[Transitions - Can I change the Category & Transition Name]

top left corner of each slide, followed by the Transition Time

Jill

[PTE 11 Text]

17 minutes ago, Rosemary A said:

Quick Slide Style. Where is it? I have PTE 11 Beta.

Set your Text up on a Slide

Click Slide (Main Menu)
Select Create Quick Style
Click the Slide(s) you want to copy the Text to
Click Slide (Main Menu) & Select Apply Quick Style

The beauty of this new feature is that it doesn't alter the Slide Duration or Transition Times.
So you can quickly apply to all Slides you need without altering any timings as normal Slide Styles do.

Jill

[PTE 11 Text]

12 minutes ago, Rosemary A said:

Is it possible to change the default Zoom to a smaller number

The Zoom Size depends on how many lines of text you have.

To change it, simple drag the 'grab handles' around the text to the size you want.
I never look at the numbers, unless I want to copy them for a particular reason.
 

I always just set my Text up once & then copy & paste to other slides or Objects - very quick & easy.

Also with the new Quick Slide Style it is even easier to copy several Text Obkects at once.

Jill

[Text Animation - Undo Feature]

When trying to work out what settings I need in the Text Animation Window, E.G when setting Groups etc

It would be nice if there was an Undo Button

CTRL+Z doesn't work

Jill

 

 

[Position of presentation]

In Project Options, Screen Tab  the default setting is Fullscreen
So no matter what your screen resolution your exe should fill the screen.

If you set it to windowed mode, then it will run in a smaller window.
You should then simply be able to move that window to where you want.

 

If you are running Fullscreen, but the images are still showing smaller, then make sure that your Project is the same aspect ratio as your images.

It maybe that you have 4:3 images inside a 16:9 Project ?

Jill

[Adding a border to a rectangle object.]

Try 4 rectangles, 1 each side.

Not quite the same as a border, but may work

[Studio 10.5 pro]

yes, you can install PTE on 2 computers.

Jill

[Videos mixed with still freeze [SOLVED]]

Simply drag the next image to the left to cover the end of the video so that it transitions smoothly

Jill

[Stop text from zooming with picture]

just make sure no Object is selected when you add text.

Either click on the space below all the Objects, or click outside the Objects in the view above.

When no Objects are selected any new item will automatically go to the top of the stack.

Jill

[How to copy a slide from one show to another?-Solved]

 

1 hour ago, SeismicGuy said:

I think that was it.  I was following the directions above that said to insert a new slide so I inserted a blank and then added the objects/animation to that blank.  It seems like I solved it finally by deleting the objects from that blank and then re-copying them in.  Must have just been a quirk.

This is a very old topic, things have changed since 2010

you don't need to copy the individual Objects, just copy the whole slide from Slide view & paste into Slide View in the new Project.

If you have any sounds linked to the Slide it will also copy the sounds into the new project as well

Jill

 

[Maintaining Slide timing proportions when syncing audio files]

You can't expect the program to do everything for you automatically.
It doesn't know what you want to move unless you tell it.

It really is quite easy once you get used to it.
If a lot of your sound is overlapping then just linking the first clip will move the rest along.

If clips are independant then you need to link each.

It may be better to build up your slides first, then add the audio if you are going to be continually adding/deleting/moving them.

 

Maybe try to get used to it on a short piece first then do it on your longer show.

Jill

 

[Maintaining Slide timing proportions when syncing audio files]

yes the crossfade will disappear.

But you can move the Slide to keep it in sync & then unlink the Audio to get your crossfade back.

I do it all the time when buildings AV's & have some very complex soundtracks.

Jill

[Maintaining Slide timing proportions when syncing audio files]

That is why you link the audio to those specific slides. It will then move with them.

Jill

[Maintaining Slide timing proportions when syncing audio files]

If you drop a new slide - in Timeline - between 54 & 55 then you will have to adjust it's duration so it doesn't overlap 55.

Slide 55 will remain at the same position as now
All the Audio will remain as it is.

You can Link the start of an audio clip to any Slide, but you can reposition it once linked.

So if linked to slide 55 & you drop in a new Slide before 55. That new Slide will become Slide 55 & the original 55 will become 56, the audio will now Link to Slide 56

If you want your new slide to have a longer duration then the current gap, then you will have to move the other slides along the Timeline.
This where Linking the audio clips is needed if you want their relationships to the following slides to remain unchanged.

You appear to be using the auto crossfade & adjusting the volume maually as well.
In most cases the auto crossfade works extremely well without needing extra manual adjustment, but it obviously depends on what music you are using.

Jill

[Maintaining Slide timing proportions when syncing audio files]

you can easily Link Audio clips to Slides.
Click a Slide, then right-click on the audio clip & select Link.
You can Link Audio on multiple tracks to the same slide.

Then if you move the position of the slide the audio will move with it.

To add or delete slide, but keep the same overall positioning, then do it in Timeline view.
If you add or delete in Slide view, then the following slides will move along.

 

PTE is great for syncing audio as you can get it so accurate.
Doing it manually is both the fun & skill of making an AV personal

Jill

 

[How to add support for keyboard arrow keys in Videos]

You cannot do it in PTE, it is in whatever program you use to play the video.

If you use VLC Player to play the videos then the keyboard arrow keys move your video by 10secs.

Shift+arrow will move faster

Jill

 

[Outlook & AVG Anti-Virus]

For anyone who uses Microsoft Outllok to access their email & also has AVG Anti-Virus software installed.

The latest update to AVG is stopping Outlook from accessing the servers.

My AVG updated automatically yesterday & I could no longer get my emails.
I did a system restore & it worked again.

However AVG automatically updated again today & I could no longer get emails.

Apparently AVG are 'working' on solving it, but it seems this has been going on for a few weeks now.

The current solution is to disable the AVG Email Scans to receive or send your emails.

Jill

 

[Another KeyFrame question]

yes, PTE has a Main Object - the image you see in SlideList & Timeline.

By copying it will tick Main Object for the copy also - forgot about that
So you have done the correct thing by unticking main Object on the copy.

At present there is no other way to copy KeyFrames

Jill

[Cut Facility in Trim Video]

Hi Gary, it will retain the full 1 hour of video, which is why you can go back later into O&A & change the time/position if you need to.

Usually when using video you will be Publishing as an MP4 rather than an exe.
The MP4 will only be the size of what you see.
An exe would be the sum of all the file sizes used.

If your original video is 1 hour long & you only want a very small part of it, then it may be better using the trim feature.

Or create a simple project to select the bits you want & then Publish that as an MP4 to use in your final project.

I rarely have videos that are much more than 5 minutes, most are usually about 30secs.
Alyhough I have some up to 20 minutes.

I have produced final shows up to 2 hours.

Jill

 

[Another KeyFrame question]

The easiest way to do it is to copy & paste ypur first MP4 into the Object List.

This will copy all of the keyframes also.
Then change the MP4 for your second one - click the little down arrow next to Picture in the Properties tab.

To shift all the Keyframes, click on the first

, then shift click on the last so they are all highlighted & drag to the new position.

Jill

[Cut Facility in Trim Video]

I agree a 'cut; facility would make things easier, but I really find it very easy to work with as it is.
By putting the next slide where you want the previous video to end you are in effect trimming the end of the video

35 minutes ago, SeismicGuy said:

But could you do things like trinming pieces from the middle with crossfading of the pieces and/or splicing on another video?

by adding the same video twice, you can easily cut a portion out of the middle.
You can add any transition between the 2 portions.

Jill

[Cut Facility in Trim Video]

If you edit the video directly into the Timeline, then the Slide duration will be correct.
Add your video, right click & select 'Trim start of video' to the point you want.

Then simply add your next Slide/Video to the point you want the video to end.

Very quick & easy.

You can use the same video multiple times, selecting the portion you want each time.
No need to use the Trim facility or save as separate files.

Jill

[Video Masking Software]

DaVinci Resolve, which is free, can do this, but it is a massive learning curve.

Depending on how much the subject moves you should be able to do it in PTE using keyframes.

Jill

[Automatically lower the music]

Audacity has an auto duck feature. But you are never going to get it as good as doing it manually.

An automated system can only react after the event, it can't predict something about to happen, so you will always get a noticeable change in volume.

Adjusting the volume manually you can smooth the changes.

Good sound is as important as good pictures and good production. It is worth taking time over.

Jill

[Cut Facility in Trim Video]

It is actually very quick & easy to edit clips in the Timeline in PTE.

But I agree that being able to 'Split' & 'Trim' video clips in the way we can do with sound files would speed up workflow.

Hopefully in Version 12

Jill