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Re: Can I "edit" a built-in Slide Style?

Postby im42n8 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:53 am

Egads! (I'm bad) That last one was DEFINITELY for the Producer section... forgot where I was. Well, I've been recovering from a bad cold ... I can use that as an excuse ... and I had a really tough day at work. :)

But, better yet, temporary forgetfulness. Gads ... this has been a really bad week for me (a perpetual Monday...)! :oops: :shock:

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Re: Can I "edit" a built-in Slide Style?

Postby BarbaraC » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:19 am

That's all right Dale. I can do the same sort of thing when I'm bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. :mrgreen:

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Re: Can I "edit" a built-in Slide Style?

Postby im42n8 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:25 am

I must be going through a phaze ( :? ) . . .

Well, according to Forrest Gump, "Stuff happens..."

(it's my time for "stuff")

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Re: Can I "edit" a built-in Slide Style?

Postby im42n8 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:14 pm

Ok, so here's a GOLD version of the 2nd example (which ALSO works in Producer). It's a variation of the original effect but does NOT vary the zoom at all (I'll explain later). I hope this redeems me for that Producer version I gave in the GOLD section :oops: :D (But too, I'm also more fully recovered from that flu stuff I was suffering from ... well, hopefully).

This is the setup.
• Add 4 landscape Images to a blank slide
. . . . (ALL should have the same aspect; I used 3:2 images ... an image aspect of most camera sensors today).
• After applying the style "Corner Pan Fade Dark", you will have 5 layers, the gradient and the 4 image layers.
• The style sets the layer scale to FIT TO FRAME. Make sure the last layer is the same scale.
• The style sets each layer's outline and shadow. Make sure the last layer layer has these turned on too.
• There is no need to edit layer 1 (the gradient).

• Set the pan for each 100% zoom image layer (start / stop) as follows:
Layer 2: -84,-84 / 336,336
Layer 3: -168,-168 / 252,252
Layer 4: -252,-252 / 168,168
Layer 5: -336,-336 / 84,84

This results in (basically) an edge to edge travel of each layer as it moves across the screen. Why? Because, for the scale FIT TO FRAME, a layer width is found by the following formula: W=Z/F, where Z is the zoom value, and F is the ratio of screen aspect to layer aspect. F = (Ly/Lx)/(Sy/Sx) = (Ly*Sx)/(Lx*Sy). Lx and Ly are the layer's horizontal and vertical dimensions, respectively. Sx and Sy are the show's horizontal and vertical dimensions.

So, for a 100% zoom image that has an aspect of 3:2 in a 16:9 aspect show, F = (2*16)/(3*9) = 1.18519
The layer WIDTH is then 100/1.18519 = 84.38 or just 84 (to round things off). If the image has 50% zoom we'd get a width of 50/1.18519 = 42.19, or 42 (if we round the number down).

If you notice, the distance between layers pan setting above are all in multiples of 84. So, if you want to overlap the images by 10 more than the current side by side, then remove 10 from the current start pan values of layer 3, 20 from layer 4 and 30 from layer 5. You will then do the same for the ending values of layers 2, 3, and 4 (see below):

Layer 2: -84,-84 / 306,306
Layer 3: -158,-158 / 232,232
Layer 4: -232,-232 / 158,158
Layer 5: -306,-306 / 84,84


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If you use FILL FRAME for the scale mode, the width at 100% zoom is the same as the zoom value. So, your start and stop values will be (for layers 2 through 5):

Layer 2: -100,-100 / 400,400
Layer 3: -200,-200 / 300,300
Layer 4: -300,-300 / 200,200
Layer 5: -400,-400 / 100,100

Then, to adjust the amount of overlap (or distance apart), change layers 3, 4, and 5 accordingly as described earlier. If you want a 20% overlap Then reduce the layers by start, stop values by 20, 40, and 60 respectfully:

Layer 2: -100,-100 / 340,340
Layer 3: -180,-180 / 260,260
Layer 4: -260,-260 / 180,180
Layer 5: -340,-340 / 100,100

This makes it a relatively easy way to extend the effect by one or more images. And you'll note that it makes it easy to change the distance between or overlap of the various images.

In my opinion, there's little to be gained from changing the zoom as it moves across the screen for Gold. There's too little control and the visual change isn't all that great. Further, it greatly complicates the ability to add additional images while maintaining the same overall effect. Also complicated is the ability to change the distance between the existing images or their amount of overlap. Why complicate things?

Have Fun. :)

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