davegee

Done. Thanks Carmelo. DG

Thanks Carmelo. DG

If you have x number of slides amongst the 570 which have NO ANIMATION you can create a Style which will change the Sharper/Smoother set to whatever you require for the Slides it is applied to. Applying a Style with just this change to Slides with Animation will negate the Animation Settings. DG P.S. The "No Animation" slides must have a single image which has been dragged into the Slide List and therefore will have the Main Image Indexed.

http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/objects-and-animation/properties_tab?properties_tab DG

Hi Gary, Let's concentrate on the second version. The "stroke" line is the Black/White/Black (triple) line - if you don't want it delete it from within the mask and save the result - Slide Style / Tools / Create. With regard to the "handles" - you can only have one set and they can only be on the OUTSIDE. Look at the style closely - the Inner Adjustment is the OUTSIDE of the MASK. The Outer Adjustment is the OUTSIDE of the Red (in my case) Rectangle. The adjustment handles on an object are always OUTSIDE. DG

Gary, In addition to the previous post here is an alternative to which I have added a "stroke" line in the mask. The Image is maintained in the 3:2 AR and the Frame Width is uniform. Gary Mask 2.ptestyle DG

I also see the problem but it seems to be because of the Font? Type the same "H - H - H" in Arial and it is OK. Change the Font on that Text and the problem arises. OTOH if Calibri Light is used in Word Pad the same problem does not exist. One for Igor. DG P.S. The problem also seems to be with the "dash" and not with the "H". Use something else like the "=" and the problem does not exist.

Gary, Please try this as a "Proof of Concept". Add a single 3:2 image to a new project and then Import and Apply the ptestyle to that single Image. Gary Mask.ptestyle In O&A you can use the "Outer Adjust" and "Inner Adjust" to independently control the outside and inside dimensions of the frame. The ptestyle defaults to a symmetrical frame width/size - using the grab handles on one of the adjustments will cause the relative size of the Horizontal and Vertical Frame width to change. If you want to keep the same thickness of frame all around then you will need to adjust the Outer Adjustment first and then, using the "Size/Position..." box adjust the width and height of the Inner Adjust independently to get the consistent frame width. Alternatively if you want to keep the 3:2 AR of the Image then you can alter the Inner Adjust first and then calculate the Outer Adjust figures to give the consistent horizontal and vertical frame width. You can change the colour of the Frame in O&A Properties and choose a different colour/gradient. When you have what you consider to be the "best fit" for your project, you can Save the Style (new name) and apply it to multiple images dragged into the Slide List. You can also delete the Blurred BG image and the Shadow PNG before saving if you wish. A note on Aspect ratio - I noticed that you mentioned earlier in the thread that your "Out of Camera" images were 3008x2000. I am sure that you will have realised that this is not a "true" 3:2 AR and that some cropping is advisable for the sake of accuracy? DG

Re-phrase: YOU will be able to adjust both inner and outer dimensions. You have altered the brief again? You wanted (originally) a frame where you could adjust both? It is going to look a bit "off" if you have different dimensions on each slide? Bed!!!! DG

Gary, You have the bg, you have the frame and you have the image. Using masks I can define the outer dimensions of the frame and the inner aperture dimensions of the frame independently. I can also control the Size of the image. What do you want the bg to be? Can I use a blurred version of the image as the bg? DG P.s. it is 10pm - I will look at it in the morning if no one else takes it on in the meantime.

Hi Gary, How does this relate to your original idea? Why would this need two sets of adjustments? Do you want to see the bg behind the frame? Dg

Copy the Mask container from slide a to slide b and change the Image in the Mask Container for the one you want in O&A Properties. You can also create a Style to do it for you? Drag all of your images in - Apply the style to them all. If you create one slide with everything that you want in it - send it to me and I'll create a style for you? DG

http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/addmask dg

No screen shot?

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17966-password-trouble-for-youtube-access/?hl=youtube#entry119457 DG

Gary, For most (I suspect) the EXE is the Primary Goal and images can be optimised to suit. It is then a simple matter to create an MP4 from the completed project. There is definitely not a case for two different versions. If the EXE is the best you can make it then the MP4 will be as good as it can be. We will have to agree to disagree over the quality issue when making the MP4 and I think that somewhere along the way you are missing something in this respect. DG

Peter, With the existing tools I am of the opinion that what Gary seeks is not possible? An Object can only have ONE set of grab handles - it has to be a "complex object" to enable there to be more than one variable on a single object. My post #14 is not offering him a workaround it is seeking clarification - if that is indeed what he wants I am at a loss to see how it can be achieved. Maybe Igor can work miracles when he returns - he has before. I also think that Gary could have placed this in a different part of the forum until he is/was absolutely sure that he wanted to suggest it in its present location? His OP is more of a "testing the water" than a serious "Suggestion for next version". Also a simple "No Workarounds Please" would perhaps stop the practice. DG

Gary, To clarify - this is what you are looking for isn't it? The outer and inner dimensions are independently variable. Project1_1.zip DG

Gary, I could be wrong but isn't this a Mask Application? Project1_1_Oct2-2014_19-44-00.zip The outer Grab Handles are Rectangle 1 and the inner grab handles are the Mask (Rectangle). DG

Gary, Your out of camera images, if they are jpeg are compressed. If you were to take a raw file and just convert it and then save as jpeg at 100% you could then compare the resulting "uncompressed" jpeg with your ooc jpeg. It probably will have little bearing on your "problem" but I don't think it is correct to say that your ooc jpeg is not compressed? DG

Gary, Just thinking out loud (I know, it is dangerous!!). I would not really consider using the Low Quality preset - ever. It might be interesting to save the same show at a lower resolution and a Higher (Highest) quality preset? The file size would (should) go down but the quality "might" be better than the Low Quality (High Res) preset - on your TV?? I have never used anything other than 1920x1080 High Quality, but neither have I included 328 slides in an MP4!! DG P.S. With that many slides, another way of drastically reducing MP4 file size would be to knock 0.5 - 1.0 second off each slide's duration?

Mick, Try loading this and then make an MP4 from it. Use the 1920x1080 Preset - High Quality - Pan and Scan enabled. Project1_Sep30-2014_18-32-45.zip DG

Think of the Zooming requirements in terms of your Project Size. In a 1920x1080 Project you need 3840x2160 to get a 2:1 (200%) Zoom but the maximum pixels on screen at any one time are never greater than 1920x1080. If you then reduce that 1920x1080 Project to a smaller size the Zoom is taken care of (proportionally) but you never get back to 1920x1080 on the TV without losses (artifacts), however small. DG

Hi Gary, All done - thanks. The Up/Down arrows method was already there for the Animation Tab but I have added the Page Up/Down information. DG

Thanks.