Add slide without having to move all objects over in timeline.

wendy-weissman wrote on 9/9/2020, 1:43 PM

I am new to Photostory having used Pro Show Producer for years. In PSP I could add a slide where my slider was and it would automatically move all content over by the default duration of new slide. This is not how so far I see Photostory behaving. In fact if there is not enough time between the slides open PS will add this slide at the end of the timeline.

It would be cool If I could connect say titles with slides as a group so then it makes it easier to move things over manually if I have to. I think there is a grouping option but not available when I select two objects (slide and title )

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johnebaker wrote on 9/9/2020, 3:20 PM

@wendy-weissman

. . . . it would automatically move all content over by the default duration of new slide . . . .

Photostory is not sophisticated enough to have feature such as auto ripple - you would need to move up to Movie Edit Pro Premium for this.

However there is a means of doing this with less moue movements - assuming you are working in Timeline mode:

change the mouse from single object mode to Attach objects in all tracks mode
open a gap where you want the image to be by dragging the image to follow to the right - all the other images to the right will move as well
drag the image from the media pane and drop it in the gap
drag the previously moved images back to close the gap.

. . . . I think there is a grouping option but not available when I select two objects (slide and title ) . . . .

It does work you can group any number of objects using the standard Windows key modifiers - Shift or Ctrl - with left mouse click.

If you have not read the manual available under Help, I would advise you to do so. The questions you have asked are covered in the manual.

John EB

browj2 wrote on 9/9/2020, 3:26 PM

@wendy-weissman

Hi,

Unfortunately, PhotoStory does not have all of the editing tools available in Movie Edit Pro Plus/Premium.

Using Timeline mode, not Storyboard, for moving objects in bulk, switch the Mouse mode (the Arrow button on the toolbar above the timeline) to the button to its right (Attach objects in all tracks). Grab the left-most object that you want to move to the right and drag. Everything to the right of that object and above and below it will move. Switch back to single object mouse mode.

For importing, you are limited to the default, automatic, which puts the object at the end, and to Exchange Object (toolbar to the right of the mouse mode buttons). Movie Edit Pro has Insert and a couple more tools for importing.

If you don't yet have stuff on other tracks, you can use Storyboard mode and drag and drop the image between other objects. Even if you have stuff on other tracks, you can use this but you may have to do some extra editing of these other objects on the timeline.

Edit: I see that John EB beat me to it.

John CB

wendy-weissman wrote on 9/9/2020, 3:27 PM

I looked in the manual but couldn't find it. Most likely because of what I am calling it. Thanks

wendy-weissman wrote on 9/9/2020, 3:31 PM

So does Movie Edit pro plus/premium have the ability to do the picture collages? I have used FCP 10 also for video editing and the generators for pictures are just horrible. That's why I was looking for a slide show software. but if Movie Edit pro does both video and pictures I will definitely take a look.

johnebaker wrote on 9/9/2020, 3:36 PM

@wendy-weissman

. . . . Movie Edit pro plus/premium have the ability to do the picture collages . . . .

Yes it does, Photostory also has this capability with many others under the Templates tabs

. . . . but if Movie Edit pro does both video and pictures . . . .

Photostory also does videos however it is a less featured program than Movie Edit Pro.

HTH

John EB

browj2 wrote on 9/9/2020, 5:48 PM

@wendy-weissman

Hi Wendy,

Further to what John EB mentioned, Movie Edit Pro Plus/Premium also allows you to create your own collages. Of course, it takes work but it can pay off. There are some tutorials on this.

Example, I made several templates for what I wanted but with different quantities of photos that were not full screen. If I had 24 photos (all landscape), I would use my 24-photo template, 36 photos, the 36-template. Each of my templates includes timing and some special effects, like page curl out.

Anything that you can do in PhotoStory can be done in Movie Edit Pro P/P, usually with more ease, better, with more tools and more possibilities.

See the tutorials below for basic editing with MEP. You'll see that you can do much more.

John CB

wendy-weissman wrote on 9/10/2020, 1:56 PM

Thanks! I will definitely look into this