Lesson 31: Show 27: Border as layer

Once again this is an exercise similar to a PowerPoint presentation. Throughout the show the framework is retained but the content changes smoothly from one image to another.

New show

Create a new show titled “Show 27_Africa”. Click [File]> [New show] and change the title in the Show Title box to “Show 27_Africa” and retain the aspect ratio at 4:3. Click [Create].

Dragging Photos

Select all the photos from Lesson 27 and drag them to the slide list, as layers. In this exercise we limit ourselves to 5, Africa_f (1), Africa_f (2), Africa_f (7), Africa_f (10), Africa_f (18).

Border as a layer

Select “kader.gif” and drag it as a layer on the 1st slide.

Borders for all slides

Double-click the slide and select [Layers]> [Layer Settings]. Right click on the topmost layer, and select [Copy] and then [Copy to All Slides].

Enter the Title

Select [Captions]> [Caption Settings] and use these settings:

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Close this screen by clicking [OK].

Changing the Transition duration

Select all the slides and set the transition duration to 0 sec by selecting the appropriate box and making the adjustment.

Copying Slides

Slides 2, 3, 4 and 5 are copied and pasted but we also keep the original ones.

Adding Effects

Double-click the first slide and select [Effects]> [Adjustment Effects]. Select layer 2 “Africa_f (1). Set the [Opacity] at the [Starting position] to 100 and the [Ending position] to 0.
Go to slide 2 and set the [Opacity] of layer 2 from 0 to 100.
For slide 3, set the [Opacity] from 100 to 0.
For slide 4, we again reverse the [Opacity] from 0 to 100.
For Slide 5 the [Opacity] is set from 100 to 0.
For Slide 6 the [Opacity] is set from 0 to 100.
For Slide 7 the [Opacity] is set from 100 to 0.
For Slide 8 the [Opacity] is set from 0 to 100.
For the last slide we set the [Blur] from 0 to 100.
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Inserting and trimming Music

Select the music from Lesson 27 and drag it onto the slide list. Trim it so that it fits the duration of this show.

Saving the Show

Save this project by clicking [File]> [Save As], navigating to the correct folder where you want to save the project and changing the filename if necessary.

Flash Video output

Create a [FLASH video for web]. Click the [Create Output] button in the toolbar. In the menu, select [Flash]. In the following pictures you will find the necessary settings:

– Set the background music and select [Create Custom Menu].

The text is also adjusted:

The main menu changes as follows:

Click [Create] and the flash video is created. With the explorer, select the folder where you want to place this and enter the filename. As a result you’ll get more than one file.

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Lesson 31

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