Morphing Geometrically Shaped Masks

[davegee]

A Template dressed up as a Style.

Morphing or animating the change between one geometrically shaped mask and another.

In this case from a Pentagonally Shaped Mask to a Hexagonally Shaped Mask and then from the Hexagon to an Octagonally Shaped Mask.

Add a single Image to the Slide List.

Import and Apply the Style to the Single Slide.

Five slides are created. In O&A you can analyse the method.

Note that some adjustment of your chosen image might be required to fill the masks.

Style: MORPH.ptestyle Demo: Morph.zip

Slide Styles: http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/slide-styles/main

DG

[PhilPhoto]

Thank you for sharing this. Appreciated.

Phil

[chjandre]

Hi Dave,

Thank you for sharing this style..

You should mention that your style works better with square pictures. For my first test, I used a 3:2 picture and the shape was somewhat surprising.

Charles

[davegee]

Thanks for pointing that out Charles.

You might also have noticed the the Mask Container is Square.

In the first post I said:

"Note that some adjustment of your chosen image might be required to fill the masks".

Changing the image to Cover Slide after applying the Style usually does it.

I see this as more of a guide to certain aspects of Masks than as a usable Style.

"A Template dressed up as a Style".

DG

[davegee]

PicturesToExe is able to produce Oval and Rectangular Masks at the time of writing. It is, however, unable to produce a Rectangular Mask which can be distorted diagonally.

To do this, it is necessary to create the Mask externally in the shape of a Diamond.

The Diamond shaped mask can then be distorted to create Star Shaped Masks.

Here's a Template which can be applied as a Style and demonstrates this:

Stars.ptestyle

Demo: Stars.zip

Add a single image with a central subject to the Slide List in Cover Slide Mode and apply the Style.

DG

[31hotshot]

thanks