Guest Yachtsman1 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have never fully got my head around the animation features in PTE, however, it's raining & I have a little bit of PTE nonsense on the drawing board. I am trying to give the impression of a pair of curtains opening in a theatre. To describe my problem more, I've created an image with the curtains removed from the proscenium as a PNG, I've created two PNG's of the curtains. I've tried adding the curtains first and adding the proscenium then trying to drag the curtains open. But what ever I do, the curtains drag over the proscenium instead of disappearing behind it, I've tried using the "bring to front" command etc etc but no matter which way I try, the curtains remain in front. Can somebody please explain in words I can understand, where I am going wrong, or alternatively where this is described in the manual (I doubt). I have added copies of the images I am using to illustrate my problem. I use version 6.0.4 but know this sort of action was possible before this version.Yachtsman1 PS when panning & zooming using the up & down arrows on the PZR boxes, the effects change very slowly, is there a way to speed them up, or should I just type into the box an amount of change I want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Think of your images as layers in Photoshop. In PTE you need to add them as independent objects (not as parent-child objects). To do this, click repeatedly in the Object List area until the contents of the Tabs above disappear, then Add your next image. Keep a close eye on which object is selected before you add the enxt one. In your case you do not want any of the objects selected. Having got all the objects added, select one in the Objects List and use Ctrl+Page-up or Ctrl+Page-Down to move it into its correct relative position. Your end game is an Objects List that reads (from top to bottom): Arch, CurtainA, CurtainB.Then add the animation to the curtain objects.Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 yachtsman1Morasoft made a show about STAR WARS with a courtains.Perhaps he will share with you the full pte project.I wrote him and he sent me the full project.Spock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Thanks P&S, just got back from a first meeting of a Southport AV group, will have a bash tomorrow.Regards EricYachtsman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Eric,Please convey my best wishes for success to the Southport AV Group.regards,Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Eric,Please convey my best wishes for success to the Southport AV Group. regards,PeterHi Peter, it is an old established group that had not been active for a couple of years, it's run by a guy called Bernard who you have no doubt come across??? They meet in a purpose built building in his garden.BTW the new LT was delivered this morning, just set it up & this is the first message. Hope to get back to the animation later.Regards EricYachtsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hi PeterFollowed your instructions & the curtains now open correctly. Must say though, I couldn't find that in the manual so how anyone else masters it I don't know?. Thanks for the info, another loose string to my bow.Regards Eric.Yachtsman1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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