual is included and accessible in a single click, straight from the inspector.
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How do I install
Photo Montage?
Photo Montage is available via FxFactory, our app store for visual effects, audio plugins and apps:
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Version History
Photo Montage
Version 4.0First version to seamlessly support photos and video clips. Also adds non-destructive cropping, new border effects, new and improved transitions, perceptual color blending, customization of pan and zoom sequences when the AI-based algorithm isn't sufficient.
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Version 3.0.6First version to support DaVinci Resolve 20 and later.
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Version 3.0.5Adds the ability to toggle individual photos on or off in the image configuration window.
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Version 3.0Requires macOS 11.5.1 or later.
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Version 2.0.4Required for Macs with Apple M1 processor and Final Cut Pro 10.5.3.
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Version 2.0Requires FxFactory 5.1.1
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Version 1.0.7This version improves performance and interprets image orientation embedded in the metadata.
Please note that this product will not work unless FxFactory is installed on the system.