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Hi everyone, Playing with masks, this is what happened. Cheers.

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

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).

You can easily do all of this in PTE. Simply start a New Project, edit your clips so that each portion is on a separate Slide. You can then add whatever Transition you need between each one. Publish as an MP4 & then insert that into your final Project. I always use PTE to edit my video clips & find it quick & easy. Jill

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

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:

A selection of over 500 camera images from the full moon rising behind the Byron Lighthouse. Still not perfect with camera movement even though I used a remote. Some cropping and may redo and ailgn images. Captured with the Sony A7RV and the 200 - 600 mm lens from 3.5 klms away. Used the timelapse Style to create the audio visual.

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

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

AleAle5025. Hi! Thanks for the comment! Yes, the video was made in After Effects. This is the finished video that I inserted into the PTE project. In PTE, it is difficult and time-consuming to do this, save the video as a sequence of frames and move the added file manually in each frame.

If the problem is that you don't have Photoshop, you can do it in GIMP, which is free; you can even create the mask with the current version of Paint, which supports multiple layers. Mask with paint

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

Hi Mike, You need to use the 3D rotation to adjust it. I have used 3D movements X, Y & Z to correct converging verticals. It may not be as accurate as doing it in something like Photoshop, but with some trial & error you can get it near enough. Jill

Hi, I'm testing HEIC images support for a PC (Windows) in PTE AV Studio right now. If all is OK, we'll add it for V12 soon. It was not easy to support this tricky format! Interesting fact, a typical HEIC image file from your iPhone contains a grid of 48 small video fragments (4 x 8 tiles - 512 x 512 pixels short video clips which contain 1 frame, still picture) + meta data (rotation, color profile, thumbnail picture). I discoverd that even latest IrfanView cannot display correctly colors in HEIC images, colors are distorted slightly.

Hi, Please wait for Beta 9. We'll publish it within 2 days. We've added many improvements to this editor. Also we updated video decoders/encoders in Beta 9.

Jill, The green timeline (with key points) always shows the original time. Including vertical red time cursor. Mini player placed above (and its time slider) shows modified resulting time. Please wait a little, I've noticed several issues with time calculations. We'll fix these mistakes in Beta 9. I suggest to try again this editor in future Beta 9.

Hello, since it’s been a few years now and it still doesn’t seem to be there, I’d like to bring this post back up and make a new request to see if the warning message mentioned by jienense could be added. I think it’s helpful to know which fonts aren’t installed on your system but are used in the project.

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

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

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 !!!

Hi, I have an idea on how to improve it. I'll write about it later.

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

Probably way over my head, but I hope we get to see the project.

There is so much to know that I don't know. Yet. But am learning.

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

Try new Beta 10. We fixed all known issues with speed keyframes and included other improvements: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/topic/52130-pte-av-studio-12-beta-10/#findComment-195861

Hi Bad Dancer. I am one of your fans. Could you give the link to download: Free PTE AV Studio Pro template Film Frames Slideshow ID 12062024 ? Thank you.

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.

Jill, I agree, something wrong with changing/adding first keyframe and scale of the timeline. Please wait, we'll improve the code.

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

I think that we solved this in the new Beta 9 today.

Sorry for the long delay. I agree very much with your colour distraction observation. This street car example, for me, really emphasizes your comment. I shot these in 2015 in Krakow. Color: meh. B&W: hits the mood of the scene (for me).

This may help as I have used it for a timelpase effect.

Hi, Can you share a copy of your project with us? We'll check the cause of this issue to help you. Use the "Create a backup in a ZIP" command from the main menu > File menu to create a full copy of the project with all linked files. P.S. Jill, thanks for your replies!

Are you waiting for Publish to finish before checking? You will get a green Tick when it is done. It can take a while to finish. Also make sure nothing else is running on your computer while you do the Publish. If using a laptop, make sure it is plugged in & not running on battery - it will complete faster when on mains power. Jill

Nicely done, appreciate the time and effort in this. It looks complex and I have not not experiemnted with masks as I tend to use PTE for more simple straight forward projects.

Thank you!

Hi, I'm glad you like it, thanks for the comments. It's practically all done with PTE, although, of course, if you want to change photos, you have to change masks, which is why I haven't shared the project. The waterfall was animated with DP Animation Maker. (This gives you an idea.)

Love this thing! Just out of curiosity, is everything done inside PTE? Thanks

After completing the project, without creating a new project. You start adding new files to an old project, and you continue to work on something. At this time, duplicates begin to appear. Make it a rule to start any new job by creating a new project. It is unclear after what time and why duplicates begin to appear. Just don't do that, and you'll forget about duplicates. Above, I described how to change something in old projects. Open the old project and save it. Without leaving the program (important). Create a new project. Save the old project and work with it. After creating a new project, the old slide loses its dependence on the old files and archives. If you have duplicates, (CtrlZ) will not help you to delete them. Because. (CTRL+z) Cancels the action, but the connection to archives and old files remains.

You created a slide and a transition within a single project. You saved it (created an archive). Now, both the slide and transition files are stored in one archive. To break the link between the slide and transition files, you need to create a new project. This is the only way to sever the connection between the files and their archives, resulting in separate, independent file archives. This is what I described above. Currently, you may have several archive files in your Documents folder. These archives are interconnected with each other and with various file folders, which is likely causing the issues you're experiencing. It is always necessary to create new projects for slides and transitions. Then there will be no such problems in the work.

I hope you like the transitions for PTE. https://javier-pteavstudio.blogspot.com/

"Hello everyone! A new style: a slideshow journey through the night city." Download: https://disk.yandex.ru/d/X_axnVCEGowGCg

Hi, new edition of Art Show in vintage style. I made a couple of rooms a little wider, the design is made of pictures (unlike the first option), so the style itself has become a little heavier in weight. But this does not create a large load for the program. All pictures are optimized. The scheme for adding photos to the timeline has changed a bit (its description inside the style). P.S. Transitions specially created for this style are used between slides. If you wish, you can replace them with any other from your Transitions List. Paul Download

A farm owned by the wife of a former Australian deputy prime minister, which I had the pleasure of photographing in infrared. AI was used for the voice-over then edited in PTE.

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