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Hi You could look at the options in the show when you export it. Reducing the file size can be achieved by reducing the AV export dimensions. To reduce the file size of your exported video in PTE AV Studio 11, lower your export resolution (e.g., from 4K to 1080p), select the H.264 (MP4) codec, and reduce the Frame Rate (FPS). Additionally, use the "Quality" slider to balance sharpness and file size. Alternatively, you could use another free application like Handbrake to reduce file size after export as I often do with my 360-degree videos. I am guessing that this should be posted in another topic as this is for the slideshows made by PTE users, but admin may relocate. Regards Mark

Thanks for sharing. I am glad the original post gave you some inspiration to create this. My idea was initially just to create a simple text for a single image AV when posting on social platforms, but this is next level. Regards Mark

Hi Mike I am interested in your stand against Adobe and just trying to understand it from your perspective. Here is why I support Adobe from my POV. Affinity is free now that it has been bought by Canva, an Australian privately owned business. It was inexpensive before Canva purchased it and updates were done with some frequency. My use of Affinity was for 360 editing after Adobe discontinued that in pursuit of the AI editing. I know Canva is a desktop publishing platform and it is still privately owned at this stage. My memories of Google buying Nik Efex, making it free but never updating, and it eventually lapsed until bought by DXO. Canva is expected to list in 2027 as one of the biggest IPO's. My concern is how Canva will put money into R & D for Affinity in the future after listing? Has Canva purchased Affinity to boost the IPO price? Shareholders continually want increased profits and the first thing to go is R&D that does not generate income (even though it is a part of Canva desktop). I just renewed my yearly Adobe Photography Plan subscription in Australia for under $200 a saving of over $80 on the monthly plan. I believe it is more expensive in the US? I also seem to be getting rewarded for being an early adopter of the subscription model that started in 2013. It was $108 AUD then so an $87 increase in over 13 years is hardly price gouging with all the new features. I recall that PS Ver 1 on 5 floppy disks was $1600 AUD with no free updates and there were more pirated copies than officially versions sold by Adobe. Cheers Mark

Thanks, I have some infrared images that I can use this style on. Mark

Thanks John, and I completely understand that, as that would be my preference. For me, this was practice in getting the text tightly around the image and other images (I have over 50 similar from this chance meeting), but the text alignment was a problem, covering part of the image. I will try just a few words of text on different images when I get a chance. Cheers Mark

Pleased how this short AV turned out after some experimenting with the text. The Great Egret is the largest of the Australian egrets. Identification The Great Egret's overall plumage is white, and, for most of the year, when not breeding, the bill and facial skin are yellow. The feet are dark olive-grey or sooty black, as are the legs. During the breeding season, the bill turns mostly black and the facial skin becomes green. Also at this time, long hair-like feathers (nuptial plumes) hang across the lower back, and the legs become pinkish-yellow at the top. Young Great Egrets are similar to the adults, but have a blackish tip to the bill. Habitat Great Egrets prefer shallow water, particularly when flowing, but may be seen on any watered area, including damp grasslands. Great Egrets can be seen alone or in small flocks, often with other egret species, and roost at night in groups. Distribution Great Egrets occur throughout most of the world. They are common throughout Australia, with the exception of the most arid areas.

Would it be easier to save the project as a different name rather than move slides? I use this a bit to create different versions of the same slide set to different music and transitions?

Nice, well-composed, and tells a great story. Thanks for sharing.

Well crafted, thanks for sharing.

The style works well with the images - well done.

Interesting, I have not had that problem even though I use Chrome.

Nice work with good choice of music and PIP effects. Well done.

Thank you so much for sharing this project, it is greatly appreciated. Generally, for mobile images, I use a free Android application that uses AI to create shows and then edit/adjust them. I had been trying to create a template for my Windows PC. I find it easier to use "hands on" rather than using tutorials. Using an existing project and editing it, I find that process more useful. After downloading this folder, I used this project and changed the size and orientation to make 2 AV's. This one uses images from a mobile phone. This one uses the amera format/orientation. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and skills. I have a few other ideas for editing the project I will look at. Mark

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

Well thought out and crafted. Good use of something that would normally be quite mundane. Well done. I do like you Av's projects you share, but find it hard to apply to my content. The projects are much more complicated than what I normally do so I find it difficult to use them as a template. The language other than English does not help, but I can translate it with Google. Thank you for sharing your passion and enthusiasm. Mark

Very creative, thanks for sharing this.

A few short AV's featuring a couple of different raptors in the area near home. White Bellied Sea Eagle in a tree at a beach near home. Eastern Osprey In Ballina This is a rescue White Bellied Sea Eagle at a private shoot at Mt Tamborine behind the Gold Coast. They are all very majestic birds. Mark

That is the fun of learning by practice. You learn what and when you need to know. Enjoy.

Yes definitely. In this instance, the colour almost appears as a tone or colour cast. Gestalt's Visual Hierarchy Theory proposed that the viewer's attention is drawn by elements by importance, using the colour of the whole image to establish order and prominence. Color dictates prominence through brightness, contrast, warmth, and overall tone. Gestalt principles (similarity, proximity, closure, figure-ground) organize elements into meaningful groups or patterns. The removal of colour in this instance certainly allows more emphasis on those elements, shapes, and the closeness of the tram/light rail, as well as the angled composition of the image.

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.

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

A small short AV from our local theatre company production that finished last wee. All my images and post-processing.

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.

Hello Alex Just saw this and downloaded. I need to get my head around these soon. Thanks for sharing. Mark

Hello Great and very modern. Especially suited to the images in the sample video. Will look at it later in more detail. Thanks for sharing. Mark