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For me, the mask option looks like a workaround; blending modes typically are parameters of the objects, and Photoshop shows us a model that is compatible with trees of PTE-objects that are rendered independently.

Hi Igor, I'm glad to hear you're working on this feature! It's a very important one. The mask option is perfectly fine for me; sometimes a mask is needed to use a specific area, but for full display there's always the built-in rectangle mask. But I wouldn't be opposed to other options as long as they're technically feasible within the program's capabilities. Thank you for your work on this feature!

Gary, We plan to add special two buttons to set start and end points for trimming according triangle cursor. It will appear in Beta 3 or 4. I'll publish a small tutorial soon. We need to add some improvements for this window, and then I'll write the tutorial. I recommend to try now a new "Interpolate frames" option. Use some video footage with fast motion scene (cars, train, waterfall). Set video speed between 5% and 20% and enable "Interpolate frames" option. Check the result. Real my demonstation here: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/topic/52571-frame-interpolation-for-slow-motion-video/

Gary, Do you have Windows 11 or 10? I checked on my Windows 11 (24H2) in Media Player, Classical Media Player, and Movies & TV player. All is OK with synchronization of audio for created in PTE video. Probably some app has replaced system audio/video decoders on your PC? Media Player uses system decoders/filters. VLC and MPC-HC use own decoders.

Greetings, Trying to figure the Trim function in this menu. As I play the video, I want to pause it to establish the beginning trim point. So the red triangle is at the point of the beginning trim position. How can I move the lower white triangle to where the red triangle is at? This has been the problem with the previous version. If I click on the white triangle to move it to the position of the red triangle, the red triangle will reposition back to the white triangle and I lose that set trim position. How do I get the white triangle to move to where I placed the red triangle? And I have no idea how to use the other items, like Interpolate Frames, Speed Key Points and Speed. Is there a video on how to use them? Gary

Greetings Igor, I never thought of trying a different player. I normally use Windows Media Player, which is showing this audio sync problem. So I just tried playing it with VLC and MPC-HC and they do NOT show the sync problem, as you pointed out. Quicktime also plays the video correctly. I also tried it with Media Player, and it also shows the sync problem. This audio sync issue shows up from the very beginning of the video when played in these other two players (Windows Media Player and Media Player). I just uploaded it to my Facebook page and it is playing correctly, in sync. Interesting that the Windows Media Player (and Media Player) is handling it differently. If you happen to figure out why this is happening, let me know. Seems to happen only to YouTube videos that have been downloaded and played with Windows Media Player. Just more noticeable when the lips don't match the audio! Thanks for checking this out. Gary

Gary, At first glance, your final video (Minneapolis-Final.mp4) plays correctly - audio is synced. I checked in VLC and MPC-HC players. Also I used the original file (Minneapolis.mp4) and created a new video in PTE 11.0.20. The created video file played correctly (synced). What player software you use for checking? When you observe this issue with synchronization? Right at beginning of a video or delay occurs later in the middle? Do you rewind video or play from beginning until the end of the file? And how big this delay 1 second or less/more?

Greetings, I have downloaded a YouTube video and am using it in PTE. When I play the original downloaded video outside of PTE, the audio is in sync with the video. When I put it in PTE, and play it, the audio is still in sync with the video. However, after I have Published it, the audio is out of sync. This happens in Version 11 and in the new Version 12. Any fix for this? I put the downloaded YouTube video on Mediafire, if you want to give it a try. https://www.mediafire.com/file/i3sdlc02xou5pve/Minneapolis.mp4/file Here is the Published version, with audio out of sync. https://www.mediafire.com/file/xvg52w35binuf41/Minneapolis-Final.mp4/file Gary

jt459, Thanks for your opinion and thoughts on PS.

Hi Jill, Thanks for your opinion! Yes, it's possible to place one Mask container inside another Mask container with different mask modes.

In my opinion, PTE shoul behave in a similar way as Photoshop (PS). In PTE we have nested structures using the Parent-Child-Construction. In PS we obtain nested structures of layers using (nested) Groups, and we have a kind of correspondence between the PTE-Parent-Objects and particular PS-Groups. It seems to me that PTE could use the PS blending mechanism. Regarding blending, groups of PS seem to be rendered independently if you avoid "Pass through". Furthermore, blending of parent objects in PTE and blending of the corresponding groups in PS should be the same. Perhaps, as a first step, you may study the situation where all groups and all parent objects have mode "Normal". Applying this method to your example above, Img2 would be multiplied with Img1 (overlapping parts) inside the Parent-Child-Group, but not with the black background image. It would just cover the background, provided that the blending mode of Img1 is "Normal".

Could this then be placed inside another Mask? It is a long time since I have used Blend modes, I do all of my photo editing inside PTE & have not used Photoshop for several years. But it would be good to have them within PTE. As long as we can still use Masks within Masks then I think either option will work ok. Jill

Jill, For option A it means the Mask container where image(s) acting as the Stencil for color blending with Content. In other words, Stencil object(s) will not cut unwanted parts of Mask content (no opacity masking mode). Only color blending between pictures/videos in Content and Stencil (according Blend mode "Multiply" or "Screen" or "Add", etc.) So need to choose between option A and option B... or find something else.

View it in full screen and see the difference.

?? Works fine for me and I see an obvious difference.

Hi Igor, Either option would work for me. With A. will you still have a Mask shape? Circle/Square etc? Or would it just be an image acting as the Stencil? I use Masks a lot to merge images or with the same image to remove unwanted parts. To have Blend Modes would be really useful Jill I think that usually I would only want to Blend a part of an image, so would be using Masks anyway

Here is a screenshot for Option B (Blend Mode for individual image object). If a parent image has Nested opacity mode (or Blur/Unsharp mode), Blend mode for a child image will look partially incorrectly. Because objects with Nested opacity or Blur are being rendered independently from the main scene and then the result inserted into the slide. In other words, Blend mode will work correctly only images placed without Blur or Nested opacity modes.

More than just agreeing or disagreeing, there are certain views and expectations that I’m not convinced by. Of course, the final beta will clear things up, but in the meantime, I’d like to understand if the Video Optimizer will remain a standalone feature or if it will be effectively integrated into V12? Thanks Ghulya

Problem to see example. Ghulya

Hi, What if we implement the Blend effect as a new mode of a Mask container? A. Simple example: you place one image in the "Stencil" and another in the "Content", and the Mask container blends both images using Multiply, Screen, Add or another mode. One Mask container can use only one kind of Blend mode. B. Or you expect to see Blend mode as a parameter of an Image object or Video object? Without any Mask container. We found that last Option B sometimes doesn't produce the correct visual result when working with blurred images or objects with nested opacity mode, where the objects partially overlap (but don't completely overlap). This is because such objects are rendered independently.

It's good that past bugs are being addressed. Features should work as they should. As the feature indicates, a color correction filter should solve or at least improve the problem; one should be able to rely on it being done correctly. The hue, saturation, and brightness settings are useful to have, and although they work like Photoshop, for in-depth adjustments, they only become worthwhile when color profile management is also used. I don't think the average user is concerned with these, and those who are truly involved in photography will likely have made relevant adjustments in photo editing software before. Moreover, it's also possible to connect PTE to external editing programs for those who wish. Regarding your question, "I need to know how often this parameter (Saturation) was used this way in V11 or earlier by different users." The answer might be that these features (although undoubtedly very valuable in combination with other features in PTE) are used very little by the average PTE user. Probably also the reason why "the old bug" did not immediately receive much attention and remained somewhat under the radar. Greetings, Cor

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In PTE AV Studio 12 we have added a frame interpolation option (dissolve) when slowing down a video object. Objects and animation editor > Properties tab > Trim and Adjust speed button > Interpolate Frames. It works in real time, including in EXE shows and video export. Please see the example for 7% speed (0.07x) with frame interpolation and without: slo-mo.mp4

Pascal, thank you for your comment. I agree that backward compatibility is important. I need to know how often this parameter (Saturation) was used this way in V11 or earlier by different users.

Hello all, Thank you for the detailed explanation. That makes sense. I agree that the behavior in v12 is actually more logical than in v11 when working with grayscale images, Hue and Saturation should not introduce any color tint. That said, this change does mean I’ll need to adapt a number of existing styles and transitions where I previously relied on the Color Correction filter to colorize elements. Fortunately, it looks like this can be handled by switching to the Coloration filter instead, so an adaptation on my side should be possible. Thanks again for the clarification, and for pointing out the intended approach going forward. Pascal.