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Photo Montage

Slideshows in wide gamut HDR with AI-assisted pan and zoom

What’s new in Photo Montage 3.0.5?

Released alongside FxFactory 8.0.24, the latest version of Photo Montage lets you control which photos should be part of the slideshow.

New toggles next to each photo let you temporarily exclude any photo while preserving the contents of that list:

Toggle individual photos

This much requested feature will save you from having to add and remove photos any time you want to test out a simple change, such as picking the best of multiple shots.

Better Access to Final Cut Pro Libraries

When using Photo Montage in Final Cut Pro, most users are accustomed to clicking the Images button on-screen to choose which files should be part of your photo sequence:

The Images button on-screen in Final Cut Pro

As it appears, the image configuration window sports another feature that is specific to Final Cut Pro: a sidebar that lists Libraries on local drives found to contain media that is compatible with Photo Montage. Under each Library, the browser shows Events and images you can quickly drag to the main section of the window to build up your slideshow:

Browsing Final Cut Pro libraries on connected drives

Beginning with this release, FxFactory only lists Libraries and Events that have been modified in the past week. This is done to filter out any projects you have not actively been working on, listing only those that are likely to contain the correct photos.

This time period can be adjusted by clicking the Search button below the list:

Searching events within a given time range

This change should help users with a very large number of Libraries found on physically connected drives, such as industry veteran and long-time user Larry Jordan. With close to 70 TB of locally connected storage (and 96 TB of NAS!) his configuration and others like it provide important context behind this feature. Limiting the search scope should keep our UI responsive and help you find the correct photos to complete your project.

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Slideshows in wide gamut HDR with AI-assisted pan and zoom