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Hi Igor, I am currently working on my Mac in the latest beta of version 12 and have come across a problem that I have managed to resolve. I have all my images etc and project files saved in a folder that ends with a ? mark The folder is named How do you like your steak? Images, audio file and the project files can be opened from this folder and I can create a Show for Mac. However, if I try and publish as video file .mp4 I cannot do so. I have changed the name of the folder so that it no longer contains the ? mark and now all is well. The solution is not to have folders named with the ? mark but thought I would pass this on. Thank you for your continued work in progressing PTE AV Studio, it is appreciated.

Nice landscape you have there Mark Being an old (non creative🙄) guy I prefer dissolve transitions, but I recognize I am still in the dark ages

At dawn, the horizon at Sharpes Beach begins to breathe. A thin blade of gold lifts from the Pacific, softening the dark edges of sea and sky. The tide whispers along the sand, and the first surfers drift like silhouettes against a molten path of light. A lone fisherman wanders in quiet witness as morning gathers strength. Mobile phone in hand, I follow the coast's curve toward Flat Rock. The air smells of salt and moss. Waves comb the rocks in rhythmic bursts, perfect for camera and time-lapse footage. Gulls wheel overhead. By the time the sun clears the headland, the day feels newly written. All images and video captured on the mobile phone. I used the recently shared transition by Dirk1503 on some of the images.

Thank you. Great effect, just used it in a show that I was working on from last Friday. Appreciate you sharing Mark

Thank you, this is beautiful and useful.

What about publishing a short YouTube video showing your transitions?

Hi Dirk, thanks for sharing, it's a very nice transition 😀

Thanks--nice effect.

Here are a few simple transitions I created. Wind.pteeff

Another busy week, but I wanted to share a cool new music track...the latest in my "Light Puzzles" series: "LIGHT PUZZLES 13" (Looping) You can listen to it here: https://soundimage.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Light-Puzzles-13.ogg And download it here: https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-8/ It's 100% free to use in your projects with attribution. Attribution information is here: https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/ OTHER NEWS I just finished the music score for a cool farming sim game called "Agromatic." Working on music scores for 2 other games, "Futurika" and "The Mandarin Machine." Such cool titles dreamed up by these developers! (I'm always struggling with titles for my music tracks.) Anyhow, you can check out these games and others that I've scored here: https://soundimage.org/custom-work/ Feel free to contact me if you need some help! 🙂

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I put together a transition. Rotating strips. Version 12 has this new transition. If you stick with version 11 for whatever reason, you'll have the new transition, just like in version 12. Download the transition to YouTube.

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Hi Janet, Please write us through the contact form: https://www.wnsoft.com/en/support/ And explain in more detail where you want to change your email address - on this forum or in your PTE AV Studio order.

I`m having problems with getting in touch as I can`t remember my security question and there is no way to change it. Also I need to change my email address. Please help, thank you

Thank you - glad you liked it. Doing a portrait photo shoot with her on the 23rd.

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per favore non riesco a trovare il modo per entrare nell'applicazione pur avendo acquistato la licenza 4 anni fa è molto che la uso e non capisco dove e come rientrare, e dove mettere la chiave di accesso che mi è stata rilasciata quando ho acquistato la licenza grazie dell'aiuto

We'll release a new Beta 6 with reworked Trim and Adjust speed window next week.

Nicely done Mark I expect Emily will be thrilled with it

Hi Jill, I attach a copy of Circle Waves transition which you can add to your project and modify it. It's compatible with V11. This custom transition uses "Transparent background of slides" option. Probably this CT can be improved. CircleWavesTest.pteeff

Well done Mark Did you have the text beforehand and shot specifically for it, or (as I have done more than not) picked the pics to match the text? If that was you doing the narration, then you have a good voice for it. Nit-picking - I prefer landscape mode🙄 Jim

This is a local waterfall I visited this week with my infrared camera.

An AV I made for Emily Wailes who plays Rachel Lynde in the local theatre company production - Anne Of Green Gables.

Yes, there is a clear distinction between photography and video, but in my view the gap has narrowed considerably in the digital era. This is particularly evident in 360-degree photography, where a single captured image can be reframed in post-production and transformed into a video that reveals multiple angles and perspectives. The boundary between still and moving images is no longer as rigid as it once was. I’m not a recent convert to slideshow photography. I cut my teeth on slide film and analogue AV productions in the late 1980s. Soon after taking up photography, I began creating AVs using dual Kodak Carousel projectors synced to a tape recorder, projecting Fuji Velvia slides. I vividly remember spending long nights marking the tape by hand to cue the advance of the image in a second projector. While I never reached the heights of national or international exhibitions, I regularly entered local city competitions and remained deeply engaged in the craft of audiovisuals. Working in IT sales and service with Compaq during the rise of digital technology, I readily embraced the shift to digital photography. I even spoke at local camera clubs about what I called the “gorilla in the room” or "the snowball rolling down the mountain" - the inevitable transition to digital and what it meant for photographers. A few years ago, I developed an interest in videography through commercial drone projects, and this gradually became part of my personal artistic practice. I’m not especially motivated by narrative or scripted storytelling. Instead, digital AV gives me the flexibility to present my imagery - primarily photography, and at times video - in a moving format that can often more effectively hold a viewer’s attention. I also regularly use a mobile camera and editing apps to create AV presentations. Ultimately, however, what I produce reflects my own subjective perspective. I understand that it may not resonate with everyone. Ciao Mark