PTE AV Studio

• To Enter the Custom Transition Window click on the AB symbol in a slide or:
• Click on Project Options / Transitions
• Then click on the Manage Transitions button

• In Version 9 Custom Transitions can be saved either in the “Global Storage” or “Embedded” into the Current Project
• Click on Create Transition to enter the “Create Transition Effect” Editor

• By choosing “Global Storage” the Custom Transition will be available for future projects
• CT's in the Global Storage can be Cloned and Moved to the Embedded Transitions area (current project)
• By choosing “This Project” the Custom Transition will be available in this project only
• Next, choose a Variant

• Choose Background Options and Click on Edit

• The Aspect Ratio is automatically chosen to suit the Project Options AR

• Click on “+” to add a Variant to the List
• Click on “-” to Delete a Variant
• Click on Edit to proceed to the Editor
• Close the Editor Window by clicking on the “X” at top right to return to this Window
• Click on OK to Save

• Choose a Preset Variant
• Click on an Arrow Button
• Click on Edit to proceed to the Editor
• Close the Editor Window by clicking on the “X” at top right to return to this Window
• Click on OK to Save

After Creating a Custom Transition it would be good practice to Export it to a folder somewhere on your HD called “Exported Slide Styles”

• The Global Transitions section contains both the Preset PTE Transitions and the Custom Transitions which you can Create yourself or Import from the Forum etc.
• The “Manage Transitions” button has a dropdown menu which allows the Option to “Clone” a Custom Transition
• The Cloned Copy can then be either edited to create a Variation or “Moved to the Local Storage” (Embedded Transitions)
• When creating a “Backup in ZIP” (BIZ) to export to another PC which might not have the Custom Transition it is included for use when the BIZ is unzipped
• The Global Custom Transitions are Embedded in Executable files