Hi - new with p2e

[Julia]

hi!

I've just gotten the trial version and I'm totally into this - it all seems so cool and a great way to present images!

anyway, hubby and I have been playing with it and the one thing we can't figure out is how to have a b/g (solid or otherwise) and then have the pictures appear smaller and in a location.... like, to the left, center, to the right.... I think you have to do it through object editor but is there an easier way to set the b/g and then insert the photos?

I think I'm missing something basic here but I just can't find it...

help : )

Julia

[akphoto]

Hi Julia

If you are into Photoshop it is dead easy - your show becomes a number of layers in a Photoshop file with the bottom layer as your background. You keep adding your new images layer by layer and each layer can be as different as you want it to be. You switch layers off and on to build up the sequence you want to present.

If you are not into Photoshop, then I'm stuck too ...!

Regards

Alastair (akphoto)

[dagrace]

Welcome Julia (and hubby)

I had the exact same question when I got it. Here are some simple truths (I think) that helped me understand it:

1) When you select a picture for a slide, it is centered.

2) The object editor lets you import other things (including jpgs) and place them anywhere you want. (But the "main" picture that's displayed in the list will be centered.

3) There is a default project background (let's say it's black), and each slide can have its own (different) background.

Now, here are some clever variations:

a- The "picture" referenced in #1 above could be a single black pixel.

b- The pic could be an image (for example, made in photoshop) on a black background that is not centered.

c- The pic could be an image (made in photoshop) of 3 separate images on a black background.

In the case of a, you can now use the object editor to place another object (like the pic you really want to show) on the screen anywhere you want.

In the case of b, the image you want to show will look not centered, but it really is.

Etc. etc.

So the short answer is: the "main" image of the slide is centered. Period.

What Alastair mentioned is a way to get the pics to "move around".

If you're really new, I'd suggest reading though this forum. I learned a whole lot just by reading the threads. Also, find Al's PTE101 show on beechbrook.com (or search for a link in this forum elswhere) and watch it. It's a PTE slide show on how to build PTE slide shows!

Welcome aboard. Feel free to ask lots of questions. People on this forum are very friendly and helpful, I've found.

[Alan Lyons]

Hi Julia,

just to add to whats been said so far. The image is always centered. This is to allow exact registraition from slide to slide (one of the holy grails of analogue projection). To see why this is importent, take one of your colour images and make a Black & White copy of the slide. Place both into P2E and preview. All that will happen is the colours will fade from the image! Great if you need to travel back in time . To place smaller images off center, I would use photoshop layers. This way you can check each image relative to the previous and the next before you add them to your show. The object editor does not anchor the image to the background so it's position can be moved by a change in screen resolution.

See http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=2088

Best wishes,

Alan