Xenofex2

Wow! Whilst I can say that none of these activities are on my 'bucket list', I was certainly gripped by both images and the presentation. One to watch again. Excellent. George

As suggested in the 'Troubleshooting Section', I have just re-imported these transitions via the Project Options tab, and no problems and no duplicates. Kind of lost in the import and duplicate queries, but I would like to thank Paul for making these transitions available. Something different. Excellent. Thankyou George

Had not noticed this before but yes, I have literally just imported ten transitions. Fortunately I then checked out the Forum and happened to read Gary's post. Then went back into PTE to check and the just imported transitions were not there. At least I know these were not imported, but were there others? George

So whilst the 'key aim' is to then ensure the final video is below the 16 MB file size limit, is there a recommended/suggested export setting ( - the normal HD/4K Video /or Video for Mobile Devices but then which/ or ???) to help achieve this? Presumably after that it is a case of 'trial and error?' (Reproduced stranger2156 modifier tutorial forum posting yesterday, only four slides, so went back to check out and noted the final file save was 14.6KB. Just to test out for WhatsApp, and exporting at the normal HD/4K setting, it became 5.17MB file. So keeping an analysis of this ratio I guess would help give such a guide?) George

I would like to occasionally create short videos to be able to send to Grand-Children on WhatsApp. (Creative animated birthday greetings perhaps?) I have WhatsApp on the PC in which PTE is installed and so I could just upload the video created in PTE via my PC. Now I see one has the option to 'Create Video for Mobile Devices' so presumably one can but which setting to choose, or is it Custom but then what, and has anyone found a recommended maximum time length that can be sent so to ensure our project is within that time? Any suggestions please. George

Although a few weeks ago since the initial posting, I also want to not only thank Paul for the video but to also add the images of the actual settings. Brilliant. I have just completed a Test project, although duplicating exactly what you have done, it is my first usage of these type of Modifiers so am really pleased. George

Dom, What a find inside your Photo Album. I recently decided to copy over guides I see for Styles (on your website it is by clicking on the link underneath the video) plus any tips from the Forum, into a special Styles Tips Folder - a helpful reminder of best usage for me as time passes. It though has been as a result of looking at TheDoms website and clicking on the 'Photo Album Style' I found your gem of a suggestion ... a link to a website for ideas & inspiration and a huge amount of free textures. An added bonus for my Photo Album. Thankyou. George

Sorry, but I am both pleased and disappointed. Pleased and really interested and thought really well done at the magnifying glass panning over the text. But then disappointed as it seems that one cannot just download the Style but first have to install yet another zip program? Admittedly I do not download a lot so have never come across 'yadi'. Probably me being over cautious but do have reservations about installing another zip program, and one I have never heard of. George

Aleina Thankyou for that reply. It has reminded us look at your website. Wow. Thankyou. George

Aleina, I am a bit late to this topic as our internet at home was down. I would though like to add my own comments/suggestions. Currently I am looking through years old photos of the Grandchildren trying to select photos to use in ‘The Magic Room’ template. I have actually just completed one project for our son’s children, and really pleased with the outcome, am now re-visiting the template for the children of our daughter. I have though already selected more potential photos than I could use, so perhaps I am someone who could/might be able to use the template. I really like it. As a possible result of all this, I am looking at your project from a completely different viewpoint. For whom is it aimed? I think it could only be used once because of the animations, eg, I could not use it for images from a year say, then Volume Two for the following year etc as it would be too samey? Whilst others have commented on the animation which was okay for the age period of photos that I would use, my thoughts were on the text. I can only guess as to what each say, but as a Grandparent I would not know what the child’s height/weight etc was at a certain time so would then potentially have difficulty trying to think of something for that particular text box. Okay one can delete the text and there is a lot of it, but then find the actual and then empty text box to also delete. Just some initial thoughts. I do though like it. Answers I guess really depend on whether this is just a personal project or ……? George

Dom, I agree with the other comments. For me the last two felt like I was on a boat that was rocking side to side. Must admit that I am definitely not a sailor so perhaps not surprised to hear that I had to stop watching. Now I do not know if this is a good idea or not. I tried to imagine where and how I would use the Style. Different places visited perhaps? So I know one could add text to the image before adding but just wondered whether I would also like a caption ability within PTE for each image. Just a thought. George

Although the YouTube english translation could be better, Bruno's Tutorial is certainly not just on 'scrolling text' and has definitely given me not only some new ideas, but to remind us to certainly develop my limited ability so far with the use of Masks. I am definitely watching this again. Thankyou Bruno. George

I am not a frequenter of Youtube so thankyou Dom for that last comment - I never knew that subtitles were even available. So thankyou Dom and now will look forward to watching Bruno's tutorial. One never stops learning. George

Yes, I am okay with that. It was just everything around it is missing, eg the Room and other images that made up the Magic Room. George

Thankyou George

The ‘Magic Room’ posting seems to have disappeared along with the follow up video tutorial help guide to install. Like magic perhaps? I did actually download the zip file that came with the posting, but today, after importing and on opening PTE with the intention of starting on my own ‘Magic Room’, PTE is first looking for some 108 files whereas it seems within the zip are only the numbered 1 – 46 grey photo images. Is it just me? George

Well spotted thankyou. George

Dave, Thankyou. Most certainly not a name I recognise. Above link 'could not be found' but appears that is a 2483 Model and looking at Amazon the 2495 Model https://www.amazon.co.uk/iiyama-XUB2495WSU-B1-ProLite-Adjustable-Monitor/dp/B079HR17ZB/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=Gly-zTlhO5K4ddQ9aIqPpg&hsa_cr_id=7908640600502&ref_=sb_s_sparkle looks ideal, and no negative reviews!!!!!!!!! George

With my now oldish but it has been very reliable Asus Desktop Monitor (4:3 – Screen length 45cms x Height 41 cms) and now developing stars (probably pixel damage) when looking at a black image on screen, it is about time I came up todate and got a 16:9 Monitor. My trouble though is that here in the UK it is probably a choice between PC World or Amazon. PC World stores though are closed so I cannot go to view and compare and then talk it over with a Salesman whereas Amazon just lump all the reviews together and whatever monitor I look at, as is normal, there are negative reviews. (Sound/Bleed ??/Screen etc – quite often I have no idea what they are talking about but just know it is something negative). I am really confused. All I want is a Monitor to go with a Desktop PC running Windows 10. I want it with in built speakers - less clutter. I am long time retired so not work related. I do not play games or will watch a film on it. Used I guess mainly for Photo & Video editing. PTE. I am probably sitting around 70 cms from the screen. At those looked at so far probably around the £100 - £200 area. I would therefore just appreciate any tips, comments or suggestions please. What should I be looking for? Does it matter if the Monitor has been out for a few years? Just anything or I really will be seeing stars. George

Thankyou for that information. Now that you are back I do regularly check your website and have already purchased some of your Styles. George

Jill, But at least, in principle, you agree what I suggest will work. If I start then off in that direction and so gaining confidence, I can adjust movement etc as I progress to avoid too much repition. At least I am looking in the right direction. Thankyou, George

I am a relative novice when it comes to creating a Style and would appreciate any comments on my further thought process, involving the displaying of slides/images from my box of old slides. My idea is that a ‘Slide’ would either emerge from my ‘Slide Album’ or ‘Slide Box’, and then halfway up the screen transform into a photographic image which stays in position for a few seconds and then a few seconds later, floats off screen. I am thinking that I need …. a) to create a Style that requires two images. 1 – The first is where my ‘Slide’ appears from the Album/Slide Box, stops mid screen. (Here I note the exact parameters/position where my ‘Slide’ has stopped.) 2 – Then the second image covers the ‘Slide’ as it transforms and then zooms out into an ‘Image’ and finally floats off screen. Here I would need to place my ‘Image’ in exactly the same parameters/position as in the previous point. Would that work, am I right in my assumptions or am I missing anything? Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated. George

Jill, As these will have been transferred over from 'years old' slides, I was not thinking of displaying in the whole screen. Probably because I had been looking in the last couple of days and so influenced I guess by The Dom's Chestbox & Photobox Styles, I was thinking of my scanned images coming out of a box somehow. Perhaps I might take photos of my Slide Box and use that in the O&A screen. Or might be easier (for me), for the scanned Images to emerge from a closed old Photo Album - slide transform to photo. When I re-discovered the Box of Slides and realised what these lost images were, I felt I just had to put something together. At first I was completely stuck but now, with yours and Dave's suggestions, they have helped open up possibilities. Thankyou. George

Initially I was hoping that there was already a Style/Template out there that I could adapt. Thankyou Dave for the suggestion. However having slept on my Question, I think I am now going to revisit a couple of Barry Beckham's tutorials - 'Masks' & 'Create a Slide Style' come immediately to mind - and so create my own. George

Hi, There are also some at ... https://ptearchive.com/pte/ George