Confirmation please: Slideshow customize issue.

All vodi

Senior Contributor Location: Canada Joined: Aug 21, 2009 11:24 Messages: 1431 Offline

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Mar 07, 2018 16:10

When a project has an intermix of videos and slideshows, CUSTOMIZING an exiting slideshow by increasing the time period of the overall slideshow sequence creates an erroneous overlap (insertion error) with the adjacent following clip. The correct action would be to move all items to the right keeping the integrity of the sequence.

The workaround is to temporarily move the slideshow to an open track, make the customizing changes and then re-insert the new longer slideshow. PD16 correrctly moves everything over to the right using this method. Win 10, i7

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Mar 08, 2018 01:20

Hi All Vodi -

Yes - I'll confirm that.

Steps I took:

Set up timeline with mix of stills & video

Select group of photos > Slideshow > Motion > Advanced Editing > Return to timeline (adjacent media adjusts position)

Select Motion slideshow > Customise > Adjust timings on individual photos to increase overall duration)

On return to timeline, longer slideshow overlaps adjacent clip.

Observations:

The same thing happens if you shorten the overall duration - adjacent clip stays put & leaves gap

The adjcent clip is unaffected. i.e. duration maintained so it can be put right manually.

Issue doesn't occur if slideshow is modified not via Customise button.

Timeline screenshot attached.

Cheers - Tony

P.S. On a happier note, I really like the feature in the Motion template that allows customised timing for each photo.


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All vodi

Senior Contributor Location: Canada Joined: Aug 21, 2009 11:24 Messages: 1431 Offline

Mar 08, 2018 09:06

Thanks Tony. That's exactly the scenario.

Ditto on the motion timing option. It has a quirk as well:when you enter a new time selection the enter key must be used. Otherwise it resort's to the previous time selection. It is about time for this feature!

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LuisPS

Newbie Joined: Jun 10, 2015 00:50 Messages: 6 Offline

Jun 02, 2018 12:20

Quote Thanks Tony. That's exactly the scenario.

Ditto on the motion timing option. It has a quirk as well:when you enter a new time selection the enter key must be used. Otherwise it resort's to the previous time selection. It is about time for this feature!

Hi Experts,

I just can't find where to edit the duration of each slide (or the overall). The duration of the two pictures is 7 seconds each: selecting them, clicking slideshow and selecting "Motion", produces a 9 second slideshow. No way to change the duration (with or without Enter key). Customizing the slideshow only gives me the option to change the path and size of the movement for each slide, but not the duration.

What am I missing? Any help would be most welcome!

I am using PD 15 Ultra in case it may be version-specific.

Thanks in advance!

Luis

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Jun 02, 2018 16:38

Hi Luis -

Yes - it's version-specific. You won't find it in PDR15 because it was only introduced in PDR16. Sorry.

Cheers - Tony
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