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Hi Igor, It's always difficult buying a PC because "next year" the processors will be even faster. I must decide if I want to wait for 7 nm Zen 2 next year. https://hothardware.com/news/amd-zen-2-13-percent-ipc-lift-over-zen Thanks, Tom

My workstation is about 4 years old. Intel 4 core i7 4790K, 16 GB DDR3, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti 4 GB. Upgraded with 256 GB SSD and 4 TB hard drive. I'm thinking about buying a new computer and switching from Intel to an 8 core Ryzen 7 2700x computer. They seem to have fewer security problems (spectre/meltdown) compared to Intel. https://www.costco.com/iBUYPOWER-C-SLA300a-Gaming-Desktop---AMD-Ryzen-7-2700X---GeForce-GTX-1060.product.100430278.html I was wondering if anybody is using an AMD Ryzen CPU with PTE? Are you happy with the performance? Thanks, Tom

If you create the video with a black slide and fit all slides to soundrack then publish as a custom MP4 you should be able to get the video file size smaller than the original WAV or MP3 file. The sound can be deleted or changed by opening the video Properties, Picture, and navigating to a different video. Tom

Hi Lin, I think I understand now. That reminds me of when we were experimenting with rotating wire spheres with an image in the center. It's always amazing what you can do with PTE. Thanks, Tom

Hi Lin, Do you mean changing the Z order of objects like the ball? I know in the past there was a suggestion to allow changes to layer order at keyframes.

Hi Igor, Now the File List Sort Order in Settings is working. Thanks, Tom

The update has been temporarily disabled while Microsoft checks out deleted users files. There is a new Nvidia 416.6 driver for 1809. https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/06/windows-10-october-update-delete-pulled/ Tom

You can force the update now if you want. Everything seems to be working OK (including PTE). https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/get-windows-10-update-now,5831.html Tom

I probably should have placed this under Troubleshooting forum. Thanks, Tom

PTE 9.0.20 I thought the sort order was saved in settings (like Language) but it always defaults back to Name. I tried creating a custom project template with File List Sort Order set to Date but that did not work. I tried also tried saving as DefaultProject. I know this has come up in the forum before but I can't find the message. I always want to see the files that were recently modified when I use media. Tom

Instead of hard coding a username and password for YouTube authentication in PTE maybe it is possible to use OAuth authentication where the client (PTE) redirects to YouTube for a token and YouTube prompts you to consent access from the application. It remains in the application until you sign out of YouTube within the application. It is very easy for the user to upload videos. https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/guides/authentication Thanks, Tom

Hi Judy, I agree. Filmora is a simple video editor but also has advanced features like audio noise reduction, image stabilization, and color correction. The action cam tool should be great for correcting videos before importing into PicturesToExe. I should have my Yi 4K in a few days and will test filmora on my videos. Thanks, Tom

For a free video editor I use Garmin VIRB Edit. It is designed to add GPS overlay to videos but that is optional. You can import MP4 (not AVCHD) and JPEG files. It has a basic timeline with trim/split, rotate 180, and mirror (rotate/mirror missing in PTE). One nice feature is the speed conversion. If you want to do a change speed (post capture) to slow motion the range is 12.5% (1/8x) with timelapse/hyperlapse of 800% (8x). It also has a title generator, audio track, and a few basic transitions. It does not have image stabilization. I have used it on a > 1 GB file without it crashing. I just ordered a Yi 4K action camera so will be using the editor more in the future. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/573412 I also use ProDAD ReSpeedR (not free). It does slowmotion/timelapse and image stabilzation. https://www.prodad.com/Slowmotion-Timelapse/ReSpeedr-V1-29772,l-us.html Tom

Hi Lin, I think the last drive in movie I watched was "Easy Rider" back in 1969 when I was about 13 years old. I have always been an early riser so I would usually go to sleep around 8 pm. Unfortunately the drive in movies didn't start until after dark which was about 9 pm during the summer so I always fell asleep before the movie was over. Glad we now have HDTV with streaming video so we don't have to leave the house. Thanks, Tom

Hi Lin, Haven't used XP in a few years, but it was a good stable operating system. I started out using CP/M, then DOS, Windows 3, Windows 95, ... My CPU started with 8088, 286, 386,486,Pentium,... My next CPU I think is going to be AMD Ryzen. Maybe do a reset to default in Chrome. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en Tom

Thanks for thinking about this idea. I know expensive software like Moho Pro can import SVG but it lacks many other features of PTE. Tom

You can check what IP address your operating system is using for wnsoft.com compared to the DNS servers. Get the IP address from one of the sites below and then open a cmd window and ping wnsoft.com. https://viewdns.info/propagation/ https://www.whatsmydns.net/ C:\Users\Tom>ping wnsoft.com Pinging wnsoft.com [92.222.74.42] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 92.222.74.42: bytes=32 time=174ms TTL=49 Reply from 92.222.74.42: bytes=32 time=174ms TTL=49 Ping statistics for 92.222.74.42: Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 174ms, Maximum = 174ms, Average = 174ms Control-C ^C C:\Users\Tom> Tom

It has been up the few times I have checked today from Northern California. I created a monitor page that checks every 5 minutes. https://stats.uptimerobot.com/5LRjKFP07 Tom

Another reason to have a standalone player for data files so you can just send the data file. Sometimes if you rename the extension to something other than .exe it will trick the email server into not scanning the file inside a zip container. Sending a YouTube or Vimeo video links is probably the safest option. I know from past experience dropbox scans .exe and if they think there is a virus will block file sharing for the folder. I have been testing https://wetransfer.com/ and it's pretty good. Tom

It would be nice to have SVG import support since we are missing graphic primitives such as lines, triangles, circles. I know there are alternatives like masks to make circles. The ability to zoom graphic objects without pixelation is my wish. If it works for fonts maybe it is not too hard to add? Thanks, Tom

I noticed there is a new option in the chrome web browser to cast local files instead of casting a tab or desktop. It seems to work great with PTE created mp4 files. Now I can watch slideshows and use my PC at the same time. The average bitrate used by Chromecast in my limited testing is about 5 Mbps. The quality seems decent and right click to select loop video. https://chromeunboxed.com/new-cast-file-feature-headed-to-chrome/ Tom

My mistake. 4 TB Hitachi is my favorite. I blame it on my 9 month old kitten who likes to keep me occupied while I try to type. I better stop now before she sees me typing. Thanks, Tom

That system looks really good. If you do any video editing or high resolution photography then 4 TB is not too big. Even larger 8 TB drives are common now. If I had a choice of HD I would get a Hitachi. Even though they are owned by WD I think they are still a better drive. Unlike owning a Mac it's not that hard to upgrade your system later to add more RAM and larger SSD/HD. My personal system is a 512 GB SSD + 4 GB data drive. I only have 128 GB free on the SSD. Tom

I have the Nvidia 1050 card and it works great with PTE. The prices of the high end graphics cards like the Nvidia 1060 or higher are inflated thanks to the cryptocurrency miners. My next computer will probably be an AMD Ryzen APU. If anybody has experience with PTE slideshows and the Ryzen AMD APU I would like to know how well they work. I'm going to wait for the Spectre/Meltdown to settle down a little longer before I buy another Intel CPU. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3253306/computers/ryzen-apu-review-ryzen-plus-vega-saves-budget-gamers.html Thanks. Tom

Hi Ken, The technology is amazing. I could watch the boosters fall back to Earth over and over again. Thanks, Tom