Help with Theme Designer for Wedding Album

georgesz99

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Apr 16, 2019 17:26

Hi all

I watched the tutorial https://directorzone.cyberlink.com/tutorial/pdr?AP=PDR&Version=16&versionType=Ultimate&utm_source=pdr&utm_medium=16&utm_campaign=Tutorial&code=106 and my theme designer looks nothing like that.

look at my attachment....

I am trying to work out how i can change effects on any picture and or duration...

any help would really be helpful

thanks

george


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tomasc

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 25, 2011 12:33 Messages: 6464 Offline

Apr 16, 2019 22:08

The link to that tutorial is for PD12 Theme Designer FloatingFrames which does not exist in any version of PD including the Ultimate versions that I could find. The closest is Picture Frames. You opened PD16 Theme Designer Wedding Album in which the interface is different from PD12. You got it working okay.

If you drag and drop a video clip on the placeholder, then hover the mouse cursor over the placeholder and you will see a mute button and a trim button to shorten the video.

If you drag and drop an image on the placeholder, then hover the mouse cursor over the placeholder and you will see a duration button that allows you to click on it and set the duration.

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georgesz99

Newbie Joined: Mar 31, 2015 11:40 Messages: 44 Offline

Apr 17, 2019 11:57

Quote The link to that tutorial is for PD12 Theme Designer FloatingFrames which does not exist in any version of PD including the Ultimate versions that I could find. The closest is Picture Frames. You opened PD16 Theme Designer Wedding Album in which the interface is different from PD12. You got it working okay.

If you drag and drop a video clip on the placeholder, then hover the mouse cursor over the placeholder and you will see a mute button and a trim button to shorten the video.

If you drag and drop an image on the placeholder, then hover the mouse cursor over the placeholder and you will see a duration button that allows you to click on it and set the duration.

Tomas

thanks for replying: nt quite sure why you get PD 12 ... look at the last attachment the link is definitely pd16...

Anyway look at the first two screenshots... if you right click you will see there are options to change effects which are grayed out ... ie the only option is to remove the photo...

i added a video ... the option in bottom left is to take a snapshot... huh??? what does that mean???

i note that on the picture you can change the duration... but nowhere gives yo any ability to change effects...

I spotted a 'better' tutorial but still no mention of how to change effects... must find part 2

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=how+to+use+theme+designer+in+powerdirector

george

georgesz99

Newbie Joined: Mar 31, 2015 11:40 Messages: 44 Offline

Apr 18, 2019 03:39

Quote

Tomas

thanks for replying: nt quite sure why you get PD 12 ... look at the last attachment the link is definitely pd16...

Anyway look at the first two screenshots... if you right click you will see there are options to change effects which are grayed out ... ie the only option is to remove the photo...

i added a video ... the option in bottom left is to take a snapshot... huh??? what does that mean???

i note that on the picture you can change the duration... but nowhere gives yo any ability to change effects...

I spotted a 'better' tutorial but still no mention of how to change effects... must find part 2

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=how+to+use+theme+designer+in+powerdirector

george

support also gave me this really good tutorial...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTkC7lXUfn0

optodata

Senior Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Sep 16, 2011 16:04 Messages: 8630 Offline

Apr 18, 2019 11:52

Quote thanks for replying: nt quite sure why you get PD 12 ... look at the last attachment the link is definitely pd16...