SmartSHOW 3D

Spec sheet

What it does

SmartSHOW 3D creates animated photo and video slideshows with music and exports them as videos or DVDs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Purpose

SmartSHOW 3D creates photo and video slideshows with music, animation, and 3D effects.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Audience

The maker describes the software for personal projects and professional photographers, including photo studios offering slideshow services.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Trial

The maker's slideshow article says the trial provides five days to test the program.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Integrations

The maker describes export presets for YouTube and Facebook, plus video output for devices including iPhone and iPad.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Founded

2013Read 28 Sep 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Animation editing

Slides support multiple layers, keyframes, masks, shapes and animated 3D text, with drag-and-drop effects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

API and SDK

The vendor's public navigation exposes consumer download, order, support and tutorial resources; it does not list developer API or SDK documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Audio

The current homepage says the built-in music library contains more than 1,000 tracks, including over 450 newly added songs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Automatic workflow

Its automatic slideshow maker can combine photos, clips and music, synchronize music, add voice comments and export to YouTube, TV, DVD and iPhone targets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Compatibility

The maker lists compatibility with Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Documentation

The tutorial center provides step-by-step lessons covering photo import, animation, voiceovers, collages, DVD creation, YouTube output and many occasion-specific projects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

DVD output

SmartSHOW 3D can burn completed slideshows to DVD.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Editing

The software supports layered slides, keyframes, and animation controls for individual slide elements.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Export

Slideshows can be exported to common HD video formats or burned to DVD.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Export formats

The software exports to common formats such as MP4, AVI and 3GP and provides presets for phones, Facebook and other devices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Licence

The EULA gives a proprietary, non-exclusive one-computer licence and prohibits copying, modification, decompilation and reverse engineering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

License limit

The license agreement grants use on one computer at a time.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Limit: crashes and instability

Software Advice and GetApp reviewers report crashes, freezes or unexpected shutdowns, especially with long or large projects on Windows 11.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: editing constraints

Reviewers report that the text editor is limited, advanced multi-layer workflows are harder to understand and effects cannot always be applied globally.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.ae

Limit: failed installation or access

Independent reviews include reports of a JPEG-opening failure requiring a refund request and a paid licence key not arriving promptly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: platform coverage

A Software Advice reviewer reports there is no Mac version and that working with photos on NAS drives is difficult.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Limit: templates and audio

Trustpilot reviewers request more free templates, easier template picture replacement and more flexible audio editing such as overlapping tracks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

LinkedIn company facts

LinkedIn lists AMS Software as a public software-development company founded in 2005, headquartered in Florida and employing 51–200 people.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Maker history

AMS says SmartSHOW 3D began as an early-2000s prototype and officially launched in 2013 with 3D animation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Maker scale

AMS says it was founded in 2003, serves millions of customers in more than 200 countries and focuses on image, graphic-design and multimedia software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Notable release

FileHorse records SmartSHOW 3D version 27.0 as released August 12, 2026 for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11.Read 15 Oct 2026 · filehorse.com

Praise: creative resources

Independent reviewers repeatedly highlight the large template, transition, animation and music collections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Praise: ease of use

Reviewers on G2, Software Advice and Trustpilot repeatedly praise the intuitive interface and quick creation of polished slideshows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: support

Multiple Trustpilot reviewers describe customer support as prompt and helpful when resolving problems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Privacy and safeguards

The privacy policy says the company uses administrative and technical safeguards and may share personal information with service providers such as payment processors and server providers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Privacy rights

The policy describes rights to access, correct, restrict, erase and export personal data in a machine-readable form.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Rating on Capterra

SmartSHOW 3D is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 62 reviews on Capterra.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.es

Rating on G2

SmartSHOW 3D is rated 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review on G2.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

SmartSHOW 3D is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 62 reviews on GetApp.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.ae

Rating on Software Advice

SmartSHOW 3D is rated 4.4 out of 5 from 62 reviews on Software Advice.Read 15 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

SmartSHOW 3D has a TrustScore of 4.5 out of 5 from 564 reviews on Trustpilot.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Refund terms

The refund policy offers refunds or exchanges for specified cases, including unresolved technical errors after 30 days of support efforts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Security statement

The privacy policy says AMS uses organisational and technical safeguards and uses payment, server, analytics, fraud-prevention and email-processing providers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Self-hosting

The product is distributed as a Windows desktop installer and the public pages provide no self-hosted deployment option.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Sharing presets

The homepage says it offers mobile-optimized clips and a wizard for making web-optimized video for Facebook.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Supported operating systems

The vendor lists compatibility with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Templates and effects

The product advertises more than 800 templates and effects, including animated collages, title clips and 3D effects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Transitions

The home page lists more than 180 transition effects, including fades, wipes, gradients and 3D transitions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Trial download

The trial download is listed as 18 MB and includes English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Czech interfaces.Read 15 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Updates and support

The order page includes free technical support and updates for one year, with major and minor updates free within 12 months of purchase.Read 7 Oct 2026 · smartshow-software.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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