You can make a simple AV using Adobe Lightroom. However, Fotomagico software is excellent for the following reasons –

1. It allows you to animate slides
2. You can see the audio waveform and can cut to the beat of music
3. Very easy to use

Website for purchase: https://www.boinx.com/fotomagico

COST: $99.

Please do a web search for free tutorials; here is one on getting started:

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MUSIC SOURCES:

There isn’t much around as ‘totally free music’. Music purchased from iTunes does not qualify you for a license to use it in your AV. You’ve only paid to download and listen to it personally.

Generally you’ll have to pay to obtain a licence to use the music in your AV. My advice would be never to use commercial music as you won’t be able to get a licence for showing your presentation publicly or for entering your AV for competitions.

The following music is specially written for AVs, YouTube or Vimeo uploading, drama, advertising, a film and television. Please read their T & C carefully before purchasing the music.

The licence fee varies according to use.

PRICE – $10 onwards (Subscribe and buy items in sale)
audiojungle.net
music2hues.com
shockwavesound.com
bensound.com (some free tracks)
musicbed.com
neosounds.com
proudmusiclibrary.com (best) €55/track

We look forward to receiving lots of entries from the club members in 2017 at our Audio Visual evening.