How To Create a Vignette Effect in ProShow Producer



How To Create a Vignette Effect in ProShow Producer

Overview

With Vignettes, you can easily create enhanced borders for your photos and videos. Vignettes are polished-looking borders with soft-feathered edges or defined shapes. They can be used on both photos and video, and in conjunction with other composition tools. Simply choose the softness, size, shape and transparency of your custom border. Before Vignettes, borders had to be created in an external graphics editor.

How to Apply a Vignette:

1. In the Slide List, double-click on the slide containing the layer you would like to add a border to.

2. In the Slide Options dialog, click < Editing >.

3. Select the layer you would like to use for this effect.

4. Check the box next to Vignette.

5. Click < Configure > to launch the Vignette dialog.

6. In the Configure dialog, select a Shape and Type for the Vignette. The checkerboard behind your image represents the area that will be transparent when the border is applied.

7. Adjust the Size, Border Size and Corner Size for your Vignette. Use the preview to view your changes.

8. For pointed corners, check Fill corners. For a solid, picture frame-style border, check Solid borders.

9. If you chose Solid Color or Gradient as the Vignette Type, set the colors and options for those features.

10. Click < OK >.

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Using the Copy Settings Feature

|In Slide Options in ProShow Producer, you can copy almost any setting from any layer to any other layer in your show. |

|This saves the professional user a large amount of time while making it easier to precisely configure settings. |

|Basically, you can right-click on almost any setting in Slide Options and copy those settings with a few clicks of the |

|mouse. This is achieved in the Copy Settings dialog. |

|To Access Copy Settings: |

|In the Slide List, double-click on the slide containing the setting(s) you would like to copy. |

|Click on the tab in Slide Options containing the setting(s) you would like to copy. Right-click on the value field |

|corresponding to the setting you would like to copy. |

|From that list, select Copy [Setting you selected] to Other Layers. If you are copying a Keyframe setting the options |

|will be Copy [Setting you selected] to Other Keyframes. |

|This will launch the Copy Settings dialog. Here, you can specify the source and destination of any setting(s) in your |

|show. Check the boxes next to the Source Layer or Source Keyframe. |

|Next, check items in the Settings to Copy section. |

|Check the boxes next to the Destination Layer or Destination Keyframe. |

|Click < Copy & Close > to apply the setting(s) to the destination. |

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|Copying Layers | | |

|Copying layers from one slide to the next is done the same way as copying any other setting. | | |

|Copying Layers to other slides can be enormously helpful when creating a highly-customized | | |

|slide show. For instance, if you have a photo border around one image on a slide, you can use | | |

|the Copy Settings feature to copy that photo border layer, to any other slide in your show! | | |

|Read below for the step-by-step process. | | |

|To Access Copy Layers: |

|In the Slide List, double-click on the slide containing the Layer you would like to copy. |

|Click on the Layers tab in Slide Options. Right-click on the layer you would like to copy in the Slide Contents list. |

|From the right-click menu, choose Copy To > Specify Destination. |

|This will launch the Copy Layers dialog. Here, you can specify the source and destination of any layer in your show. |

|Check the boxes next to the Layer to Copy. |

|Check the boxes next to the Destination Slide. |

|Click < Copy & Close > to apply the setting(s) to the destination. |

How to Put a ProShow on Your Website

Overview

Using ProShow Gold or Producer, you can create a slide show that can be displayed on your web site. Online slide shows are viewed using the Photodex Presenter plug-in, which is included with all ProShow products, or available as a free download from the Photodex web site.

Creating The Web Show

1. Create a slide show in ProShow Producer or ProShow Gold 3.0.

2. Select Create > Web Show.

3. Configure output setting and menu as desired.

4. Click < Output Options > on the left and check the box next to Create Web Page.

5. Click < Create >.

6. Enter a file name and location to save the file to. To avoid problems later, use only lower case letters, numbers, dashes (-) or underscore characters (_) in the file name. Avoid spaces and other punctuation characters. Save the file in a folder where you can find it later. This is the actual web show file that you will need to upload to your web site.

HTML

|In order to display your slide show on your site, it must be embedded within a | |[pic] |

|web page. Checking the Create web page box as described above will generate a | | |

|basic web page automatically. The file will be created in the same location that| | |

|you specified for the web show file, and will have the same file name. | | |

If you are familiar with HTML and would like to edit the web page yourself, you can leave the box unchecked and just click the View HTML button next to Create at the bottom. This will generate the necessary code, which you can copy and paste into your HTML editor.

Putting It All Together

Once you have created your web show file and the web page that will display it, you need to upload both to your web server. Make sure that both files are uploaded to the same directory on the server. For this example, assume that your web show and HTML files are called "myshow.px" and "myshow.html," respectively, and you have uploaded them to "" in the top level directory. Pointing your web browser to the address "" should display your slide show.

How To Use Masking in ProShow Producer

Overview

In ProShow Producer, you can turn any layer into a fully-customized mask to conceal or reveal aspects of underlying layers. A Mask is a layer that you specify to block out certain features of underlying layers. You can use photographs, videos, black and white graphics and gradients to create a mask, all with different results. Masking creates silhouette effects, abstract compositions, borders and more.

The following example shows you how to create a basic effect using masking. The effects and complexity you can achieve with masks is only limited by your creativity.

To Apply Masking:

1. Create a clipped (transparent).psd graphic of a simple shape using a graphics or drawing program. The shape will be used for the masking effect.

2. Open ProShow Producer and drop in a photo to create a slide.

3. Add the graphic you created in Step 1 as a layer over the photo in your slide show by clicking the file and pressing < CTRL > while dropping it onto the same slide.

4. Double-click on the slide to bring up the Slide Options dialog.

5. Click < Layers >.

6. In Layers options, select the .psd graphic as the layer to make the mask. Make sure that this layer is on top of the other layer in the Slide Contents list.

7. Check the box next to This Layer is a Mask.

8. Now, you will notice that the black and white image you created is acting as a mask for the underlying image. You can choose to invert the mask for a different creative effect by checking the box next to Invert Mask.

Adding Motion Effects to Masks

Masks act like any other layer on a slide. You can set custom motion effects to a Mask to achieve creative effects.

|To Add Motion to a Mask: | |

|To add motion to your Mask, double-click on the slide that contains your Mask to launch Slide Options. | |

|Select < Motion > on the left. | |

|Here, select the Mask you created from the Select Layer drop-down list. | |

|Adjust the starting and ending positions for this layer by adding and combination of Pan, Zoom and Rotate. | |

|Preview the motion effects that you have added to your Mask at anytime by clicking the green < Play > button at the bottom of the Slide| |

|Options dialog. | |

How To Use ProShow Producer as a Proofing Program

Overview

You can not only make slide shows, but you can also use ProShow Producer as a proofing tool to show your images to clients. Using Producer in this way, you can add a slide number or filename to each image, protect you images with watermarking and upload proofing shows to the website for free!

Applying these features to a slide show only takes a few minutes, and it allows you to better serve your clients with free online proofing. Now you can join the "print-less proofing" revolution using ProShow Producer.

|To Apply Proofing information to Slides: | |[pic] |

|After you have added all the images to be proofed to the slide | | |

|list, click < Options > in the Main Toolbar to launch Show | | |

|Options. | | |

|Click on < Show Captions >, then click < Macro >. | | |

|From the Show Macros For drop-down list, select < Predefined | | |

|Macros >. | | |

|Select the Macro that corresponds to the information you would | | |

|like to include on each slide. Recommended Macros include: | | |

|Filename Only, File Date and Slide Number. | | |

|Click < Add & Close >. | | |

|Position the caption as you would like it to appear. Configure | | |

|other caption settings as desired. | | |

|Click < Done >. | | |

Adding a Watermark

As you can see, every slide has a unique caption that displays information about that particular image. Now, you can add a watermark to every image to protect it.

1. Choose Show > Show Options and click on the Watermark button on the left side of the window.

2. Select Image and choose any image or logo that you would like to use as a Watermark.

3. Configure other Watermark settings as desired.

4. Click < Done >.

Uploading Your Proofing Show

1. Click Web Show in the main toolbar or go to Create > Create Web Show to launch the Create Web Show window.

2. Click < Uploading > and click < Create Account > if you have not already done so.

3. Follow the instructions to create your free sharing account and then enter your Member Name and Password.

4. Select the Album you would like to upload the proofing show to.

5. Configure other Share Show output settings as desired.

6. Click < Create >.

Inviting Your Clients to Proof Your Images

Now that you have uploaded the proofing show, simply invite your client to view the show! Your images are protected by a Watermark and the captions will allow your client to easily select images to purchase. Proofing your work has never been easier!

|How To Use Chroma Key Transparency in ProShow Producer | |[pic] |

|Overview | | |

|Create Hollywood-Style greenscreen effects with the Chroma Key | | |

|Transparency tool in ProShow Producer. You can quickly make a | | |

|specific color range in your image or video transparent to create | | |

|overlays, graphic art effects and more. ProShow Producer uses | | |

|advanced vector chroma key technology to create chroma key | | |

|transparency effects. | | |

How to Apply Chroma Key Transparency:

1. In the Slide List, double-click on the slide containing the layer you would like to apply Chroma Key Transparency to.

2. In the Slide Options dialog, click < Editing >.

3. In Editing options, select the layer that you would like to apply Chroma Key Transparency effect to.

4. Check the box next to Chroma Key Transparency.

5. In the Key Color section, click < Set Color >. Use the Eyedropper to select a color from the layer to make transparent.

6. Adjust the Hue Threshold slider to make the desired portion of the layer transparent. A value of 3 to 5 is usually sufficient. Next, use the Hue Drop Off slider to fade the edges of the image remaining in the layer.

7. Adjust the Intensity Threshold slider to make the very dark and very light portions of the layer opaque. You may have to adjust the Key Color you chose to achieve your desired results.

8. Next, use the Intensity Drop Off slider to fade the edges of the opaque areas remaining in the layer. Use the Color Suppression slider to remove any remaining Key Color areas from the edges.

9. When you have successfully removed an adequate amount of color from your image, click < Done >.

10. Preview the masking effect by clicking the < Play > button in the Preview window.

|How To Use A Gradient as a Mask Layer in ProShow | |[pic] |

|Producer | | |

|Overview | | |

|ProShow Gradients are a powerful feature of ProShow | | |

|Producer. Before, you had to create Gradients and even | | |

|solid color graphics in an external graphics editor to | | |

|use them as layers. Now, you can use gradients in a | | |

|variety of different ways in ProShow Producer without | | |

|ever leaving the program. Here. We will look at how you | | |

|can create a gradient to be used as a mask. You can also| | |

|use solid color layers to quickly and easily create | | |

|simple masks. | | |

To Apply a Gradient as a Mask Layer:

1. In the Slide List, double-click on the slide that contains the image you would like to add a gradient mask layer to.

2. In the Slide Options dialog, click < Layers >.

3. Click < Add > and select < Add Gradient >.

4. This launches the Create Gradient dialog. In the Create Gradient dialog, select a Preset and Type category. In the Chooser, click on the gradient that you would like to use.

5. In the bar below, use the anchors to add new bands of color to the gradient. Move the anchors to increase and decrease the width of color bands. Click < Set Color > to change the color of the band. Click < Reverse > to reverse the order of the color bands.

6. Set the Opacity of the gradient using the opacity slider. Use the Gradient Settings to add additional customizations. The controls that are available depend on the Type of gradient you choose.

7. Click < OK >.

8. In Layers options, select the gradient as the layer to make the mask. Make sure that this layer is on top of the other layer in the Slide Contents list.

9. Check the box next to This Layer is a Mask.

10. In the Channel drop-down menu, choose Grayscale to mask the underlying layer. Now, you will notice that the gradient is acting as a mask for the underlying image. You can choose to invert the mask for a different creative effect by checking the box next to Invert Mask.

11. Click < Done >.

12. Preview the masking effect by clicking the < Play > button in the Preview window.

|How To Trim Silence from Soundtrack Songs and Set a| |[pic] |

|Crossfade | | |

|Overview | | |

|Have you ever wanted to remove the first couple of | | |

|seconds that are silent before a song plays in your| | |

|show? Ever wanted to create a crossfade blend | | |

|between two songs? These tasks are easy to | | |

|accomplish with ProShow's built-in audio trimmer. | | |

|You can crop audio, set fades and more! Simply | | |

|follow the steps below. | | |

How to Trim the Silence from Soundtrack Songs:

1. Add the songs you would like to include by dragging them from the File List to the Audio List, which is below the Slide List.

2. Double-click on the first audio track to launch Show Options. The Soundtrack options should be displayed.

3. Click on the first track in the Tracks list to select it then click < Edit Fades and Timing >.

4. Click on the Zoom slider on the right to zoom in on the track. You will see a flat line at the beginning of the track indicating the gap of silence before the music begins. In the waveform, click as close to the point where the silence ends as you can.

5. Click < Start Here > to set that starting point for the track.

6. Using the Scroll bar, move to the end of the track. Locate the point at which the music ends and the waveform becomes a flat line. Click in the waveform as close to the end of the music as you can.

7. Click < End Here > to set the ending point for the track.

8. Set the fades for the beginning and end of the track as desired by entering a value in the Fade In and Fade Out boxes.

9. Click < OK >.

10. Repeat Steps 3 through 9 for each of the tracks in the Tracks list.

11. When you have trimmed the silence and set the fades for all the tracks, click on Track 2 to set the Offset. Enter a negative value, -1.5 for example, in the Offset box to make Track 2 start before Track 1 finishes. This creates a Crossfade.

12. Repeat Step 11 for the remaining tracks. You do not need to set an Offset for Track 1.

13. Click < Done > to exit Show Options.

|Apply a Watermark to your slide show in ProShow Producer | |[pic] |

|Overview | | |

|The watermarking feature in ProShow Producer is just one of the many| | |

|ways to protect your images from unauthorized copying. Add your | | |

|custom watermark to any image in your slide show with the | | |

|click-of-a-mouse! You can also set the watermark's opacity, size and| | |

|more! Follow the simple steps below to add a watermark to your slide| | |

|show. | | |

To Apply a Watermark:

1. Choose Show > Show Options and click on the Watermark button on the left side of the window.

2. To add a Watermark to your show, check Use Watermark Image.

3. Click < Browse > to choose the file to use as the watermark.

4. Position the watermark in the preview by clicking and dragging it into place or by setting precise coordinates in the Position boxes. Set the image size using the Zoom box or by clicking on the image and using your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

5. Use the Adjustments tools to make additional changes to your image.

6. When you have finished customizing your watermark image, click < Done >.

7. The watermark will be applied to all slides in your show unless you have specified a custom background for any individual slides

Put a Slide Show on Your iPod®

Take your shows with you.

Requirements

• ProShow Gold or Producer 3.0

• Apple® iTunes®

• Apple iPod with video support

Creating a Video file

1. Open Your Show. Open a slide show created in ProShow Gold or ProShow Producer 3.0.

2. Select Create > Video File.

3. From the Type drop-down menu, select < Custom >.

4. In the Format Settings section, select < Quicktime® > from the Format drop-down menu. Select < Apple MPEG4 Compressor > from the Compression drop-down menu.

5. If you would like to distribute this video over the internet, change the Resolution to 320x240. Otherwise, leave it at 640x480.

6. Set the Framerate to 30.00.

7. Check the Include Audio box to include any audio that is in your slide show.

8. Click < Create >.

Placing the Video File on Your iPod

1. Launch iTunes. If you are not running the latest version, go to itunes to download it.

2. Drag the video file, created in the above instructions, and drop it into the iTunes playlist.

3. Right-click on the video in the playlist and select < Convert Selection for iPod >.

4. Connect your iPod to your machine and drag the converted video to it. If you have configured you iPod to sync automatically, the video will be added automatically.

Podcasting

If you have your own web site or use one of the many free web services that suport podcasting, you can distribute your video over the Internet as a podcast and allow visitors to subscribe to it. Some can help you to create a podcast-friendly RSS feed that you can distribute from your web site. You can also publish your podcast on the iTunes Store podcast directory if you wish (subject to certain copyright restrictions). For more information, please visit this link: .

Workflow Tips and Tricks

Tips for working more efficiently in ProShow

ProShow Standard, Gold and Producer

| |Set the timing for multiple transitions or slides at once. |

| |Simply select the slides you would like to apply the change to and make the change to one of the selected slides. |

| |Automatically add the file name or other information to a caption. |

| |Click < Macro > button on the Captions section of Slide Options, then select < Predefined Macros > and choose the macro(s) that you |

| |wish to include in the caption. |

| |Apply a setting to multiple slides at once. |

| |Right-click on any setting on the slide options screen and select < Apply to all slides >. |

| |Add an entire folder of images to your show at once. |

| |Right click in the File List and select < Add All Files to Show > |

ProShow Gold and Producer

| |Add additional layers to a slide all at once in the Slide List |

| |Hold down the < Control > key while dropping additional images onto a slide. |

| |Use the Light Box view to view more slides at once than the Slide List. |

| |Choose Window > Light Box. You can also float this pane outside of the ProShow workspace. |

| |Quickly add a caption to every slide in your show using Show Caption. |

| |Go to Show Options and click the Show Captions icon. Any caption added here will be added to every slide in your show. |

ProShow Producer Only

| |Add all the selected images to a show template. |

| |From the Show > Show Templates menu, select < Add Selected Files to Template >. |

| | |

Creative Tips and Tricks

Tips for adding and using content in your shows.

ProShow Standard, Gold and Producer

| |ProShow has over 280 transition effects to choose from. |

| |Click the Transition icon between two slides to access the Transition Chooser. |

| |Turn the composition lines on and off in Slide and Show Options. |

| |Right-click in the preview window in Slide Options and click < Show Composition Lines >. |

| |Add a custom background to your entire show. |

| |Go to Show Options and click the Background icon. Configure the Show Background as desired. |

| |Remove red-eye in Proshow. |

| |Double-click on the slide containing the image with red-eye and click the Editing icon. Click < Red-Eye > and make changes as |

| |desired. |

ProShow Gold and Producer

| |Add motion effects to your slide show. |

| |Double-click on the slide you would like to add motion to and click the Motion icon in Slide Options. |

| |Use built-in text effects to add interest to you captions. |

| |In Slide Options, click < Captions >. Select the Text Effects to apply to captions from the drop-down lists. Click < Select > to |

| |preview the effects. |

| |Make basic image adjustments in ProShow. |

| |Double-click on the slide to make adjustments to and click the Editing icon. Make changes as desired. |

| |Trim video clips to exactly the portion you want to use in ProShow. |

| |Double-click on the slide containing the video that you want to trim. With the video layer selected, click < Trim Video > in the |

| |Layers section of Slide Options. |

User Interface Tips and Tricks

Tips for using the ProShow interface

ProShow Standard, Gold and Producer

| |Adjust audio in the slide timeline. |

| |Press < Tab > in the main window to switch to timeline mode. Hold < CTRL > while dragging your mouse over the audio waveform to |

| |manipulate your audio. |

| |Reset the window layout to its original settings. |

| |Select Window > Default Window Layout from the main menu at the top of the screen. |

| |Save and load your own custom layouts. |

| |Rearrange the window by dragging the panes around, then save your layout using the < Save Window Layout > option in the < Window > |

| |menu. |

| |Switch view modes for the File List. |

| |Right click in the File List and < Details > or < Thumbnails > to select how files are displayed. |

| |Preview the slide you are working on without leaving Slide Options. |

| |In Slide Options, click the green Play button to watch a preview of the slide, including transitions. |

| |Move from one slide to the next within Slide Options. |

| |Use the blue arrows at the bottom of the dialog to move between slides. |

| |Change the sorting method used in the File List. |

| |Right-click in the File List and choose < Sort by >. Select your desired sorting method from the list. |

| |Access many features by right-clicking in ProShow. |

| |When in doubt, or if you just want to see what options are available, right-click in ProShow. |

| |Preview your show in full-screen mode. |

| |Right-click on the preview area and select < Full Screen Playback >. |

ProShow Gold and Producer

| |Add additional layers to a slide at once. |

| |Hold down the < Control > key while dropping additional images onto a slide. |

Audio Tips and Tricks

Tips for working with audio in your shows.

ProShow Standard, Gold and Producer

| |Adjust audio in the slide timeline. |

| |Press < Tab > in the main window to switch to timeline mode. Hold < CTRL > while dragging your mouse over the audio waveform to |

| |manipulate your audio. |

| |Trim soundtrack files directly within ProShow. |

| |Double-click the soundtrack bar and click < Edit Fades and Timing > to launch the audio trimmer. |

| |Add multiple soundtracks to your slide show. |

| |Just drag another audio file onto the soundtrack bar after the first one. You can also repeat a soundtrack by dragging another copy |

| |of the same file onto the soundtrack bar. |

| |Quickly sync your show to your soundtrack. |

| |Choose Audio > Sync Show to Audio. |

ProShow Gold and Producer

| |Add a sound effect or voice-over to any slide. |

| |Double-click on the slide you would like to add a sound effect to and then click the Sounds icon. Click < Browse > to add a sound or|

| |< Record Voice-Over > to add a voice-over. |

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