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I'm sure his tutorials are very good. http://www.beckhamdigital.com.au/store/pc/CC-Tutorials-c118.htm Tom

Eric, You are correct in that Adobe Flash seems to continue to have a very large number of security problems. Part of the problem is that Flash is usually "opt out" so it's enabled by default. I have Flash disabled by default in Chrome so that I have to right click then enable I want to view an embedded video. Since CC probably uses a fixed URL and does not use a browser (as far as I know) it should be safe. https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB15-348 Tom

Great art piece. The smart watch is the latest piece of technology. Next year you should add VR goggles. i try to use computers for 5 years before recycling. Around 3 years they start to slow down but if I replace the hd with a ssd and new graphics card they usually last 2 more years. Also linux is more memory efficient than windows. LCD with led backlight monitors last longer than the old crt monitors. Tom

Darn it Lin, Your videos always get my heart racing. If you keep making these types of slideshows I will need a pacemaker. Too many beautiful women (if that is possible). Thanks, Tom

Dave, Take a break from the forum. I know I did cut way back on postings. When PTE 9 is in beta or when it's released then I hope you return. Happy Holidays, Tom

I was in my early 20s during the start of the personal computer revolution and enjoyed assembling computers. The internet has changed everything. All my computer hardware purchases are now from Costco or Amazon. I have noticed that cpu performance in general has improved so much that upgrading every 3 years is no longer necessary unless you play the latest games. I have no favorite operating system. Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Linux all work great. Many of my computers run 24/7 doing video encoding, security cameras, etc. They have all been very reliable. Replacing HDs with SSDs have extended the life of my oldest computers. Boot up time has decreased to almost nothing. Dell, HP, and Lenovo seem to be the largest manufacturer of Windows personal computers. They are probably assembled in the same factory in China. Not much difference in quality. I do have a preference for Hitachi hard drives for data storage compared to Seagate and WD (any color). I don't have a favorite graphics card vendor. Either Nvidia or ATI/AMD seem to work fine. Tom

Since the forum seems to be slowing down (temporary situation I hope) I thought I might start a new topic. I am planning on buying a desktop PC (my first 8 bit 4 Mhz Z80 16K ram computer was purchased in 1980). I already have a few older Dells that I have upgraded with cheap 256 GB SSDs and run Fedora Linux. Linux is great for web/email and less chance of malware. I don't buy or build a custom built PC, just off the shelf Dells because they are less expensive and reliable (for me at least). Dell xps8900 Intel skylake i7 cpu 3.4 Ghz 14 nm Windows 10 64 bit 16 GB DDR4 ram 512 GB SSD program (extra) 4 TB Hitachi HD data (extra) ATI or Nvidia 4 GB graphics (although I think the newer integrated gpu works fine for PTE) 27" ips monitor (extra) The price for PC plus extra storage and monitor would be about $/€1,400. Anyone else buying a new PC? Tom

I don't know if I would consider app passwords a workaround. Google has a recommended method for applications and devices to login. I doubt if it will change in the future. It's nice that google has put security before convenience. Usually it's the opposite and then people complain when their accounts are compromised. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en Tom

Hi DG, Last active yesterday so that's good news. Thanks, Tom

Not seeing any posts by Igor has me a little worried. My hope is his team is busy programming version 9 or maybe taking a break from the forum. I'm just hoping someone has been in contact with him to make sure he is ok. Tom

Hi, The short answer is yes, you will need a copy of Windows to use the PTE editor and create slideshows. You can create Mac slideshows on PTE. The current 8.0n version of PTE can run Windows on a newer model Macs using a Windows partition and Bootcamp software from Apple. If you want to run OS X and Windows at the same time then you will need a hosted hypervisor that creates a virtual PC for Windows on top of OS X. The two most popular are VMWare Fusion and Parallels. There is also VirtualBox 5 (free) that requires a copy of Windows and Wine (free) a Windows API emulator that does not require a copy of Windows. I have not tried the free software. I doubt the performance is comparable to Fusion or Parallels. PTE 9 editor that *may* be available for beta testing in late 2015 *may* run natively on either Windows or Macs. Tom update Nov. 10, 2015. There is also Codeweavers which is apparently an API emulator. They are working on Direct X 11, so it should work with Direct X 9 applications like PicturesToExe. https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search?name=picturestoexe

There might be an easier way to embed videos in on your web pages. YouTube hosted, Vimeo, ... http://www.tommendenhall.com/test/ Your problem might be varnish web cache related. Apparently fixed in a newer version of varnish. https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1506 Tom Output from your web server. HTTP/1.1 416 Requested Range Not SatisfiableServer: nginxDate: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:27:53 GMTContent-Type: video/mp4Transfer-Encoding: chunkedConnection: keep-aliveLast-Modified: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:39:25 GMTEtag: 981f37cab04d5534994aab3a3836fc31X-Timestamp: 1424468364.36438X-Trans-Id: txc2594ae49c324f64b6856-00562ba379X-Fat-ttl: 86400.000X-Varnish: 477598845Via: 1.1 varnish-plus-v4X-Fat-Backend: swiftX-Fat-grace: noneX-Fat-Cache: MISSX-Thin-ttl: 86400.000X-Thin-Source: thin_dal1X-Varnish: 270398274Age: 0Via: 1.1 varnish-plus-v4X-Thin-Backend: fat_cacheX-Thin-Hints: last backend was fat_cacheX-Thin-Grace: noneX-Thin-Cache: MISSAccept-Ranges: bytesContent-Range: bytes */0Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *Access-Control-Max-Age: 604800

I can sometimes play the first video on the page. When I view source I can play the mp4 videos just fine. It looks like some kind of weird caching problem to me. When I hit F12 in Chrome to debug the page it (sometimes) has a http status code 416 error on a video which has to do with byte range serving (loading part of the video before playing). The page has some errors that you might want to fix. There are online html tidy sites that will clean up the code. https://validator.w3.org/ Good luck! Tom

A better solution than JPG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Portable_Graphics Zoom in to see reduced artifacts at smaller file size http://xooyoozoo.github.io/yolo-octo-bugfixes/ Better animation than GIF http://bellard.org/bpg/animation.html Thanks, Tom

I think you can just use Windows Explorer and drag the images into PTE? http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16650-how-to-sort-images-by-recording-date-time/?p=114475 Tom

I could not let this one fly by without a comment. Google Street View has probably produced the largest number of photographs in the world. Is Google the photographer? There is no human involved in the process. I assume Google owns the images/data so I think they could be considered the photographer, although by default they could be considered public domain. Tom

Have your friends travel to either Alaska or the lower 48 and watch the slideshow. Make sure you describe it as educational. We have something called "fair use" here. Tom

Drive in theater: They were gone around 1970 before I started driving. PTE 8 is what I consider to be a Ford Model T. It's reliable but has not changed in about 2 years. Some users are perfectly happy with this version. PTE 9 is what I hope will be a Tesla. A revolutionary advancement in technology. Tom

There are many drivers and pilots who are perfectly happy using older vehicles. There are some of us who enjoy living near the leading edge of technology. They are the test drivers and pilots who enjoy pushing buttons. I think if you lived in California you would understand. If you had the choice of driving a Ford model T or a Tesla which one would you want to drive? Tom

2 things I would check. Overclock to 4.5 Ghz? Overclocking is pushing the hardware limits on device timing and overheating and can be unstable. Video encoding is cpu intensive. Graphics card driver? Is it he default driver or downloaded from AMD? Tom

My slightly negative view on music is that for every great musician there are probably a thousand that are good but not someone that I want to listen to play. I blame it on the internet and high quality of sound recordings. I understand people enjoy playing music but after listening to Eric Clapton or <insert your favorite guitar player here> then it's hard for me to listen to anyone else play the guitar. It's nobody in particular that I don't like. It's just that I like Eric Clapton better. Tom

I am hoping beta by the end of 2015. I think this was the last reply from Igor. http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18556-to-be-or-not-to-be/?p=123706 Thanks, Tom

You can save the text as transparent png. Tom

Just a simple style that adds small amount of rotation to the pan. Not a new idea. See rotational pan on this page. http://www.panolapse360.com/ Video https://goo.gl/photos/ceCxaxQCo9DnzF9v8 Thanks, Tom Update. I have a more realistic 2 facet mask version and working on a 4 facet X mask version of a rotational pan. Tripod Pan.ptestyle

Thanks for your answers. There seems to be multiple reasons why HDTVs do not make good primary display monitors. The refresh rate and response time are slower and the pixel density for the same resolution is lower due to the larger screens which will make text appear fuzzy when viewed close. A computer monitor larger than 27" screen should be higher resolution than 1920x1080. So I will wait until my local Costco has a higher resolution display on sale. Thanks, Tom