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Il menu File della Barra dei menu dispone di 8 opzioni come mostrato nell'illustrazione seguente:
Questo menu fornisce le seguenti funzioni:
Per tutte le altre opzioni vedi la sezione Pubblica - Video
Oltre a fornire accesso ai comandi “Annulla/Ripristina”, questo menu fornisce semplicemente un collegamento alla schermata “Opzioni progetto” che può anche essere raggiunta mediante il pulsante “Opzioni progetto“ nella Barra degli strumenti inferiore. Le opzioni disponibili in “Opzioni progetto” sono descritte nella sezione Opzioni progetto.
Oltre a fornire accesso ai comandi “Annulla/Ripristina”, questo menu fornisce semplicemente un collegamento alla schermata “Opzioni progetto” che può anche essere raggiunta mediante il pulsante “Opzioni progetto“ nella Barra degli strumenti inferiore. Le opzioni disponibili in “Opzioni progetto” sono descritte nella sezione Opzioni progetto.
The User can choose a Language from the list.
The File List can be sorted by:
Displays:
The last option in the Settings menu is Preferences. This option allows the user to set up a number of program functions which will apply to all projects until these are altered. When the “Settings/Preferences” option is selected, the following dialog box will open :
The dialog box contains 7 tabs which control various functions of the program. Each of these tab functions is explained below.
Two different functions of PicturesToExe are available for purchase, the Deluxe version which includes all of the program functions and a simplified “Essentials” version. By clicking the “compare editions” button, the list of function which each version supports is shown and prospective purchasers can select which version they wish to purchase. For users who have already purchased a PicturesToExe licence, the version they wish to use should be selected and then no further change to this tab is required.
Compare Editions: Compare Editions Link
The contents of the “Project” tab with its 5 sections is shown below :
The first section is “Save and recovery”. It is recommended that both “Auto recovery” and “Auto save project every” x minutes are selected. Typically the default setting of 5 minutes is a reasonable setting but the user may select any time which is considered appropriate to the project being worked on
The second section is labelled “Project file”. This has 3 options :
The third section is labelled “Default option for new slides”. This has 3 options :
The fourth section, “Optimization of video clips”, provides a means of dealing with compatible video clips. A video clip which is straight out of the camera may be suitable for direct insertion into PicturesToExe. Alternatively the clip can be pre-edited (converted/optimized) in a video editor and saved in various formats (e.g. mpg) and then added to the Slide List in Pictures To Exe. If a video clip is added to the Slide List in Pictures To Exe directly, there are three options which can be selected to determine how the clip is handled. These are :
N.B. Video clips which require Trimming should be Converted/Optimized by right clicking on the clip and choosing “Convert Video Clip” before adding to the Slide List in order to preserve the setting of Full Slide Duration equal to Video Clip Duration.
The final section, “Executable files for PC and Mac”, provides option for either preventing the contents of published “exe” files from being extracted or allows these files to be modified subsequent to publication.
The contents of the “System” tab with its 5 sections is shown below :
The first section allows auto-checking for updates to Pictures To Exe and it is recommended that this is always selected to ensure the user's version is always up to date.
The second section provides 3 options which can be selected if a slide is double-clicked in the Slide list. These are :
The third section is only applicable for users with two monitors. When a show is run the output can be set to appear on either Display 1 or Display 2 or the user can select which to use.
The fourth section enables the user to set up default programs for graphical editor, video editor and audio editor.
The last section deals with video card issues and provides 3 options :
The contents of the “Timeline” tab with its 4 sections is shown below :
The first section controls the type of scrolling of the timeline. Scrolling can be disabled or selected to one of two methods. “Autoscroll - style 1” is abrupt when the end of the screen is reached and style 2 provides a gradual scroll.
The second section controls the color of various parts of the audio waveform when viewed in the timeline window.
The third section controls the appearance of the audio waveform and whether values for amplitude are in percent or decibels.
The final section controls the heights of the Slide and audio tracks in the timeline view. although values can be selected here, the user is advised to use the shortcut keys of CTRL + Shift + mouse wheel to alter track heights. The slide or audio track must be selected first.
In Main Menu / Settings / Preferences / Toolbars you can configure the position of all Toolbars and Tools.
Tick or untick any box to turn a Tool on or off.
Highlight any Tool and it can be Moved within its Default Toolbar or to a different Toolbar.
It is not possible to move Tools to or from the Status Bar.
Separators and Spacers can be moved in the same way. Extra Separators and Spacers can be added.
Toolbars Profiles (User Profiles) can be Saved and Loaded to suit the user.
The Reset Button allows the return to Pictures To Exe Default Status.
The example below shows a Slide View with all Tools Active (ticked) and some moved to the users preference.
The “Editor” tab with its 2 sections is shown below. This tab controls features associated with the “Object and Animation” editor window.
The first section “Show” has two options which control aspects of the O&A window. These are :
The second section “Selections” also has two options which are :
All of the options in these two sections can also be changed directly in the O&A window by using the “Tools” button.
The “Templates” tab with its 3 sections is shown below :
The first section, “Templates of projects”, deals with the management of templates. A template can be considered as a set of project settings which can be used over and over again without the user having to reset project parameters. For example a user might want to make all his shows where the slide aspect ratio is always 3:2, the slide standard duration is 7s and a standard transition of gradual fade in are required. To do this, set up each of the required settings in “Project Options” and then use the menu option File/Templates/Create Template from this show. In the “Templates” tab, the “custom” button can be used to access all the project settings, the resultant show parameters saved as a template, and the “Use Template for New Projects” button to make this the default template. Of course a number of different templates can be created for different type of show. At the bottom of this section is the location where saved templates will be created. This default folder can be changed by the user if required.
The second section provides a similar facility for storing slide styles that the user creates. Again this can be changed to suit user requirements.
The “Main Menu”, “Help” provides 6 menu options as shown below:
These menu items provide the following functions :
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