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  2. [FREE] "Hand Writing" template

    in Styles & Templates

    Posted

    Hi TheDom

    I've just been trying this - very impressive!

    However, I seem to be seeing a couple of little hiccups.

    First, should there be another font to install (for the ink droplets)? 

    Secondly, I tried to create a simple headline which seemed to be OK.
    When I previewed it, the writing began to appear, but parts of the letters had small gaps in them to start with.

    I'm not sure what's happening there at the moment - using PT AV Studio Pro 10.0.14.

    Regards

    wideangle

  4. Finally sinking in

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Doug

    The best advice I can give to you is to forget about MOTV completely. You seem to be trying to do things in PTE AV Studio by following methods you used in MOTV, and they don’t work. 
    You are just ending up being confused and frustrated, which is not a good start!

    For example, you say that to create a multi-image slide in MOTV you first start by putting all the images in the slide list then go from there.
    That is not how you do things in PTE. All you do is start with a single slide in the slide list (think of it as a container). You then go into O&A and add your images or videos etc into this one slide, to create your multi-image slide. As you add items, you can control their behaviour in a precise way by using key frames if you wish.  
    Everything you do in O&A immediately becomes active in your slideshow. You don’t need to do a Save of any sort at that point.

    You can continue to develop your slideshow by adding more slides (containers) to the slide list. Each of these slides can be a single image, a single video, or multiple combinations created as described above.

    Again, with your audio comment you say “In MOTV you would...................”! If I were you I would spend a short time watching some of the videos that are around, on the basics, just to get started properly, rather than misleading yourself.
    Don’t forget the online User Guide as well - plenty of guidelines there.

    Regards

    wideangle

  5. Finally sinking in

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Doug

    You now seem to have grasped the gist of what Styles and Themes are all about.

    Yes you can apply a Style then go into the Objects and Animations window to   tweak it and modify its effect. (It’s also useful just to go into O&A to get an idea of how a Style works).

    If you modify a Style to suit your needs, you could maybe take it one stage further and define a new Style to include your modifications.

    Regards

    wideangle

     

  9. Slide audio vs added music track

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I get what seismicguy is saying, in that he wants a quick, visual way of checking along the slide list to pick out slides that are just videos.
    ( My crude way is just to look at the duration of slides along the slide list, because my video slide durations tend to be pretty obvious by being numbers like 12.271 etc rather than nice round figures!)

    The problem with looking at the filetype in the status bar is that you have to click on each slide in turn to display the information, which rather defeats the object of wanting it to be quick. Ditto if you need to rename each slide that contains a video.

    I'm not familiar with MOTV.
    Did it allow you to have a mixture of pictures and videos within one slide?  If so, how did it indicate the slide contents in its slide list, because you would have exactly the same problem here in PTE AV Studio, where a slide could have a mixture of content?

    Regards

    wideangle

  10. Ken Burns effect

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    As Tom says, you can use Preferences->Toolbars, and tick Filename under the Status Bar settings. When you are working on your project, the status bar will display at the bottom of the screen and indicate whether the file is mp4, jpg etc etc.

    Customising all the toolbars is very flexible, with many options, and that is why you may think "My screen doesn't look like that" when you are watching various tutorials on PT AV Studio!

    Regards

    wideangle

  11. Ken Burns effect

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi SeismicGuy

    I get what you are saying, but with unfamiliar software, even intuitive programs are not so intuitive until you start to find your way around them. The more you do that, the more intuitive they become!

    To really get into this software, and see what it can do, and how to do it, I would certainly recommend spending half an hour here and there to watch some of the free Barry Beckham videos, which you can find under:

    Tutorials and Video Lessons->PT AV Studio-Tutorials

    Regards

    wideangle

  12. Ken Burns effect

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    It’s an issue with styles that many people won’t be aware of, and one which needs resolving. It quickly messes up projects where slides are being synced to music, for example.

    Another issue with styles which many newcomers won’t be aware of is if you apply one style to a slide and then go on to apply a second style on top of it, the effect of the first style is removed. Again, this issue has been acknowledged for future consideration by Igor. 

    Regards

    wideangle

  13. Ken Burns effect

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The point about adding 8 slides is just to be able to see the different effects contained in the theme, but yes, you don't need 8 slides to apply the theme.


    You need to know about an issue which you may not be aware of, relating to the suggestions from macian and mhwarner when applying the theme to non-contiguous slides.

    When you do this, the effect will be applied to the slides you have chosen, as you would expect, but the positions of those slides will change, and become contiguous.
    This behaviour occurs when you apply any style to non-contiguous slides. It is not just themes where it happens.

    It is a non-expected side-effect which has been flagged up in the past, and has previously been acknowledged by Igor for future consideration.

    Regards

    wideangle

  14. Ken Burns effect

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Canico

    Start a new project and add your slides (8 or more). It is easier to work in the Slides view rather than the Timeline view.

    Now make sure that all of those slides are highlighted in the Slides view (Click on the first one then Shift Click on the last one).

    Now just follow what Tom has suggested. The Ken Burns Effect will then be applied to all of those slides which were highlighted.

    Regards

    wideangle

  15. Barry Beckham's video tutorial "Advanced Animation and Custom Transitions # 006

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Rosemary

    The Backup in Zip is extremely useful generally. 
    I do a Backup in Zip for every project I create. It is a very quick way to create a security backup of your work, as, in one click, it collects together copies of all the files you have used in that project, and zips them together.  It’s also handy for transferring a project from, say, a desktop to a laptop. 
    Regards

    wideangle

  21. Merry Christmas!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks Igor.

    A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to you and the rest of the team as well!

    It goes without saying that you all continue to do an impressive job on the PT AV Studio product, not just in the quality of it, but also in the way you quickly respond directly to requests and observations from the many users.

    That is much appreciated.

    Many thanks once again.

    Regards

    wideangle.

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