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Hi friends, I want to make a comparison of work in the Proshow Producer and PTE AV programs again. For example, I chose a project that I initially did for Proshow Producer. But I have long wanted to do it for PTE AV, since it demonstrates the wonderful animation capabilities of the program well. This project uses only 3 gifs and no footage at all. (Although in PTE I would have managed without gifs. I was just lazy, since I already had gifs). All animation is done using png images and several sprites. Working with animation in this program is much more convenient and I improved many processes. It is much more convenient that you can link layers without complex manipulations. This is very important in character animation, since there are many separate elements of one character. And each element is animated separately. But all this should be a single whole. Also, various special effects, such as bursting soap bubbles or glittering stars, are conveniently made with sprites. I also really like working with sound in PTE AV. Many sound effects make the video more interesting. In Proshow Producer, I had big problems adding sounds. There is a limit on adding 1 sound per slide. And if more than 1 sound is needed? I had to convert sounds to mp4 and add them as video files, setting their visibility to 0. And there was often a desynchronization with sounds. In PTE AV, I added more sounds than in the original, finally I was able to implement all my ideas! I invite you to watch. Can you guess which of the pictures are gifs? If you are interested in the project, the link for purchase is given under the YouTube video. Aleina.

Hi, I created a promo video for YouTube to show main functions of our new product - PTE Video Optimiser: Video stabilization, noise reduction, trimming, color correction, video reversing, and more: Learn more here: https://www.wnsoft.com/en/pte-video-optimiser/

Nice work, Aleina! So much has changed since Photodex went out of business. I originally started with PTE around 2002 I migrated to PS shortly thereafter and stayed with them until the end. For what I needed, the workflow was easy and the results worked well for me. The best thing that happened with the PS end was their recommended alternative. Not satisfactory to me at all and I found my way back to PTE AV Pro. I haven't looked back. I discovered your PS and PTE work. In fact, I've bugged you for a couple of conversions (thank you!). Your work is top notch and I've used several of your templates for grandchildren, new births (family and friends), and other occasions. Your templates make easy, fun gifts! I better stop or someone is going to think I get a commission. 😇 Keep up the good work. I highly recommend your templates.

Hi, We did this small improvement for V12 today.

Hello everyone! I Offer you a template with a mosaic effect. Maybe someone will like this effect and he will apply it in his work. The first three slides can be saved as styles and alternating them to create a slideshow of the desired length. All layers are editable, movement, scale, position can be adjusted at your discretion. Pictures with hints are in the archive with the project. With respect, Bad Dancer. Download link: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/fSp2yNNONewB9A

Hi, PTE AV Studio 11.0.18 Beta is available: Fixed an issue with selecting a group of transitions in the Project Options. Previously, if you selected a transitions group in one click, then after closing the window, all transitions in the group were not applied. Download Windows: https://files.wnsoft.com/test/pteavstudio-setup.exe Mac: https://files.wnsoft.com/test/PTE-AV-Studio.dmg (About window shows: 11.0.17 Build 2)

Thank you again Jill, for your assistance. Also thank you to Jienense for the download. I am away from my desktop computer, so I will try you file tonight. I appreciate both of you taking time to reply and offer solutions. Woolie

The program already does this and always has. Used Main images have their file name highlighted in Blue. Much easier to see with the light interface. Jill

I have tested various methods to display videos as live wallpaper and screen savers. Windows PTE AV Studio (publish .scr screen saver) Pot Player (free screensaver) Wallpaper Engine (wallpaper/screensaver) Push Video Wallpaper (wallpaper/screensaver) Lively Wallpaper (free wallpaper/screensaver) WinXcorners (free emulates Mac hotcorners) HideDesktopIcons (free download link) WinXcorners and HideDesktopIcons work well together to start the screensaver or show/hide the desktop icons. Mac Dynamic Wallpaper Engine (wallpaper/screensaver) I know there are other apps but I am happy with this one. Lively wallpaper can add depth map to bitmap images (like Photoshop neural filter depth blur) so the have slight parallax change during mouse movement. Thanks, Tom

Interesting. So the "sprites" are essentially freeze frames of an image kind of like what was used for a kinetoscope as far as I can tell--yes?

Thank you so much for the review! A sprite is a sequence of images in one picture. In this thread I once explained what it is, you can have a look at it.

Always enjoy your works but don't know what sprites are.

PTE is very easy to use, the best thing is that everything you do is virtual, so you can't destroy your pictures or sound files. The best way to learn is just to try things & see what they do. Don't get hung up on the numbers, just move things with the mouse & see the effect. Also try a Right Click if you are looking for something, it usually brings up options to do what you want. There is unlimited Undo so it is easy to step back if something doesn't work as expected. Have fun & play until you get used to it, then you will discover just how powerful PTE is. Jill

you can never have to much Help, Thank You Jill

Just to elaborate a little on both the above replies. If you set Centre X to -100 and Pan X to -100% then your image will rotate about its left hand side by changing the value of Rotate Y. DG

Both very easy to do. 1. In the Timeline drag the grey bar above the Slide to the duration you want, so just drag it back until it shows Zero. Or in Slide View click the box above the Slide & enter 0.0 2. Hold Down Shift & your mouse pointer will change to a Finger when you are over the Centre point. Keep holding Shift while you drag it to where you want. Or you can change the position by adjusting the Numbers in the Animation Tab for Centre I see that Digartal was replying at the same time as I was. Jill

MKV is a great format for high quality video with support for subtitle tracks that can be hidden or displayed. Both PTE Studio and PTE Optimiser can play MKV files but not the subtitle track. MKV file size is usually much larger than MP4. It would be great if we could take a subtitle track in the MKV and embed (hidden) or maybe burn it (overlay) into the MP4 video. Thanks, Tom

I think you meant to thank macian but I will be happy to take some thanks as well When I started using PTE about 4 years ago I was moving from using MemoriesOnTV which was very simple and intuitive and got pretty decent results. When the developers abandoned that program I discovered PTE. There is not as much intuitiveness to the program but it is extremely powerful and there are a number of more serious folks here who have really mastered all of the goodies. I am only an occasional user but learned a bunch by watching the various tutorials made by Barry Beckham.

Over the last few days we have had a cyclone hovering off the coast so it allowed me to spend some time on this project. A series of images captured at HOTA (Home Of The Arts) on the Gold Coast. The images were taken on Sinday March 2. Ironically the area was engulfed by the cyclone from March 5 and the famous Gold Coast (plus surrounding areas) badly eroded due to enormous seas. Captured with a Sony A7RV and 8 mm fisheye lens. The building design in very linear and 5 storeys high and amazed what impact the fisheye lens had on the images. Mark

Interesting perspective on an interesting building Hope the Gold Coast recovers quickly

Hello everyone: A few years ago I started a project based on the Raven Test to work with students in class. This test allows us to measure abstract thinking skills, ability to solve new problems, observation skills, reasoning and analogies. Although the features of PicturesTo Exe do not allow me to add up and track all the answers, I still wanted to use this great program to take advantage of other good options it has. The project has a "guide" button where I detail a little more what the Raven Test is and what it consists of. And there is a hidden button on the top left of the main screen that can be of great help to solve the 60 questions of the test. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zbrSFZ3GgOhj-NMUAZ75tu6TYCiyqLzH/view?usp=sharing Sorry, the download link was restricted. Everything is now solved. Raven Test.mp4

Hi Phil, If you are ripping music from a cd then use CDEX, it is free. You can rip to WAV or MP3 If you have an MP4 then use PTE to extract the audio from it. Jill

Hi, We plan to include voice recording on Mac for version 12.0. We're currently testing this feature. For some reason manual choice of a microphone inside the application is very complicated in macOS. So we decided to use the default microphone, it can be changed in System Preferences of macOS.

Much easier just to reinstall Otherwise depends which version of Windows you are on as they all have a slightly different procedure. I am on Windows 10 & it is - Settings - Apps - Default Apps - Choose default applications by file type Then scroll down to find .pte on the left & select PTE AV Studio on the right (if it doesn't show then click on Choose a Default) Hope this helps Jill

Hello Igor the examples are very well chosen to highlight the functions of PTE Video Optimiser, however we do not really realize how its ease of use

Hi Igor, nice examples of PTE Video Optimiser Denis

Hi friends, I decided to show you another project from a cute series. The design is made in sepia color scheme. The project is perfect for a variety of purposes, it can be used as a greeting video for birthdays and other significant dates. And you can simply, without reason, insert photos of the baby to give him a great mood. Small children love such videos and watch them many, many times. The project is easy to edit. You can just replace the photos in the folder and you're all set! If you are interested, the link to purchase is below the YouTube video. Aleina

Just as Mary posted, there is an 'early-bird-85-off' for the Melodie Music site. I wondered how long it would last. Here is their reply: "If anyone in the group is interested in purchasing a Melodie lifetime deal at the currently discounted prices, they can do so via this unique link (please feel free to share): https://melod.ie/lifetime-early-bird-85-off This promo will be available via that link for at least the next few weeks. " Gary