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I know nothing about Macintosh's Big Sur, but I got this today from the Tim Grey eNewsletter. Gary ======================= Today's Question Do you feel it is safe to upgrade to the latest Macintosh “Big Sur” operating system? Do the Adobe applications work with this new version? Tim's Quick Answer: I do not recommend upgrading to the new “Big Sur” version of the Macintosh operating system, at least until there is an updated bug fix for the current version. However, the key Adobe applications are compatible with this new operating system version. More Detail: The “Big Sur” version of the Macintosh operating system represents a rather significant update, but it is also an update that has been reported to have quite a few stability and compatibility issues. One of the major updates in this new version of the operating system is support for Apple’s new M1 chip. Some of the newest computers from Apple make use of this processor rather than the Intel processors that had been in use for prior computer models. This introduces some additional compatibility issues for applications. Adobe has indicated, for example, that their applications will not natively support the M1 chip until 2021. The issue of the M1 chip is only a factor if you buy one of the new computers with this chip. However, the Big Sur update also creates some concerns about stability and compatibility. I highly recommend waiting at least until there is a bug fix release for the Big Sur operating system before upgrading. I also recommend confirming compatibility for the software and devices you will be using to ensure you won’t run into any issues there. In short, I suggest not being in any particular rush to upgrade, so you can avoid the frustration of stability and compatibility issues.

Greetings, Not sure if this is in the correct Forum sub-topic. But it has to do with using non-copyrighted music in our PTE shows (if uploaded to FB or YouTube). I have been using the Audible Magic site to upload individual music selections or an entire PTE show to double-check if any of the music is copyrighted. I recently got an error when trying to log onto the site. I asked them what the problem was and I got this response: "Unfortunately, we have disabled our content registration portal and are only ingesting content through our traditional, direct feeds now. If you would like to continue delivering content you will need to go through a distributor or an aggregator such as CI, FUGA, Audiosalad, etc. Please note that although our registration portal is no longer active, your content will continue to be protected on platforms that use our technology." I went to the sites that were mentioned but it is Greek to me. I'd like to know if anyone is using any other site to double-check if the music they are using for PTE shows is copyrighted or not. Gary

And, if we can overwrite the original MP4 file when we re-Publish HD Video and remove the '(2)', it works...but not in Trim/Convert??? Gary

Greetings, Your 'converted.converted' file is only35.6Kb, so that is the 'empty' file, similar to what happens to me. And your original 'trimmed/converted' file disappears. I don't receive the 'Video not found'. It seems to me to be a problem that you can not trim/convert an already trimmed file (.converted.mp4) and rename the '.converted.converted' back to just '.converted'. Seems you have to accept the 'converted.converted' filename and then have to delete the original 'converted' file and then rename the 'converted.converted' file back to 'converted' in a separate step. Does not make sense that you can not just trim/convert a previously converted file and overwrite the filename since it asks you if you want to overwrite it. And why does it put in an underscore in the file name??? Not sure why I have the problem with closing the windows after I try to overwrite the file. I have to re-boot to clear them out. Gary

Greetings Igor, I don't understand that you say I can not overwrite a Converted/Trimmed file with the same name. I want to trim a previously Converted/Trimmed clip and keep the same name. Seems like a normal Windows function to overwrite a file. Why would it give me a useless file with a filename with an 'underscore'? And remove the previously converted/trimmed clip?: When I try to do this, I do get the question if I want to overwrite the previous file. So it looks like it will do it, but it does not: Then, I try to close the window of that appears after the failed overwrite, but it will not Close: Then I tried to delete these two useless files from the PTE File List, but I can not. Says they are In Use. I removed them in the Task Manager App list. Then try to delete them using Windows Explorer, but, again I can not. Says they are In Use. I closed/reopened PTE, and still not able to delete them. There is something not right, I believe. Gary =====================================

Greetings, I found a problem when I try to trim a 'converted' video clip and try to rename it by removing the second 'converted' in filename to overwrite the first converted clip. More details: I trimmed a video clip and saved as 'filename.converted.mp4'. I then tried to trim that clip. The filename would have been 'filename.converted.converted.mp4'. But I wanted to save it by overwriting the previous file so I edited out the second 'converted' to save it as 'filename.converted.mp4'. But the process freezes. This happened twice. And I noticed that the file that is created when it freezes is 'filename.converted_.converted.mp4'. (Notice the underscore). The file is only 262 bytes and blank. (version 10.0.13) Gary

Greetings, When in the Timeline, right click on the audio file and you will get a menu. Just be sure you have first selected the specific slide you want the audio clip to be linked to. And then just select 'Link Audio Clip...'. Then it should indicate that the audio clip is linked to that specific slide. Gary

Yes, if you apply a Style to non-sequential slides, the slides will be regrouped together and the Duration will be set by whatever the author of the style had it set to. So you just have to reenter the Duration you want for that slide(s).

Greetings, It seems you are applying a Style after you have set your slides' durations. If you do that, all the durations will be reset as to what the Style has set as the Full Duration. I have inadvertently done this and had to reset each slide's duration one by one to correct this problem. Just a quirk in the system and I have already asked Igor to fix this issue and he is aware of it. So apply the Style, then set each slide's duration. (If I understand your question...) Gary

Igor, Along with not changing the order of the slides, it would be helpful, also, if there was a choice to retain the Full Duration (FD) of the slide that the Style is being applied to. In addition, I think it has been noted before that even if you change the Style's FD, it does not always give the exact same result. For example, if I have a slide with the FD of 4.088, and change the Style's FD to match the existing FD, I get 4.087. Not a big difference but seems it should be exact. Other times, it does input the same FD. Gary

Greetings Brad, I made a similar suggestion some time ago. Igor mentioned, maybe in Version 11. See below. Gary

Greetings Brad, Very enjoyable show. I like your mix of animations. Kept me interested. Thanks... Gary

I am not sure if this actually answered your question or not. Was it helpful or is there something else that we missed? Gary

Give this a try.... Barry Beckham's video... on keyframes. Gary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSRlEl6raTzjc6ju4VvucJA/videos

I haven't used it much since I always have all file in my project folder. But I believe 'File/Create Backup in Zip' will put together all your scattered files used in the project into a zip file. Then, just create a new project folder and unzip in that folder. Others may correct my thinking. Gary

Greetings, I am sure others will have different opinions but I believe that you should have all of your files in one place. I copy all files into the project folder so there is no way of wondering where anything is latter on. Gary

Greetings Canico, I look for arrows, etc., in the .png format. And if you use the graphic more than once, you just reuse the same image where ever you need to. I don't think it even increases the size of your project. Here is one place to look: https://www.google.com/search?q=symbols+png&tbm=isch&chips=q:symbols+png,g_1:arrow:cubvUfS7JXc%3D&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjZh6ygjbLpAhUGBN8KHTGkB9YQ4lYoBHoECAEQHQ&biw=1605&bih=947#imgrc=ukIgSD8LMUqVSM Gary

Greetings, Just downloaded it. Really nice work!!! Thanks... Gary

Ruth... no, I've never used it. Maybe someone will recognize it and give some instructions. Looks like fun, though. Gary I

Greetings, Not sure where I got this from. Might be from an earlier version of PTE. But try this Family Tree style. Family Tree.ptestyle Gary

Greetings, I contacted Grosfichiers about the 50Gb limit and I got the following response: "Hello, Choose you plan 20€ here: https://www.grosfichiers.com/votre-contribution.html Then you’ll be able to send files until 50Go. This page exists for now only in French sorry. Regards, Edouard Boisset"

Thanks...jmG. It would be nice if they made that a bit more clear. Good to know. Gary

Greetings, Hmmmm.... I see '10 GB'. 50GB would be great but I just don't see it mentioned. Do you have to register to get 50 GB? I don't even see how to 'register'. Gary

Greetings, Here is my go-to list of file transfer sites that I use. jmG says GrosFichiers is 50 Gbs, but I see 10 Gbs. Maybe registration gives more but I have not used it. Sendspace used to not work well in Firefox; only in IE. But not sure now. Things change so I hope this list is accurate. Gary

For large files, I've used MyAirBridge---max limit 20Gbs (free plan). Not sure if this is what you are looking for but you can send files via Email or via a Link. https://www.myairbridge.com/en/#!/ Gary