New Tutorial on 3D Z Position

[Lin Evans]

Hi Folks,

On my last tutorial on the new 3D Transform features of PTE Version 6, I covered the X and Y transform and showed how it might be used to make reflections or flip images vertically or horizontally, but I saved the "Z" Position for another tutorial.

theDom posted a very nice example of how the Z Position works, so I thought it would be prudent to make the brief tutorial explaining how this works. You can download the AVI from either the PTE Made Easy (PTE For Smarties) section of the tutorial forum page, or here for your convenience:

As Dom pointed out in the post below - this only works with PTE version 6 beta 21 or greater.... Igor made changes from the earlier version which was actually only a perspective zoom. The new Z Position feature functions as a 3D "depth" feature and is indeed a fantastic addition to PTE.

http://www.learntoma...3dzposition.zip

Best regards,

Lin

[thedom]

Hi Lin,

It is very well explained as usual.

May be it's important to mention that what you show in your tutorial about how Z position works is only available since version 6 beta 21 (released yesterday).

We've reworked Z Position in Beta 21 because earlier it worked incorrectly and was in fact Zoom + perspective correction.

This last beta (release candidate) can be downloaded here : http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10117

(Igor, I edited your topic description from "beta 20" to "beta 21" ).

[Lin Evans]

Hi Dom,

Thanks! I edited my original post to explain that one must have version 6 beta 21 or better to get the 3D depth function of Z position.

Best regards,

Lin

Hi Lin,

It is very well explained as usual.

May be it's important to mention that what you show in your tutorial about how Z position works is only available since version 6 beta 21 (released yesterday).

This last beta (release candidate) can be downloaded here : http://www.picturest...showtopic=10117

(Igor, I edited your topic description from "beta 20" to "beta 21" ).

[toppop]

hi lin, i downloaded your tutorial on z positions yesterday and when i opened it it opened in windows media player but would not run apart from the voice over, i tried to open it in quicktime but still no luck. am i doing something wrong. thank tonym

[Ken Cox]

you are likely missing a codec

see

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8954&view=findpost&p=58039

download and install the

free Media Player Classic HomeCinema:

then r mouse the file and open it with

HomeCinema:

on my system it is installed here

C:\Program Files\MPC Homecinema

and the exe is called

mplayerc.exe

or start mplayerc.exe

and direct it to your file

ken

[toppop]

you are likely missing a codec

see

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8954&view=findpost&p=58039

download and install the

free Media Player Classic HomeCinema:

then r mouse the file and open it with

HomeCinema:

on my system it is installed here

C:\Program Files\MPC Homecinema

and the exe is called

mplayerc.exe

or start mplayerc.exe

and direct it to your file

ken

[toppop]

hi ken thanks for the info on that, i will give it a try and let u know how i go on. tomym