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Hi Rosemary, Yes. It will be fun to go outside again. Thanks, Tom

Very inspirational. I think we should try to take better care of the planet. We can already detect less air pollution due to recent changes in the amount of travel. Thanks, Tom

Someone else has probably made this transition before but I was getting bored so decided to have some fun. Zoom is 65%. I was watching the Backstreet Boys living room concert video and noticed a similar transition. Media from pixabay.com. Background is black unless you add a gradient like I did for sample video. Update: I decided to create Zoom Spin and Zoom Dissolve transitions. Thanks, Tom ZoomPan 16x9.pteeff ZoomSpin 16x9.pteeff Zoom Dissolve 16x9.pteeff

Hi MUR, Very nice. The flames look real. I like how you used the video both as a mask and content. By adding color correction to the video mask you can make the fire even more intense. Thanks, Tom

I have added a helicopter to the list of aircraft. It is a little more difficult due to the mask shape and 2 opacity values. Thanks, Tom Aircraft2.pteeff helicopters_main_rotor_blades.svg

Hi MUR, I have not tried a fire transition. Sounds interesting. I hope you post it to the forum when it's finished. DaveGee created a bicycle silhouette transition about a year ago. Thanks, Tom

Playing with my vector editor (boxy-svg) and I decided to try and create a plane. SVG vector file attached (visible in any modern web browser) in case anyone wants to improve on the design. Simple pan of mask behind plane. Images from pixabay.com. Thanks, Tom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Cx25brOUE Aircraft.pteeff pte_jet_transition.svg

Hi Mur, At first I wondered why you created a zip file for a pteff file (which is already a zip file). After discovering it was a .pte project file (text) it made sense. Interesting how you added a second copy of both slides so that it appears to be a transition when it's more like a style. The X zoom is very accurate and smooth. It's amazing what you can do with PTE. Thanks, Tom

Damping tennis ball and random patterns look great. I never thought about adjusting modifiers inside text editor/spreadsheet or exposing variables by adding pinfo inputs. Interesting.... Thanks, Tom

It's amazing what a modifier can do when used with object time range and shift to simulate a keyframe. Practicing animation with PTE helps distract me from watching too much covid-19 news. Thanks, Tom

Thanks. It's fun to experiment with all of the features in PTE. Tom

Maybe easier to adjust grid using click and drag method. Another option might be a temporary blue line displayed when items are aligned or adjustable guide (requested before). Thanks, Tom 2020-03-21_14-20-34.mp4

Great slideshow. Pixabay has some really nice images and SVG objects. Have not tried their videos. Covid-19 has been rough and it's a good example of the butterfly effect and how small change can turn into something bigger. Maybe if there were more vegans we would all be healthier. Thanks, Tom

Emojis are currently (10.0.8) not supported in PTE. That does not mean they can't be used as a bitmap image. My favorite SVG editor Boxy SVG can convert objects including text and color emojis into transparent PNG format. There are probably many other graphic editors that can also do the same thing. Some of them lose color. To bring up the emoji pop up window just press windows + period keys. Thanks, Tom

If you use a mask you can fill it with a bitmap image. It might work until there is a bitmap fill option. Tom

Hi Peter, Glad to be of help. There are many others (Igor, Lin, DaveGee, ...) who can provide more technical assistance. It's just a fun hobby for me. Thanks, Tom

Testing animation modifiers. It's much easier to animate without keyframes using just modifiers. Short example using rotate, pan, opacity. Gears created in Inkscape. PNG bitmaps and SVG vector objects from Pixabay. SVG editor from Boxy SVG. YouTube thumbnail created with PotPlayer. Tom

Hi Dom, Come back and visit whenever you can. Your styles have always been popular with forum members. Hope you can find time to update/create new styles and transitions. Thanks, Tom

I remember the star wars text and the seamless 360 pans from a long time ago. It was fun. You can also use Z pan instead of zoom on the text. Tom

Hi Peter, This site has many great styles and transitions at reasonable prices, some free. https://diaporashop.com/en/ Tom

I think this is still a good idea. Using the keyboard or click and dragging with the mouse (time range requires multiple click and drags) requires additional time. Keep the existing input methods + add scroll wheel input for numeric values. Thanks, Tom

Hi Lin, I woke up this morning and decided to simulate rain. I didn't add sound but it does have 66 individual rain drops that can be customized. PTE can easily handle the animation (at least on my Nvidia 1660 Super), only 10% utilization and about 200 MB memory. The French diaporamas are amazing, and I also hope Dom returns to the forum. I still remember JPD (R.I.P.) and his spectacular animations using older versions of PTE. Thanks, Tom

Hi Lin, Experimenting with Animation modifiers. The rain drops are ping pong panned in X direction and shift panned in Y direction to simulate rain. Not as good as your version but a good learning experience. Thanks, Tom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APFZA4NMTKc Rain.ptestyle

Hi Peter, His last login was Aug, 10, 2019 (210 days ago according to Alexa). He may have moved on to other things. I know he has kids and likes to travel, so that might be be keeping him busy. Hope he receives an email from your post. https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/profile/11674-thedom/content/?change_section=1 Tom

Hi Lin, Nice presentation and nice feeder. We have hummingbirds in the summer but not many squirrels. They probably don't like to eat redwood tree bark and they don't have the right kind of nut. Thanks, Tom