Short: Slideshow video creator and player Uploader: jpv@morphos-user.com (jPV^RNO) Author: jPV^RNO Type: gfx/misc Version: 1.0 Architecture: ppc-morphos ABOUT ----- RNOSlides is a GUI based slideshow creator program, that can save slideshows as videos. The program can view saved slideshows, and play videos in various formats. FEATURES -------- - Can save created slideshows as videos in the MJPEG/AVI format - Delays between images, video resolution, and the output framerate can be freely defined - Texts can be added over images, for titling or information purposes - Texts can be formatted in various ways: bold, italics, underlined, shadow, outline, RGB/ARGB colors, etc. - Slideshow projects can be saved in the program's own format - Slideshows can be viewed within the program prior to saving them as videos - Can play its own saved videos, and a variety of other video formats - ARexx, Command Line, and tooltypes support INSTALLATION ------------ There are two optional ways to install the progam: 1) Use the Grunch program to install the program automatically. It will also allow Ambient to recognise RNOSlides project files and open them with the program when double-clicked on (installs its own project filetype). 2) Install it manually by copying the whole directory anywhere you want, and configure Ambient to recognise RNOSlides projects by copying the provided filetype to the corresponding path in your SYS: partition and modifying the command path in the x-rnoslides file to point to where the program is located. USAGE NOTES ----------- - Spacebar pauses and Esc quits viewing of slideshows and videos. - Images are swapped with the Left and Right keys when in manual viewing mode. - Videos can be seeked through by using the Left/Right/Up/Down keys. - Text formatting options are explained at: https://www.hollywood-mal.com/docs/html/hollywood/PrgFormatTags_.html - Previous delay setting and formatting options at the start of a line are preserved for a new entry when adding further images. - Line breaks can be added with the \n tag in texts. - Text placement and font settings can be altered from the Settings window. SETTINGS -------- Program settings can be accessed from the program's pull-down menu and are saved to the ENVARC:MUI/RNOSLIDES.cfg file. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS AND ICON TOOLTYPES --------------------------------------- RNOSlides uses non-standard command line arguments. Arguments must be given in the form of (note the "-" prefix): -argument parameter Format: RNOSlides [file/dir] [arguments] Arguments: -play . . . . . . . . - Play a loaded slideshow at startup automatically -nogui . . . . . . . - Play a slideshow or video without the editing GUI -defdir