Hi David

If you have your photo on the timeline just go to FX room and, for example select the "glow" effect and drag it down to your photo. If you double click on that photo you can adjust the effect settings in the PIP designer. There are many effects that you can add and most are self explanitary by the names.

I hope this helps you Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Quote: Hi David

If you have your photo on the timeline just go to FX room and, for example select the "glow" effect and drag it down to your photo. If you double click on that photo you can adjust the effect settings in the PIP designer. There are many effects that you can add and most are self explanitary by the names.

I hope this helps you

Actually, the "glow" effect makes the whole image glow, not just the border. I'll see if there is the appropriate effect I am looking for named something else. Thanks. Editing Computer: Intel I7-3770K 3.50GHz, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866MHz
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You can create a glowing border in PIP designer by using a mask and giving it a border.

The picture is a VERY rough example to give you an idea Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Quote: You can create a glowing border in PIP designer by using a mask and giving it a border.

The picture is a VERY rough example to give you an idea

Thanks for all your help guys, but I've discovered an even simpler method. Ther's no need for any FX, or PIP actions. Simply double click on the image in the timeline to open that image's properties window. In there you can select the Border checkbox and then set border width, blur and colour. Click the Save button and its done. Simple as that! Editing Computer: Intel I7-3770K 3.50GHz, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866MHz
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That IS the PIP designer that I have been trying to explain (obviously failed miserably) Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Quote: That IS the PIP designer that I have been trying to explain (obviously failed miserably)

Sorry, I didn't understand the PD terminology then. To me PIP means picture in picture, which, to my mind means you have more than one picture. I only have one picture and am simply adjusting the border properties of that one picture. Is that not so? Editing Computer: Intel I7-3770K 3.50GHz, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866MHz
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Actually you are right. The PiP designer allows you to alter a single picture or you can build a video wall with each picture having different settings. It's really quite versatile.

Oh, and by the way, welcome to the forum Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Quote: Actually you are right. The PiP designer allows you to alter a single picture or you can build a video wall with each picture having different settings. It's really quite versatile.Oh, and by the way, welcome to the forum

Thanks for clarifying that for me. I am actually having a ball with this. My background and work up to now has been designging, manufacturing and selling small electronic sound systems for radio controlled model airplanes, helicopters, boats and tanks. I am now easing into my retirement and am taking up new interests.

My first priority is to get my 40 year old wedding photos captured (done), retouched (done) and made into a video slideshow (on-going). My first, quite successful, attempt was done entirely in Powerpoint. While it has very good control over graphics and text, it is quite cumbersome, but not impossible, to get the timing and synching to audio done right as it does not support a timeline view.

After flirting with Adobe Premiere Elements 11 for a day or two, I tried the trial version of Power Director 13, and liked it so much I bought the full version right away.

Then I have our children's graduation photos and many historic family photos going back to the 1940's and even earlier.This will keep me out of mischief for quite a while! Editing Computer: Intel I7-3770K 3.50GHz, RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866MHz
C Drive : 250GB SSD, D Drive: 1TB 7200rpm HD, Video Card : Asus GeForce GTX970 4GB DDR5
Monitor: Asus MX279 27" 1920x1080HD