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Hi Igor, Thank you for the follow-up. It makes sense that you concentrate on the 'typical' setup. I had not thought to check and compare how my mouse works in iMovie. In Lightroom Classic, when the cursor is in the image display area in grid view, the vertical scroll wheel scrolls through the images and the horizontal wheel is inactive. Positioning the cursor to the filmstrip area, the horizontal scroll wheel scrolls. Interestingly, the vertical scroll wheel also scrolls when the cursor is posotioned in the filmstrip area. In iMovie, when the cursor is positioned in the browser area, the vertical wheel scrolls, the horizontal wheel is inactive. Positioning the cursor in the timeline window, the horizonal wheel scrolls and the vertical wheel is inactive. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you would like me to do any further testing on other programs or set-ups. Thanks, Gord

Hi, Could you check how the mouse works with other programs on your Mac or Windows computers and compare with PTE AV Studio, specifically in programs that have list (panels) with both - horizontal and vertical scrolling? For example, the free iMovie app on Mac might be a good candidate for such a checking. It’s difficult for me to verify this myself, as we don’t currently have Logitech MX Master 4. Our assumption was that the typical, primary setup on Windows and Mac - a mouse with a single scroll wheel or Magic trackpad on a Mac.

Hi, Could you clarify where this link ("Get free music") is located? In PTE AV Studio (Project Options), forum, or WnSoft website? 2. And what link do you see in your browser when the 404 error appears? Please copy the exact URL from the browser. I'll check the link.

RAW images are not supported. We recommend using JPEG or PNG images. Other supported formats: HEIC, PSD, BMP, TIFF, GIF, WEBP, and AVIF.

Something about "getting our hands greasy" and tinkering under the hood.

Greetings, Ok...I cleared the Recent Recent Projects and started over. When I open a .pte from File Manager, the Slides get populate with the show's images. Ok. But then I have to go to the directory list and find the associated folder for the images to appear in the 'File Name' window. Wouldn't it be nice if the File Name window gets populated automatically once you Open a .pte file from File Manager? It is a pain to have to hunt through the folders to locate the associated images once the .pte has been selected and populated in the Slides. Gary

Check the type of file for one of the "missing" files - is it RAW perhaps? DG

Greetings Igor, I had already updated to version 12, and I updated to import setting from the previous version. Haven't had any problems. However, when I just updated to of 12.0.5 (just the free update), the problem started. When I do a File/Open and choose a .pte show, PTE will show the images of the show in the Slides. But, the 'File name' window in PTE retains the files from a previous show or jumps to some other unrelated list of Directories. It does not populate with the files from the show I just opened. Didn't do that before or am I just losing my mind???? There is something not right and it only started when I did the free update to the current 12.0.5 version. The fact that the 'Open Recent Project' did not show any of the recent projects, and only showed very old projects, there is something not working correctly since I did the update. Gary

When populating a new show with photos, the folder display is missing many files. Not sure if this is because of the trial copy and number of files is limited? When using Adobe Bridge, which shows all files, dropping files is not permitted. Please advise.

Hi, PTE Video Optimiser 1.0.3 Beta is available: Added support for HDR video in Dolby Vision with HLG. Improved audio synchronization for video files recorded with variable framerate. Diapositif PTE Video Optimiser is now built on the PTE AV Studio 12 codebase. Download for PC: https://files.wnsoft.com/ptevideooptimiser/beta/ptevideooptimiser-setup.exe Download for Mac: https://files.wnsoft.com/ptevideooptimiser/beta/PTE-Video-Optimiser.dmg It's a free update for all PTE Video Optimiser users. The About window shows v1.0.3 Build 1

Thanks for your aid Problem resolved

I uploaded a poem to chatGPT and asked it to create a slideshow. Each line in the poem stanza added one second to the slide duration. It was interesting. I still prefer manual creation over the AI version. Tom

Hi Garry, We didn’t change this behavior in V12. When you installed V12 for the first time, the program prompted you to import settings from the previous version (V11) on first run. You need to confirm this action. Right now, you can uninstall V12 and reinstall it, importing your settings from V11. Sorry, I'm not sure that understood rightly. When PTE is opened, you can open projects from the main menu > File > Open... or by clicking the Open icon in the top toolbar. The File panel displays only images, videos and audio files. Not project files.

I updated to 12.0.5, Build 2. It did not save my ‘Recent Open Project’ list or my ‘File Open’ default location. Sort of a pain to re-input that info. Why would it have done this with this update when in the past updates kept all my settings? The 'Recent Open Project' listed a bunch of very old projects that I have not opened in a long time. And...when I have PTE opened, and click on a folder for a project to open, only the files show up in 'File name'. It does not open the PTE file to show the project. What's going on????? To open a project, I have to click on the .pte in MyComputer. Gary

One of the new features of RapidRAW is relight. It does ray tracing for shadows and depth mappin and fog. This free software continues to improve. Usually the update cycle is about every 2 weeks. Tom https://www.getrapidraw.com/ Example of shading and color mixing. https://cleanshot.com/share/tBQkR9bZ

I've been thinking about this for a while. Quick test with ChatGPT. Prompt: Changes: Music: “The Lusty Month of May,” Julie Andrews and Ensemble. Duration: 91 seconds. Music starts at the beginning and fades out over the final 5 seconds. Resolution: 1280 × 720, 24 fps. All 15 photographs retained. Camera movement eliminated to address the jerkiness. Smooth one-second dissolves between images. This version emphasizes the photographs, music, and transitions without distracting camera movements. Pretty basic. Verdict? I prefer turning the wrenches (spanners) myself. It's more fun. Cotswolds_Camelot_720p_Under7MB.mp4

It is so easy to edit the music in PTE. Make the music fit the slides, not the other way around. But always keep the natural start and end of a piece and edit it in the middle. I can spend hours editing the music so it fits the images precisely. Then the image timing and transitions also fit the music. The two are linked and the timings have to work for both. But in my AV's the music is very much part of the work and dictates the pace and flow of the story. But if your music is purely background wallpaper then it should be very easy to edit. Just listen and look at the waveform. PTE does an excellent job of blending two pieces together when you overlap them. Jill

Similarly I always end up struggling to deal with the music. For my travelogue shows I typically end up with 200+ slides, some of which are jpg images and some mp4 clips. I try to add those first and then follow it up with music. Some of the music clips are just nice background cuts but I also put in pieces that relate to particular slides (e.g., Tie Me Kangaroo Down for images of Kangaroos at a wildlife preserve). No fault of the program but it is sometimes excruciating getting the various timings right.

PLEASE TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH BEFORE POSTING. DG

Hoi, Als voormalig gebruiker van Proshow Producer ben ik het volledig eens met de vraag van Ian. Dat was precies éen optie die ik veelvuldig gebruikte en dat is ook precies hetgeen ik helaas mis in PTE. Overigens zijn alle andere zaken in PTE, voor zover ik ze gebruik, geweldig goed geregeld en ben ik verder nog nergens tegen onoplosbare zaken aangelopen. Komt misschien nog🤔 SB

Well, I think it’s an option worth considering. Since photos are the most commonly used content, I’d say the most useful features are photo restoration prompts, as well as quality enhancement, and a whole host of other things. You can already use it on WhatsApp with Meta AI, or in a browser with Gemini, and many others, but having it more readily available within PTE would be really interesting. Although, as they say… you’ve opened a can of worms, there will be both positive and negative opinions, but to each their own. But the ones who need to look into this interesting possibility are Igor and his team. Edited Sorry about the translation, it doesn't really translate the way I wrote it.

A lot of creative software has been getting AI features for a few years now. Is there a role for AI in PTE? I don't know what AI could be used for, but maybe to suggest a better transition between slides or to suggest a different slide for a style? Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thank you guys. You have given me lots of options. I, especially like your suggested program, Jienense. Gives me lots of "homework" I have been complaining about the text model in PTE since version 9 but nothing much has changed that I can see. Rosemary

Yes, there aren't many other options; creating an outline in PTE doesn't look quite right (it should be possible to remove that blurring). What has improved is compatibility with PSD files: you can now edit text directly, moving between PTE and Photoshop.

Very little has changed in this area since I did the original Style. I still think that the best way forward is the way that I did it i.e. Photoshop. DG