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I would like to share my impressions of using the PTE AV program for 4 years. Before that, I worked for more than 10 years in the Proshow Producer program. But the time came when the Proshow developers refused to support their program and stopped optimizing it for new operating systems. As a result, I, like many users, began to look for an alternative program for my creative purposes. I'm probably not a completely standard user, since I like to create quite complex and multi-layered content. Therefore, I had the highest possible requirements for programs of this kind. I reviewed, tested and rejected about 10 alternatives. And I settled on PTE AV, almost from the first day of testing it. What captivated me about this program? This list can go on for a long time, but I will focus on the main ones. 1. Optimization. PTE AV opens projects very quickly and easily, even very complex ones. A few seconds and the program is ready to work. There is no lengthy reading of styles, transitions and footage. You can customize the opening of the program to your liking; you can make it open when you open the project you are working on, or you can make it open a new one. The program is also very fault-tolerant. Freezes and crashes over the years of operation can be counted on one hand. The development team is constantly working to optimize the program and solve every problem voiced on the official forum. 2. The program setup itself. It is very flexible, adapts to different tasks, it is very convenient! 3. Render. Fast and very high quality. Quality can be increased up to 150%. And also use motion blur if necessary. This is gorgeous! 4. Functionality! Everything is rich here! There is almost everything to realize your limitless imagination! Group layers, nested masks, 3D space, modifiers - this is just the main base. And how many more surprises you will find as you explore! Such as displacement masks or different types of blur! 5. Variability. Yes, this program helps develop creative thinking. And you may be surprised as you work that you can solve some problems in more than one way. 6. Potential. The program does not stand still. Over the 4 years during which I have been a user, many improvements, additions, and expanded functionality have been made. The program has become much more convenient to use. And work on it is ongoing. The developers are not going to abandon their project, but are constantly improving it! I wish success to the development team! Well, in conclusion, I would like to attach a link to my post, which contains a comparison of working on one complex project in the Proshow Producer and PTE AV programs.

Hi Dave, We've added this feature to the upcoming V12. There will be a special Sound object which can be added to a slide or custom transition. It's will possible to adjust sound volume and trim the audio clip.

Usually we add to a project photos shot in 3:2 or 4:3 aspect ratio. By default, the project in PTE AV Studio has a slide aspect ratio of 16:9, and we see black bars around the images on a 16:9 monitor. There are 4 options to make the images fill the entire slide (screen): A. Click the Project Options button > Defaults tab. Tick the "Cover" option. Click the OK button. Now all new images added to the Slide List or Timeline will occupy the entire slide (screen) without additional black bars. This method requires the Pro version of PTE AV Studio. B. Select one or more slides and click the Styles & Themes button. Browse Image Category > Image - Cover Style. Click the "Apply" button. Please note that this style will remove all additional objects (text captions) from the affected slides. C. Select one slide. Click the Objects and Animation button. Click your main image (usually the one selected by default) and press Alt+S (Option+S on Mac). You can quickly switches between slides staying in the Objects and animation editor. Press F11/F12 or arrows buttons at the top-right corner of this window. D. Select one slide. Click the Objects and Animation button. Click your main image. On the Properties tab, tick the Aspect Crop checkbox. And select "16:9" from the drop-down menu. Or choose any other aspect ratio you want.