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Backing up one with a comment (while you answer Hawk's question...) Image size 1424x2144 won't stop a show, but it will cause some hic cups if the file size is on the large size (>400kb) and the transitions are tight together. But I know someone who has done shows with files right out of their camera at 2-3MB and they have been fine.

Are you synching it to music ? Is the music long enough for all the images ? Does it stop before the music stops, or stops before you see all the images ? Need a bit better description to be able to assist

I have never used that feature, maybe someone else has, or you can tell us how it works

I meant "Light table"... Look for a little icon with a square and arrow to upper right (in the icon), at the end of the bottom row that starts with "create" "preview" "project options" etc That is the easiest way to sort and arrange your images. RE the problem of their not being inserted when you tried pasting, do you have "AUTO adding of new transition points..." checked on under VIEW on the TIMELINE ? Is there enough music left to add that many number of images ? Yes having all this possible from the timeline would be an option, but it does not seem to be right now

You can do question #1 by using the light table or the bottom row of the main screen (The listing of the images in the slide show). Use your usual select keys (CTRL or SHIFT) right click COPY and then select where you want them to be copied to and right click PASTE. The second question I will leave to someone else at this point

Jeff: Any and all tutorials are always welcome. Pls let us know when yours is ready as I am sure many will find it useful

Bill is changing servers, he hopes to be back up ASAP

John: We all have spent time learning to be photographers, but we forgot that sound "engineering" is equally important........

Gary: Don't forget you can use your mouse wheel to advance or reverse as well

Gary: Personally I don't use it as I think it's appearance distracts from the images which is what you are trying to present. If I want control of a show, I will do it via the mouse keys or the arrow keys which work without the graphic of the nav bar on the screen. I rarely will tell people that I have set a (synched) show up for control unless I am there delivering it as I don't want the flow of the show interrupted. I will show a presentation without interrupting it and then for particular reasons, might re-show it pausing to talk about certain slides that people might want to talk about. Even my manual shows don't have it for the same reasons of the appearance being distracting IMHO. But there are people who use it so lets hear from them too

The quick flicker of the mouse is there sometimes on PREVIEW, but I have never seen it when running "live" using either ContxaMan's method or mine.

John: While the voice over likely will need to increased in volume, don't increase to overpower the volume of the existing music track. Lower the volume of the music track when the voice over is being used. I do it using the volume control "lines" in Multi-track in Audition. Don't forget that you don't always need to mix the voice and the music into one track, you can add the voice-over snippets using the SOUND LINE on the PTE main page below the large "preview" screen. You will still need to lower the volume of the sound track and you will perhaps need to check PROJECT>OPTIONS>MUSIC> "don't interrupt sound comment when next slide appears" You won't hear the SOUND LINE track if previewing the show via the TIMELINE, but you will in the full screen PREVIEW (I've asked Igor to make a note this to be cahnged sometime in the future)

What I would do is create a one page show ("launch page" I call it ) that keeps last image on the screen. The use an object on the one page, to Launch the show you really want to show. I gussy up the launch page to suit the situtation and either launch off some text, a picture or an invisible gif file I'll try to find the reference to how to do this which I have posted before on the forum. You can e-mail me off line if you need specifics.

I have used Ed's approach many times (with a little grumbling as I fumble to get the action set right ), but I now am using Russell Brown"s Image processer 2.3 available at here Scroll down the page and you'll find it. It works as a plug-in with PhotoShop I have not tried Al's Irfanview approach, but I find Russell's easier than Ed's approach as it is all set up for me and luiddite-proof.

Roger: You are a brave man to raise the ppi (dpi) issue I did it last time, so I am glad to see that someone else did it this time Over and OUT !!!!

Ron's method is an excellent But there are always many ways to do things.... Another way is simply to create a blank/new image in your photo editing software and using the "fill", or whatever command, to make the background whatever colour you want. e.g. PhotoShop: FILE>NEW, size it as you wish and choose white or black etc and then fill with whatever colour you want it is is not white/black You could use your photo editor's text tool to create your titles. But use whatever method that you are most comfortable with.

Bethan: Did you try "Insert new slide" ?

Ken: Where do you find these ??

Robert: For what is worth, I will be loading our 2005 Supercircuit entry (with all its worts ) on Beechbrook in a few weeks. (After our Camera Club has a chance to see it) We were fortunate enough to get a crtique from two of the judges on our presentation and I will be passing that along with other info about it. Our entry of last year was a nature documentary on Turtles (It was up on Beechbrook last year). It did not do well at all....

well said Maureen

Al and his team did a GREAT job. A good time was had by all. Looking foward to next year, (and maybe breaking our record of "zero" score for this year's and last year's entry and remembering not to lie on the floor when Al has his camera in hand !! )

Brian: I think that is the way the counts have always worked. I noticed it in the older version too.

Igor just mentioined in the PTE presentations forum here that ver 5.00 will have the scaling of the Objects feature. Many of us have been waiting patiently for that, well we'll have it soon ! Thanks Igor

Igor GREAT news!!! Can you tell I have been waiting for this for a very long time ??

John: A good number of us have purchased Medwyn's music through Barry. It has proved useful for me, it is one of many sources I have used.