EricDavies
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Hi Igor
That's solved it. Thank you. I'm printing the dialogs for some reference cards, as I struggle with reading direct from the screen at times; I've always been a book person. So this will save a lot of ink!
Thanks again
Eric
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Not the most urgent, I know, but the keep the interface consistent:
I tried switching to the 'Light color scheme' and found on both Mac and PC some of the dialogs appear in their dark mode.
The ones affected (on both Mac and PC) are:
File > Open
File > Save As
File > Create Backup in ZIP
Publish > Show for Mac
Publish > Executable File for PC
Publish > Safe Executable File for PC
and Slide > Change Image Filealso Publish > Screen Saver (PC only)
As I say, not the most urgent tasks but important in the long run.
Eric
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It is vital in my opinion that the Mac be able to record audio within PTE just as Windows does. This really needs addressing in the next version; it's frustrating to have to record to a separate file just to add a comment to a slide.
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Well, Mark, that was something we got used to doing after installing on Windows PCs.
I've not done it much after installs under the Mac OSs, they're much better at sorting themselves out.
But it only takes a couple of minutes, and you know everything should be ok.
See you Friday at Wilmslow?
Take care and keep safe, Mark.
Eric
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Igor
The restart did it. Something to remember, perhaps. Restart after new installs.
Thanks
Eric
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All three types of show (.exe, .ptshow, and .mp4) run from the menu slide, but they don't return to it; instead they just exit.
Also, in the Beta 25 the slide images aren't visible in either slides or timeline view.
Eric
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Thanks, Igor; I wasn't sure if I was doing something silly!
Look forward to the finished product.
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Hi Igor
I've tried to set up a simple menu to run three kinds of files:
1. Show for Mac (ptshow)
2. Executable file for PC (exe)
3. HD and 4K Video file (mp4)
The menu runs and works fine for ptshow and exe files (using the Run Slideshow with Return option).
During making of the menu, I try to use Run Application or Open File option to run the mp4 video, but when I go to where the files are stored, all files are greyed out.
For menus it would be good if we could run the mp4s.
Excellent work in a short space of time, though, well done.
Eric
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Mine is also running normally on Beta 12 under the updated Operating System, OS 11.0.1 'Big Sur' . At least with regard to those issues.
Any problems show up, I'll let you know.
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Totally agree with Jill; I, too, record an entire script in one take and then split it (this I normally do in Audacity, but it would be much faster with a keystroke in PTE).
Eric
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Tried opening .pte files made on Windows machine using the MacBook Pro - works fine, excellent work, Igor.
I then created (very small) sequence on Mac and transferred as zipped file to Windows machine - once again, opens without any problems.
And the colour picker is working brilliantly on my system.
Thank you for all this, looking very good so far.
Eric
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Thanks for that, Igor - I rebooted the system and everything is working fine now!
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Hello Igor
Copy and Paste of slides in both Timeline view and also Slides view are not working.
It's the first time I've tried it in this version, Copy slide is available, but Paste slide is greyed out.
Otherwise, it seems to be coming along nicely.
Eric
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Great news, Igor! Looking forward to Monday.
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On 7/10/2020 at 10:40 AM, Igor said:
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).
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.
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I would like to help with Beta testing the Mac version.
I have a MacBook Pro notebook - the latest (late 2019) 16-inch version with 16 GB RAM and an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M (4 GB) and an i9 processor..
I'm running macOS Catalina version 10.15.5 (but will be upgrading once the next OS is ready).
I already have the Pro licence for the Windows version of PTE AV Studio 10.
Hope to hear from you in the near future
Eric
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No problem, Jill - I'll be there early as usual depending on traffic.
Eric
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Jill,
Blend mode 'Add' is in the third group (the lighten blend modes) - it's listed as Linear Dodge (Add) in my version (not sure if older versions just listed it as Linear Dodge).
It's actually the strongest of the lighten blend modes, being a stronger version of Screen, just as Linear Burn is a stronger version of Multiply.
The modes you mention are the most useful for most purposes, though I also find myself using Color and Luminosity on occasion, as well as Difference if I'm trying to align images accurately within Photoshop.
Eric
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Thanks, all.
The combination of Aligning Layers - I use it often but didn't even think about it for this project! Thick or what?
And I never even saw the Snap to Grid checkbox. Brilliant, that should help a great deal. If I've not solved it by then, we'll look at it in October at Wilmslow, please Jill.
I'm going to have a play with this again later today so thanks again for the help.
Eric
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Thanks for your comments, Lin and Barry. What I'm thinking of is a clutter-free screen with the ability to drag my own guides to identify a point on. eg a butterfly egg and use that accurate placement to help me align other images where the caterpillar is emerging - I hate it when there's slight juddering due to misalignment. I don't find the normal grid helps because of the number of lines and not being able to pull them into place. I agree that Smart Guides would be great (I use them a lot in Ps) but it probably is as Barry says 'an ask too far'.
I have done the egg sequence, but needed to do it entirely in Photoshop for accuracy and then re-import the JPGs into PTE. Would be nice not to go back and forth so much.
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I'd like to see the ability to add and drag your own guides (as in Photoshop) - would make aligning objects much easier.
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Working fine on this computer - Windows 10 64-bit on i7 processor
Hope that helps
Eric
Drag'n'drop in the Tree of objects
in PTE AV Studio 11 Beta
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Excellent feature. For me, this one feature makes the upgrade worth it, it will save so much time.