JEB
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Hi,
Does anybody have any recommendations or experience of remote back up services suitable for people like this community within the UK or Europe? I would be pleased to hear from anybody on this subject. On searching the internet none of the names that come up mean anything to me and some of the claims appear to get conflicting reviews. Dropbox is the only one I know of but they don't get included in the comparisons that I have seen.
Thanks
John
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Hi,
I am looking at a Dell offer at the moment which I assume should do the job for PTE, PSCC and LRCC.
The GPU is of higher spec. I think than that mentioned by Igor but they (Dell) say there would be little difference in cost to replace it with the 1060.
For me I think the 4TB HDD is perhaps a bit OTT but who knows.
1 8th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 6-Core Processor (12M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz)
1 16GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 2666MHz (2X8GB)
1 256GB M.2 PCIe x4 SSD + 4TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
1 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5 Graphics MemoryAny comments?
Regards
John
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Thanks Dave, I thought as much but had to be sure.
John
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Hi,
I know this is an old topic but I need to get up to date. The reason? My trusty eight year old Mac is on its last legs and I need to consider its replacement. I am unlikely to replace it with another Mac as I believe that a PC may be adequate for my purposes now. On discussing a possible build the question of the need for a dedicated graphics card has risen its head. My understanding, based on debate from several years ago, was that a dedicated card was a priority. However I am being told that integrated graphics have moved on considerably. What is the current thinking. Keep in mind I'm talking PC not Mac.
Thanks
John
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Dave,
Please see my response to your latest post in a DUPLICATE original posting within the GENERAL section of the Forum.
CONFUSION REIGNS
John
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Dave,
i want people to play MP4s from the DVD.
I don’t understand what you mean by being able to transfer to USB for playing on a TV MEDIA PLAYER. I am guessing now but is a TV Media Player like Windows Media Player or VLC on a computer but on a Modern TV ? If this is correct then I think you are saying that both methods may be a possible way of viewing dependant on the users hardware. To make myself clear the user may be able to play it like a conventional DVD or play it through a Media Player. Presumably they would have to load the DVD into a computer then copy the MP4’s to a USB stick, plug that into their TV and then play it through the aforementioned Media Player? Surely not!
Apart from my ignorance of this subject I think we are getting into a further mess here. I am responding to this within the GENERAL section of the Forum though previous responses have all been in the TROUBLESHOOTING section. For some reason two versions of my original post exist. I don’t know how this happened but I recently posted in the GENERAL area version requesting the Moderator to remove this version and somehow your last post was directed there!
John
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Hi,
Views and advice please.
Firstly, is it worth purchasing software for burning MP4’s to DVD or perhaps using one of the “free” offers?
Secondly, have you any suggestions in either the free or paid for categories? (Perhaps more importantly, which should I avoid?}
I would like to be able to create my own menu page using my own image. I have an occasional need to make multi copies.
I would prefer a Mac option though I do have Parallels and also run Windows but when Igor comes up with a Mac version of PTE I’ll be “pulling down the blinds”on Windows.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
John
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Thanks that's what I thought Dave. All this talk of streaming and USB made me wonder if I was totally out of date.
I'm going to make a separate post on subject of burning/menu software.
John
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Should this not be removed from here as another copy exists in Troubleshooting.
John
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Hi,
Confusion strikes again I'm afraid.
I accept I should start with an MP4 file.
If I don't use a DVD/BR disc how do I provide people with a copy of my show? I can't believe that I give them a USB stick or expect them to download it from some source.
Am I missing something?
Cheers.
John
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Hi Dave,
“ ......it requires that you keep up with it”
In truth that’s the bit I find harder the older I get.
john
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It's a bit of a mess isn't it?
we thought we had problems with Betamax and VHS !
John
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Hi,
To answer Wideangle first, yes I have tried opening the other show first and have the same issue.
Since making my initial post I was influenced by Barry's initial reply in particular his thoughts on MP4. I have been making MP4's for my own use more frequently in the past year or so as I bought a blu ray player. I have just been conscious of the fact that some folks may not have the ability to play MP4 on their TV, but then perhaps they have a PC or if they are very lucky a MAC! I'm only talking about twenty or so people and most of them are photographers so are probably fairly up to date.
Thank you both for your input. I find this forum is a great place for clearing the mind.
Cheers
John
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Hi,
I am having a problem with Video Builder. I am trying to make a DVD with two shows. I open up the first show go to Publish Show select DVD Video Disk which places the current .pte file in the timeline. I then try to navigate to the folder that contains the second .pte file but it can't be opened. Am I doing something wrong? It is some time since I did this so quite likely! Added screen grab below.
On reflection as my objective is to create a DVD with both shows on it. Would I be better creating two MP4 files? As I want to be able to burn multiple copies of a DVD containing both shows for people to view on TV what is considered the best way forward. I need to keep in mind that not every recipient will necessarily have the most up to date TV. I for instance will have to upgrade my own TV when the valves blow!! Only kidding but it is old.
John
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Hi,
I am having a problem with Video Builder. I am trying to make a DVD with two shows. I open up the first show go to Publish Show select DVD Video Disk which places the current .pte file in the timeline. I then try to navigate to the folder that contains the second .pte file but it can't be opened. Am I doing something wrong? It is some time since I did this so quite likely! Added screen grab below.
On reflection as my objective is to create a DVD with both shows on it. Would I be better creating two MP4 files? As I want to be able to burn multiple copies of a DVD containing both shows for people to view on TV what is considered the best way forward. I need to keep in mind that not every recipient will necessarily have the most up to date TV. I for instance will have to upgrade my own TV when the valves blow!! Only kidding but it is old.
John
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Hi Dave,
Thank you very much.
I have now had a chance to look at a few of the sequences you directed me to. I now have a much clearer understanding of the definition of Photo Harmony. For a long time now I have been reading far too much into the printed definition. This is an old problem of mine I'm afraid, I should have known better.
I have spent most of my AV activity in producing documentaries so have ignored the true artistry of Photo Harmony. I think I am in a much better position to recognise the difference between Photo Harmony and "pictures to music" something I see quite a bit of and have been guilty of producing myself. I have been too guilty of letting the narrative tell the story and the images just support the narrative. Looks like I'm going to have to put a different hat on when taking images for Photo Harmony.
Thanks a lot for clearing that up.
John
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Hi Lin,
Nice of you to reply with such a detailed explanation as ever.
Perhaps I shouldn't have used the term "Action" as I do have some idea of what is involved in PT in creating them.
To be honest, I was being lazy at the time I made this post, putting off going into PS knowing that I had forgotten all I ever new about the subject and thinking wouldn't it be great if PTE could do this!
I do take your final point about 'all-in-one". However....................!
Kind Regards
John
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply.
I will probably do as you suggest. This is just out of curiosity. It seems to to be quite a tight definition. Presumably this is because it is being set as a examination exercise. Probably not surprising that there are no examples readily available.
Kind Regards
John
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Hi,
I know the definition of Photo Harmony as given by the RPS and others (not just music to images) but I can't find any examples.
Can anybody point me as to where I could actually view a sequence that meets the RPS definition?
John
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Hi,
Clearly NOT!
John
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Hi,
I agree totally with this. Every time I am offered an update my heart flutters. Excitement at something new or dread I'm not sure!
Cheers,
John
PS Delighted this has been raised. Often thought I should raise it but didn't want to appear negative.
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Hi,
I wonder if there is any appetite for the inclusion of an option within OBJECTS and ANNIMATION / Properties for creating a sketch/painter effect along the lines of those actions available for Photoshop? It seams to me that we now have so much ability to perform "actions" on images that sketch/painter effect may be possible and useful.
Just a thought.
John
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Thank you folks,
Jill, you are the firs person I can remember to get one up on Barry!
Thank you all. I've been putting off for ages to ask this question.
Cheers
John
Barry, only kidding as I know you can take it!
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If I recall correctly at one time it was possible to move the order of slides in the timeline view by clicking on a little slide number tag and dragging it to the required position. I can't remember but perhaps you also had to hold down the alt key?
Perhaps this is still possible but I don't see the tags. I have searched “preferences “ looking for an option to switch this on/off without success. I am running the latest version of 9
Regards
John
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Hi Barry,
Thank you for your reply and sorry for not responding before now.
I had forgotten about MedieFire though I used to use it some years ago. I watched your video yesterday but from what I can see it wouldn’t do the job I have in mind though I have yet to get on to their site.
What I want to do is back up my entire external backup hard drive to a remote location. Belt and braces!
On searching the internet there appear to be many companies offering that service. I had been hoping that some of the forum members would have had recommendations. I have often seen reference to DropBox so possibly MediaFire is an option.
Thanks, I’ll keep you posted.
John