Photopia vs SmartSHOW 3D
Photopia
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| Figure | Photopia | SmartSHOW 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.67/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Photo Slideshow Makers | 7.6 (#13) | 8.3 (#4) |
| Audio | Creator includes controls to crop songs, crossfade tracks, set fades, and record voiceovers. | The current homepage says the built-in music library contains more than 1,000 tracks, including over 450 newly added songs. |
| What it does | Photopia makes video slideshows from photos, videos, and music. | SmartSHOW 3D creates animated photo and video slideshows with music and exports them as videos or DVDs. |
Plans
Photopia
- Silver Music Subscription Monthly$8 a month
- Photopia Creator Monthly$9.95 a month
- Platinum Music Subscription Monthly$15 a month
- Photopia Director Monthly$24.95 a month
- Silver Music Subscription Yearly$80 a year
- Photopia Creator Yearly$99.95 a year
- Platinum Music Subscription Yearly$150 a year
- Photopia Director Yearly$249.95 a year
SmartSHOW 3D
- Standard Edition$29.95 a year
- Deluxe Edition$49.95 a year
- Gold Edition$69.95, paid once
In their own words
Photopia
Photopia makes video slideshows from photos, videos, and music on Windows and macOS. Its Creator edition offers an automatic wizard or lets users assemble a slideshow from scratch. Creator can import media from a computer, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox, and provides controls for cropping songs, crossfading tracks, setting fades, and recording voiceovers. Director adds keyframing, masking, adjustment layers, and custom effects. Photopia supports more than 50 publishing formats, including HD, 4K, DVD, Blu-ray, YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo. Creator costs $9.95 a month or $99.95 a year; Director costs $24.95 a month or $249.95 a year. The Free plan is unavailable, and a 21-day trial is offered. Separate monthly or yearly music subscriptions require Creator or Director. Trial mode requires an internet connection; registered software must connect once a month to validate its license. One subscription can be used on up to two Windows computers at the same time. Support is available by email, Help Center, and forum.
SmartSHOW 3D
SmartSHOW 3D has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.