CorVdK
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I did what Jean-Cyprien has done (change Sound Volume and play with keypoints) in one track.
After this I added a new track and clip.
Go to Project Options, highlight the second clip and noticed that the Volume in Project Options showed "0" (zero).
Is that normal?
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A personal opinion about Slide Styles.
Using Slide Styles completely depends of what kind of AV you want to make.
For example, I make documentaries with PTE, and I will highly exceptional use Slide Styles.
Why? I try to be creative.
My intros, titles, and the like are never the same.
In my opinion Slide Styles are only small pieces of "program" that one can use in flashy commercials, demos, sometimes intros and titles.
Slide Styles are templates wherein objects can easily be replaced.
And templates we had already in older versions of PTE, but now they are more sophisticated.
Rotating cubes, turning pages, some images on music (no matter how beautiful), etc. of that kind of stuff I'm not a big fan.
But that is only my opinion.
If Slide Styles are useful? Everyone must decide for themselves.
PTE can be used for so many different applications.
Have a nice day.
Cor
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Frans,
You're welcome.
Best regards,
Cor
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Hello, Cor.
Thanks for a translation.
First Image:
The message line was added to .ini, bug with a caption of the window was fixed (next beta)
Second and Third Image:
default styles and categories are not ready, so names and number will change. That's why sections ('StyleCategory' and 'StyleNames') are not full.
Best regards, Grey.
Hello Grey,
Thanks for the quick answer.
OK I'll wait for the next adaptation of the .ini files.
Normally I'll send the translation directly to Igor, but he enjoys a well-deserved holiday.
Greetings,
Cor
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Concerning Dutch translation of PTE v8 beta 5.
To Aleksey or Artem,
Currently it is not possible to translate some English words to Dutch, especially in the Styles window, see images below.
Hereby is the most recent translation in Dutch of PTE v8 beta 5, is it possible to include the translation in next beta version? Thanks in advance.
To the Dutch speaking users of PTE:
You can be up-to-date with the translation in Dutch:
Unpack the "Nederlands.ini" file.
Copy / replace the "Nederlands.ini" file in "C: \ Program Files \ WnSoft PicturesToExe \ 8.0 Beta 5 \ Main
Close PTE (if still open), open PTE again and you are up-to-date with the translation (so far).
Enjoy.
Greetings,
Cor
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Thanks Igor for the quick reply.
Cor
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Cor,
I plan to write a new article how to create slide styles.
Thank you so much Igor.
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Hello Igor,
Thanks for the clear explanations.
I have some questions/requests about audio.
Question 1: Regarding Fade In, Fade Out.
Can we speak of a dual function? Namely the black corners whose values are displayed in Project Options | Audio | Fade In, Fade Out
and the envelope which also makes it possible to Fade In and Fade Out (but these values are not displayed in Project Options | Audio | Fade In, Fade Out).
Is it necessary to maintain both options?
Question 2: Is it possible,
when the window "Project Options | Audio" is open,
any changes can be made in the soundtracks and on the "envelopeline",
and that these changes/values are immediately visible in the audio window?
Thanks in advance,
Cor
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Hello Igor,
Thanks for so many new features.
Is it possible to explain the "Slide Style Options" especially the "Number of slides for beginning" and "... the end"
Thanks in advance.
Cor
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For me it's
16 x 9 and "Fit to Slide".
Thanks
Cor
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...However, is the French book up to date with the current version of 7.5?
Yes, Eric, it is up to date with 7.5.
It's really the perfect manual for PTE,
with a lot of know-how and background information about "How to make a slide show".
A must for beginners and very profound for experienced users.
Regards
Cor
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Probably not enough users with these monitors to ask Igor to add a new PTE aspect ratio but this would be a cool LCD monitor to have for panorama viewing.
Tom
Hello Tom,
Philips has stopped the production and development in 2012 of that aspect ratio, see Philips Cinema 21:9 is dead
Sad step for film fans, indeed.
Cor
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Hello Peter,
To project without problems with a laptop and a projector, some simple actions are required:
When connecting your projector the correct order is important.
Connect the cable between the laptop and beamer.
Then turn on your projector and allow to warm up until the projector is ready for projection.
Then turn on the laptop.
By this order the laptop will recognize the projector and usually also the correct resolution.
If that fails you can use the external signal in the laptop.
By simultaneously holding down the FN key and the monitor button and choose for simultaneous display.
Each laptop is different but usually FN + F4 or FN + F5 or FN + F7.
This information is based on some practice experience.
Greetings,
Cor
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Hello Eric,
Click on "Insert template" and then choose "Slide number".
All your slides will then be numbered.
If you want the number on a certain spot on your slide, you can choose "Position on a slide", then "Top", "Right", "Bottom",...
Greetings,
Cor
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If you don't click on Set for existing Slides you don't get anything so I don't think it was that.
Definitely not, if you add a slide the template will be executed on the added slide, not on the existing slides, when you click on the button "Set for existing Slides" all slides will be adapted.
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Don't forget to click on the button: "Set for existing slides".
Greetings,
Cor
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Hello Steven,
Your first song, A is 4:40 and you want a silence of 6 seconds, so B will start at 4:46.
Go to Project Options - Music: click on your song B to activate.
Now click - Customize - Audio clip properties, you see Start time and duration of your song B
Click Offset to activate (blue point) and type 4:46.
Now your song B will start at 4:46, six seconds after song A.
Do the same for C;
Activate C in Project Options - Music.
Go to Customize - Audio clip properties
Now your timings are: A = 4:40 + 6 seconds + B = 3:15 + 6 seconds
When I calculate it right that's 8:07
So type 8:07 in Offset and C will start at 8:07.
I hope that is what you wanted.
Greetings,
Cor
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I'll vote for option B.
Thanks,
Cor
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Although, the best manual for PicturesToExe, in my opinion, is the French book by Mr. Jean-Charles Pizolatto, avatar "Aginum".
That book can be used as a perfect and complete manual.
But the first thing that one should consider, is to ask Aginum if he gives his permission for a translation to an other language!
Greetings,
Cor
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We can use Pixbuilder to make a painted mask already?
Yes, we can.
But here is a pretty good explanation of what I mean: Making Masks with Channels
Cor
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It occured to me that, by bouncing a few ideas around, Igor could get a feel for what users want from the feature?
Yes of course, it is with new and different ideas that we try to think along with Igor.
AV is not only, beautiful pictures with some beautiful music (sadly no matter how beautiful, but soon very boring).
PicturesToExe provides many opportunities for so many different minds.
Also PixBuilder Studio would be a very nice alternative to the expensive Photoshop.
When PixBuilder Studio would be made really functional for PicturesToExe users, possibly with a direct link to the program.
Yes, PixBuilder Studio has channels and an alpha channel.
But when it would be possible to copy the R, G, B channels that could give a boost to both programs.
Cor
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Currently there are three forums discussing this experimental feature.
The conclusion, so far: The hotkey Ctrl+Shift+P, in its present form, is very limited and requires adaptations to be really functional.
Change the image in black and white could be useful for making masks, but we must be able to adapt the mask in PTE and that's not possible now.
As in Photoshop where we have Channels to work with. With Channels your able to make selections (and masks) the easiest and accurate way.
Some time ago I asked if it's possible to have Channels in PixBuilder Studio. So far no go.
About the Ctrl+E in Object and Animation, this function is also experimental and need adaptations.
Because it's only possible to move all the keypoints at once.
Not usefull in complex animations. You need to select keypoints first. And what about Parent and Child logic?
Let's see what Igor intends to do with it.
Cor
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Hello Andrew,
Very touching AV. Good pictures and well chosen music.
While on this subject many audio visuals are created, the implementation nevertheless is always different.
As you could experience, this part of the history will not be forgotten by the Belgians and quite right.
About the German Cemetery at Langemark I know there is another approach in the construction of the cemetery.
(translated from WESTHOEK.BE)
The vegetation is very sober. Designer Tischler wanted the cemetery to look as an oak woodland.
Therefore the cemetery is not "strict aligned" as the other cemeteries.
On the street side there are bushes with rhododendron and the footpath is leading between two hedges.
In the first half of the 1950 the governments of Belgium and Germany decided that only four German cemeteries
would remain: Hooglede (remained unchanged), and by the evacuations there was a strong expansion in
Vladslo, Langemark and Menen.
More than 9000 remains of identified bodies of 14 cemeteries in the vicinity of Langemark were transferred.
All "non-in-name-identified" from the whole Belgian territory were also transferred to Langemark.
(Therefore, there are several people in one grave).
Just for your information:
The city name Ypres is in French, also most commonly used in English. The English pronunciation = /'i:prə/
The town lies in the Dutch part of Belgium and his original name is Ieper, pronounced ['ipər].
Greetings,
Cor
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Nice discovery, Cor! Did you notice that the modification is applied to ALL the keyframes on this object? It works with both positive and negative adjustments, too. The value in the pop-up box is the number of milliseconds that you want the keyframes moving (positive to the right, negative to the left). It can result in the origin keyframe (at offset 0.000) moving left. I'm not sure what the implication of having a keyframe on an object before the object exists will be. Now if only we could use Ctrl+Click to select just those keyframes to which this feature was to be applied... And a warning if the move took a keyframe beyond the existence of the object, too.
Come on you Wizards of Wnsoft, make it happen for us! Please?
regards,
Peter
Yes Peter, I'm still playing with it. But it's very powerfull.
Slideshow presentation of PicturesToExe 8.0 ...
in Slideshows & AV Shows
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The master of the French manual knows also how to do it in real!
A fantastic demonstration of the possibilities of PicturesToExe Jean-Charles.
I hope Igor will use it for promotion.
Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Cor