lester

Thank you, Dave. All good. I assume there's no way to include an.exe file (PTE AV) into the slide list ?

While mouse 'click' to advance to next slide works as I expected it would, will the same instruction work to start a video file as the 'next slide' and then at the end of the video wait for the next 'click' to advance to the 'next slide' ? Obviously I can run a standard Powerpoint presentation and play a video file/AV separately but I'd prefer to integrate slides/sample AV files as a continuous PTE sequence. Not sure it's possible. Many thanks for any pointers.

Agree absolutely. Similar to being able to move up/down an Audio File in Project Options.

Thank you, jt. Igor's statement you referenced really explains the problem enough. I did search the forum earlier for a possible answer with no response but obviously asked the wrong question. I have never had a problem using relatively large jpg's in a 'Harmony' type AV's but too many O&A activities in 1 slide carries some restrictions re pixel dimensions. And I've never used so many png files before. Following some hints offered above I downsized all images and am back on track. Regards lester

Thanks again Peter. Most images/png are under 1 mb and usually about 1/2 and most png's are well below that. But I found a couple between 2-4 mb. So that may be part of the problem? The output files are fine and play well, no problems with them. I created them before any major hangups. It's when I go to modify the existing .pte, introduce more images, modify some O&A timing that I strike trouble. However I will get back to it and persevere with a few more ideas about what to do. Cheers lester I have reduced all the file sizes incl .png's and it all seems to be getting back on track. So thank you for raising that suggestion. I did not realise that consideration would have been so critical. It's all in the lernin'. Lester

Thanks for quick response. Video card is ATI Radeon 5770 1gb ram. PC is 64 bit system. I have not included any videos in the sequence, just still images of reasonably small mb size. Many of them are .png files and they are smallish mb files.-, eg, falling leaves, moving animals. Also had one main audio track with separate small timed sound effects at intervals. The main images are 1920x1080 or a bit larger, a couple larger for panning, but not large mb files. The project option set at 16x9 wide screen. The MP4 file created was about 74mb. I've been careful to not use large jpg files to avoid any chance of stutters which I have experienced before with other software. Appreciate you taking the time. I will eventually recreate the sequence after absorbing more tech stuff from the excellent on-line help. I probably should add that most of the O&A stuff occurs on 1 slide over about 2 minutes. And I don't know how to count 'actions' unless by keeping a 'diary'. Any other way? Lester

I suspect there is maximum level of O&A applied to any one slide when PTE says "enough is enough" and one is hit with lags, unresponsiveness, exceptions/objections, can't load image and stuff. I was cursing Windows 8 again so I did a clean reinstall of it, etc, on a usually solid performing PC, Intel I7, 16gb ram, etc, with no improvement. Transferred the project to another computer with similar results. As a relative newbie to PTE I am on a the dreaded learning curve and will start again with more slides involved where the action, O&A, is taking place. But I wonder if this is a known area and to avoid too many new images, movements, adjustments, etc, to any one slide? I was able to successfully 'publish' an MP4 and .exe file before I went too far. But the project is unfinished. Many thanks Lester