The 06/2006 issue of German MACup magazine has a nice workshop on making movies with iStopMotion. The article accompanies a series of "Mausfilme" that the magazine publishes monthly. Episode 3 "Anpfiff" (by Christopher Link) is posted on their website. I nice short movie about old Apple mice playing soccer with a puc mouse.

The Digital Story this month hosts the FotoMagico Slideshow Showcase. Here is Derrick's first tip for a great slideshow: Use Existing Signs for Titles. "Later this month I'll cover how to make graphical titles for your slideshows, but first I want to acknowledge the obvious -- taking pictures of signs and using those images to help you tell the story."

Bob Thompson reviews FotoMagico at Versiontracker: "Simply Fantastico. This is my favorite software. It is simply beautiful to look at and to work with." He proves it with a pointer to his great slideshow "The Best of Italy". Click here to view the complete 38 minute show.

Andrew Wendling really hates fast food. So he made a real cool stop motion short about it. Starring your favorite fast food: the Burger, the Fries and the Ketchup. Click on the first top left item (the one with the fries) at his Flash-y site. Also at the site a commentary about the making of the short.

A well-crafted digital slideshow is a thing of beauty. Boinx Software and The Digital Story are teaming up to help you master the art of authoring the perfect slideshow, then providing you with the opportunity to share your work with the world.

Through the month of May, Derrick Story will be providing tips for building your show, adding audio, making titles, and fine-tuning your presentation, so that you are ready to enter the FotoMagico Slideshow Showcase.

Tune in to this weeks podcast, Sensational Slideshows, to get started.

Then, create your own personal masterpiece and enter the FotoMagico Slideshow Showcase (after reading the Official Rules). In June, we will select 10 entries to feature on The Digital Story and send out a press release with the names, bios, web site links, and pointers to all of the showcased presentations.

Beta 8 of FotoMagico 1.6 is ready for you to download. Try it out and give us feedback. The final 1.6 will only be as good as your feedback!

Be sure to get your entries in by June 1st, because on June 5th Kidrobot will present the first ever MUNNY Makin' Film Festival featuring all the entries! Prizes will be given in these 6 categories: Best Picture, Best Knee-Slapper, Best Remake, Best Design, Best WTF?, Viewer's Choice.