https://docs.pteavstudio.com/ 2026-10-20T16:27:01+00:00 https://docs.pteavstudio.com/ https://docs.pteavstudio.com/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2022-12-19T11:29:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/addtext?rev=1671449359&do=diff Add a Text Object In Objects and Animation it is possible to add a Text Object to a Slide by clicking on the Text Icon (T) on the Menu Bar. The Properties of the TEXT are shown in the Properties Tab on the Right. Choose a Font from the dropdown Menu and other attributes such as Bold, Italic, Underlined and/or Color. text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/button?rev=1671451805&do=diff Add a Button Add the Button * Click on the “Add Button” Icon or Right Click and choose “Add / Button” * The seven different “Theme” options are shown above Customize the Appearance of the Button * The Options in the Properties Tab can be adjusted to text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/circlemask?rev=1671451806&do=diff Create a Circular Image The Image * Create a blank slide * In Objects and Animation, add a Frame and add a Mask Template to the Frame * In the Mask Properties set the Style to Circle and the Width of Blur to 1% * The maximum size is 1024×1024 text/html 2022-12-19T11:28:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/colour?rev=1671449314&do=diff Colour Management PicturesToExe includes full colour management since Version 9. * Support of embedded colour profiles in JPEG and PNG images. * Support of colour space of a monitor (output): * sRGB (by default) * Current monitor profile text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/comment?rev=1671451807&do=diff Add a Text Comment to a Style It is possible to add an editable text caption to a slide within a Style. * Add a text object to a slide in Objects and Animation * Right click on the text object to show the pop-up menu * Choose Text Comment text/html 2022-12-19T11:28:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/customtransitions?rev=1671449314&do=diff Create Custom Transitions * To Enter the Custom Transition Effect Window click on the AB symbol in a slide or: * Click on Project Options / Transitions * Then click on the Manage Transitions button * Give the Transition a descriptive name text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/customtransitiontips?rev=1671451808&do=diff Custom Transition Tips Frames * When making a Multi-Aspect Ratio Custom Transition (CT) a copy of Slide1/Slide2 with Zero Opacity can be used as a Frame * When the CT is then used in a Project Aspect Ratio (AR) other than the one in which it was created the text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/duration?rev=1671451808&do=diff Slide Duration Slide Duration and Full Slide Duration Depending on the settings of Settings / Preferences and Project Options the duration seen in the Slide List can change. If a single slide is added to the Slide List the Main Screen View looks like this: text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/frame?rev=1671451809&do=diff Add a Frame Object A Frame is a transparent object which can be used as a “Parent” object in Objects and Animation. It can also be thought of as a Rectangle Object with Zero Opacity. Add the Frame Click on the Frame Icon to add a Frame. * text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/framing?rev=1671451809&do=diff Framing Framing, Cropping and the Splitter Framing Framing is a new feature of Version 9 which allows the user to create a “Window” which can contain animation of an image within a configurable Border or Stroke Line. In the Objects and Animation / Properties: text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/keep?rev=1671451810&do=diff Keep Full Slide Duration Definitions * Slide Duration is the time from the beginning of a slide to the beginning of the next slide * Full Slide Duration is the time from the beginning of a slide to the end of the next slide's transition time text/html 2022-12-21T15:55:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/main?rev=1671638156&do=diff Version 9 How To's text/html 2026-06-27T14:46:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/mask?rev=1782571564&do=diff Add a Mask Object To add a Mask Object you can: * Click on the “M” Icon at the top right hand side of the Objects and Animation Screen * Right Click in the Object Panel or Main Screen in Objects and Animation and choose to “Add a Mask” text/html 2022-12-19T11:28:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/modifiers2?rev=1671449315&do=diff Visualising Modifiers A Style which demonstrates some of the ways in which Modifiers can be used. Download and Import the Style - apply to a single blank slide. DOWNLOAD text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/selection?rev=1671451812&do=diff Selection and Transparency Under Construction Transparent to selection This function is only found on the “Properties” tab of the “Objects and Animation” window and, when selected, only applies to the particular image/object selected. When enabled it makes that object transparent to selection so that an object below it can be selected, changed, moved (or in the case of a button with an operation) operated in Preview or EXE. Using the above example of the two Frames each with its own Button … text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/simplepan?rev=1671451812&do=diff Create a Simple Pan In Objects and Animation click on (highlight) the object/image that you wish to apply Pan (or Zoom / Rotate) to. Note the Pan and Zoom parameters above: Pan = Zero; Zoom = 640×360 (In Pixels Mode) Right Click on the Key Frame on the extreme left of the timeline and choose text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/text?rev=1671451813&do=diff Text Formatting Tips Centre Point Anchor * In a Default Text Box in Objects and Animation the “Box” will expand vertically and horizontally according to the amount of text which is input * Note that the Text Box in the above example is “ text/html 2022-12-19T12:10:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/textpreview?rev=1671451813&do=diff Text Font Preview * In Objects and Animation you can preview the appearance of different fonts in your text box as follows: * Click on the FONT NAME Button and in the Drop-down Menu and HOVER the mouse over a Font * Using the UP and DOWN ARROWS you can now scroll through the Fonts List and Preview the Font in Real Time text/html 2022-12-19T11:28:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/timelapse?rev=1671449316&do=diff Time-lapse Video …… or “Pseudo Time-lapse” Video in a PTE Slide Show. Most DSLR's will allow the creation of Video Clips of around 20 minutes or more in various formats e.g. MOV. It is possible, in PTE Version 9, to compress that 20 minutes or more into a Pseudo Timelapse video which is 2.5 minutes or even shorter at a high quality. text/html 2025-03-10T13:49:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pteavstudio.com/en-us/11.0/how_to_v9/tips?rev=1741614582&do=diff Tips Tips for Styles Authors When making a Style you can stipulate in the Author's Notes that the Main Images required in the Slide List should be a specific Aspect Ratio, but you cannot guarantee that the user is going to follow that instruction. You can get around this in the design stage of the Style by clicking on the Main Image and, in Objects and Animation / Properties, click in the