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I leave that to you - I'm all "wireframed" out!! DG

Correct Lin, As I said, I chose to put in an image for convenience. Can we now expect to see little upside-down pots containing an illusion of a snow scene rotating in a wireframe creation? DG

Objects Enclosed Within Wireframes Pictures To Exe allows us to create the illusion of three dimensionality in animated objects within a two dimensional space. There have been many fine examples over the last couple of years which have been posted here. I added a little contribution recently by showing how I rotated text around a spherical object by splitting the text into front and back halves and placing them in front of and behind the spherical object. The next obvious step is to enclose an object within another object whilst rotating both. The following is a description of the method. A Template is added to this post to illustrate my method. The Template can be run as a slide show or examined slide by slide while reading this explanation. First, as always, prepare your ingredients. In a suitable editing package make a semi-circle by drawing a 600x600 pixels circle in an 800x800 pixel transparent layer and erase the right hand side of the circle. Save as a PNG file. In PTE, add a Frame to a blank slide (Frame 1). Add another frame to Frame 1 and rename it "Control". Add a frame to the Control frame and rename it "Front". Add the previously prepared Semi-Circle (Red_Circle) to the Front Frame and Rotate its Y Axis through (+) 20 degrees. My Template is built at 1280x800. If your project size is different, click on SIZE in the "Size Position…." box of the "Red_Circle" to ensure that you have an "Actual Pixels" element. Using the "Clone" procedure you can now right click on the "Red_Circle" element, click on Copy and then use Ctrl + V (Paste) eight times as shown in the Template. (I have added the rotation angles to the names of elements of the Front Hemi-Sphere for reference). Note that there is no zero degree element. In Slide 1 of the Template drag the arrow between the Key-frames to see the effect. To complete the Spherical object I did the following: Click on the "Front" frame and COPY. Click on the "Control" frame and paste. Rename the lower "Front" frame "Back" and rotate through 180 degrees. See Slide 2 of the attached Template. I was now able to create the illusion of enclosing an object inside the Wireframe Sphere. My object was an image (600x400 pixels) which I reduced to 71%. Click on the "Control" frame and add the object/image. Right click on the image and click on "Order" and send BACK ONCE. The order of the objects from Front to back is now the front half of the Hemi-Sphere; the image; the back half of the Hemi-Sphere. Now to create the illusion of rotation of the Sphere through 360 degrees: I found that I could rotate the Control Frame from 40 degrees through to -60 degrees and maintain the front to back relationship. See Slide 3 in the Template. By setting up the first and last Key-frames of the Control Frame at 40 and -60 degrees respectively the illusion begins. (Click on the first and last Key-frames for the Control Frame in succession to see that they are identical). By "Looping" or repeating the slide multiples of the time frames for the illusion are obtained. Note that to maintain the image stationary values of -40 and +60 need to be added to its first and last Key-frames over the same time interval. Click on the "Slice of Toast" Icon for Slide 3 to produce a Looping Slide 3. The enclosed object can now be animated and this is shown in Slide 5. Here I have rotated the image through 360 degrees during the 100 degree rotation of the Control Frame. Other combinations are possible by changing the Slide Duration and Angle of Rotation of the Control Frame e.g. using a 10 degree interval between "Red_Circles" would allow for a 90 degree rotation during the illusion. Clicking on the "Slice of Toast" icon for Slide 5 produces a Looping Slide 5 to demonstrate the effect. Objects in Wireframes.zip DG

7.0.5? 7.0.6? DG

If your music file is a SINGLE MP3 then I would add an offset equal to the Title Slide Duration to it's track in the MUSIC OPTIONs. You could also add the same offset to multiple tracks. You could then add a different piece of music to cater for the Title slide at the beginning. DG

Rob, The other option would be to output from PTE as an MPEG4. Virtually the same quality. However, the file size would probably prohibit an online transfer. DG

If the monitor is 1366x768 (16:9) then the graphics adaptor will still support 1920x1080. You won't be able to set it to 1920x1080 until a 1920x1080 device such as the projector is connected. Assuming that your Control Panel looks the same as my desktop's W7 version: Control Panel - Appearance and Personalization - Display. Identify which "monitor" is the Projector. Use that as the Main Monitor - turn the laptop's monitor off - it will be of no use to you. Set the output to 1920x1080. DG

Set the laptop res to 1920x1080 when the projector is connected. Control panel / Display. DG P.S. If the laptop's normal display is less than 1920x1080 or is, maybe, 1920x1200 (different AR to projector) then, in display, set the projector as the main display.

I understand - it is just the project file. It is not like a Photoshop Temp File!!! DG

Igor, One more question: Can you make it possible to assign the Temporary Folder to a drive other than C Drive????? DG

Thanks Igor. It's going to be a long 30-35 days!!! DG

Igor, Please confirm: Is the Temporary File deleted after a NORMAL closure of the software? DG

Xaver, Are you related to Davy? DG

Rename the Download each time using underscores instead of dots. e.g. picturestoexe-setup_7_0_6.exe DG

Didn't have to do that. DG

Thanks Lin. DG

Orizaba, Where EXACTLY does it not change the name? I have just tried it and the name is changed in O&A>Properties>Video. It is changed in O&A>Common>Name It is changed in the O&A Edit Panel. However, if the name in O&A> Common> Name is changed before changing the file in O&A >Properties> Video then the name in O&A>Common>Name is shown in the Edit Panel. DG

This Template combines a Spherical Wireframe with text which spins around the sphere. The rotation is all done in the same slide and not as previously done by using 2 slides - one each for front and back. DG PLANET.zip

A group of Templates showing some variations on "Wireframes". The Template is identical in each example, only the image being changed by overwriting with the same name in each case. The variations in the image - compression, colouration etc - are all done in an image editor. This allows the Template to remain the same but the results to be different and often unpredictable. The Template is a variation on the method suggested by Igor some time ago and allows for a simple Copy and Paste, Paste, Paste.............. DG WIREFRAMES.zip

"plus two stops in the UK"

Very entertaining! Excellent narration - is she available? I can think of a few people who's work would benefit from the addition of her voice! One thing puzzles me - why did you find the need to use that much Exposure Compensation in the UK? (). DG

"Oh, ye of little faith"!! DG

How it is acheived is not really my concern. Igor has that headache. I would like to see the Video clip inserted once and then the Audio be subjected to the same influences as the Video - i.e. if you fade the Video in and/or out then the Audio is faded in and/or out in the same time duration. This is what is needed. DG

No, I understood. I still think that my way (overwrite) is quickest. DG

Did anyone mention adding a png as a COPYRIGHT? That's a "one stop shop". Project Options / Control. If the images have the exact same name (with the added line) why not just overwrite the originals with the new ones. If you are worried about "losing everything" create a Template of what you have and do it on either the Template or the Original Project. Don't forget to tidy up afterwards. DG