Slide properties
Author: ffDiaporama Team

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

- On the top: The Toolbar allows to launch the main slide editing commands, and the Shot settings zone.
- On the left: The Slide settings zone, the Shots table and the Interactive zones.
- On the right: The Blocks table and the Block settings 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:

- Right clicking on zones.
- Right click on shots table.
- Right click on blocks table or on interactive zone when no block was selected.
- Right click on one of the blocks of a multiple selection, on blocks table or on interactive zone.

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:

- The shot duration (At the top of the thumbnail)
- The temporal position of the shot at the end of its duration (At the bottom right of the thumbnail)
- An image representing the shot at the end of its duration

#### Remark:

- The order of the shots can be changed by using Drag & Drop.

## 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:

- The total slide duration cannot be lower than the sum of the durations of the entering transition of the slide plus that of the transition to the following slide
- The total slide duration must permit complete play of the longest video sequence (time of breaks is taken into account)
- The total slide duration cannot be lower than 1:30 second

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.

- Selected blocks are shown with a frame. (It allows to differentiate them from other graphic elements of the slide).
- Control handles (small square) are shown on sides and on corners of the selection frame.
- Rulers are displayed to facilitate the work with the mouse. See Rulers settings

#### Using the mouse:

- To select a block: click the block
- To select multiple blocks: Select a first block by clicking on it and then, by clicking on the other blocks to be selected with pressing either the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
- To select a block under another block : Click the block to be selected by pushing both SHIFT and CTRL keys.
- To unselect a block in a multiple selection: Click the block with pressing either the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
- To modify the size of the blocks of the selection: Click one of the handles of the selection and, while keeping the button of the mouse pressed, move the mouse.
- To move the blocks of the selection: Click one of the blocks of the selection and, while keeping the button of the mouse pressed, move the mouse.

#### Using the keyboard:

- To move the blocks of the selection, use the arrow keys.
- To change the size of the blocks of the selection, use SHIFT+arrows to move the upper left corner handle or CTRL+arrows to move the lower right corner handle.

#### Remarks:

- A double click on a block opens the block editor associated with the block type (for a text block this will be the text editor, for an image block the reframing dialog, etc.)
- A right click on a block when the selection includes only a single block opens a contextual menu proposing the editing commands for a block.
- A right click on a block when the selection includes multiple blocks opens a contextual menu proposing the editing commands for multiple blocks.

## Blocks table

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

- The order of the blocks is important! The first block (at the top of the list) is covered by the second block which is even covered by the following block and so on.
- The order of the blocks is defined shot by shot.

### Blocks are shown on 3 columns:

- The first column contains or:
  - If the block is a title.
  - A thumbnail if the block is an image or a video.
  - If the image or the video have a transformation filter.
- The second column contains icons giving the state of the blocks for the current shot:
  - If changes made on previous shot are applied for this block also to this shot. (This information does not appear for the 1st shot.)
  - If changes made on previous shot are not applied for this block to this shot. (This information does not appear for the 1st shot.)
  - If the video has the sound during this shot. This information appears only for the video blocks.
  - If the block is visible during this shot.
  - If the block is hidden during this shot.
- The third column indicates:
  - If the block is a title: the text of the block
  - If the block is an image:
    - The filename.
    - The width x the height of the image in pixel (the format of the image - the geometry of the image).
    - A summary of EXIF information on the image.
  - If the block is a video:
    - The filename.
    - The width x the height of the image in pixel (the format of the image - the geometry of the image).
    - The duration of the video.

#### Remarks:

- Double clicking on a block opens the block editor associated with the block type (for a text block this will be the text editor, for an image block the reframing dialog, etc.)
- Right clicking on a block when the selection includes only a single block opens a contextual menu proposing the editing commands for a block.
- Right clicking on a block when the selection includes multiple blocks opens a contextual menu proposing the editing commands for multiple blocks.
- To select a block: click the block
- To select multiple blocks: Select a first block by clicking on it and then, by clicking on the other blocks to be selected with pressing either the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
- To unselect a block in a multiple selection: Click the block with pressing either the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
- Blocks with locked properties are shown on a grey bottom.
- Selected blocks are shown on a red bottom if the focus is on the blocks table or on a blue bottom if the focus is on another element.
- To change the blocks order, use Drag & Drop or Up and Down functions of the contextual menu.
- It is possible to add files directly in the blocks table by using Drag and Drop with the file explorer.
- All blocks, whether title, image or video, possess a text element.
- During the insertion of a new block (Add title, Add file or Paste), the block is inserted:
  - In visible mode for the current shot and for all the following shots
  - In hidden mode for the shots located before the current shot
  - Always in the last position in the list of blocks (in the foreground)

## 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:

- Define values for zoom and scrolling for the 1st shot
- Define different values for zoom and scrolling for the 2nd
- 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.

### 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

| Description of EXIF - Exchangeable image file format