• In Objects and Animation click on the Add Video Icon and choose a Video Clip to add to the Slide.
• Choose to Optimise if asked.
• Alternatively Optimize/Convert the File before adding to the Slide.
• Resize the Video as required - default size is “Fit to Slide”

• The duration of the Video Clip will not alter the Slide Duration
• The Video Clip has a “Zero Key Frame” and will start playing at that time
• To delay the start of the Video Clip use the “Offset” Parameter in the Properties Tab
  • Key Frames can then be used to “Fade In” and/or “Fade Out” the Video at the appropriate times
• If the Video Duration is shorter than Slide Duration it will stop at the Video Duration Time
• If the Video Duration is longer than Slide Duration the Video Clip will stop playing at the end of the next Slide Transition
• To adjust the End Time for the Video Clip use the “Duration” Parameter in the Properties Tab
• For more information - http://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/8.0/video/properties

• The Audio of a Video Clip can be added to an Audio Track and the Envelope can then be applied to it. Add the Video Clip and then, in Objects and Animation/Properties Tab, Mute the Audio of the Video Clip.

• To add the Audio of the Video Clip to a Track go to Project Options / Audio Tab and Add a Track and then Add Audio File.
• In the bottom right corner of the browser change the “Audio Files” drop-down type to “Video Files” and navigate to your Video Clips Folder.
• Select your Video Clip and click on OPEN.
• Click OK in Project Options to see the Audio of the Video Clip in its Track.
• Adjust the start of the Audio to coincide with the start of the Video Clip.
• The envelope of the Audio of the Video Clip can then be adjusted as required in its Audio Track.

• Dragging a Video Clip into an Audio Track in the Timeline will also add its Audio to the Audio Track

• A Video Clip can be made to play over multiple slides as the background for still images or vice versa
• If “Master Video Track” is chosen for the first occurance, the Video Clip can be made to play into the next Slide(s) until the End of Video Duration is reached

• The same Video Clip is then added to subsequent Slides and “Linked” to the Master Video Track (see below)
• Animation of the Video Clip can then be added across multiple Slides

It is sometimes required to add a Video file which has been generated from a PicturesToExe Project to another PicturesToExe Project.

• To create the video file for this purpose use the “Create AVI video” output option.

• Choose a preset (width/height from a list) or the “Custom” → “MPEG4-ASP…” codec.

• PicturesToExe will create exactly same file as the video convertor.

• Choose “Best quality” or Quality = 100

If you choose size 1280×720 or less, you can try 60p frames per second for smoother animation.

For 1920×1080 choose 30p.