iMac video editing software for carousel animation

From the description, Keynote might be a viable option.

It's a presentation app, based on the concept of a slideshow.

You can create one 'slide' per book - for any number of books.

You can create transitions between each slide (wipe, fade, iris, etc.) and set automatic timers for how long each slide/book should be on screen.

Might be worth checking out. It should already be installed on your system.

If you want to create better movies, then you’ll want Final Cut Pro.

However, what you described about clicking links to graphics is more aligned to learning HTML + Javascript / CSS.

For an example on animation with Final Cut Pro, see my animated signature below.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

> Then I added a 'click here' and QR code, but in the .mp4 video it created, the links are not live.

I don't think MP4 files can have active links. They're video files intended for playback, not interactive elements.

There are tools that can add overlays during playback (typically via JavaScript actions), which can have that effect (and depends on the playback platform), but the MP4 itself is going to be passive.

What is your expected playback platform? is this a kiosk kind of thing that you maintain? or is this something you're distributing widely and have no control over? That might make a difference.

Are you talking about a kiosk or website?

I don't think there is any free apple software to do what you want.

Yes, tell us. I want to know if this is an hallucination.