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I am using 11.0.13 & it works fine, i have just tried it with a new project. Select all the slides you want, change Transition Time & Duration if needed & then in Slide Options choose the Transition that you want them to have. If this still doesn't work then try with a new project with just a few Slides & see what happens. Jill

You can adjust the opacity of each image so you can see parts of them all. Or use masks to hide/reveal the bits you want to see. I can give a recap of that on Friday if you need It. Jill

Yes, I think you will have to use a Mask if you wish to replicate the 'Dissolve Smooth'. Very easy to do, just put the background in the Mask & move it across to reveal the Text. Jill

Hi Mike, The only way, if you don't have the original Project Files, is to screen grab them with something like OBS Studio. This works very well but has to be done in realtime. Always save the Project Files as either a Template or Backup Zip, then you can easily go back to update or create an MP4 I will be covering Templates in my talk to LAVG in a couple of weeks. Jill

You cannot use PSD, they need to be jpg. I think Tiff also works but they will be much larger & no advantage in using them. Not sure about HEIC as I don't have any of those files, but I don't think so. Best to stick with jpg & png although webp also works as well as most video formats Jill

This is the problem, you need to give each slide a duration that is longer than the Transition time. If you have wait for Keypress to show next Slide then it doesn't matter what the duration is ( but not 0), it will stay on screen until you press the right arrow key. No need to set it for 10 mins, just leave as the default of 5 secs unless you have any animation that needs a longer time. Glad you now have it working Jill

312mb is not large so I don't understand why it won't run. .mov files don't cause a problem & if the Preview works then there is no reason the exe won't. Unless you have some anti virus software that is stopping it? Have you tried making a Safe exe?? What are your Project Option / Control settings, can you post a screen grab? Don't give up as PTE is a great piece of software You can convert the .mov files to .mp4 in PTE, just right click the file in the Filelist & click Convert/Trim Video if you feel this would help. Jill

.mov files should run fine. The problem may be if the files are large, then it can take time for the exe to start, especially if you have a virus checker running. Either leave it for a while to see if it does run (could be up to 1 min depending on size & how powerful your computer is) Or Try to publish as a Safe Exe, this should then start straight away as it produces a very small .exe file & then a much larger .pteav file which contains all the video clips etc. This will be produced as a .zip file & you will have to extract both files from it to run. If you transfer to another computer then make sure you copy both files & keep them together in the same folder. Jill

If you have set the show to wait for key press to show next slide, then you need to press the right arrow key on the keyboard to get It to move on. You also need to publish your show as an exe file. Hope this helps. If not come back and post a screenshot of your settings. Jill

No problem, once you get used to PTE it is very easy. You need to go into Objects & Animation & you will see the image & you can add your Text there. Type the Text you want & adjust it's postion & size by Clicking on it & dragging. Then go to the Animation Tab & look at the Timeline below the image & you will see a little blue square at the start - this is a Keyframe. Drag this to the end of the grey bar so it is at the end of the Transition In for the Slide. Set the Opacity at this point to be 0% Add another keyframe (right Click & select Clone) Click on this & drag it a bit further along & set the Opacity to 100% Add 2 more Keyframes further along the Timeline at the point you want the Text to fade out, setting the first to 100% & the 2nd to 0%. The distance between the Keyframes is the time it takes to perform the animation. So a longer distance = a longer time. You may need to adjust the duration of the Slide to fit. This is the easiest option to try while you are still learning. Once you are more familiar you can then have a go at Text Animation which is located on the Property Tab in O&A Just play around until you get the hang of it. Jill

you can also use the Animated Text Option & set the duration of Fade In/Fade Out for each piece of Text. Set it for 1 Slide, then copy & Paste the Text Item to all Slides & then just change the Text to what you want Jill

Open the project file in Notepad or excel then it is very easy to search for things or change them. Jill

It is very easy to do this. You will need to use Master Video, so that the video will run for several slides as the background. Then you can use Text Animation to have the text fade in and out on each slide. Look at the PTE help files for how to do this. Jill

It has been suggested several times in the past, but no harm in doing it again Jill

I think Main Image is mainly used in Slide Styles - Which is something I never use. For ordinary images I don't think it matters if something is marked as a Main Image or not. If I only want to see the action of 1 Object then I either reduce the Opacity of the others or as Dave suggests turn off Show Front Side. It would be really helpful if we could have a single button to click to turn On/Off Objects Jill

You can easily get a Full screen image simply by pressing the Spacebar in PTE, either from the thumbnail in the Filelist or in the Fullscreen view. Then press ESC to return. You can also rename the Slide from Slide Options Main Tab. This only change the name within PTE & not the actual filename, but can still be very useful if you wish to number each image. I just feel that you are making more work for yourself with the way you are doing it. But if it works for you then fine. Jill

It is so much easier to do it in PTE. I leave everything in their original folders & just add them to PTE in the order needed. But if you want to move (duplicate) them all to a dedicated folder first then fine. Go to that folder in PTE, press CTRL+D & all the images & videos will be added to the Timeline. Then simply go into Fullscreen View & drag them to the positions you want them. I am sure that this will be much quicker than having to move them around and/or rename them in another program. You are only have to sort them once. Jill

I currently have this turned off as I prefer to save with a different name as I go along making changes, so that I can always go back to an earlier version if needed. But I can see how it would be useful for beginners and in the event of a system crash. At least you can get back to what you were working on. Jill

Congratulations on this achievement. PTE is a great program that gets better with every Release. Looking forward to seeing what V12 has to offer. Jill

what about PTE, have you done a slow motion test with it?? Jill

Gary, why not use the Rotate C parameter? I use this often to get horizons etc level. Jill

When Pan, Zoom & Rotate were first introduced, way back in V5 I think, we did have to add the animation speed on all 3 otherwise it didn't always work. But maybe when Modifiers changed (in V9 ?) it was no longer necessary. I don't use them that much these days, so haven't noticed if needed or not. Jill

As you are using Framing to actually move the Map, then you need to add an 'Animation Speed Smooth' modifier to Framing on the first keyframe. The Smooth Animation gives a slower start & slower stop to the movement. To make sure that the Text follows you also need to add an 'Animation Speed Smooth' Modifer to the Pan. Again on the first keyframe. You are correct in saying you remember having to also add modifiers to Zoom & Rotate even when not using them, but in this case with the Text it works well with just the Pan. Igor - Not sure if we still need to add modifiers to all Pan, Zoom & Rotate in V11 ?? Jill

And keyframe 1 is not needed at all, it isn't doing anything. Jill

Hi Gary, I have had a look at this & I think it is because you are using framing to zoom the map rather than using the Zoom & Pan modifiers. The Framing modifier is altering the Map but not the Text. When you use Zoom & Pan then the Text stays in the same position relative to the Map. Also you only use Smooth Move Modifier to make a bezier curve & it should only be used on the centre of 3 keyframes. If you want the map to zoom smoothly then use the Smooth Animation Speed modifier. Jill