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I would like to share my impressions of using the PTE AV program for 4 years. Before that, I worked for more than 10 years in the Proshow Producer program. But the time came when the Proshow developers refused to support their program and stopped optimizing it for new operating systems. As a result, I, like many users, began to look for an alternative program for my creative purposes. I'm probably not a completely standard user, since I like to create quite complex and multi-layered content. Therefore, I had the highest possible requirements for programs of this kind. I reviewed, tested and rejected about 10 alternatives. And I settled on PTE AV, almost from the first day of testing it. What captivated me about this program? This list can go on for a long time, but I will focus on the main ones. 1. Optimization. PTE AV opens projects very quickly and easily, even very complex ones. A few seconds and the program is ready to work. There is no lengthy reading of styles, transitions and footage. You can customize the opening of the program to your liking; you can make it open when you open the project you are working on, or you can make it open a new one. The program is also very fault-tolerant. Freezes and crashes over the years of operation can be counted on one hand. The development team is constantly working to optimize the program and solve every problem voiced on the official forum. 2. The program setup itself. It is very flexible, adapts to different tasks, it is very convenient! 3. Render. Fast and very high quality. Quality can be increased up to 150%. And also use motion blur if necessary. This is gorgeous! 4. Functionality! Everything is rich here! There is almost everything to realize your limitless imagination! Group layers, nested masks, 3D space, modifiers - this is just the main base. And how many more surprises you will find as you explore! Such as displacement masks or different types of blur! 5. Variability. Yes, this program helps develop creative thinking. And you may be surprised as you work that you can solve some problems in more than one way. 6. Potential. The program does not stand still. Over the 4 years during which I have been a user, many improvements, additions, and expanded functionality have been made. The program has become much more convenient to use. And work on it is ongoing. The developers are not going to abandon their project, but are constantly improving it! I wish success to the development team! Well, in conclusion, I would like to attach a link to my post, which contains a comparison of working on one complex project in the Proshow Producer and PTE AV programs.
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I decided to show you another version of the book, made in PTE AV 11. (I published this post as a pinned comment on YouTube for this video. Next is a comparison of the complexity of the creation process in 2 programs. If you are not interested, you can skip further text.) A little background for those who don’t know. A few years ago, the technology for creating such a pop-up book was invented by Paul (stranger2156) (of blessed memory and gratitude) on his forum. This was done in Proshow Producer. Many of us are familiar with this program, and the comparison may be interesting. I am writing this post specifically for those who are interested in comparing the creation process. Paul has published a series of tutorials explaining the principles. And many different books appeared on YouTube, including mine. The process of creating the book was very painstaking and complex. This is probably why I still remember Paul's words when he was first introduced to the PTE AV program. Somewhere in his post he said that if he can repeat that book of his in this program, then the program is really worthy. Paul has created some interesting books in PTE AV, but I haven't seen him repeat the exact one he mentioned. Maybe I just don’t know something, then those who know will correct me. So, I also wanted to repeat this book more than once, but I kept putting it off. Until I received an order to redo this project for PTE AV 11. And then I had to do it. Since everything had to be done quite quickly, I started doing it intuitively, remembering something like how we usually do books in PTE AV. Yes, I'm not a big expert in creating books, so I often got confused about the order of the pages so that they overlapped each other correctly. But nevertheless, I did everything based on intuition. This already suggests that the PTE program is easier for complex projects (books in particular). Next, I remember how I struggled with the Proshow program when I was working on this book. The program constantly behaved unstable and crashed. I thought that my computer was to blame, but it turned out that many people had this problem. But I can’t speak for everyone, I’m only telling my subjective experience. As a result, in one project I was only able to create one slide with a 1-page spread. The work was structured in such a way that each slide was created in a new project and saved as a style. Only at the very end were all these finished slides transferred to the overall project. It was not realistic to work on editing a common project. The Proshow program simply crashed. That is why this book was presented only in a set of styles that could still be edited. Then even more complex problems arose. New versions of the Proshow program were released, but it was possible to work normally with these styles (rendering) only in the 5th portable version. New versions of the program crashed during rendering, and often while opening and editing a photo. In this regard, I completely remade my version of the book for Proshow Producer a long time ago. The project turned into a set of mask footage, the only way its functionality was preserved. I will admit that this experience made me a little scared to do the same book in PTE AV. But I want to say that I did not encounter any of these problems. The program easily withstood the load of a large number of layers and PNG images. I made all 17 slides in one project, the program did not freeze or crash. Moreover, to each slide I also added 3 footage with masks for atmosphere. And closing the book in the PTE version turned out much more natural. So, the PTE AV program and its developers WnSoft! Once again I praise you and express my sincere gratitude! You are best! PTE AV = lots of beautiful books! PTE AV = ❤ Aleina
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Include Fonts in .zip Project Backup
Aleina Show replied to Jimcamel's topic in Suggestions for Next Versions
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Greetings Gary, I support your proposal. I often use video cropping and also feel a certain inconvenience from the fact that there is no way to put a crop marker exactly where the cursor stopped. It would be very convenient to use such a function. Aleina
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Return slider from end to start (in crop window)
Aleina Show replied to Aleina Show's topic in Suggestions for Next Versions
Javier, thank you very much! I finally figured it out and this method really works! It has become much more convenient to work. -
Return slider from end to start (in crop window)
Aleina Show replied to Aleina Show's topic in Suggestions for Next Versions
Igor, thanks for the reply! I think the click to select position location is a great suggestion. Javier, thanks for the guide. This is very convenient to do if there is no shift in the starting point. In any other cases, the start settings are simply lost. A good option, but not ideal. -
Request to Igor. Is it possible (complicatedly) to make the slider in the video trim window automatically return to the beginning of the clip after it has played to the end? I often use the functions of this window and constantly have to manually drag this slider. If the slider worked as a marker (beginning or end of cropping), then I would understand the expediency of its fading at the end of the video. In other cases, I would prefer the slider to return from the end to the beginning of the clip.
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des transitions dans PTE AV Studio 11 ne fonctionnent plus [SOLVED]
Aleina Show replied to nicky68's topic in Troubleshooting
The transitions that I created myself do not work for me. Videos and pictures that were used in transitions were not found. But the same problem was in the previous version. I was just very busy and forgot to write about it. -
Tom, thanks, that's a very nice transition! Aleina.
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Thank you all for your help! Turns out all the wise decisions are so simple! I didn't know you had to specify video as the main object. But that makes sense. Minus to my karma.
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If you have interest and opportunity, check how it works with my project, please. I can only separate the audio from the video in slides 2 and 4. The rest of the slides do not. The project has 6 videos and is 105 mb in size. Maybe it's just me who has such problems. https://disk.yandex.ru/d/twCXjHp694fBIQ Jill, thank you for wanting to help! But in the 2nd picture, the slide is also highlighted, it just looks less prominent. Of course, I always highlight the slides I work with. Maybe the software doesn't interpret those slides as containing video.
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I work with MP4 files. Today I tried MOV and the result is similar. Yes, I am in the Timeline area and the video is highlighted. That's the thing, this menu doesn't always appear. And I don't understand the pattern. At first I thought it might be because I was editing the duration of the video, changing the starting point. But this idea of mine has not been confirmed either. For example, in the project I have on the screenshot, this menu appears in only 2 videos out of 11. And the same situation was in the 10.5 version of the program. At first I thought it was my mistake and I was doing something wrong. But so far I haven't found any logic. I am inclined to think that it may be a bug.
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I have a question that I can't understand. Maybe you can tell me the answer. I often use video with sound in my work. There is only video in the slide and nothing else. If you select a slide In timeline mode and right click on it, we can see a menu. So, when selecting some slides I can see the option to "separate the sound from the video", and in most cases this option does not appear in the menu. I still can't figure out what's wrong. I would like to be able to always separate the audio track from the video so that I can conveniently edit the volume.
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Аlpha channel with the Lagarith codec
Aleina Show replied to Aleina Show's topic in General Discussion
Tom, Thank you for reminding us about Virtual Dub 2. I did a little experiment. Windows 10 File source format .mov Size 20.7 MB Encoded to .avi using: 1. Adobe After Effects Transparency+ Size 5,22 MB 2. Virtual Dub 2. Transparency+ Size 3,13 MB I only changed this value In the setting -
Аlpha channel with the Lagarith codec
Aleina Show replied to Aleina Show's topic in General Discussion
Igor, Thank you so much! Everything is great. Transparency is displayed. I use Adobe After Effects. I choose to render in AVI, rbg+ alpha channel. In the parameters of the format I choose Lagarith codec. And in the settings of this codec choose RGBA (otherwise transparency will not be displayed). -
Аlpha channel with the Lagarith codec
Aleina Show replied to Aleina Show's topic in General Discussion
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The question is probably for Igor. Is it possible to use video with transparent background based on Lagarith codec? If anything, here's a link to the codec's author's website I really like the compression with almost no loss of quality. If mov file size is 900 mb, avi file size with this codec is only 100 mb. This is an example of a file Subscribe Button #03.avi
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How cool that looks! That's genius! +100 Thank you! That would be wonderful! And there is a working scheme, it seems to work correctly, does not interfere with the other functions.
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That would be great! I often miss that "live" effect, too. Great! Aleina
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Rosy, I congratulate you on the successful completion of this saga! Of course, a dishwasher is a great helper in everyday life. I really liked how you creatively found a way out of every difficult situation, from the size of the kitchen to the way the dishwasher was placed and connected. You are great and you did it all. I really hope that you will be comfortable with her. We haven’t bought a dishwasher yet, I can’t make up my mind, looking at all the difficulties, it seems to me that it’s easier to wash the dishes with your hands. But I would not refuse a large dishwasher for pots and pans. I'm thinking about this for now. All the best and health to you! Aleina
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If you have a sprite image like the one in the example, you can easily animate it. Count how many image sequences you have in a row and how many rows you have. Enter these values in the appropriate boxes. Multiply these 2 values and add this number in Count box. The repeat box is responsible for how many cycles the animation will play. The default value is 0, which means infinite. The values below are responsible for the speed of the animation. Desktop 11-01-2023 2-05-12.mp4
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Igor, Thanks! You were able to find and solve the problem with the transitions. I downloaded and tested the new version. Transitions work as they should!