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  2. Route Generator

    in Suggestions for Next Versions

    Posted

    Hi.

    It is a little bit more complex than has been suggested, particularly the road map scenario where there are twists and turns to contend with. There used to be videos available (very likely by Lin Evans) that would be worth looking for. Have a look on the Help pages. Good luck.

    John

    Objects and animation editor

    in PicturesToExe 10 Beta

    Posted

    Firstly, let me say that I love the dark interface.

    I have not yet explored the new features.

    I have however noticed that when choosing to close O@A by selecting the “X” at the TRH side we are now offered the choice of closing “editor”, “PTE” or “Cancel” whereas in earlier versions it immediately closed O&A. I am aware that you can select not to have this dialog box reappear. My point is that the use of the term “Editor” for “O&A” could be confusing. I don’t recall ever having seen this term used in this context before.

  13. BUTTON naming in O&A

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Dave,

    Hopefully the attachment will illustrate more clearly what I am after.

    Firstly, the fact that each button is named Button 1 in my illustration is because I simply copied and pasted. Had I entered each button individually they would have been numbered sequentially (1,2,3,4 etc).

    What would be better in my view is if I were able to manually title each button with a description such as, in this case, 'Pentland'.

    What would be even better would be if PTE would automatically label it from the text typed on it.

    However, back to the point, I was under the impression that at some point in the past I was able to manually change the wording to the likes of 'Pentland' rather than simply Button XX.

    I hope that more clearly explains what I am after. Is it possible? 

    Cheers

    John

     

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  15. BUTTON naming in O&A

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi,

    Is it possible to give buttons unique names where they appear in the box below Properties/Animation in Objects & Animation?

    Clearly I am aware that you can name the actual button as it appears on the slide but if you are working with several buttons hidden below other objects (Opacity 0) then the listing of Button 1,2,3,4....etc isn't very helpful. I thought we could do this way back in the dim and distant past but I can't find how to do it now.

    Thanks in anticipation,

    John

     

  19. PTE MENU

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Jill,

    Thanks for this. I think I'm almost there thanks to your suggestion to use VLC.

    Three  minor things that I can live with unless there is a way to avoid them.

    One, when I click on the Menu button a small VLC box flashes onto the screen for a fraction of a second and then the MP4 opens full screen as you described. Great! But can I avoid this flash in any way?

    Two, the file name is displayed at the bottom  of the screen for a couple of seconds. Can this be prevented.

    Three, and I should not get into this situation, if I select the button containing the VLC Player by mistake and press Escape a minimised VLC Player appears and I have to cancel it with the mouse. The same circumstance with an exe file and you are brought back to the menu. As I say I shouldn't be in that position. But then nobody is perfect and possibly the same applies to software!

    As I say I can live with these minor issues. However, if you don't ask the question you don't necessarily get the answer!

    Regards

    John

     

     

  20. PTE MENU

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Lin,

    I have discovered how I wasn't seeing the MP4 file from within PTE. At the bottom of the "Open" Menu box, next to the File Name entry box there is a further drop down box offering "Applications" or "All Files".

    So that is sorted, however what happens isn't very slick as it opens up a player with all the mouse actions that requires. Not as smooth as opening a PTE sequence. I think I will explore the route of embedding the MP4 into a PTE sequence.

    Thanks again for your direction.

    Kind regards

    John 

  21. PTE MENU

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Lin,

    Nice to hear from you.

    I don't know about that. However after posting I thought I would make a one slide show as an envelop, if that makes sense, with the MP4 embedded onto the slide. That works so would be a work around if needs be. Come to think about it that sounds like my system is finding a player. I'll have another go now.

    Cheers

    John

     

     

     

     

     

  22. PTE MENU

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Folks,

    I am building a menu in PTE 9 something I have done a number of times in the past. On this occasion one of the four shows has been converted to MP4. I wasn't aware that this would be a problem, being under the impression I had used MP4 in the past. However PTE is not finding any MP4 whatsoever. Should this be the case? Am I missing something? I am using "Run Application or Open File" from the drop down as a couple of the PTE shows were made on older versions of PTE and "Run Slideshow With Return" won't work. 

    Advice please.

    I can't believe that this should be the case given that so many people are burning PTE shows to MP4 nowadays!!!!

    Cheers

    John 

  23. Laptop specification

    in Equipment & Software

    Posted

    Hi

    I am considering purchasing a new PC laptop and looking for advise on technical specification.

    I have quite a high end desktop on which I do all my image processing (LR and PS) plus AV building with PTE.

    I want the laptop primarily for running completed AV’s through a projector

    I would, on occasion, like to use it for PS and PTE demonstrations to Camera club members. I think a 14” screen will be ample as there is a 24” monitor available at the club which could be used for demonstrations.

    I would appreciate general advice on Processor and graphics. What are the views on separate or integrated graphics nowadays?

    I guess RAM isn’t a big cost issue nowadays I believe presumably the more the better. 8GB rather than 4GB?

    I suppose SSD is best, though given my proposed use, I won’t need any more than 250GB ?

    I’m trying to keep the cost down given the fact that it will not be used excessively. I have seen a number of machines in the region of £500. 

    I need to consider USB and other connectivity. 

    I would appreciate any advice. 

    Thanks

    John

  25. Remote Backup

    in Equipment & Software

    Posted

    Thank you Barry

    i will look into this later. I am strugelling with moving my data from my broken eight year old MAC  to a new PC. I will be away from home next week so I’m not likely to get back to this till after that. I will respond ASAP..

    john

     

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