@ntxdave

Too bad—your video is private, so I can't view it. But I'm glad to hear you're making progress.

️hi!
Hoping this kind of slideshow is what you had in mind.
Within CapCut I placed two photos one after the other on one track (over(or is it above?) my green background-track). This upper photo-track starts with a “pause” where only the background remains visible. Then comes the first photo, which is scaled and positioned randomly. As soon as it ends, there is another short pause. Now image #2 follows. Here, I’ve even added a fade-in and fade-out effect. Image #2 is also scaled and placed somewhat randomly...
(I’m including the YouTube link “How To Fade In and Fade Out” here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qUwKCe846E
By the way: when you add your text track, the individual text elements are edited almost exactly the same way as the other video content you've placed.
As I mentioned earlier, I avoid overly flashy effects—the kind that have always annoyed me, even in PowerPoint
Of course, the photos can also fill the entire screen. If you “lock” this state with a keyframe, then enlarge the photo to x times its original size, and set another keyframe a few seconds later, the finished video will give the impression that you're zooming deep into the image....

...so I can understand better—you could send me a screenshot similar to mine, even if it doesn't work exactly as you want it to yet. Maybe also a mock-up screenshot of how it should look later in the video.
If you want to add images (JPGs or similar), they’ll be added by default in full-screen mode, so to speak, and would thus cover your background, which obviously needs to remain visible (?). So you’ll need to scale down your image sequence, similar to the “Cute Robot” in my screenshot...
But before I offer any further blabla I’ll better wait for your screenshots.

Yes, that’s right—I live in the Frankfurt area Where were you stationed back then?

Hi again ️
even though I don't exactly understand what kind of result you're aiming for, maybe these tips will help you:
To create my own custom background, I edit my own HD JPG (1920 x 1080 px). In my example, a simple green JPG created using any image editor. This way, I set my preferred video format for a later export, for example, for a monitor or TV screen. This JPG can be a custom background color or even the family photo from last Christmas. And this background image spans over the entire duration of the video and is located on the lowest video track!
In the video tracks above it, you can play around with your content: You can make text or other image files fly across the screen, or simply fade them in or out at your desired speed, or animate them, or or or... (In my experience, less fiddling around is often better than too much )
Your slideshow in the track editor will probably end up looking something like a staircase that rises diagonally upward to the right
Once you figure out how to create a nice transition or a keyframe animation, capCut is actually pretty simple and straightforward...

Prima! (I can´t translate "Is there a charge for the desktop version? into something that makes sense in German" ) Aren't you running the program on a computer? Or does that mean “does it cost anything”? Hmmm—my version didn't cost anything.
Animated text: There are various pre-animated text templates available (I never like those things), or you can use a simple standard text, place it, and set a keyframe, then reposition it, even in size or rotation, and set another keyframe. You can do the same with an alpha-channel PNG, for example, an arrow or a red circle...
(before you waste too much time, check YouTube for “CapCut keyframes” or “keyframe animation”).
I look forward to hearing how you're getting along ️

Hi️
I'm making fast and simple progress with CapCut—it's very simple and straightforward (and there are a lot of help-tuts on Youtube)
It has all the needed features, such as transitions, text, sound, etc., and even keyframe animation...
https://www.capcut.com

️ wunderbar !

Renovation of an old house / a fast done design proposal “how it could be and look like” for a friend who asked for ideas for his renovation...
[SkUp2025 Pro / Enscape / Afffinity Photo]

@Rich-O-Brien said in SubD examples and models:

@hornoxx

"never trust a cook that breaks the spaghetti to fit it in the pot." so funny!

I'm so excited to see what Panixia is "cooking" up !!!

@panixia said in SubD examples and models:

@HornOxx said in SubD examples and models:

And then in such an accurate form

That's exactly where the plugin I'm developing in my spare time comes into play

Hey, I'm excited! If you need a beta tester, let me know

Thanks, Panixia for adding your models above! (I had overlooked them and am very happy that you are giving us the opportunity to see them)
“Tricky Ball” was a significant understatement—you first have to come up with the idea of editing a sphere in such a way that it looks like two interlocking hands rotated 90°! And then in such an accurate form. And I'm not even talking about your following amazing skills required to create those “ridges” around the sphere-shape!
Respect! What a beautiful work.

@panixia said in SubD examples and models:

A couple of spherical topology experiments)

...all of which are great!!! (I wonder how you made that second, very tricky ball)

again a great work!
since I've "known" you, I can only see the trams at home (your Darmstadt work above) in a SketchUp modelling process!!!

...and it is clear that you are already an experienced "prompter" (does this word even exist?) – given your good results, here and elsewhere
Thanks!

...Thank you for this detailed presentation Jo-Ke – you have more or less used these AI building blocks. Together with your model correction, your AI render is a great result.

Wonderful work – a great building too! – I would love to learn more about the SkUp process, e.g. how the AI model components are ‘connected’ to the SkUp model (only if that's okay with you).
Again: Great!

Thanks for your feedback Glenn-at-home
Hmm, strange. I used also an inches default Master for testing. For me, entering inches (for example) works without any problems in the SU versions mentioned. Is there perhaps something wrong with my inch measurement entry and doesn´t correspond to practice? For example: for 15 feet inward,would you write " -15 " or " -15' "?
( by the way, this is a pretty complicated system for me to write)

Great!

@slbaumgartner said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

Thank you slbaumgartner for your valid comments on this.
My little tool is anything but ‘smart’. For complex geometries, I actually use more suitable and of course better offset tools.
For complex and also multiple face selection, I really like Tig's Smart Offset, for example...

@Glenn-at-home said in EasyOffset / my new plugin #3:

Very nice. Any way to change units?

Hi Glenn-at-home, Thanks!
The plugin should work correctly in your preferred unit format (or doesn´t it?).
(yes, the +/- sample default-text in the input window may be or is a bit confusing though because of the cm and I only realise that now because of your question)