This dialog allows you to define settings for the slides. It includes numerous zones:
 

Toolbar

The toolbar allows to launch the main slide editing commands.
Open the Chapter properties dialog
Append a shot to the end of the shot table
Remove current selected shot
Add a new title block - Open a sub menu with the following options:
Add a simple title block
Add a title clip-art block
Once you have selected one of the options, the Edit Text dialog opens.
Add one or several new blocks of images or video. A file selection dialog appears allowing you to select files.
Note: in case of multiple selection, files are added in the alphabetical order of the filenames or in the digital order of shots (according to the option selected in the Application options dialog).
Add special - Open a sub menu with the following options:
Add image from clipboard
Add a GMaps map
Once you have selected one of the options, the new object is inserted into the block table and depending on object, the Image framing and correction dialog opens.
Edit blocks - Open a sub menu with the following options:
Change the order of the shots by moving the current selected shot a step to the left
Change the order of the shots by moving the current selected shot a step to the right
Copy the current block to the ffDiaporama clipboard and remove it from the slide. The copy is made with the block parameters defined for the current selected shot.
Copy the current block to the ffDiaporama clipboard. The copy is made with the block parameters defined for the current selected shot.
Paste block or image from the clipboard and insert it to the end of the block table
Remove the current block
Make the active block visible or hidden. Note: Hidden video blocks are automatically paused
Play the sound, during this shot, of the selected video block. (This button is active only for videos.)
Open the Edit text block dialog.
Open the Image framing and correction dialog. This button is active only for objects containing images or videos.
Arrange blocks - Open a sub menu with the following options:
Align to top
Align to midle
Align to bottom
Align to left
Align to center
Align to right
Distribute horizontally
Distribute vertically
Change the order of blocks by moving the active block upward (towards the background)
Change the order of blocks by moving the active block downward (towards the foreground)
Display information on active block. (Remark: This function is available only for "image" or "video" blocks.)
Save as model - Allows you to save current slide as a new Predefined custom title.
For more information on predefined title slide, see: Predefined title slide
 
At the bottom of the box, the "Rullers" button allows you to open the Ruler properties dialog
 
It is also possible to open contextual menus by:
Each of these contextual menus propose commands which depend on what you have clicked.
 

Slide settings zone

Name of the slide Indicate here a name for the slide. It is this name which will appear on the thumbnail in the main window timeline.
Total slide duration The total slide duration is displayed here. This duration takes into account possible adjustments for minimal duration of the shot as described above.

Shots table

The shots table shows the shots as thumbnails, in the order in which they will be played (from left to right).

For each shot, the thumbnail shows:

Remark:

Shot settings zone

Shot duration

Indicate here the duration of the currently selected shot. For the last shot of the slide, there is a minimum duration.The following rules are used to calculate the minimum duration of the shot:
If you specify a duration lower than the minimum calculated duration for the shot, it is this minimum duration that will be used in place of the value which you specified.

Interactive zone

The interactive zone allows you to move and interactively re-size blocks within the selected shot.

Using the mouse:

Using the keyboard:

Remarks:

Blocks table

The blocks table lists, from top to bottom, the present blocks in the slide.
 

Blocks are shown on 3 columns:

Remarks:

Block settings zone

Inheritance changes

This settings group defines how changes to the block parameters are reflected to the different shots.

Inherit changes: If this box is checked, the changes made in a previous shot will be applied to this object in this shot

Coordinates

This settings group defines the coordinates of the block for the current shot, so, the modifications made to the following properties will apply only to current shot. To understand the differences between the properties which apply to all shots and those which apply only to the current shot, consult: How ffDiaporama works.

For image or video blocks: Allows you to select a reframing style for the image. It has the same effect as selecting a style in the dialog: Correct, reframe or cut image or video.
For text blocks: Allows you to select the geometrical constraints to be applied to the block. Three type of constraint are available:
  • No constraint is applied to the selection rectangle.
  • Lock selection rectangle to the actual geometry. It has no meaning until you have defined a shape in "no constraint" mode.
  • Lock selection rectangle to the same geometry as the project, such that, if you place the image in full screen, the reframed part will correspond to the whole screen.
Allows you to select a pre-defined block size
Represents the horizontal offset of the block from the left. This position is defined as a percentage (%) of the total width of the image or in pixels (for a 1080p screen) according to the unit defined in the configuration dialog.
Represents the vertical offset of the block from the top. This position is defined as a percentage (%) of the total height of the image or in pixels (for a 1080p screen) according to the unit defined in the configuration dialog.
Represents the width of the block. This value is defined as a percentage (%) of the total width of the image or in pixels (for a 1080p screen) according to the unit defined in the configuration dialog box.
Represents the height of the block. This value is defined as a percentage (%) of the total height of the image or in pixels (for a 1080p screen) according to the unit defined in the configuration dialog.
Rotation around the Z axis in degrees.
Rotation around the Y axis in degrees.
Rotation around the X axis in degrees.

Block shape

This settings group defines the shape of the block for all shots, so, modification of the following properties will apply to all shots in the slide. To understand the differences between the properties which apply to all shots and those which apply only to the current shot, consult: How ffDiaporama works.

This settings group deals with style management. For more information on style management, see: Using style management
Shape Allows you to select a shape for the block. The selected shape will be used as:
  • a fusion mask for the images and the videos.
  • A cutting zone for texts
Opacity Opacity Defines the opacity of the block. This value also applies to the text of the block.
Border Thickness of the border Defines the thickness of the border (This value is defined as 1/1080 of the height of the screen. A value of 10 corresponds to 10 points on a 1920x1080 FullHD screen, but only to 6 points on a 1280x720 screen).
Border color Defines the color of the line to be used to draw the border
Line type of border Defines the type of line (solid, dotted line, etc.)
Shadow Shadow position Defines in which corner the shadow will be positioned (Note: the position of the shadow is independent of rotation of the block: the right lower corner is always the right lower corner, whatever rotation is applied).
Distance of the shadow Defines the distance between the block and its shadow
Color Sets the color used to draw the shadow

Animation option

Speed wave

Selects a speed curve for block animations (movement, resizing and rotating of blocks, animation of text and blocks)

Remarks:

  • To change the velocity curve for image animation (graphic effect and framing), edit the image or video and select a velocity in the Image framing and correction dialog
  • This setting is define for the current shot, so, the modifications made will apply only to current shot. To understand the differences between the properties which apply to all shots and those which apply only to the current shot, consult: How ffDiaporama works.
 

Text annimation

Zoom Defines a level of zoom for the text
Defines the horizontal position of the text inside the block
Defines the vertical position of the text inside the block

Remarks:

To make animations of text, you have to create at least 2 shots then:

Block animation

The block animations define which animations will run during the current shot. You can define different animations for every shot!
These settings are defines for the current shot, so, the modifications made will apply only to current shot. To understand the differences between the properties which apply to all shots and those which apply only to the current shot, consult: How ffDiaporama works.

Multiple rotations

This animation allows to turn a block several times during the shot.
Remark: the rotation direction is defined by the sign, so +5 will give 5 rotations in one direction while -5 will give 5 rotations in the other direction
Defines the number of rotation to be made according to the Z axis.
Defines the number of rotation to be made according to the Y axis.
Defines the number of rotation to be made according to the X axis.

Dissolve

This animation dissolves between the block and a transparent zone according to the following settings.
Appear The block will appear during the shot
Disappear The block will disappear during the shot
Blink The block will blink during the shot (appear then disappear). 4 speeds are proposed (from slow to very fast).

See also