Captions

[Janet Wright]

I am wanting to put captions on slides(images) but I don`t want them on for the full length of the image eg Image 8 seconds caption 4 seconds is this possible.

If so how is it achieved. Thank you

 

[Aleina Show]

This is possible by adding a keyframe with 0 opacity to the text layer. For example, you want the text to last 4 seconds. You duplicate the first keyframe and set it to about 3.5 seconds. And at 4 seconds you add a keyframe and set the opacity to 0.

Aleina

[Janet Wright]

Thank you very much, I`ll give it a try, makes sense.

[jkb]

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

[Janet Wright]

Hi I`m still struggling with both the suggestions. I`m very new to this format as I used Pro show before which was much easier to time the text. I don`t know were to look for most of the things you suggest. No idea where the fade in /fade out is as the one I`ve found alters the image even though I have the hi lighted the text. I want the text to appear when the whole image is on the screen after the fade and go off about half way through the image time depending on the length of the caption. Sorry to be a nuisance.

[jkb]

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

 

[nelson]

Barry Beckham Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dia2FuWaor8

If you are new to the program, it is worthwhile to view his videos; even experienced users often refer to his tutorials.

Kieron

 

[Barry Beckham]

They can also be found here https://beckhamdigital.photo

Find them under the PTE AV Studio Menu

[Janet Wright]

Thank you again I have watched the videos several times and learnt a lot from them except want I really needed to know. you have explained it really well and I am now getting the hang of it. Just a case of practising a lot.

Thank you again everyone for your kind help.

[SeismicGuy]

2 hours ago, Janet Wright said:

Thank you again I have watched the videos several times and learnt a lot from them except want I really needed to know. you have explained it really well and I am now getting the hang of it. Just a case of practising a lot.

Thank you again everyone for your kind help.

I was in the same situation a few years ago when transitioning from an easy-to-use video-maker program to PTEAV.  It helped greatly watching the various tutorials and learned enough to put together a few decent slideshows.  Digging into all of the intricate features of the program was a chore and it definitely makes a difference if you are only an occasional user (like myself) or an advanced amateur who are putting together slideshows for clubs or competitions.  The magic happens in the Objects & Animations section and I found one way to see how the features work is to download Styles created by some of the experts here and then opening them in O&A to see exactly what is happening.  I have not really created any Styles of my own but, rather, modify the ones I have downloaded to suit my purposes.  And then I have looked at some of the more complex ones that others have created and still don't understand all the ins and outs of how they were created.  Or rather I sort of understand the various components of the Key Frames and Animations but it is not obvious to me how the person who created them came to putting all of these together to create the effect they wanted.  Sort of like an expert carpenter knowing what tools he will need for a project and the sequence in which to use them.