tom95521

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

I want to buy a 1080p (not 4K) monitor for one of my desktop computers. All I need is hdmi (no vga or dvi). For the price of a 27" (69 cm) Samsung computer monitor I can buy a 32" (82 cm) Samsung HDTV. I have no idea what color profile(s) they both support. I'm guessing sRGB for both of them. The cost is about $200 U.S. dollars. Question. What advantage does a computer monitor provide compared to a HDTV. I think most LCD devices use LED back lighting instead of the older LED edge lighting or fluorescent light. Most newer HDTVs have mp4 USB player that computer monitors do not provide. Is it because of IPS? Is it because of refresh rate? Is it because the PPI is higher on the monitor (27" compared to 32")? The image quality looks identical to me. The stand on the computer monitor might be higher quality. As long as it does 60Hz refresh rate or higher it should be fine? Is anyone using a HDTV for their primary PC monitor? Thanks, Tom

Hi Dave, I would like to be able to right click on the audio waveform in the timeline view and use an external audio editor to normalize audio level, reduce noise, etc. Since PTE 9 will be a 64 bit program the memory cache for audio should not be a problem. Thanks, Tom

Hi, I'm starting to play with audio in both Audacity and Goldwave (currently discounted if anybody is interested) and how to use it with PTE. I know you can edit the audio file in the file list but it would be nice to edit when it's in the timeline. Related topic. http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18219-just-missing-the-function-to-call-up-external-audio-editor/?p=121532 Thanks, Tom

Nice slideshow although I quit watching during the bullfighting. Audio quality was great. Maybe Audacity is good enough and I don't need Goldwave. Interesting how Vimeo seems to be better at cross fades between slides than YouTube. Less noise and pixelation. Thanks, Tom

Another freeware app that does batch 1:1 crop with optional border is FastStone Photo Resizer. Supports large number of image formats. http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm Tom

Hi, Thanks for the update. It will be a nice holiday present to play with a new version. Actually I am about a year from retirement and I hope to have more time for travel and photography. Thanks, Tom

It just seems like forever. I should not try to eat food and do math at the same time. Maybe it is normal for software evolution to increase duration between major versions. For a long time we were getting major version releases every year. Eventually there will be a final version that has all features one could possibly expect from slideshow software. Thanks, Tom

Hi Igor, It's been about 2 1/2 years since version 8 was released. Besides a dark photoshop user interface and maybe 64 bit slideshow player is there more you can tell us about version 9? New editing interface? Thanks, Tom

We might have to wait until the end of summer (currently 49 days) to start beta testing. http://days.to/summer/2015 Tom

Hi Eric, Interesting reflection from the wall and the silhouette of the camera. Lots of good historical information too. Cameras have sure changed in the last 20 years. Slightly off topic. What I would like to have in the ceiling of my bedroom is a combination planetarium and laser light show. I'm sure they make such devices now. I just need to make a spherical dome first. Thanks, Tom

Hi, Just playing with Google photos and sharing. I guess it's just a youtube video although I don't see it in my youtube video list. Interesting. Using crop tool and select tool, inverse select tool (ctrl+i), and delete select (ctrl+d). Faststone Capture save to Google Photos as wmv file. https://goo.gl/photos/AAKqnmtyBfaHZ4Tq8 PBS written by Sergey (I think) about 10 years ago is still a useful graphics editor. Small size and fast. The save with preview option is really good. Thanks, Tom

I find that the older I get the harder it is to detect selected objects on the screen. I think this problem should not be hard to fix. If I select the object using the layer text in lower right corner of screen the selected text has blue background. If I select the object by clicking on the object on the screen the selected text in the layer text winder in lower right corner of screen has light gray background and I am not sure which object is selected. I would prefer the blue background on both selection methods. Thanks, Tom

If you add a title slide with no animation or transitions to the start of your slideshow for 5 seconds it helps your browser buffer the video before the animation starts. Internet speed, gpu, video fps all can make a difference. The next version of PTE is supposed to have a YouTube profile for 60 fps. You can manually create a PTE slideshow and output using HD video at 60 fps and upload to YouTube. Tom

Hi Igor, Thanks for the update. Tom