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This is a simple example of working with text. The program's features allow you to make similar animations. It was possible to complicate the appearance of text layers with masks, but it would be difficult for an inexperienced user to understand. Of the three options I tested, the last one turned out to be the easiest, where a pair of frames rotated 90 degrees relative to each other along the Y axis and placed in the third frame, allowing you to move the entire composition vertically. I will consider any comments as an aid in studying the program.

Thanks to Alex55 for the Viewfinder Template. I used it to put together a few pix from a show photo shoot. A higher resolution version is on my photo site. Majestic Tango, Barclay Theater, University of California Irvine Majestic Tango Behind the Camera-template anestudio55-720_2.mp4

Hi everybody, Love this song. Tried to find suitable Styles to fit. Here's the result. Note, this is 16x9 Aspect ratio, so choose pictures accordingly or crop the aspect to 16x9. Best Alex55

AI is wrong (how surprizing !). The very first (very basic) version of PTE has been released on July 2nd, 1999. Version 1.60 was published on February 24, 2000; version 2.0 was releleased on March 21, 2000. And so on, and so on. There's a very well informed story (based on Igor's own statements) written in 2008 by Marcel Boi, French AV author, which I attach in PDF; of course, it's in French, which is good for you. "PTE - what a story" is the translated title, it counts 14 A4 pages with many screenshots of the new features of the different versions of PTE. pte_quelle-histoire.pdf

Don't worry, be happy. 😉 Description and download link for the YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCZmOUHG-eU

20 years ago, on May 1st, we published the first Beta version of the legendary PicturesToExe 5 with keyframe animations. V5 was released on June 18th, 2007.

Hi, In PTE AV Studio 12, we've included a new feature - Trim and Adjust Speed editor for video objects. As in previous versions, you can adjust the start time, duration, and simple video speed. Now it's possible to add keyframes on a special timeline to flexibly control video speed. This works similarly to how you use the envelope tool to change audio volume at keypoints in the main window timeline. You can smoothly slow down video playback, then speed it back up to normal. You can also insert a pause where a video frame stays still for a period of time. Simply click on the orange line to add points, then drag a point up or down. By default, speed is set to 100% - original speed. Setting it to 200% will double the video speed. Setting it to 0% will stop playback completely. Placing two points with zero speed next to each other creates a pause interval during playback. This is shown in the example below. Note that a hint for a selected keypoint on the timeline shows two time values: - the original video time - the modified time, which reflects the effect of slowdown or speedup. You can zoom the timeline in or out using the "+" and "−" buttons on the toolbar, or with Ctrl + mouse wheel. The "[" and "]" buttons on the toolbar set the Start time and End time respectively to the current position of the time cursor (the vertical red line). Undo is available via Ctrl + Z for all speed and trim edits. The "Interpolate frames" option is useful when slowing video down significantly (for example, to 10% of normal speed). Two adjacent video frames are blended using a Dissolve method. This can be useful for creating a special artistic effect. Read more If you want to delay the start of a video object, the easiest way is to use the Offset parameter in the Properties tab of the Objects and Animations editor, and adjust the Duration (or End time) there. Using keyframes for this is less convenient. Click the play button: Video Speed.mp4

Hi everybody, Love this song. Had some Styles composition in mind and here's how it looks. There's link to the Styles. Like always replace Files "replace Me" with your images or videos. Best

jmc, Thanks for the comment. Yes, I'm doing this just for pleasure too. By the way, speaking of sport you might be interesting in this one I've done not so long ago: There's The Link over there too. Best Alex

The "placeholder" idea I developed while learning to use your templates really came in handy here. While I studied Alex55's template, I replaced the "Replace Me" slides with my numbered placeholders. It really helped me not only to learn the template, but I find it easier to place and use photos where I want them.

I may be doing a PTE demo in the next few months and I'd like to use this information as an example of the softwares longevity and robustness. Perplexity AI says 2005, but surely it was earlier than that, or am I mistaken

Igor, happy anniversary to you and the entire WnSoft team! Best of luck to everyone!

Thank you for your kind words and offer of assistance. I have many different photography interests and use PTE as a way of presenting a selection of my work. Looking at the creativity of forum members, it has a lot of features and seems very functional. I appreciate the assistance of the forum members and the input of Igor in the development. Thanks Mark

digartal, Thanks for the comment. I'm for diversity. People write that there are too few text effects in the program, I'm trying to say that this is not the case. 🙂 Two text animation projects were planned. Now there is a project in the plan with a movie projector for memorable moments of the past. I think I can do it in a week, if nothing bothers. I'm watching your videos, it's a good job. If you have any questions about the projects, please contact me, I will help you with everything that is in my competence.

Well thought out and crafted. Good use of something that would normally be quite mundane. Well done. I do like you Av's projects you share, but find it hard to apply to my content. The projects are much more complicated than what I normally do so I find it difficult to use them as a template. The language other than English does not help, but I can translate it with Google. Thank you for sharing your passion and enthusiasm. Mark

Hi Malcolm, I assume you have PTE AV Studio 10.5? I just checked and created 2 projects in V10.5 - a menu and second show. There are 2 buttons in the menu for launching the second show: "Run Application or Open Document" and "Run Slideshow with Return". It works perfectly on my PC with Windows 11 (25H2). I've attached a ZIP archive with these projects. Try it on your computer. Create 2 EXE files and place them in the same folder. Important note: for best results, I recommend using the "Run Slideshow with Return" command. It ensures you return to the menu after the second show finishes. The only requirement is that both EXE files should be created in the same version of PTE AV Studio. If my simple menu works correctly on your computer, carefully check again your project: 1. Commands for buttons. 2. If you use the "Run Application..." command, make sure the "Pause show when slideshow window becomes inactive" option is selected in the Project Options > Advanced tab for the menu project. 3. Also make sure the slide in the menu has a sufficient display duration or even uses the Pause mode after reaching the end of the slide. RunAppTest.zip

canaro99, jmc, Thanks for the comments. Good luck. Alex

I really like it; I might use it to make a trailer for my video montage for the 60th anniversary of a tiny football club... I’ll give it a go... Thanks for sharing... Thanks a lot, Alex jmc

un coucou pour te remercier de tout ses magnifiques cadeaux de Template un régal !!! un Grand Merci Henry

Very clever, well done. Nice use of the software

Very creative, thanks for sharing this.

Great advice.

Very nice work!

Hi bad dancer another one nice idea and the result is great. thanks for sharing

Bad Dancer, Nice Slideshow. Thanks for sharing. Best Alex55

Merci Gerard !!! effectivement ca remonte ,a l'époque je commençais a utiliser mon 1er PC et j'achetais le Magasine PC et Windows il donnait avec le magasine un CD avec des nouveaux logiciels a l'essai et c'est dans ses CD que j'ai trouvé PTE de Igor !! et quelle évolutions !! depuis toutes ses années ! un grand Merci a Igor et toute sont équipe !!!

A few short AV's featuring a couple of different raptors in the area near home. White Bellied Sea Eagle in a tree at a beach near home. Eastern Osprey In Ballina This is a rescue White Bellied Sea Eagle at a private shoot at Mt Tamborine behind the Gold Coast. They are all very majestic birds. Mark