Camera slideshow HACK

BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

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Dec 07, 2014 12:55

Folks, I am making a Halloween video and I am going to use the Camera View Slideshow for a section.
I have easily replaced the background "card" with a creepy night scene, but I cannot seem to alter the 2 "frilly" photo frames to something a little more generic. Every time I try to test, I get a crash. I never got as far as altering the masks, only the 2 frames I dislike.
Anyone successfully altered those 2 frames and masks.
The hack makes the template far more versatile.
I'm even considering replacing the background with a green screen,
render, and then by keying out the back
I can easily use any image or video behind it. But those 2 frames...

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Dec 07. 2014 13:25

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ynotfish

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

Dec 07, 2014 14:01

Barry -

Would any of the frames & masks attached here be of any use? http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/17146.page#87066

A person of your perspicacity would probably be able to make an appropriate set of frames

Another possibility worth considering is NOT to use 6 different frames. Just choose the one(s) you want - duplicate & rename them in the same way as the files in the template folder. Repeats the same process for the matching mask(s).

The naming protocols are important! As you've discovered PDR can get a bit toey when you start playing around with its files.

Cheers - Tony
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BarryTheCrab

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Nov 06, 2008 22:18 Messages: 6240 Offline

Dec 07, 2014 18:12

Great link, and I certainly noticed the number of downloads is very impressive.
I did try before to simply copy the frames and rename, but that didn't work, crash. I was making/saving the graphics in Photoshop Elements 8, still not sure what I did wrong.
The link provides a massive resource. Cool. Thanks. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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ynotfish

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

Dec 07, 2014 18:28

Barry -

Earlier, I was trying to make a halloweeny frame. That was OK - I just haven't got the mask right yet & I'm not sure why. You'll see what I mean if you apply the attached frames & mask to replace that frilly one.

You've probably noticed that the frames/masks aren't a consistent size. That might need to be considered if you're trying to duplicate things.

Cheers - Tony

Filename	Halloween FrameMask.zip	Download
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