T-Jam Live Intro Movie Maker

I like the idea of the app. Live animation, a variety of different preloaded animations and camera movements and a very detailed text generator. It’s not too bad for a 3D text animator. But that’s not to say it doesn’t have its downside. The full version, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. You have access to everything so long as you pay $4, which is a VERY good price. But let’s say you don’t have $4 at the moment but you really want to use the app to its fullest. You have to wait until the money is available to you to get it, and until then you’re stuck with an extremely limited number of tools to use and preloaded animation, ESPECIALLY the effects. It’s asking price is very fair for an app of this caliber but it’s not exactly practical for those who wanna keep it free. Again, though, it is very useful. And it’s a neat idea with decent execution but it’s essentially a trial of a much bigger app. Which, I have no issue with profiting off of an app like this. But some might. All in all, good idea and execution, needs a bit more to reward the user for purchasing though and a few more things for the free version

T-Jam is an incredibly powerful 3D text motion-graphics app that, with a little work, allows you to create gorgeous text animations that look like broadcast TV graphics packages. When I worked in broadcast TV decades ago, the equipment to create this sort of media cost tens- to hundreds-of-thousands of dollars, but here it is for free (or about 4 bucks to upgrade and get all the tools). Amazing. I’d love to see a few improvements: 1. Direct access to all the fonts currently installed on the iDevice. (You can install new fonts if you’ve upgraded to pro, but many of the system fonts just aren’t here.) 2. The ability to edit timing of events after recording them. This app lets you record movements by tapping and/or holding buttons on the screen as a time moves along. That’s great for many applications, but being able to adjust exactly when an event starts on one or another of the objects (text items, 3D objects, imported images) would allow you to really dial the graphic in. Even with this wishlist, though, T-Jam is becoming an integral part of my iOS post-production tool-set.

WHY when I record something it never comes out the same way in the final version? All the effects I put are there but they’re slapped to the front of the video and never where I put them! I love this app it is an amazing tool for the iPhone, but it would be even better if everything I made came out the way it’s supposed to and not just played all at once. This needs a fix ASAP! So irritating when an app that has so much potential doesn’t live up just because you can’t actually create anything with it! All my final versions are completely ruined. Very upsetting.

When I got this app I was excited because it looked great! In real life it is a good app BUT it is not what I expected. I personally recommend another app just called Intro maker. I like the app but it is not as good as it looked. On many app there is always a catch like they ask for a subscription, on this app their is a opportunity to subscribe. This app is not to bad with subscriptions but the app itself really does not function as intended and personally I do not think this is a very good app. But everyone could have a different opinion on the app. So if you want to try it, but don’t get your hopes up too much. Thanks! - Stephenie

This is 1st review after using the app for a few hours trying to learn it. However, first will say, I have all of this developer's app which I use to make intro and outro for my Luma Fusion ipad app crafted movies. Thanks Ralph ! Why 3 stars? Several reasons actually. 1. No directions on how to use the app. Thankfully I relied heavy on what I had learned with this developer's other two apps to work out how to make my first intro using T-Jam. 2. The app does not show the time segment build-up overlays nor any ability to adjust their screen durations. Would be nice to have ability to adjust start-stop. 3. There is no way (That I can find) to bring in created backgrounds in another of this developer's app! Cannot believe that he blocks out backdrops that a user can create in another one of his app. 4. Cannot trim the music nor select what part of a song I want to use. 5. Only two text fields, only one object. Your Intro app has more !! Why did you limit these so severely in T-Jam???