Fried Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hello EveryoneMy annual revisit to P2E!I'm having trouble getting my first slide to open with a transition. The first slide is a black blank slide. The effect I'd like is, suppose my EXE is on my desktop, when I launch it, I want the first slide to transition in such a way that it appears like a black screen is descending from the top the bottom over my desktop (kind of like a black curtain descending over my desktop.)Also, I'm having something happen I thought didn't happen before but maybe I never really noticed it. Suppose I have P2E open working on a P2E project. I have the "image" folder open for the project and I've dropped a few of the images into the presentation timeline. Suppose now I go into PhotoShop or some other app and edit one of those images I've used. I've noticed the image folder window in P2E updates to reflect the changed files but the preview or "preview from slide" features still use the older (cached?) version of the image. The only way I've found to get P2E to actually use the updated image is to close and reopen the project. Is this correct?I'm really looking forward to using the multi-platform capabilities in the latest version. It has been my #1 request: a Mac version! Yea!!I'd love to find the time to use the pan and zoom feature but I'm --- as usual --- under the gun for time. Alas!Many thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 If your FIRST slide were to be a screen shot of your desktop then it would be easy to bring a black "curtain" down over it.It would work on your desktop but would not work if the show were sent to someone else. DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fried Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hi DaveWhat is odd is that I've been able to do this in the past without resorting to the solution you suggest. I can't remember what I did though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 You're thinking of the feature in earlier versions which allowed you to start the first transition from the desktop.It was dropped - Ken will tell you when - and is no longer available.DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fried Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Using v5.6, I've opened an old P2E with the desired opening transition and the opening transition is not the same as in previous versions. Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fried Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Okay, thanks Dave, we were typing simultaneously.Hmmm... how now to get a smoother transition than that harsh jump cut to a totally black screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 If the original opening transition was one which opened from desktop that's the reason.If you still have the EXE that will still do it.If you open up in the version of PTE which youy used to create it - that will also do it for you.(Typing together again).DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Try my suggestion above - use a screen shot of your desktop.DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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