Key frames help

[smithrg]

Hi, AV friends,

I am trying to make a collage with the background an 8X10 photo. 

I want to cover the  background completely  with small photos. 

I then want to move the photos one by one off of the slide to expose the background photo. 

The problem is, the photos all move off the slide at the same time and I would like to have them move off randomly one by one. 

Could I impose on someone to please help me?

Thank you, Robert. 

[davegee]

If I understand your requirement correctly, you need to "stagger" your KF along their Timelines.

Move the zero KF of the second small photo along its timeline by (for instance) one second and then move its final KF by the same amount.

Then move the zero KF of the third small photo along its timeline by two seconds etc

Something like this:

DG

 

[smithrg]

Dave, thank you very much.

I appreciate your help.

I have never tried using so many keyframes before.  

All the best, Robert

[macian]

Make sure that all the small photographs are NOT nested together as in "Parent/Child" arrangement.

[jkb]

7 hours ago, smithrg said:

I have never tried using so many keyframes before.

Another perhaps easier way to do this is to start with one image that has your background & all the small images on it.

Move just your first image off screen.

Copy & Paste this Slide for however many small images you have, for example 20.

Make sure that you have a quick transition 0 seconds between each Slide.

Then just move 1 small image off on each Slide.
You may find this easier to control as you won't have to worry about having lots of KeyFrames on 1 Slide & worrying about the timing of each KeyFrame.
Just make sure that you select the correct small image on each.
You can delete the small images from the Slide once you have moved them off.

So Slide 1 would have 20 small images & you move number 1 off

Quick Transition to Slide 2 which has 19 small images & you move number 2 off

Quick Transition to Slide 3 which has 18 small images & you move number 3 off

Continue until you have moved all the small images revealing your background

Hope this helps

Jill

 

[smithrg]

Jill thank you,

 I will try your method, it seems to be an easier way. 
Thanks to everyone who took the time to help me. 
Robert

[smithrg]

Hello everyone,
I want to update you on this post.
I am 85 years old and too old and stupid to use keyframes.
To the kind forum users that tried to help me, I apologise for wasting your time.
I changed the plan, and just made a simple slideshow instead.
I am a long time user of PTE but have always made simple slideshows
 using styles & themes that are built-in and ones shared by others, and
 that has always met my needs.
Best Regards, Robert
 

[jkb]

5 hours ago, smithrg said:

I am 85 years old and too old and stupid to use keyframes.

Don't put yourself down, it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks!

Keyframes are really easy to use once you undertand the principle.

You have a start point & an end point.

Simply position your Object at the Starting postion on the first Keyframe
Right Click on the Keyframe & select Clone
Move the Keyframe along the Timeline to where you want the movement to end & then position your object in it's end position.
PTE works out the movement in between.

So for what you were trying to do in having a small image move off screen.
1st Keyframe, your image is on screen in it's starting postion.
2nd Keyframe move your image to be off screen
That is all there is to it.

Jill

 

 

[smithrg]

Thank you, Jill!

 I appreciate your help, Robert 

[Barry Beckham]

Robert

Keeping things simple is often the best thing we can do, otherwise the fancy presentation can overwhelm the images we want to show. Our creativity can get diverted to parts of the project that are less important.