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=============== Xaver, In the PTE menu, the little descriptive icon pictures that are shown for the example results of using MP4's Pan and Scan Enabled vs. Disabled indicate that if black bars are going to be eliminated (using Enabled), you will lose a portion of the image, in order to eliminate any back bars. Since I would never want to have my slideshow cropped like that, I would always choose Disable. Is this the correct thinking for using P&S? It seems to me that Disable should be the default for Pan and Scan. Gary P.S. If I create a slideshow (MP4) using the aspect ratio of 16x9 and it is played on a 4x3 monitor, it would show back bars on the left and right sides, using Disable, right?. If I created the show with Enable, would it stretch the images to remove the black bars and crop out the top/bottom portions of the images??? (I don't have a 4x3 monitor anymore to test this thought).

================ Yes, I tried double quotes, single quotes, etc. This search limitation has bugged me for years but I thought it was only me having problems. Gary

Greetings, I am trying to understand the difference between the Pan and Scan 'Enable' vs. 'Disable' function. When I was making shows in 4x3, I think I saw a difference but now that I am using 16x9 aspect ratio, I don't see a difference. However, my question has to do with the Search feature in the Forum. When I put in Pan and Scan, I get the following error message: "One or all of your search keywords were below 4 characters or you searched for words which are not allowed, such as 'html', 'img', etc, please increase the length of these search keywords or choose different keywords." I can't increase the letters in Pan and Scan so I am not sure how to search the Forum with keywords less than 4 characters. Any suggestions??? Thanks, Gary

======================= nobeefstu... Super...clear and concise. I hope Igor can introduce it in his next upgrade! Thanks...Gary

============================ Ok...I can't argue with that. However, I still feel there needs to be some indication as to what is what. How about putting an "*" at the end of each Deluxe feature with a small footnote saying "Deluxe Feature"? Since we agree that there is confusion, I think some indication as to which features are in the standard vs deluxe would help. Gary

===================== nobeefstu, Thanks for the graphical display showing what exactly is included when you pay for the VideoBuilder addition. This has been a bit of confusion for me since I purchased it. When I try to explain to someone I am recommending to them to try PTE, I can not remember what is and what is not added on when they purchase the 2-year VideoBuilder addition. I think an improvement in the Menu display is to consolidate all of the VideoBuilder functions under a title of "VideoBuilder" and the standard functions shown separately. Why not? Now they are interspersed with the standard functions, which, to me, is confusing. Wouldn't this help in reducing the confusion as to which are and which are not components of the VideoBuilder function, especially since "you will not always see a VideoBuilder title bar on each of the various VideoBuilder functions"? Gary

==================== Brian... Thanks for the info. I'll be spending a good about of time checking them out. But I have a trip to take first. Thanks and much appreciated.... Gary

Greetings, I am not sure if I should post this here or in Brian's new Topic. But I did make a bit of headway into my scanner problem not working in my Win7 32bit PC. I searched in the Hardware Compatibility tab in the http://www.microsoft...ows/virtual-pc/ site. I was surprised to see that the HP Scanjet 4050 was listed as being compatible with the Windows XP Virtual PC Mode in 32bit and 64bit. So it looks like I might be able to get my scanner to actually work. However, I am having a problem getting through the WinXP Mode Setup process. After downloading the proper files, you have to click on the Windows XP Mode (in All Programs) and go through its setup. It keeps stopping me with "You do not have sufficient permissions to create or access c:\...\virtual machines\Windows XP Mode.vhd." I am the Administrator and have all the proper permissions. Not sure why this is happening. So I am at the doorstep but can't get in, yet. I will keep trying once I get back from a trip. But this is just to let others know there might be another way to get your old hardware to run in Win7. If I can work out the problem, I'll post it. Gary P.S. Just to be clear on this issue, the Windows XP Virtual Mode is only available in the 'Windows 7 Professional' or higher versions.

====================== Nobeefstu... It will be great if that will solve some of the hardware problems. I just remembered that there is the 'virtual-pc' installation for Win7. I won't be able to test this out for a few weeks but maybe this will allow the legacy scanners to function within Win7. I will give it a try when I can get to it. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ Gary

========================== No huge rush. Thanks for the info. But if Nikon and HP are not making their drivers for their old scanners, is it going to make any difference with a Windows7 SP??? Gee, I hope this really might be a fix! I'll be glad to wait. Thanks... Gary

============= Brian... I got to the Intl-Links. Not sure why I had a problem before but they all work now. Thanks. Gary

============== Thanks, Brian. Lots of good info to chew on. I'll be working on it in the near future. I see that SilverFast comes in a less expensive 'beginners' version. I will check it and Vuescan out. Sincerely, Gary

====================================== Nobeestu.. Yikes, it ain't cheap!!! I'd have to think long and hard about SilverFast. Here is what Nikon is saying about not providing compatibility in Win7 for some other products: "We DO NOT plan to provide Windows 7 compatibility for the following applications: * Picture Project * Capture NX (v.1.x) * Camera Control Pro (v.1.x) * Wireless Camera Setup Utility * Nikon Capture 4 * Nikon View 6 * Coolpix Remote Control * DVD Show We DO NOT plan to make SCSI- or Serial- connected products, or their associated software applications, compatible with Windows 7. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For more information regarding this matter, contact Nikon Customer Relations. We hope that you will continue to choose Nikon for your photography needs." Gary

============================ Brian and Tom, When I try to install the HP Scanjet G4050 scanner, I get the message that "This registry key does not exist and is required for the installation to continue..." It shows it needs the slbcsp.dll, sccbase.dll, gpkcsp.dll and Enum. I thought that copying these from my WinXP to the Win7 PC would make it work but I assume that would not solve the problem. I am working on getting my old WinXP PC working again and do as you suggest and will just use it for scanning. Also, I forgot about the Vuescan software, Tom. I will try that when I get back in town soon. It really is disappointing to have perfectly good hardware become paperweights. Thanks, Gary

============================= Brian, I have a question sort of along the lines of the above discussion, but more toward the hardware conflicts with Windows7 as opposed to software conflicts. I have the Windows7 Professional 32bit version. I have been able to install many programs that did not want to install directly into Windows7, using the Windows7 Compatibility Mode to successfully install these programs. However, I have run into a brick wall when trying to install some hardware with my Windows7. Specifically, I have tried to install my Nikon slide scanner. No luck. Also I have borrowed an Epson slide scanner and an HP slide scanner and have had no luck in trying to install them, even when trying to install the setup.exe file and changing its Compatibility Mode to WindowsXP or Vista. No luck. What appears to be the problem is that these companies will not develop the drivers that are needed to function with Windows7. So my question is, is there any workaround to being able to use these now-paperweights? When I tried to install the HP scanner, for example, it showed a list of dll's that are needed and missing, but I don't know what to do at this point. Are we out of luck at this point when it comes to hardware incompatibility with Windows7? I have 1000's of slides I'd like to get into PTE shows but I'm still behind this brick wall with these older scanners. I have not yet tried the 'Virtual PC' setup. Is this worth the effort to try it? Thanks... Gary P.S. I tried the links in your Intel-Tech Pdf file but they would not link to the Intel-Support sites.

============= DG, I just took a look at this and I had no problem copying slides from the Slide List from one show to another. I used Ctrl C and Ctrl V, and I tried the Paste in PTE's menu in the recipient show. No problem. I am using Ver. 6.5.3. I opened the first show and did a Copy; closed it; opened the recipient show and did a Paste (not greyed out). All images showed up. Gary

========================= Greetings Mickp, I don't use a lot of different transitions, etc. because I have seen some shows that tend to overuse them, and, I guess, I shy away from making it too glitzy. But you have a point in making it more interesting. I usually prefer to just use the simple 'fade', maybe a zoom or pan, here or there. The show (number of images) was so long, I was afraid of extending it with the more, longer transitions. The point of the show was not to demonstrate my 'good photography' (thanks for the compliment) , but to lead the viewer through the (long) trip, more of a travelog. But I appreciate your points and I will strive to do better and be more creative. It really is a learning process of not only in the presentation but in learning what PTE can do. One of the big debates that goes through my head is, "I've got the right piece(s) of music and I have to put the right set of images in its length", and "I've got the right set of images and I need to find the right piece(s) of music to fit the images into". Drives me a bit nutty. It's like trying to hit a moving target.... Thanks... Gary

==================== Mary, Yes, I can not disagree on the length being loooooong and the size of the file. I was almost embarrassed to post it. But I always put in the NAV bar for those impatient like me. But whittling the 1500+ of my images down to under 300 was quite a feat for me. And I didn't include any of my wife's almost 1300 images! The opening map sequence was a real bear for me. I had to use 7 red rectangles to create the route. I did tried to make it move faster. I got it to work but I could not get the speed adjusted to move faster for some of the sections. It got so complicated that I was happy to just get the darn thing to work. Glad you did enjoyed the show anyway. Besides going on the trip itself, I like making the PTE shows almost as much. Gary

=================== Greetings Greg, Thanks for the comments. I didn't really know how to handle the ride up the mountain on the gondola. I sort of wanted to give the impression of the quick ride up. And then I didn't want people to get bored with a longer drawn out assent. I cut out many of the interim shots. The show was long enough! It was a great trip to Croatia and Slovenia and I just want to share it with everyone so they might want to see that area of the world too. Gary

Greetings, This is a show of our drive through Slovenia to Zagreb, Croatia. The show is 16x9; 100Mb; NAV bar is active; 18:32 in length. It's a long show but it is a long route. I didn't want to break it into 2 parts but I hope you enjoy the trip. These two countries are beautiful and worth the visit. The show is fast moving so I hope it keeps your interest. Comments, critiques are welcomed. http://www.beechbrook.com/pte/downloadfile.asp?id=1887 Gary

============================ Mark, It is always nice to 'visit' a place that I have not been to before, via PTE! Nice show. I'd like to make a few comments, if I may. First, I think I would have sync'd the voiceover. I, for example, after I viewed the entire show, wanted to fast-forward to the images of the dogs and pause the show and call over my wife to see this section...she loves the huskies. However, the images paused but the voiceover continued. My second comment is about the length of the transitions. The transition period seems to be almost as long as the image is on the screen. I noticed this also with Barry's recent show. I feel I am looking at the faded-in image for too long and not enough of the 'clear' image itself, so I tend to want to look away until the transition is finished. How long do you have the transition set to? I am curious. Also, I would have put in a title slide at the beginning just before the voiceover starts. Seems to start a little abruptly without something telling me where I am about to visit. Thanks... Gary

Greetings, I have just posted route up the coast of Croatia. I made it into 2 parts and are posted on Beechbrook. Yes, they are kinda long but it is hard to put several weeks of travel into a shorter show. But the NAV bar is active so it is easy to zoom through it or just esc. I just hope it keeps your interest. Part 1 of 2: The show is 16x9; 62Mb; NAV bar is active; 10:52 in length. http://www.beechbrook.com/pte/downloadfile.asp?id=1885 Part 2 of 2: The show is 16x9; 43Mb; NAV bar is active; 8:40 in length. http://www.beechbrook.com/pte/downloadfile.asp?id=1884 Comments, critiques are welcomed. Gary

================= nobeefstu, I figured it out just before I read your email. I did not see the F11/F12 text in the mouseover. I thought using the keyboard arrow keys were more intuitive. But thanks for the quick reply. Always something new to learn in PTE! Gary PS I tried to delete my previous duplicate posting but it won't allow me to do it.

Greetings, It would be very helpful if the numeric keypad's arrow keys (#4 and #6) could be made to do the "Next" and "Previous" function in the O&A window. The Tab key already allows you to jump from item to item in the O&A menus. To give the arrow keys the ability to do the "Next/Previous" would make it less tedious to do a repetitive selecting an item in the O&A menu. You can have one hand on keypad to do the "Next/Previous" and the other hand on the mouse to click on the menu choice. Thanks... Gary

============================= George, My slide has 49 objects in it and I was afraid that I would miss one of them by having to select each one in the actual O&A window. But, after reading your posting, I discovered that I can do the Copy in the Objects List window (all at once-Shift/End) and then Paste them in a new slide. Works like a champ. I just didn't think I could do a Copy of keyframes within the Objects List. Thanks for the tip. It also works if you have only one PTE opened and then do the Copy. And then close it and open the other show where you want to paste it in and then do the Paste. Thanks for the tip. Gary