Feature List - Photo Morphing Software for Creation of Morphing Pictures and Animations

Below is a list of all the features of FantaMorph. (Note that some features are only available in Pro or Deluxe.)

File Format

Import - BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, TGA, PCX, GIF, WMF, EMF, AVI, includes 32-bit with alpha BMP, TIFF, PNG, TGA
Export Image - BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, TGA, PCX, GIF includes 32-bit with alpha BMP, TIFF, PNG, TGA
FME/FMD - Import/export FME (FantaMorph Editing Frame) and FMD (FantaMorph Point File)
Export Movie - AVI (uncompressed, compressed, 32-bit), Animated GIF, SWF, HTML, Screen Saver, Standalone EXE

Source Images Edit

Import - From Open File dialog with preview; drag and drop from built-in image viewer; drag and drop from other applications
Crop - Drag and drop to crop; free size or maintain aspect ratio
Rotate - 180°, 90° CW, 90° CCW
Flip - Flip Horizontal, flip Vertical
Adjustment - Brightness, contrast, red, green, blue, hue, saturation, negative, gray
Filter - Smooth, bur, Gaussian blur, zoom blur, radial blur, sharpen, emboss, mosaic, oil paint, splash, cylinder, whirl, pinch
Caption - Add caption for each source image, set font name, size, color, border, alignment and position
Swap - Swap two source images
View - Smoothly scale from 12.5% to 800%, mouse wheel scrolling to scale up to 1600%
Grid - Allow show/hide grid
Undo/Redo - Allowed for all features of source images edit

Key Dots

Style - Total 10 normal styles and 10 highlighting styles;
Color - Any chosen, single color for all dots; or cycle through 8 basic colors (red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, purple, white, black)
Effect - Anti-aliasing; can set alpha (transparency) from 64 to 255
Line - Connect any two dots with a line segment; group and organize key dots with lines
Highlight - Highlight a dot pair when mouse over a dot; Highlight all connected dots and lines when mouse over a line (click not necessary)
Show - Allow show/hide key dots, lines, triangle mesh and morph track

Key Dots Edit

Edit Tools - 6 edit tools; supports keyboard shortcuts; use Spacebar to switch to Hand tool; use ALT key to switch between zoom in/out
Add - Combine the two options "Auto Add Corresponding Dot" and "Auto Jump to Corresponding Dot" to get your own favorite dot adding mode
Delete - Right-click to delete one dot directly
Move - Drag & Drop to move one dot
Add Line - Directly add a series of dots connected by a line; connect any two dots with a line segment
Insert Dot - Insert a dot into a line segment
Delete Line - Delete a line segment and break the connected dots
Move Line - Drag & Drop a line segment along with all connected dots and lines
Multiple - Rectangle marquee to select; hold SHIFT/ALT to add/subtract selection; click a line segment to select; move, scale, copy, cut, delete, paste multiple dots with connected lines
Select All - Select all dots
Clear All - Clear all dots
Matching - Automatically manage corresponding dots; show paired dots and unpaired dots with different colors; automatically generate corresponding dots on suitable positions
Magnifier - Magnifies the area under and around the mouse cursor up to 4x
Undo/Redo - Allow for all features of key dots edit
Dots Count - 2048 max

Sequence

Length - 2 to 999 frames; set length by frames or by time
Prolong Begin and End Views- Set the prolonged frames of Image 1 and Image 2 separately from 0 to 999 frames
Add - Add a continued sequence where Image 2 of the previous sequence becomes Image 1 of the new sequence; add a blank sequence
Delete - Delete a sequence
Move - Move a sequence up/down, bring to top or send to bottom of the sequence list
Curve - Use Feature/Shape/Track curve to control the morph process; choose from curve library; customize curve
Camera - Pan/zoom/rotate each morphing frame through a customized curve; preview Camera effect in real time
Effect - Set back color, background, mask, foreground, transition, light for all sequences
Morph Type - 7 morph types (Morph Image 1 to Image 2, Morph and Hold Image 1, Warp Image 1, Warp Image 2, Fade Out Image 1, Fade In Image 2, Direct)
Morph Type Options - 3 morph type options

Movie

Size - Matching with source images; 6 fixed size or any custom size
Length - Unlimited (only limited by your system resource)
Effect - Set back color, background, mask, foreground, light, sound for the whole movie
Adjustment - Brightness, contrast, red, green, blue, hue, saturation, negative, gray
Filter - Smooth, bur, Gaussian blur, zoom blur, radial blur, emboss, mosaic, oil paint, splash, cylinder, whirl, pinch
Caption - Add caption for the whole movie, set font name, size, color, border, alignment and position
Preview - Preview all the sequences or only one sequence; preview morphing effects of current frame in real time; fast scroll to preview all frames from 0% to 100% in 1% increments; mouse wheel scrolling to preview all frames one by one; preview in full screen
32-bit Preview - Use checkerboard background instead of pure black background to preview 32-bit morphs with alpha
View - Smoothly scale from 12.5% to 800%, mouse wheel scrolling to scale up to 1600%; pan/zoom source images and preview windows simultaneously
Play - Play morphing movie in real time without exporting to a file; play in full screen
Play Control - Play/pause; Go to the first, the last, the previous, the next frame; auto loop; auto reverse
Play Speed - 1 to 60 frames per second

Effects

Background - Single color; or any chosen image; can set opacity from 0 to 100
Mask - 256 level grayscale bitmap (could use any image to create strange effect); can set intensity from -100 to 100
Foreground - 32-bit with alpha image; can set opacity from 0 to 100
Transition - 256 level grayscale bitmap; can adjust transition border from 0 to 100
Light - 256 level grayscale bitmap; can adjust bright intensity and dark intensity from 0 to 100
Sound - Supports WAV and MP3 format; export to AVI, Flash, Screen Saver and EXE
Adjust - The size and relative position of the images used for effects can be adjusted

Export

Export Frame - Export current morphing frame to a image file or FME or FMD
Export Range - All sequences; current sequence; sequence range
Export Movie - Export morphing movie to image sequence files, AVI movie, Animated GIF, Flash movie, Web page, Screen Saver, Standalone EXE
Export Image - Export optional 32-bit image; set DPI for exported image files
Export AVI - Choose a codec to export compressed AVI, export uncompressed AVI or 32-bit AVI
Export Animated GIF - Export looping or non-looping, opaque or transparent Animated GIF
Export Flash - Export looping or non-looping Flash; add a URL to the resulting Flash
Export Size - Depends on display card if hardware acceleration is enabled, or up to 16384 x 16384 pixels when hardware acceleration is disabled
Export Frame Rate - 1 to 60 frames per second; 29.97 fps for NTSC AVI movies
JPEG, Flash Quality - 0 to 100
Cancel Export - Allowed
Export Reverse Frames - Export reverse morphing frames to movie
Export Source Video Clip - Export source video clips
Remove Duplicated Frame - Eliminate the duplicated frame from the end or the beginning of two adjacent sequences
Auto Save Before Export - Automatically save current project before export
Auto Open after Export - Automatically open resulting file with the system associated program
Delete Results - Can delete result file(s) directly
Share Results - Launch default email program to send result file(s)

Printing

Print - Print source images, preview and all morphing frames
Settings - Add captions; change position, size; Page Setup
Print Preview - What-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) display

Tools

Diagnose Morphing Capacity - Test preview and export capacities of your computer
Test Morphing Performance - Test image morphing performance of your computer
New Project Wizard - Create a morph project by this step 1-2-3 wizard

Add-Ins

Image Viewer - Fast preview all supported format images with thumbnails; supports drag and drop
Image Sequence Packer - Pack a series of all supported format images to create a new movie
Face Extractor - Automatically extract the face portion from an image
Face Locator - Automatically detect the facial features (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) and place key dots on appropriate positions
Face Mixer - Mix the feature/shape of multiple real faces to compose a virtual face
Face Library - Collect and store source images along with key dots in a classified library

User Interface

Skin - Choose a skin from 3 built-in skins: Standard, MAC, Blue
Custom Skin - Import FantaMorph Skin Files (.fms)
View Mode - Switch to one of 5 view modes (Full, Edit Only, Preview Only, Frame Sequence, Full Screen) at any time
Language - Supports multi-languages

Advanced

Memory Management - Intelligent memory management technique, load unlimited or huge source images in one project
Morphing Server - Integrate FantaMorph into your own application

Product Comparison

Please note that all the three editions, FantaMorph SE (Standard Edition), FantaMorph Pro (Professional Edition) and FantaMorph Deluxe (Deluxe Edition) use the same setup program. Unregistered users may try all the functions of our software for a period of thirty days after downloading the setup program, FantaMorphSetup.exe. Refer to the chart below to see which features will be retained after purchasing the FantaMorph SE or Pro license, or purchase FantaMorph Deluxe to access all features.

Features

FantaMorph SE

FantaMorph Pro

FantaMorph Deluxe

1. Import Format
BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, TGA, PCX, GIF, WMF, EMF, AVI

2. Export Image Format
BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, TGA, PCX, GIF

3. Export Frame
Export current morphing frame to one image file

4. Export Movie
Export morphing movie to image sequence files, AVI movie, Animated GIF, Flash movie, Web page, Screen Saver, EXE

5. Built-in Image Viewer
Fast preview all supported format images with thumbnail

6. Built-in Image edit tool
Supports crop, rotate, flip, adjust source image

7. Key Dots Style
Total 10 smooth key dots style with transparency

8. Key Dots Color
Any single color for all dots or cycle through 8 basic colors

9. Single Key Dot Edit
Add, delete, move

10. Multiple Key Dots Edit
Rectangle marquee to select, move, scale, copy, cut, delete, paste

11. Line Edit
Add, delete, move line; connect key dots by lines; select all dots connected to a line

12. Real-time Preview
Preview morphing effects of current frame in real time; fast scroll to preview all frames

13. Real-time Playing
Play morphing movie in real time with some playing controls

14. View Modes
Full View, Edit Only, Preview Only, Frame Sequence, Full Screen mode

15. User Interface
3 built-in skins; import FantaMorph Skin Files

16. Printing
Print source images, preview and all morphing frames; WYSIWYG print preview

17. Add Filters
Add filters for source images

18. Add Caption
Add caption for source images

19. Multiple Morph
Morph more than two images in a single project, directly edit/preview/export the multiple morph

20. Export AVI Source Video
Export all frames of the AVI source videos to resulting files

21. Movie Effect
Decorate movie with background, mask, foreground, light and sound

22. Feature/Shape Curve
Control the morph process of feature and shape

23. 32-bit Preview
Show a checkerboard background when preview/play 32-bit morphs

24. Import/Export 32-bit with Alpha Images
BMP, TIFF, PNG, TGA

25. Image Sequence Packer
Pack a series of all supported format images into a new movie

26. Accurate Edit
Show triangle mesh and morph track to edit key dots accurately

27. Track Curve
Use nonlinear morph tracks instead of linear ones 　

28. Camera
Pan/zoom/rotate each morphing frame under a customized curve, just like see the morph from a moving camera 　

29. Sequence Effect
Decorate all sequences with background, mask, foreground, transition and light 　

30. Add Filters/Caption for Movie
Add filters/caption for the whole morph movie 　

31. Intelligent Memory Management
Using intelligent memory management makes it possible to load unlimited or huge source images in one project

32. Import/Export FMD files
Import/export FantaMorph Point Data (.fmd) where each row is x-y coordinates data of a key dot

33. Export Frame to FME/FMD
Export an intermediate morphing frame to FantaMorph Editing Frame (.fme) or FantaMorph Point Data (.fmd)

34. Export 32-bit AVI
Export 32-bit AVI files, you can then import them into other video editing software as overlay video clips

35. Export Transparent Animated GIF
Export a transparent morph to a transparent animated gif file

36. Face Extractor
Automatically extract the face portion from all the source images in a project

37. Face Locator
Automatically detect the facial features (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) and place key dots on corresponding positions

38. Face Mixer
Mix the feature/shape of multiple real faces to compose a virtual face

39. Face Library
Collect and store source images along with key dots in a classified library

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