Just want to confirm this is a bug. I’ve sent Peter a sample, but sometimes I’d like to be sure it’s not just me by having others try to duplicate it. Try this – it’s pretty simple:
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Using the latest beta (6.0b21 – but it’s been happening for a while) click on Create Slideshow (any size format will work).
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Drag one image onto the stage and set Zoom > Fit to Stage
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In the Options panel, choose Slide > Animation > Enabled
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On the Finish portion (right hand stage area), use the Zoom scroll to enlarge the image to something absurdly large (try 4000%).
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Now drag that image on the Finish stage so that some area OFF-CENTER is now near the center of the stage (for instance, find something in the image near any of the corners and move it so its near the center).
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Set the slide duration to something like 10 seconds to slow down the effect, or use the Animation Speed slider under the Image options to slow it down – otherwise you might miss the fun.
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Now click on Play and watch what happens.
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Now save the slideshow and import it into FM v5 and play it (ignore the caution that it was made in a later version).
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Now watch what happens
I’ve been asking for a long time for the ability to pan files across the stage using bezier curves, but it seems like there’s now a built-in ability to do so, although not under user control (albeit I’m guessing NOT Peter’s intent). Normally the image SHOULD zoom from the Start position to the Finish position in a straight line, but in this case the image zooms and pans (possibly) completely off the stage and then pans back onto the stage to its final Finished position.