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Lin, Thanks for the clarification. I totally misunderstood the problem when I read "You need to install the "Saru's Flower Ding" font." I was not thinking that it was for using the Template; I was only thinking it had to do with the playing of the exe file. I was having a bit of a brain-lock. Thanks... Gary ===================

thedom... Just a question about the need to download the 'Saru's Flower Ding' font. I thought that PTE now removed the need to worry about strange fonts that are used in PTE. So I am wondering why one has to download your special font. I thought PTE would take care of that requirement. Just wondering... Gary ======================

Hi Peter... I'm between a rock and a hard place. The motherboard on my PC died yesterday. I had to order a replacement MB from China...it is so out of date, no one else seem to have one. So I have to put off our experimenting with the 3D for a while. Gary =================

Lin.. Thanks for the tutorial. Perfect. Shed lots of light on the subject. One suggestion: I think you should make your hat a bit more 'pointy'...you are a wizard! Sincerely, Gary ==========================

Peter... I took a look at the cube, the keyframes, etc. I am just not seeing what you are doing. I played with it, but I am apparently not seeing for forest for the trees. I don't understand what is making the cube foldfup. The 3D Parameter window will close up when I manually move the blue triangle. I do see the last keyframe making the rotation of '30'. Thanks, anyway...Gary Added Later... aHaa...I think I made some progress. I was able to find the second Keyframe for each side of the cube and found the '90' and -90', etc. in the 3D Parmeter box. Ok...I am gaining on this thing. Now I just have to figure out how you put together each side of the cube in the Objects list. Thanks... =====================

Hi Peter, When I am referring to the 'little book', I mean the 'Book of Images' created by bjc (in the Slideshow Created... forum). I thought you had looked at it. It uses the 3D parameters and it is very nice. I have studied the keyframes in his show but I have not figured it out. I will try to post this question directly to bjc. I figured the R and Y were just put in quickly. And it was a good thing because it got me to dig deeper. But I am wondering what you meant by "unfolded each of those two little cubes to a flat form". Do you mean you can literally do that in O&A from the completed cube? Gary =============

Peter, Thanks for the file. I played with it and I see where you added the Texts. I was adding it in the wrong place. It is not obvious, but in time, maybe the proper placement of Text will become obvious. I noticed the 'R' is backwards and the 'Y' might be upsidedown. This got me thinking and I went back to the 'little book' where I had some of the Text that was upside down and/or backwards. I figured out that I could use the 3D Parameter to rotate the Text for them to show up correctly. Lightbulb moment! Now, the next question: In the 'little book' show, I have put in some Text in several of the pages. When I Preview the show, the Text on both the left and the right pages do not show up until the right page starts to move on to the next pages. Again, with the next set of pages, no Text show up until the right page starts to move on to the next set of pages. Question: Why does the Text not show up immediately on the pages as the pages open? Thanks... Gary ================================

Peter... Amazing. Nice work. But...what about adding Text to one of the cubes??? I am still stuck on this 'Text' issue. I have a million questions, but let me ask maybe one question at a time. I tried to add Text to the top row of the top row of cubes. I added the Text to each of the 3 cubes. The Text was added as a 'child' of the Top-Left, the Top-Center and the Top-Right cubes in the first row. I also added the same Text objects as 'childs' of 'Face1'. As the cube rotates, the Text objects are not 'glued' to the cube. Both rows of Text start to slip down toward the second row of cubes. Question: How would you add Text so that the Text does not move from the initial position where they are put onto the cube? Thanks... Gary =========================

bjc... I gave it a try. I added the Text to the 'Rectangles' as children. It did not go too well. I have put images on both sides of the book. For 002 and 003, the Text went in 'mirrored'. For 004, it typed in looking correct; 005, typed in 'mirrored'. For 006, it typed in looking correct; 007, typed in 'mirrored'. Same for 008 and 009, thru 018 and 019. From there on, I could type in Text on the image on the left. But, from that point on, with the images on the right side, when I dragged the Text into the image, the Text dissappeared (maybe behind the image). I could not get it into the image. Then when I Previewed the slideshow, things went further South. Many Text showed as 'mirrored' and a different Text showed until the page started to turn, then the correct Text appeared on the left image...just crazy. This is getting beyond my comprehension, and usually I will stick it out to find a solution, but this has me baffled. Thanks for the suggestions but I think I'll sit this one out until someone comes up with a tutorial. I really like what you have done with your 'little box'. Makes a great screensaver too! Gary ==========================

thedom, Lin, and others... Thanks for all your help, but I am going to have to put this on the back burner. I am not making progress. I couldn't even find the 81.806 keyframe setting for PIC06 TEXT. When I am able (rarely) to get to a Text object, the image is upside down and in a position that does not lend to making the adjustments correctly. There has to be an easier way to put text in 3D shows. I think my brain does not work in 3D. I'll keep playing with it but I am just not getting it. Thanks all... Gary =======================

Lin, Thanks very much for taking the time for such a detailed explanation. The 'pins' and 'frame' references were helpful. I probably will never be able to create one of these cubes but as least now it is more understandable. The problem I still have is that I find it impossible to actually find the Text that I have put on an image in the cube and be able to adjust it or move the Text. For example, I was able to locate an image, 'PIC06', using Properties/Picture; then clicking on 'PIC06 Text' child in the Objects window, I put in Text for the PIC06 image. However, after that, there seems no way to then find that Text to adjust or move it. Very frustrating but I can't believe it can't be done. I just can't find a way. If I click on a keyframe that seem to be the one to click on, I get a black frame or green rectangles. The Text seems to be hidden behind the frames. I was able to get one Text selected and moved...but I can't reproduce it with the images on the cube. If I get the handles to appear around the Text, and try to click on it, the handles disappear. Has anyone tried this??? I'd appreciate it anyone can tell me if it can be done. Thanks... Gary ======================

thedom... I was able to put Text in a couple of the sides of the cube. But for the other sides, it has been impossible. When I think I have put the text on the correct side, it appears on another side. I have also tried it on bjc's 'Little Book'. Putting text in the slides is not as obvious as it seems, at least to me. To it a bit more difficult, I happened to put 2 cubes back to back so when one is finished, a second one picks up after it. Kinda neat but I just can't figure out the proper way to put text in the images and be able to resize and move them. Gary Added later: I was able to add text to each of the sides of the Cubes. Not easy. I could not add text to an image directly. I had to go to the Properties/Picture to be sure I had the correct image, and then put the text in the Text window (using your pre-made text block). But I still can not highlight the indivdual text blocks and resize or move them. When I try, some other green frame pops up or I get the black image. =====================

bjc... Thanks for the template. I made my own version and turned it into a screensaver. Really neat. However, I am having problems adding Text to each image. For example, I added Text in Slides 002 and 003, as Childs to each image. Positioned and resized them to fit. I also unchecked "Show back side" of each Text. When I 'Play' this section in O&A, it looks good. My problem is that when I play the file in 'Preview', the 2 Texts do not show up until page 003 starts to turn. I can not figure out how to have the Text appear as Slides 002 and 003 appear. I had the same problem putting Text in thedom's cube. Really baffling! Can you help me out with this??? Thanks...Gary =============

Carolyn, If I understand what you are trying to do, I can tell you how I do it. I can highlight the text and/or images using the Ctrl+mouse clicks, then do the standard Windows Ctrl + C(copy). Then go to the first slide you want to paste the group of text and/or images and do a Ctrl V to paste (just make sure nothing is highlighted; normally the default will have the main image highlighted--Igor might change this. Just click in the empty frame area to unhighlight anything before you paste). Then, just click on the little horizontal arrow in the upper right hand corner while you are in O&A to go to the next slide and (unhighlight anything first) and hit the Ctrl V again. Go to the next one, same thing. It really goes pretty quickly. Hope this helps... Gary =========================

bjc... Very nice. I like the results. I'd like to see a template .pte to see how you did it. Good work. Thanks... Gary =======================

Thedom, I have been playing with your template. I was going a bit nutty with your first template because a few of the images were coming out backwards. I was about to ask about it when I see you created a second template. It is working much better and has corrected the backward images. But I have another problem that I can not seem to fix. I want to edit your 'text' and move it down to a corner of each image. However, when I try to move the the text block, I can not drag it to a new location. The text block handles disappear. Is there a way to grab the text block and move it??? Also, I don't have any idea how you made this template. It is driving me crazy trying to understand it!!! But, thankfully, you can do it. My wife saw me updating your template with our own images and she was impressed and asked if she could have it has a screen saver. Of course I said 'NO, it was just an exe file'. But then I remembered that PTE has the screensaver function that I have never used before. I tried it and your 3D Cube makes a GREAT screensaver file. Thanks much. Gary =========================

Greetings, Though it might have been implied, I don't think it was expressly stated. I want to make sure of one more point. When you are talking about the need to being able to turn off the 3DHA feature when you use a Menu.pte to run other PTE shows, all you are talking about is being able to turn off the 3DHA in the Menu file only, not the exe's that the Menu will run. Correct? Thanks...Gary ===========================

Peter, Ok...another clarification needed. You say, "If you want animation on the Menu and in the driven sequences...". When you refer to 'animation,' do you mean that the Menu has components that are activated by items you have set using the Animation Tab? I can see that a Menu can be created using only the Property Tab and the Common Tab, without getting into the Animation Tab. If this is true, then we don't have to worry about using the same PTE version in the creation of the Menu and its driven shows if we don't use the Animation Tab in the Menu? I understand that when you adjust the size and location of an object (without actually getting into the Animation Tab), the Pan, Zoom and Rotate settings will change in the Animation Tab. But I don't consider this as 'Animation'. When you talk about 'Animation', I am thinking you only mean using Keyframes?? So I think the question is, what do you mean my 'animation' that would use the 3D Hardware Accelerator feature, in relation to this Menu problem.?? And, if the Menu has more than one driven show in its screen, you can only use the 'Run Slideshow with Return' option (in the Common Tab/Action on Mouse Click) to be able to return to the Menu to make another selection from its menu? Is there any other way? Thanks...Gary ==============================

Ed... Just so I understand this problem correctly, when a PTE show is made that uses a Menu.pte to run other PTE shows, the Menu.pte must be created with the 3D Hardware Acceleration OFF. But...it is OK if the slideshows that the Menu.pte runs are created with 3D Hardware Acceleration ON. Do I have this right? Thanks...Gary =========================

Ed, I agree completely. I made a similar comment in another posting about duplicating a text object in consecutive slides. I like to insert title text objects in several consecutive slides. If you copy a text object from slide#1 to slide#2, the pasted text in slide#2 automatically becomes a "child" of the image in slide#2. This duplicated text object in slide#2 does not line up with the text object in slide#1, unless you "unlight" the frame, before you paste the text object, to make it a "parent" text object so it lines up with the text object in slide#1. Gary

Lin and Igor, I think I have resolved how to get the image pieces lined up using the Pan's x and y values. It is clear to me now. Thanks to Lin's suggestion. However, I am now confuses about your suggestions to use (not use) the "edge antialiasing" and the "low quality of resizing" features to line up of image pieces in a slide. In my problem, I did not have artifacts in high resolution images and I did not have white lines showing up in the slide. Can I now discount these 2 suggestions as I don't see that they relate to the problem I was having? Or am I still missing something? The tutorial states: The Edge antialiasing should be normally turned on. It is used to minimize the distortion of some artifacts of high resolution images, when they are shown at low resolution. Low quality of resizing is the feature, which shouldn‘t be always used. It‘s helpful only when the quality of the image is not very good and you have white lines in your image. Thanks... Gary =================================

Greetings Morasoft, Thanks for taking a look at the PTE show. I took a look at your Pan setting for Slide#2. You may have changed some of the keyframe's values. However, it looks like you did it by "eye". It looks OK but the only way to really get the 1-9 images lined up, is to adjust their positions using the Pan x and y values. Through Lin's suggestion, I now understand that the Pan x and y values can be copied over to their related images so that they line up exactly. It takes some time but it works. Thanks... Gary ===================================

Lin... I never messed with "Low Quality of Resizing" because I never want anything to be "Low Quality..." on purpose. So I don't understand what this function does. I tried it and I don't see anything happening. I searched the Forum but found nothing. Can you please give me an explanation as to what this does and when to use it? The reason I don't use 'children' is that I usually want to just copy text objects from one slide to another, and be placed in the exact same location. If I inserted the first text object as a 'child', the pasting of it in the second slide would not be in the exact same place. So I have been conditioned to not put text, or anything, as a 'child'. I don't do fancy multiple image animations as you explained. But thanks for the explanation. Maybe I'll try doing some in the future. Thanks... Gary PS Yes, Snap to Grid was what I was thinking. Any such thing as "snap to image"? Is this even possible? Seems it would be useful. =============================

Malcolm, I used Photoscape (not Photoshop) to do the splitting. There is no choice to do anything other than 100%. It is a very neat program to use if you are doing any splitting of images. Gary =========================

Davegee... Since I solved the problem, this info might not mean much now. But, the original image was 3872x2592. When Photoscape split it into 9 images, the results were: Images 1,4 and 7 (the first vertical column) = each image was 1290x864. Images 2,5,8 (second vertical column) and image 3,6 and 9 (the third vertical column) = each image was 1291x864. It all added up correctly. Gary ===============================