Using Mask for subtitles

[8321]

Hello all,

Could someone please help me. I am using 6.5 Beta 8.

I want to add subtitles to selected slides. I made a black slide and added text in white. Saved it as text.png.

In O&A I added a Mask container with text.png in the mask, at the top of the stack of other images that fade in and out during the duration of the slide. These other images are not in the Mask container.

With "Play" in O&A the text shows up perfectly (white) and everything looks OK. Close O&A and the text has vanished when I do a "Preview". Odd?

Thanks a lot,

Jeff

[Igor]

Jeff,

Please upload a sample project to show this problem.

Also it's highly recommended to use latest available beta release (Beta 13) before submit a bug report. Probably an issue already resolved.

[8321]

Thanks for the offer, Igor.

I don't think it is a bug because I get the same result with vanilla 6.0 release.

I am doing something silly.

Will fiddle about a bit more before posting a sample.

Regards, Jeff

[Igor]

Probably it's a bug. Please send me a project file with one slide.

[8321]

Here it is.

Thank you for your time.

Jefftest_Jul28-2010_10-30-11.zip

[thedom]

Hi Jeff,

I downloaded your project, may be I missed something in you explanation but I don't understand what you tried to make with this text mask.

There is no image in the mask container.

The point of a mask is to reveal an image through this mask.

You don't see your title when you preview the show because there is no image to reveal.

What you see in the O/A are the transparent pixels which materialize the mask.

I added an image in your mask container to show you what I mean.

I hope it helps.

test_Jul28-2010_11-36-14.zip

[8321]

Hi Dom,

You did not miss something. Thank you very much. Your example and explanation makes it clear.

Have a good day!

Regards, Jeff