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Tom, I can't say about Universal Binary format right now, because all development tools for Apple Silicon are in early Beta versions. Probably Universal Binary format will mean double file size of the installation file. Regarding Windows. The most likely, adapting of PTE code for ARM CPU will not be too hard, because we'll do the same job for Apple Silicon now.

Today I've compiled first ARM version of PTE AV Studio for future Macs with Apple Silicon. It has some issues, but the main code already works on my Mac for developers with Apple Silicon CPU. The speed and smoothness are great. Intel version of PTE AV Studio for Mac also works fine on Apple Silicon in emulation. This emulation is invisible for users. It just works as native application for ARM CPU. So PTE AV Studio will be available for any Macs - with traditional Intel CPU or with future Apple Silicon CPU.

Tom, I think PTE 10 should work on ARM Windows in emulation of 64-bit Intel code. Yesterday I launched PTE 10 compiled for Intel 64-bit on Mac with ARM CPU (Apple Silicon). It works fine in emulation (x86-64 -> ARM64).

Today I received a special Mac with Apple Silicon CPU for developers. So now we can start a work to adapt a native code of PTE AV Studio for ARM CPU in future Mac computers. I tried to run PTE AV Studio (for Intel) on this Mac and it works almost well - we only need to fix one problem and everything else seems to work fine even in emulation - instructions for Intel CPU are being translated for ARM CPU on the fly when you run any "old" application. First Mac with Apple Silicon CPU is planned for the end of this year for all customers. I'm impressed how well macOS works on ARM CPU.

Hi Gary, I recommend to import transitions in the Project Options and then click the OK button. It will not change any existing transitions in your project. I agree that behaviour in the Slide Options it not ideal. Brobably it would better to disable import of any transitions in this window and leave it only in the Project Options?

Internet connection is required to perform one time activation of PTE AV Studio for the correct work.

Hi Paul, I just sent you personal message with your license key (for PicturesToExe Deluxe 8).

H.265 and H.266 are heavily patented for many years. I hope that AV1 will replace all these codecs, because AV1 is a new open codec supported by Microsoft, Google, Apple and other companies. New TVs, media players declared support of AV1 in new models since 2020.

Hi Ralph, I just sent you a personal message with your license key for PicturesToExe Deluxe 9. We apologize for the problem with our missing emails! Did you use ralph...@....net.com address in the Contact Us form? I couldn't find your ticket, sorry.

Tom, Yes, the code of PTE will be converted once to ARM instructions on installation.

We ordered a special Mac with a new Apple Silicon CPU for developers. It should arrive in 2 weeks. So it will allow us to check a work of PTE AV Studio on Mac with a new ARM CPU and adapt the code for the best performance. Officially, the first Mac with Apple Silicon CPU will be available for sales at the end of this year.

Hi, If you want to try a Beta version of PTE AV Studio 10 Pro for Mac and become a Beta tester, add your comment below. I'll send you an invitation in July or August. Please wait for my message. And later the Beta version will be available for all users. You should have a license key for the Pro version of PTE AV Studio 10. Also let me know about a configuration of your Mac and version of macOS. PTE AV Studio for Mac requires: - macOS 10.11 El Capitan or newer (including macOS 10.15 Catalina). - Mac 2012 Late or newer. P.S. Remember that it's a Beta version. Some features are not implemented yet, you may observe freezings or incorrect work of the program. Update. We started Beta testing of Mac version.

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Hi Patrick, If you purchase the Pro version of PTE AV Studio 10 you can use Mac and/or Windows version with your license key. Once we publish a Beta version you can try it on your Mac with your license key. For new customers a price for united Mac and Windows Pro version will be exactly the same as now. No subscription, just one time payment for a purchased version.

It will be possible when we introduce multiple tracks for objects. It will allow to place a logo on a top track and adjust it, even with animation.

Thanks, Tom, we'll try to fix these issues.

Jose, I'm glad that your laptop works faster with PTE now. Do you have AMD Radeon Control panel? If yes, check again for any options to enable best performance mode for 3D apps. Check your settings according this article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/customize-power-slider Also another reason of reduced performance in 3D apps - dust inside cooling system of a laptop.

Dom, Simply recreate this style. I recommend to keep a source project which you used to create this style. In this case, when you recreate the style (Ctrl+J hotkey) PTE will automatically offer existing style name, category, description, author name, and other parameters. So I press Ctrl+J, OK, Confirm to Replace. That's all.

Jose, Try to update Windows 10 to the latest version v2004 (May 2020). I already installed this update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028685/windows-10-get-the-update

Barry, Thanks for the original project and created slide style. I reproduced this problem. Original slides for the styles didn't use "Scale key frames..." mode in the Slide Options. It causes this problem. If I enable this mode and re-create a style, everything works correctly. We kept unticked mode "Scale key frames..." mainly for compatibility and slide styles were intended for work with scaling of keyframes. We'll try to fix this problem, but I'm not sure that we can quickly fix this old code without adding new issues.

Jose, try to update graphics drivers. It may help.

Jose, PTE 9 and PTE 10 automatically choose optimal fast NVIDIA graphics on laptops with dual graphics (NVIDIA + Intel). Regrettably AMD doesn't provide this possibility and performance of PTE depends on default settings in Windows 10 or in AMD Radeon Catalyst Control panel. You need to switch your 3D graphics for maximum performance (in plugged mode and with battery mode). There are two variants: 1. For certain app. But it's not optimal if you run PTE EXE shows or preview. 2. Global settings for all apps. Recommended by me. You can also read this article, probably it will help: https://www.trickyways.com/2019/07/how-to-force-an-app-to-use-dedicated-gpu-windows/#gpp

Barry, Please send me the original project (source of this style in a ZIP) and created/exported style. As simple as possible.

Hi Andrew, First Beta version should be available in August and open Beta testing will take at least several months. You can upgrade (now or later) to PTE AV Studio 10 Pro to get a free Mac version.

Dom, It seems to be a side effect of a strong Unsharp mask (Blur "-40") for image object of the book. Set zero and it will solve the problem. Or try less value: "-10" or "-20". You can also apply sharpenning in Photoshop. We'll try to optimize Unsharp mask code for this case, but it may take significant time.