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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.

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 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

Very fine work. The text characters in both white and black, which allows for subtraction, work very well. More testing with masks.

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

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

Beta 10 is available See the download links above. Improved the Trim and Adjust Speed window (for a video object): Improved interface: window size is now remembered between sessions; Pause key can now be used to play/resume video playback; Removed "Speed keypoints" checkbox. Just add new keypoints in the timeline. Right click to remove a keypoint; Fixed known issues. Fixed an issue with second playback of the preview when the project contained a custom transition with a video mask. Fixed text appearing duplicated in Quick Search input field (in Slide styles and transitions).

Hi, We'll show a new improved Chroma Key for video objects today (V12 Beta 12).

Hi everyone, Playing with masks, this is what happened. Cheers. Download: 148 MB https://www.mediafire.com/file/ed6s7mxc893tk6v/Out_of_Bounds_Feb28-2026.zip/file

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

Hi everyone, When creating a new transition, if it only contains images, it's perfect. The problem arises when using video masks in a transition. If the video is, for example, 6 seconds long, there's no way to make it play completely. I'm currently working on some transitions where the video mask is 9 seconds long. I sped it up in another external program to make it 4 seconds long, then sped it up again to 200% to fit within the 2-second limit, and then applied it, setting the transition to 6 seconds on the timeline. The result is a bit jarring. Having to speed up the video only to slow it down again once the transition is applied isn't a desirable solution, in my opinion.

Everything can be done only by means of the program. The masking layer allows you to add text characters of different shapes in large numbers and you just need to create the desired shape of the mask. It is simply undesirable to use photos with a lot of protruding hair, or leaves of grass, trees, and a similar multitude of small details, which require a lot of masks, time, and painstaking labor to isolate.

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

Hi everyone, Another project with text animation. Easy to do, easy to repeat. Replace the background, replace the color of the text and text backgrounds. The project can be used to advertise embroidered products. Download link and description under the video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/NNu0DOyrTaE

Hi, I suggest to move all the messages of this section (Work in Progress) into the main section - General Discussion.

Hi, PTE AV Studio 12 Pro (Beta) is available all members of this forum: Download For Windows: https://files.wnsoft.com/test/pte12abc/pteavstudio-setup.exe For Mac: https://files.wnsoft.com/test/pte12abc/PTE-AV-Studio.dmg PTE AV Player for Mac: https://files.wnsoft.com/test/pte12abc/PTE-AV-Player.dmg A free license key for the Beta version: D206I-01ZKI-GH8S2-HSS8X-E7N7D System Requirements Windows 10 or Windows 11. macOS 11 Big Sur - macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple Silicon or Intel chip). Important notes You can keep your existing version of PTE AV Studio 11.0 and use both versions together. We recommend to untick an option “Associate .pte projects...” when you install a Beta version. For new customers. If you purchase version 11.0 today or later, you'll get a free upgrade to a final version 12.0 when it's ready (in April, 2026). We continue to work on version 12.0 and plan to add new features and new slide styles before the final version. _________________________________________________ What's New in PTE AV Studio 12 Pro: Slow-Motion and Video Speed Control Take complete control over video playback. Adjust video speed using key points to speed up, slow down, or freeze the action exactly where you need it. Insert pauses inside your video clips to emphasize key moments. Learn more The new frame interpolation creates smooth slow-motion effects by blending frames together, eliminating jerky playback when slowing down your footage. (Pro version only) Learn more Modern Video Formats and AV1 Encoder Create content for social media and the web. PTE AV Studio 12 adds full support for vertical video (9:16 for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels) and square format (1:1 for Instagram posts). New resolutions including 2560x1440, 1080x1920, 720x1280, and 1080x1080 cover all modern platforms. The "Auto" resolution preset automatically matches your project settings for quick exports. The revolutionary AV1 encoder produces videos up to 50% smaller than H.264 while maintaining the same visual quality, making it perfect for web publishing. The improved Video Export interface with "Show/Hide Advanced Options" keeps things simple yet powerful. The "Fast decode (web)" option creates optimized videos for quick loading and playback on your website. You can even pause video encoding and resume later. Improved Video Playback Smoother playback and better audio/video synchronization for variable frame rate (VFR) videos, commonly used by most modern smartphones in H.264 and HEVC formats. HDR video support (HLG and Dolby Vision, Rec.2020 color space). AV1 video playback is now hardware accelerated, significantly reducing CPU load when previewing projects with AV1 footage. On Windows this requires graphics cards from 2020 or newer (NVIDIA RTX 3050+, AMD RX 6000+, Intel Arc or 11th Gen+ integrated graphics); on macOS, an Apple M3+ chip. HEIC and AVIF Image Support HEIC, the format used by iPhone for storing photos by default, is now supported on Windows. Windows users can now import iPhone photos directly into their slideshows, without converting them first. HEIC was already supported on macOS in previous versions. AVIF support is now available on both Windows and macOS, covering the modern web image format used by many websites and image services. New Creative Effects Bring your slideshows to life with stunning visual effects. The Dynamic Gradient map creates color transformations and artistic looks. Learn more The Chromatic Displacement map adds glitch effects and distortions for modern, eye-catching visuals. (Pro version only) The Instant speed modifier disables interpolation between keyframes for snappy, precise animations. Learn more Blur and Unsharp mask can now be adjusted separately for parent and child objects. Quick Search. New Slide Styles and Transitions Find the perfect slide style or transition instantly. Type a keyword and PTE AV Studio will show you matching results immediately. No more scrolling through hundreds of options. Just type "zoom", "push", or "fade" and get what you need. You can also filter slide styles by the number of images they require, making it easy to find styles that match your current selection. New transitions: Spots, Push Smooth, Rotating Linear Wipe. New slide styles: Zoom Out with Fade, Brush Strokes - Frosted Glass. Learn more Sound Object & Built-in Library Create engaging slideshows with impactful sound effects. The new Sound object lets you play short audio files to enhance your slideshows and AV shows. Choose from our built-in Sound Library with camera shutters, clicks, page turns, and whooshes, or import your own custom audio files. Add whoosh sounds for fast transitions, subtle clicks when images appear, or any other short audio effects that bring your slideshow to life. Adjust sound volume for individual video clips and sound objects with precision. Learn more Voice Recording on Mac Mac users can now record voice-overs directly in PTE AV Studio without external tools. Faster Project Backups & 2 GB+ ZIP Support Back up your projects 3-4 times faster, saving precious time when archiving large projects with hundreds of high-resolution images and video clips. The Create Backup in ZIP command now correctly handles projects with multiple files that share the same name in different folders. Added support for creating ZIP archives of projects larger than 2 GB. Other Improvements Export Slides to Images can now include transition effects. Transition group expand/collapse state is now remembered. Improved interpolation between keyframes for long panoramas when using the Smooth modifier or other speed modifiers. Improved installer on Windows: fonts now render larger and are easier to read at 125%+ display scaling (HiDPI support), and the installer now respects the system Dark Mode theme. Added a Japanese translation. P.S. Click the "Follow" button at the top of this page to receive notifications about new Beta releases.

Hi, Transition duration is always determined by the user (via Project Options or Slide Options). When author creates a new transition, he works with a virtual duration of 2 seconds (this is simply a convention, it's not a fixed duration). In reality, the transition and keyframes of all objects will be compressed or expanded in time depending on the transition duration chosen by the user. We've intentionally designed this so that the transition creator isn't tied to a specific transition duration, but can design it universally for any reasonable duration subsequently selected by the user (0.5 seconds, 2 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, etc).

Hi, I noticed Chrome browser keeps making new windows slightly larger and shifting them down and to the right each time. At some point I realized I was wasting minutes and hours a year just constantly resizing and repositioning windows. So I wrote a small Chrome extension to fix it. You set your preferred size and position once, and it stays that way for every new window. Tested on Windows 11. Free, no ads, no permissions, full privacy. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/save-window-size/laobinpnagidgbnnokbidnghnjnlmfkh Hope someone finds it useful. Maybe it's especially useful when you use HiDPI scale 125% and more. Igor,

Hi Javier, very fine work. Well done

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

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.

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.

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

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

Video example on YouTube dont' work...why? Regards Ghulya

I agree, it would be very helpful to adjust the volume with the keyboard. It is not always easy to get 2 points to have the same volume. Even being able to use the arrow keys would be better. But other sound editing programs I have used are also the same. So maybe it is not an easy task to do this. Jill

Wuaahhh, simply magnificent, and a big thank you for sharing. Really original and creative, I don't think I'll ever be able to do that. I like PTE, but I mainly use it for family or sports montages, etc. Tank you

Hi Jill, Thank you for checking the new Beta 10! I've replied you by email. We'll try to improve this editor to make it easier for you to determine the final video playback time. Currently, editing focuses on working with the original video's timing.

Hi. Interesting job! I liked the idea of mounting the slide. It turned out to be a full-fledged cinematic style. Thanks for the demo.

Hi Gunterus. https://disk.yandex.ru/d/SgZRb9JZ8Yevxw

Hi Mike, There is no "Free transformation" function in PTE, and the layer changes the side lengths proportionally when zooming. You can cut a hole in a third-party image in a photo of a building, say in Photoshop, and add your photo or video with an underlying layer. You can also create a white mask of the desired size and shape in Photoshop and place it as the top layer above the photo of the building, in this case you can add a shadow. An example of applying a mask from a video:

We published V12 Beta 9 with HEIC image support for Windows today. Now HEIC supported on a PC and Mac.

Beta 9 is available See the download links above. Added HEIC image support for Windows - the format used by iPhone for storing photos by default. Now available on both Windows and macOS. Added AVIF image support for Windows and macOS. AV1 video export is now 18% faster with slightly better quality and smaller file size. AV1 video playback is now hardware accelerated on Mac with Apple M3/M4/M5 chips, significantly reducing CPU load. Improved the Trim and Adjust speed window (for a video object). Fixed an issue with clearing unused resources of a project (slide style or custom transition). Fixed an issue where the program froze when a project contained a missing video file.

I am always astounded by the clips you create. I wouldn't even know where to start. Thanks as always.

I put together a transition. Rotating strips. Version 12 has this new transition. If you stick with version 11 for whatever reason, you'll have the new transition, just like in version 12. Download the transition to YouTube.

Beta 4 is available See the download links above. Sound library: normalized all audio files to -3 dB for consistent volume levels. Added new sounds. New slide style: Brush Strokes - Frosted Glass (Creative category). Fixed an issue with file replacement in Sound object - old file remained. Fixed an issue with incorrect video duration after trimming a video with changed speed. Updated Dutch translation.

Beta 2 is available See the download links above. Updated Dutch, French, and Spanish translations. Added full support for dead keys (^, `, ´, ¨, ~) on international keyboard layouts - French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, and others (Mac) Fixed an issue with sound objects being duplicated in custom transitions with multiple variants. Fixed an issue where Custom width and height fields were not visible in the New project window.

Greetings, I used the NewHouse Lighting MR11-2530, which is "MR11 2.5W 250 Lumen, 3000K LED Bulb". I had to dig them out from the left-over parts from this project. No improvements because I am finished with digitizing all of my slides. Now just have to get rid of what is left of the project, like the slide projector, the stand, etc. Hope this helps... Gary