davegee

SoCu, This Style works OK with Version 11. Original Post is here: https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/topic/20848-confetti/#comment-138292 Possibly Igor can throw some light on this?? DG

Post a single slide Template/BIZ so that someone can take a look for you? DG

Try loading the Sample Project from HELP. Publish at the same settings - will that publish OK? If so, start looking at the content of your project. How many slides, Images, Videos etc. DG

Are you looking at the Version 12 OH? Look at Project Options / Main. You cannot search for a string inside of a Screen Shot, so I have just added it as a text string - my bad. https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/12.0/project_settings_1/project It matters if you are creating 4K video and you want to set "Actual Pixels" from a full size jpeg especially inside of the Framing Option. I use the Framing option almost exclusively. DG

I asked Google "In pictures to exe what is Virtual Size of Slide?" The answer was: In PTE AV Studio / PicturesToExe, the Virtual Size of Slide is the baseline pixel dimension (width and height) used as a reference canvas for positioning, scaling, and animating objects in the Objects and Animation window. Key Details Coordinate System: It defines the internal coordinate grid (for example, 1920 x 1080 for a standard 16:9 Full HD layout). Percentages and pixel values for pan, zoom, and keyframe placements are calculated relative to this virtual canvas. Aspect Ratio Control: Changing the virtual size helps enforce a specific aspect ratio (like 16:9 or 4:3) for your project workspace. Independent of Source Images: Your source photos can be much larger (e.g., 4K or original camera resolution) or smaller; the virtual size simply acts as the design and layout resolution for the screen framework. [1] Best Practice: Set the virtual size to match your intended output or display resolution—such as 1920 x 1080 for HD screens and TVs. If your Intended Output is a 4K MP4 then the Virtual Size of slide should be set to Custom - 3840x2160 (4K).

OK now, but it was offline from about 21.00 gmt until around 10.00 this morning. Thanks Igor. DG

The ZOOM control will determine the height of your Text Box. You can also drag the corners of the Text Box to make it bigger or smaller. You determine the width of a string of text by pressing ENTER thus creating multiple lines of text. The only other controls that you might need are the Justification controls - Alignment, Line Spacing etc For TITLES and SUB-TITLES use separate Text Boxes of differing ZOOM sizes. DG

Here are my V11 and V12 screen grabs. Perhaps we ought to get Igor involved? I assume that you are on a PC? V12 V11

That should happen automatically. Go to Settings/Templates/Folder for Custom Slide Styles etc and make sure that they are the same for both V11 and V12. You might have changed the default at some stage. DG

They are transitions - not styles? DG

Have you tried the keyframe navigation arrows? https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/12.0/objectsandanimation_1/managing_key_frames#navigate_key_frames DG

Thank you, I will rectify that. DG

This feature is for Executables only. Not for mp4 video. DG

The Online Help for Version 12 has been updated in line with the "What's New in Version 12" posted by Igor: https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/12.0/v12_wn/main Links have been added to each paragraph as appropriate. There is obviously more work to do but the OH is an ongoing and evolving document and if anyone wishes to contribute it will be hugely appreciated by the PTE community. "How to" articles are largely driven by Forum Posts for which there is no obvious answer in the OH and these will continue to be added when they arise. DG

Please use Google Translate for all posts. DG

Thank you Guy, I enjoyed your images. DG

JRR, can you please encourage people to use English - this is an English Forum? DG Guy, can you please use Google translate and post in English? DG

When you add an image to the Slide List it is assigned a Main Object number of 1. Such images are outlined in Blue in the File List. If you add an image in O&A the Main Image number has to be added manually. There can only be one Main Image 1 (per slide). DG

You can Apply any Style and modify it to your needs. You can then create a Style from the modified Slide and Save As a different version. Saving over the original is not advised and is not good practise. You cannot overwrite Built-In Styles so you have no alternative but to create your own version. If the Style that you are modifying has an Image built into it then that can cause problems as can images which appear more than once in the Applied Style (Reference Images). DG

You now have an understanding of why some used images are highlighted in blue and others not. If you are not going to create Styles you need not worry about the rest. Most people should be able to manage with "Quick Styles" (or not use Styles at all) and in these cases the Main Object numbering need not worry you. If you have a specific problem you are welcome to Message me - there are lots of others who will be willing to help. Good luck, DG P.S. There is a way of getting ALL used images highlighted in blue but it is not very elegant!!

Here's an extremely simple Style showing two different ways of applying a Style and determining the order of objects appearing. 1. In a 16/9 Project add 4 images to the slide list. Their order in the slide list will determine the order in which they appear. Highlight all 4 and apply the Style. The Style creates 3 slides - slides 1 and 3 can be deleted. 2. In a 16/9 project, create a blank slide and add 4 Images to it in O&A. Use the "Main Object" to number each image in the order (1 to 4) that you want them to appear. Apply the Style. The Style creates 3 slides - slides 1 and 3 can be deleted. Demo Style - Object Numbering.ptestyle For demo purposes only.

Also useful for creating Transitions? DG

The first image/object that you drag into the slide list is automatically designated "Main Object 1" and its name turns blue in the File List. All subsequent object in the same slide are left blank and are not turned blue in the File List. You can manually assign an Object number in O&A and these are used when creating a Style. The way in which multiple images are applied in a Style is determined by the order of the Main Object designations. See Styles in the OH. DG

Could it be that what you are both seeing is the fact that ONLY Main Object 1 Images are shown as used by the Blue Text? If you have a BG Image, it will be Main Object 1 and any Images added (on top) will not be designated as being Main Object. DG

Hi Jill, The entry in the OH / Hotkeys is Shift + Left Mouse Click on an Audio Track- Constrain movement of Track to Horizontal Plane It is difficult to remember where and when these Hotkeys originated - maybe Igor can help when he returns. https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/hotkeys/main DG