davegee

Styles and Aspect Ratio http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/styles_and_ar Added an article to "Techniques" which describes some methods of maintaining the "correct" Size and Aspect Ratio of Main Images added to a Style.

Modified "Creating a Slide Style" to clarify "Non-Main Images" in a Style.

Update: I have just learned something I didn't previously know from someone who tried this on another forum. I have reported a number of times that BluRay DVD Players mostly have USB inputs and will play MP4 through a TV Media Player. However, I had not realised that BD Players will also read Data DVDs. So if you burn MP4 files to a DVD as data the DVD can be read on a BD Player and played via HDMI on a HD TV. I have tried it on my Sony BD Player and confirm that it works.

http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/slide-styles/create_style#identifying_a_style Note to Style Creators: Always identify your Style! DG

The answer to this little puzzle is in the hands of the Style Author. Example: Add a Blank slide. In O&A add a Gradient Rectangle (Default Colour) In Slide Options change the slide name from BLANK to STYLE BLUE GRAD Create the Style Add another Blank Slide Apply the Style Blue Grad Style In the Slide List it should now read: 2. STYLE BLUE GRAD

The answer to this little puzzle is in the hands of the Style Author. Example: Add a Blank slide. In O&A add a Gradient Rectangle (Default Colour) In Slide Options change the slide name from BLANK to STYLE BLUE GRAD Create the Style Add another Blank Slide Apply the Style Blue Grad Style In the Slide List it should now read: 2. STYLE BLUE GRAD

There are some Mac Users here who use PTE on their MACs but I can't recommend one software over another for running PC apps. Maybe one of them will chip in. DG

PicturesToExe is a PC only software at this stage. A Mac version will be developed later. DG

No problem with that. Which Windows emulation software are you running? DG

Added Mouse Wheel options for changing the Slide View Percentage in Objects and Animation to the Hotkeys Page. http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/hotkeys/main DG

The question mark has been inserted where the "colon" sits in the file name. Maybe the colon is not allowed? DG

Thanks Dawn. Try this - add ten 3x2 images to the Slide List in a 3x2 Project. Pack of Cards 3x2x10.ptestyle If you want to add a further ten images, start the sequence with the last image from the first group. DG

Thanks Igor, Version 8.0.20 solves the Styles problem. DG

George, Just to clear up any possible misunderstanding, when I refer to 3:2 or 16:9 when posting styles the AR is the PROJECT AR ant not the image ar. For instance, if you import my Album page 01 Style and apply it to one of your 4:3 images (in a 3:2 Project) the style will "fit" the image to the frame that I made cropping a little off the top and bottom. You can adjust the "fit" later if you want. Try it? DG

George, Your choice of AR depends on your own preferences. If you have an SLR then you are more likely to be producing 3:2 images which fit nicely into 3:2 shows. Compact cameras tend to favour the 4:3 AR so you might want to use that. If you show your images on your TV and have a modern tv then you are likely to want to make them 16:9. The 16:10 AR is favoured by those with 16:10 monitors. I have DSLR cameras and a 16:9 TV and show my work via mp4 files so I tend to favour either 3:2 or 16:9. Styles are not always AR specific but when including backgrounds etc in the style they "sometimes" need to be fashioned to suit. I tend to discount the 4:3 and 5:4 AR and concentrate on the other two. But if someone wants to SELL Styles the he has to seriously consider the market. DG

I have grouped the two Album Pages Styles into "Static" and "Animated" Folders. All Styles are compatible with both 3:2 and 16:9 Project AR. Static.zip Animated.zip

Nine more animated styles added and the demo updated. DG

When creating a Style you can specify the Category in which they will reside. I specified a separate Category - "Album Pages". You can organise your styles this way by creating Categories and moving your styles into them. DG P.S. You cannot move the Preset Styles - only your User Styles.

Demo updated and Approved.

Nine different Page Styles for a 2D Photo Album. Animation can be added to each of the photo elements. Pages are Multi AR - 3:2 and 16:9 and will automatically select the correct variant according to Project AR. Add Image or Images according to the instructions in the Styles Dialogue. Where a mixture of Portrait and Landscape Images are required place the Portrait Image first. Static.zip Animated.zip Demo: http://www.slideshowclub.com/files/file/410-photo-album-demozip/ Album.ptestyle - 3:2 or 16:9

Thanks Chris, But the link works on my w10 laptop, my w7 desktop and my Kindle so there is nothing wrong with the link. DG

If you ask Dom nicely he will probably re-do it for you as a Style.

Save it to a different (empty) folder? DG

Hi Chris, It works for me? DG

Thanks Jean-Cyprien, I should have included that info: http://www.wnsoft.com/en/picturestoexe/buy/ DG