Photo Story 3 -- Default Effects & Transitions Settings

In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and transitions,
or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given slide show?

Thanks,
Paul

No... you can only adjust them one at a time, unless you have the skills to
unpack the xml file from the project file, tweak the settings, and return it
to the project file.

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"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
> transitions,
> or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given slide show?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

Thanks for the quick response. I think I can edit xml without too much
trouble, but unpacking the project file would be new to me. Can you provide
any guidance on how to do that, or point me in the right direction for
instructions?

Thanks again,
Paul

"PapaJohn" wrote:

> No... you can only adjust them one at a time, unless you have the skills to
> unpack the xml file from the project file, tweak the settings, and return it
> to the project file.
>
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn (MVP)
>
>
> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news312832C-A950-4A4A-A580-891AAF416DDA@microsoft.com...
> > In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
> > transitions,
> > or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given slide show?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
>
>
>

see my website's Photo Story 3 > Saving page.... up high on the page is a
section about the topic...
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"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4077F437-65AF-4AA9-935F-E748B0A4F9C7@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the quick response. I think I can edit xml without too much
> trouble, but unpacking the project file would be new to me. Can you
> provide
> any guidance on how to do that, or point me in the right direction for
> instructions?
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
>
> "PapaJohn" wrote:
>
>> No... you can only adjust them one at a time, unless you have the skills
>> to
>> unpack the xml file from the project file, tweak the settings, and return
>> it
>> to the project file.
>>
>> --
>> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>>
>> PapaJohn (MVP)
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news312832C-A950-4A4A-A580-891AAF416DDA@microsoft.com...
>> > In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
>> > transitions,
>> > or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given slide show?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Paul
>>
>>
>>

Paul wrote:
> In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
> transitions, or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given
> slide show?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
============================
Not exactly what you asked for but the
following tool will allow you to remove
all the Motion and Transitions...also it
will allow you to globally change the
duration.

TweakPS
http://www.windowsphotostory.com/TweakPS

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Digital Media MVP

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Hi PapaJohn,

I've been playing with the extract, edit and recombine functions with little
success. Mostly, PS3 says the file has been corrupted when I try to reopen
the project, but when I do get it to work, the changes don't seem to take
effect. I'm sure with a little more playing I'll figure it out.

I appreciate the help.

Thanks,
Paul

"PapaJohn" wrote:

> see my website's Photo Story 3 > Saving page.... up high on the page is a
> section about the topic...
> --
> website references are to www.papajohn.org
>
> PapaJohn (MVP)
>
>
> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4077F437-65AF-4AA9-935F-E748B0A4F9C7@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for the quick response. I think I can edit xml without too much
> > trouble, but unpacking the project file would be new to me. Can you
> > provide
> > any guidance on how to do that, or point me in the right direction for
> > instructions?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Paul
> >
> > "PapaJohn" wrote:
> >
> >> No... you can only adjust them one at a time, unless you have the skills
> >> to
> >> unpack the xml file from the project file, tweak the settings, and return
> >> it
> >> to the project file.
> >>
> >> --
> >> website references are to www.papajohn.org
> >>
> >> PapaJohn (MVP)
> >>
> >>
> >> "Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news312832C-A950-4A4A-A580-891AAF416DDA@microsoft.com...
> >> > In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
> >> > transitions,
> >> > or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given slide show?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hi John,

I will definitely give this a try. One way that I use Photo Story is to
create short stop-motion videos using a series of still photos. Each slide
is only shown for 1/2 second or so, and there are no transitions, of course.
It sounds like this tool might be just what I need.

Thanks,
Paul

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Paul wrote:
> > In Photo Story 3, is there a way to set defaults for effects and
> > transitions, or to apply the same settings to all slides in a given
> > slide show?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> ============================
> Not exactly what you asked for but the
> following tool will allow you to remove
> all the Motion and Transitions...also it
> will allow you to globally change the
> duration.
>
> TweakPS
> http://www.windowsphotostory.com/TweakPS
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

Paul wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I will definitely give this a try. One way that I use Photo Story is
> to create short stop-motion videos using a series of still photos.
> Each slide is only shown for 1/2 second or so, and there are no
> transitions, of course. It sounds like this tool might be just what I
> need.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
================
You're welcome.

Thanks for the feedback.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

John,

TweakPS is going into "Not Responding" mode every time I try it. I'm
running Windows Vista--could that be the problem?

Thanks,
Paul

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Paul wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I will definitely give this a try. One way that I use Photo Story is
> > to create short stop-motion videos using a series of still photos.
> > Each slide is only shown for 1/2 second or so, and there are no
> > transitions, of course. It sounds like this tool might be just what I
> > need.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> ================
> You're welcome.
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

Paul wrote:
> John,
>
> TweakPS is going into "Not Responding" mode every time I try it. I'm
> running Windows Vista--could that be the problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
================================
I don't think it works on Vista...why are you
posting in a Windows XP newsgroup?

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

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me may not work for you

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