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Hi everybody, Here's a Slideshow project I think could be used to create kind of funny, "Vintage" look. I like to use it for modern pictures. You can use the Styles in any combination and length. Just don't forget to adjust the Position and Scale of your photos. The Link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AZ2WpLGz8D2W7BP5wm-wks4vAxL9GxJD/view?usp=drive_link Best Alex55

Two Simple Panorama Styles which work with any Aspect Ratio Project (16:9; 16:10; 3:2; 4:3) and any size of Panorama without adjustment. Styles for beginners: https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v11/styles1 Simple full screen panorama: Pano.ptestyle Simple panorama in a frame with background: Simple Pano with Frame.ptestyle DG

We have a good progress with version 12.0.

Hi Gary, All smartphones and cameras use hardware video encoders which should work in real time, and this applies certain limitations. To reach the best visual quality (less artefacts) these encoders set the highest bitrate (about 100 MBit for 4K videos). And this high bitrate is used for any kind of scenes - with many fine details (trees), or for scenes with less details (sky, snow, walls, etc). Software video encoders have more time for more effective use of bitrate. PTE AV Studio uses the newest smart mode of a video encoder which dynamically changes a bitrate according details in a video scene for each frame. It works like a JPEG compression in Photoshop where you set say "10" of compression quality and resulting JPEG file has different file size according pixel size and fine details in a picture. In other words, "High quality" preset (100%) in PTE gives a similar result as using "10" in Photoshop for saving JPEG. Try to create a new simple project with blank images and one text caption on each picture. No transitions (quality transition) for each slide. Encode a MP4 video in PTE with 1920 x 1080, High quality, 60p. I guess that you'll get a MP4 video file about 300-500 KB (less than 1 MB). Then replace blank images with JPEG pictures of landscapes/flows/trees and the resulting MP4 video will be about 10-20 MB. Add Dissolve transitions or any Pan/Zoom animations and MP4 file will be 30-50 MB. Then add videos, and file size will be 50-150 MB.

Greetings, I had a bit of concern how would the video clips from my new Insta360 X3 camera would work with PTE. I just gave it a test run with a couple clips from a recent trip. The re-framing (panning) was done in the Insta360 desktop app. The 2 exported MP4s were put in PTE where the text and music was added. Came out pretty good, I think. Gary

Round 7 of the 2023 V8 Superboat at Round Mountain Raceway at Cabarita just up the road (about an hour away). Big day with races taking under 1 minite most times. Over 50 individual races plus warm up and once they start there is not much time between races. This is the final race of the day and I managed to capture this mishap in front of me. Made a selection of images into an AV. Touch and go for a while for the crew so I stopped photography and resumed once it was clear. Cheers Mark

Sometimes we want to show two (full-screen) images at the same time by blending them together. With analogue slides we had the additive blending on the screen. In PTE we can put image 1 on top of image 2, and we can set the opacity of image 1 to 50% (alpha-blending). This is indeed an addition, but only with half the colour values. This is the reason why the results of this kind of blending often show a lack of contrast. Since version 11 PTE we can use the feature of "Nested Color Filters", the value of which I noticed only recently. In the situation above, it allows us to overcome the restictions of alpha-blending, and we can create additive blends in which the images have higher proportions than just 50%. An application is shown in the attached project: KerzePlusLaterne.zip A bit more sophisticated methods have been applied to create the following video (texts in German):

That would be great! Any idea when v12 will be released? Perhaps not a very serious issue.

Vraiment superbe Alex Bravo pour vos idées Salutations

We weren't suggesting that you have a problem, just that it may explain why you don't see any difference. You have 4K monitor, so 4k files wouldn't look oversharpened. If I view a 4k file on my HD (1920x1080) monitor then they do look oversharpened Jill

Hi Gary The problem will be your monitor or video card. It is probably at your maximum on 1920 x 1080 and cannot display 4K (3840 x 2160). I know my monitors cannot and I have a high quality video cards (hundreds not thousands in cost) lots of RAM, diskspace etc. I use 4 monitors so the monitors are the weakest point. The bottle neck for all technology is the weakest point and everything is slowed to the weakest size/quality. Cheers Mark

Greetings, I made a bit of a mistake in my original post about the files that the Inst360 creates. I now better understand what is going on. For each clip, the Insta360 creates one '.lrv' file with two '.insv' files. So, in my posting screenshot, instead of what I thought were files for only 2 clips, it is actually for 4 clips. For example, the '001.lrv' goes with the two '001.insv' files. The '002.lrv' goes with the two '002.insv' files. Kinda crazy but fun to work with, etc. (The two '.lrv' files for each clip are one for each camera). Gary

Hello Alex55. As usual, this is a superb achievement, with the possibility of bringing out old photos from the image library to build an interesting audiovisual one. thanks for sharing Rene

Greetings Mark, I have not used the Insta360 app for the phone. I hear it has more 'features'. I've only dabbled with the desktop version, so far, which seems to work well. Having used keyframes with PTE, it makes it easy to do the re-framing quickly. You said the magic word...weight. This last trip made me rethink my photographic tools. I've always used and loved my DSLR (Nikon 7100). This trip, I used a BlackRapid shoulder strap to carry it that worked well, but the weight also irritated my back pain. So I am thinking of just going with a cell phone for photography. I like the Samsung S24 Ultra. I also brought my GoPro and the Insta360, and 2 other 'pocket' cameras. But I was running out of pockets. When you add all the extra batteries, cables, etc., for all these cameras, it gets crazy. I'd keep my GoPro (good video and stabilization) and the Insta360 (fun) since they are lightweight. I've seen a grip that you can put on a cell phone so it at least feels more like holding a real camera. Not sure what I will do but something has to give... Gary

Go to Barry Beckham's free styles and themes for PT-AV-Studio page. Styles & Themes – Beckham Digital There are a number of "triptych" styles (and many others) that you can download. Bring the styles into the program and examine them a bit. This is a very easy way to get started in learning how to do more complicated things in PT-AV-Studio. Once you understand how they work, you can modify them to suit your own purposes rather than trying to start from scratch and figuring it all out on your own. There are many other styles and templates posted on this forum, mostly under the Section "Styles and Templates". There are often demos of the styles so you can determine whether they might be useful to you.

There are not as many dedicated AV Groups in the UK as there used to be. A lot of Camera Clubs have a few AV workers, but they tend to work in isolation. I help run the Wilmslow AV Group & we are now running totally online as our members are from all over the UK & abroad. We meet on a Friday evening & have an active membership. We used to meet physically near Manchester, but all our members were travelling long distances & numbers were dropping. Covid lockdowns forced us online & we haven't looked back. See www.wilmslow.av-group.org.uk We only have a few more meeting then stop until September. Jill

I must admit I have never had any success with the Search function. There is a list of contents in the Online Help https://docs.pteavstudio.com/ I know it is difficult to ask the right questions as at this stage you don't know, what you don't know! As to aspect ratio it depends what you are trying to achieve with your shows. Do you simply want to show your individual images to some music, or are you trying to tell a story. If it is simply to showcase your images, then don't worry too much about aspect ratio, composition etc. If you are trying to make a pleasing show that has a narrative and one image blends into the next, then it is best to have all of your images the same size. Otherwise the viewer will be looking at the edges rather than the content. You can easily adjust sizes in O&A (Objects & Animation) simply drag the image using the grab handles to the size & position you want. It is the opposite of Photoshop in that it will keep the aspect ratio. To change & just adjust in one dimension then Hold Down Shift as you drag. PTE does an excellent job of upsizing if the original aspect ratio is not what you want. You are looking to line up horizons, angles, shapes so that they flow from one to another. To rotate an image put the cursor just outside a corner grab handle so you get a bent arrow & drag. To flip it is easier to use the Rotate X or Rotate Y modifier & set it to 180. Most of PTE is very intuitive (unlike Photoshop) and you are not affecting the actual image by making any changes. Everything is virtual. So just play in O&A changing different things until you get used to what each thing does. There is always the Undo button & unlike Photoshop it is not limited to a set number. Or just close the Project & don't Save. Don't worry about Terminology or Technique at this stage, just practice. Most of all have fun & enjoy experimenting. And come back & ask if you need help. No question is a silly one. Jill

Like it! Brilliant. Thankyou.

Excellent as always, Kieron

Sympathique ! merci pour l'idée à développer

Very clever

This is an English language forum, including topic titles. Please use a translator before you post. Thanks!

Merci pour ce magnifique défiler de photos Retro un vrai régal et la Musique Top Henry

The simplest option is to temporarily rename the original Folder - in Windows Explorer. When you open the show it will come up with Image Not Found message. Click Find File & navigate to your new Folder. It should find all the files in one go - Check for a Green Tick against all files. Save the Project - Save As - to the new Folder Then you can Rename your original Folder back to what it was. Hope this helps Jill

Name me an App that anyone can jump into and start creating on day one and I’ll show you an App not worth having.

Add your image to the Slide List and click on Objects and Animation In the Properties Tab set the Fit Mode to COVER. In the first KEY FRAME (KF) adjust the PAN X control in the ANIMATION TAB until the image sits correctly on the left of the screen Right click on the First KF and ADD a new KF - it will appear at the end of the Timeline. Click on it Adjust the PAN X control until the Image sits correctly on the right of the screen. Click on the first KF again. Click on "ADD MODIFIER" in the Pan section and then on ANIMATION SPEED - set SMOOTH. PLAY. DG