Aleina Show Posted March 6 Report Posted March 6 Hi friends, I want to make a comparison of work in the Proshow Producer and PTE AV programs again. For example, I chose a project that I initially did for Proshow Producer. But I have long wanted to do it for PTE AV, since it demonstrates the wonderful animation capabilities of the program well. This project uses only 3 gifs and no footage at all. (Although in PTE I would have managed without gifs. I was just lazy, since I already had gifs). All animation is done using png images and several sprites. Working with animation in this program is much more convenient and I improved many processes. It is much more convenient that you can link layers without complex manipulations. This is very important in character animation, since there are many separate elements of one character. And each element is animated separately. But all this should be a single whole. Also, various special effects, such as bursting soap bubbles or glittering stars, are conveniently made with sprites. I also really like working with sound in PTE AV. Many sound effects make the video more interesting. In Proshow Producer, I had big problems adding sounds. There is a limit on adding 1 sound per slide. And if more than 1 sound is needed? I had to convert sounds to mp4 and add them as video files, setting their visibility to 0. And there was often a desynchronization with sounds. In PTE AV, I added more sounds than in the original, finally I was able to implement all my ideas! I invite you to watch. Can you guess which of the pictures are gifs? If you are interested in the project, the link for purchase is given under the YouTube video. Aleina. 6 Quote
canaro99 Posted March 12 Report Posted March 12 Nice work, Aleina! So much has changed since Photodex went out of business. I originally started with PTE around 2002 I migrated to PS shortly thereafter and stayed with them until the end. For what I needed, the workflow was easy and the results worked well for me. The best thing that happened with the PS end was their recommended alternative. Not satisfactory to me at all and I found my way back to PTE AV Pro. I haven't looked back. I discovered your PS and PTE work. In fact, I've bugged you for a couple of conversions (thank you!). Your work is top notch and I've used several of your templates for grandchildren, new births (family and friends), and other occasions. Your templates make easy, fun gifts! I better stop or someone is going to think I get a commission. 😇 Keep up the good work. I highly recommend your templates. 3 Quote
Aleina Show Posted March 14 Author Report Posted March 14 Hi John, Thank you so much for your appreciation of my projects! I'm glad your little grandchildren are happy with the gifts and it motivates me to keep working! There is no better incentive for me than the happy eyes of the little ones and their satisfied relatives! Also thank you for your review of the PTE program, which I have grown to love with all my heart. I started out in Proshow too, it was a great program for its time. Unfortunately, it was not developed further. And that's why for me a better replacement for it was PTE AV program, which meets my requirements much better. And my requirements are high! I always say that the PTE AV program is the most successful in its niche. It is undeniable. Now I'm eagerly awaiting the release of the new, 12th version. But I am in no hurry and wish good luck to Igor and the team! Quote
SeismicGuy Posted March 14 Report Posted March 14 Always enjoy your works but don't know what sprites are. 1 Quote
Aleina Show Posted March 15 Author Report Posted March 15 17 hours ago, SeismicGuy said: Always enjoy your works but don't know what sprites are. Thank you so much for the review! A sprite is a sequence of images in one picture. In this thread I once explained what it is, you can have a look at it. 1 Quote
SeismicGuy Posted March 16 Report Posted March 16 Interesting. So the "sprites" are essentially freeze frames of an image kind of like what was used for a kinetoscope as far as I can tell--yes? 1 Quote
Aleina Show Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 On 3/16/2025 at 8:51 PM, SeismicGuy said: Interesting. So the "sprites" are essentially freeze frames of an image kind of like what was used for a kinetoscope as far as I can tell--yes? Yes, essentially it's the same thing. Quote
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