Introduction

The dialog box Application settings allow to define options of the application : This dialog box is called with the  button of the toolbar.
It consists of following 4 tabs:

Application options



Application options

Remember Windows size and positions
  • If this box is checked, the sizes and the positions of all the windows and dialogue box of ffDiaporama will be saved to be reused the next time which you will use ffDiaporama.
Remember last used folders
  • If this box is checked, the directories that you use for the images, the videos, the projects, the musics and the generations of movie will be saved to be reused the next time which you will use ffDiaporama.

Preview options

Frame rate
  • Defined the number of images by seconds which will be generated to show the preview.
Note: the more this number is raised and the more the preview will be fluid, on the other hand, the more the resources of the computer will be sought.
Reduce this number on slow computer or if the capacity of the multimedia reader is frequently in the red.
Image transformation (Apply to video during preview)
  • If this box is checked, The effects of transformations will be applied to the images of videos during the preview.
Note: certain effects are particularly long to calculate and can return the particularly slow preview. To shoot this box allows then to keep a fluid preview.

Editor options

Coordinates unit
This option allows to select the unit of the coordinates which will be used in properties dialog box among:
  • Percentage: Coordinates (X, Y, Width and Height) are expressed in percentage
  • Pixel: Coordinates (X, Y, Width and Height) are expressed in pixel with regard to a screen in 1080p mode
Object position
This option allows to adjust the position which occupy the new objects in the timeline during the insertions.
  • If this option is placed to Insert after the current selected object, then the new slides will be created after the current slide.
  • If this option is placed to Append to the end of the project, then the new slides will be created at the end by the project.
Multiple file insertion
This option allows to adjust the way will be sorted out files when you select several files in Add file.
  • If this box is checked, files will be sorted out by the ending number :
    Example: if you select IMG_0025, IMG_0032, MVI_0029 et MVI_0040,
    files will be inserted as follows : IMG_0025, MVI_0029, IMG_0032 et MVI_0040
  • If this box is unchecked, files are sorted out in order alphabetical.
Object deletion
If this box is checked, a confirmation will display every time you remove an object:
  • A slide from the main window
  • A shot or bloc from the slide properties dialog box
Default framing
Defined the framing to be made during the file insertion:
  • Files will be reframed so that the totality of the width of the image is shown
  • Files will be reframed so that the totality of the height of the image is shown
  • Files will be reframed at best
Default transition
Defined the transition to be inserted between slides during the insertions :
  • Chosen randomly a transition in the library
  • No transition
  • Crossfade transition

Project options


New project geometry
Select the geometry of image to be used for the creation of the projects.
Three kind of geometry are available :
  • 4/3 : Corresponds to the old TV with (almost ) ensconced screen
  • 16/9 : Corresponds to the modern TV with rectangular screen
  • 2.35/1 : Corresponds to the Cinema format (on a TV, this format will use black strips at the top and below.)
Note: the geometry of a project is once defined for quite during its creation. It is not possible any more to modify it afterward.
Default 1st shot duration
Defined the default duration of the first shot of slides during their creation.
Next shot duration
Defined the default duration of next shots.
Speed wave
Defined the curve of speed to be used for the transitions and the animations:
  • Linear : The speed of the transitions and the animations is linear: the speed is constant.
  • Sin quarter : The speed of the transitions and the animations follows the first quarter of the curve of a sine: concretely, transitions and animations start slowly, then accelerate then end slowly.

Rendering options



Default device mode rendering options

Smartphone
Select the type and the model of equipment which will be proposed by default when you will click the "Player and Smartphone" button of the "Render movie" menu
Multimedia system Select the type and the model of equipment which will be proposed by default when you will click the "Multimedia system" button of the "Render movie" menu
For the WEB
Select the type and the model of equipment which will be proposed by default when you will click the "For the WEB" button of the "Render movie" menu

Default advanced rendering options

File format
Select the default file type to use for the rendering among the proposed list.
Video standard
Select the default video standard to use, PAL or NTSC.
Format
Select the default image format to use for the rendering among the proposed list.
Video codec
Select the default video codec to use for the rendering among the proposed list.
Bit rate
Select the default bit rate to use for video during the rendering among the proposed list.
Audio codec
Select the default audio codec to use for the rendering among the proposed list.
Bit rate
Select the default bit rate to use for audio during the rendering among the proposed list.

Manage Device Database



This tab allows to modify the of the equipment profiles database. The database is composed in reality by two bases:
The device type zone allows to select the type of equipment to be shown in the list.
The list shows the categories and the type of equipments present in the database.
The following buttons allow to act on the database:

Add device: Allows to create a new equipment which comes to be added in the database.
The creation of a new equipment is made in 3 step:
1- You have to create at first an equipment
2- You define the various parameters
3- You click "Apply modifications" button to register the parameters

Remove device: Allows to delete an equipment.
Note that you can delete only equipments which you created. Those shown with the icon

Reset to default: Allows to cancel the modifications that you made on an equipment defined in the default ffDiaporama database

Device subtype: Allows to select the category in which is classified the equipment
Device model : Enter here the name of the equipment (free text field)

Then: all the parameters of rendering video associated to the device profile (File format, video Standard, etc.)

See also



ffDiaporama 1.0 - July 2011