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Hi, In PTE AV Studio 12, we've included a new feature - Trim and Adjust Speed editor for video objects. As in previous versions, you can adjust the start time, duration, and simple video speed. Now it's possible to add keyframes on a special timeline to flexibly control video speed. This works similarly to how you use the envelope tool to change audio volume at keypoints in the main window timeline. You can smoothly slow down video playback, then speed it back up to normal. You can also insert a pause where a video frame stays still for a period of time. Simply click on the orange line to add points, then drag a point up or down. By default, speed is set to 100% - original speed. Setting it to 200% will double the video speed. Setting it to 0% will stop playback completely. Placing two points with zero speed next to each other creates a pause interval during playback. This is shown in the example below. Note that a hint for a selected keypoint on the timeline shows two time values: - the original video time - the modified time, which reflects the effect of slowdown or speedup. You can zoom the timeline in or out using the "+" and "−" buttons on the toolbar, or with Ctrl + mouse wheel. The "[" and "]" buttons on the toolbar set the Start time and End time respectively to the current position of the time cursor (the vertical red line). Undo is available via Ctrl + Z for all speed and trim edits. The "Interpolate frames" option is useful when slowing video down significantly (for example, to 10% of normal speed). Two adjacent video frames are blended using a Dissolve method. This can be useful for creating a special artistic effect. Read more If you want to delay the start of a video object, the easiest way is to use the Offset parameter in the Properties tab of the Objects and Animations editor, and adjust the Duration (or End time) there. Using keyframes for this is less convenient. Click the play button: Video Speed.mp4

Beta 11 is available See the download links above. Improved the Trim and Adjust Speed window (for a video object): Added Undo function (Ctrl+Z). Hint for a selected keyframe shows the source time and the playback time. Minor improvements.

Hi Malcolm, I assume you have PTE AV Studio 10.5? I just checked and created 2 projects in V10.5 - a menu and second show. There are 2 buttons in the menu for launching the second show: "Run Application or Open Document" and "Run Slideshow with Return". It works perfectly on my PC with Windows 11 (25H2). I've attached a ZIP archive with these projects. Try it on your computer. Create 2 EXE files and place them in the same folder. Important note: for best results, I recommend using the "Run Slideshow with Return" command. It ensures you return to the menu after the second show finishes. The only requirement is that both EXE files should be created in the same version of PTE AV Studio. If my simple menu works correctly on your computer, carefully check again your project: 1. Commands for buttons. 2. If you use the "Run Application..." command, make sure the "Pause show when slideshow window becomes inactive" option is selected in the Project Options > Advanced tab for the menu project. 3. Also make sure the slide in the menu has a sufficient display duration or even uses the Pause mode after reaching the end of the slide. RunAppTest.zip

Hi, Thanks, it's a duplicate option that no longer used. We'll remove the second 'Slide number' option from the default Bottom-left toolbar in future V12 release.

Hi, I have an idea on how to improve it. I'll write about it later.

Hello, As far as I understand, the problem is occurring with PTE AV Studio 11 on Windows. Please answer: 1. What exact version is installed? 11.0.21 or older. Check in the About window (Main menu > Help menu). 2. Did you recently start using PTE AV Studio and the problem occurred immediately? Or have you been using the program for a long time and it worked correctly before? 3. What files did you add to the Slide List in your project: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or video files? 4. Check how the slides are displayed in the Sample Project (open it via the main menu > Help > Open Sample Project). 5. Describe your computer configuration: - Windows version. - Graphics card (NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel), preferably the exact name. This is important. 6. Try the newest V12 Beta on Windows to compare with V11: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/topic/52130-pte-av-studio-12-beta-10/

Hi, I recommend you start a new topic (thread) on the forum. If you use V11 start here: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/forum/67-troubleshooting/ For V12 Beta write here (new topic): https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/forum/91-pte-av-studio-12-beta/ Also let us know the exact version number from the About window. And try with the simple new project. Add 3-5 images, check out how it works. You can also check the Sample Project (from the main menu > Help > Open Sample project command).

Hi Jill, Thank you for checking the new Beta 10! I've replied you by email. We'll try to improve this editor to make it easier for you to determine the final video playback time. Currently, editing focuses on working with the original video's timing.

Try new Beta 10. We fixed all known issues with speed keyframes and included other improvements: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/topic/52130-pte-av-studio-12-beta-10/#findComment-195861

Beta 10 is available See the download links above. Improved the Trim and Adjust Speed window (for a video object): Improved interface: window size is now remembered between sessions; Pause key can now be used to play/resume video playback; Removed "Speed keypoints" checkbox. Just add new keypoints in the timeline. Right click to remove a keypoint; Fixed known issues. Fixed an issue with second playback of the preview when the project contained a custom transition with a video mask. Fixed text appearing duplicated in Quick Search input field (in Slide styles and transitions).

We'll publish Beta 10 with significant improvements for this editor tomorrow.

Do you use Beta 9 now? If yes, please send me this project (a full backup copy). Main menu > File > Create backup in a ZIP.

Jill, I agree, something wrong with changing/adding first keyframe and scale of the timeline. Please wait, we'll improve the code.

Please try a simple idea - create a smooth video slowdown, a pause (1 s), and then a smooth resume of playback. I showed how to do this in the screenshot below. First, make sure you are using the new version - Beta 9. 1. Tick "Speed keypoints" option. 2. Add 4 keypoints, as shown on the screenshot. 3 Click the OK button to save the result. Check the preview in the Objects and animation editor and the Mini player in the main window.

Dave, Ealier, slide duration never changed automatically when the duration of a video object changed. Because a slide may contain other objects with their own durations. The only case when a slide duration automatically updates is when replacing a video object file name throught the Open file window, if its duration matched the slide duration. You need to tick an option "Speed keyframes" before adding any speed keypoints in the timeline.

Hi, I apologize it took so long! In the new version 12.0 Beta 9, we've added full support for HEIC images to PTE AV Studio. Please try it out and let me know how it works. https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/forum/91-pte-av-studio-12-beta/

We published V12 Beta 9 with HEIC image support for Windows today. Now HEIC supported on a PC and Mac.

I think that we solved this in the new Beta 9 today.

Please try new Beta 9 released today.

Hi, try new Beta 9.

Beta 9 is available See the download links above. Added HEIC image support for Windows - the format used by iPhone for storing photos by default. Now available on both Windows and macOS. Added AVIF image support for Windows and macOS. AV1 video export is now 18% faster with slightly better quality and smaller file size. AV1 video playback is now hardware accelerated on Mac with Apple M3/M4/M5 chips, significantly reducing CPU load. Improved the Trim and Adjust speed window (for a video object). Fixed an issue with clearing unused resources of a project (slide style or custom transition). Fixed an issue where the program froze when a project contained a missing video file.

Mark, did you mean standard JPEG-XL images as .jxl files, or JPEG-XL from iPhone? JPEG-XL from iPhone is a DNG file containing both RAW data and an embedded JPEG-XL image.

Hi, I'm testing HEIC images support for a PC (Windows) in PTE AV Studio right now. If all is OK, we'll add it for V12 soon. It was not easy to support this tricky format! Interesting fact, a typical HEIC image file from your iPhone contains a grid of 48 small video fragments (4 x 8 tiles - 512 x 512 pixels short video clips which contain 1 frame, still picture) + meta data (rotation, color profile, thumbnail picture). I discoverd that even latest IrfanView cannot display correctly colors in HEIC images, colors are distorted slightly.

Hi, Please wait for Beta 9. We'll publish it within 2 days. We've added many improvements to this editor. Also we updated video decoders/encoders in Beta 9.

I thought you needed a simple way to merge several video files. Then PTE AV Studio would probably be suitable for adding transitions between videos.