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I don't think so Barry, If you look back I haven't disagreed with you. But I believe that understanding the implications of a proposal are important. The theory that PTE could disregard the bits that we don't want in an EXE without performing other actions was what occurred to me. The other thing is that perhaps the answer to the original problem is not making the "Convert Tracks to MP3" Button default to ON or even removing it. The answer "might" be in the education of the new users in the art of using only what is necessary to do the job rather than using full size images from a 36MP camera, WAV files and using just 10 seconds of an hour long video........and then expecting PTE to clear up the mess. Ever since I first proposed the Preferences feature this is the sort of thing that I had in mind. I was in favour of a Preferences where everything was initially ticked and and as the user became more familiar with the programme he/she could start unticking boxes. If the button we are talking about here was a ticked Preference then the new user would (perhaps) be blissfully unaware that his/her audio tracks were being converted into a single 256kbps MP3...............until he/she included 5 minutes of silence and wondered why the exe file size was so large. But is a large MP3 file size that big a problem? Not as big, perhaps, as using a small portion of a large Video File. How can we educate the new user to do the "right" thing from the very beginning? http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/exefilesize I have just noticed that Audio Files are not even mentioned......... DG

"Save As"? ....and give it a new name. DG

Lin, Please disregard my post. I was in Styles Mode! DG P.S. You can create a Style which includes the Custom Transition and apply the Style to a single slide. It then becomes part of the Project for all slides. That Style is then transferrable between projects. Igor should consider a "User/Custom Transitions" tab similar to "User Styles".

The file with the long silence is one case where the convert to mp3 option would/should not be used. We have the option to not use it. Keep all options open. DG

Lin, Please explain more? DG

Also consider this: It is not possible to Trim a file - be it video or audio - and leave the trimmed bits behind without creating a new (trimmed) version of the file. e.g. Audio file xxxx is 5 minutes long and you want to trim a minute off each end. You must create another Audio File xxxx2 which will be three minutes long. It can be the same format as the original i.e. WAV or MP3. But it is a NEW version of the trimmed file. Now do that for each trimmed file in a project. DG

Presumably the dropdown will offer WAV or MP3. DG

Hi Robert, I am not sure that you understood? 1 talks purely about video - MP4 and AVI etc 2 talks purely about audio tracks - WAV AND MP3 etc I was merely pointing out that there are ways already in place to deal with unwanted sections of both video and audio. If Igor can deal with this "problem" I am in favour of it. DG

Robert, Whilst not disagreeing with what you say, PTE gives you the opportunity to trim the excess in two ways. 1. When you convert video, you can trim the excess video at that stage in the converter. Only the portion that you want in the Project is included in the EXE. See Here 2. Converting the Audio Tracks to MP3 when creating the EXE does more or less the same thing - only the portions of the Audio used in the Project are included in the final EXE. See Here DG

By analysing the Style posted above it took just 30 minutes to convert it into this: BEARD.ptestyle Add a BLANK slide to the Slide List, highlight it and APPLY the style which, when loaded, will apear in the User Styles. Changing/adding to the letters/words is just as easy. This one is part of my current project. DG

http://fontforge.github.io/en-US/ DG

Probably next Monday. It is a National Holiday period in Russia. The version linked to above is stable and I am using it. DG

It occurred to me that STYLES are an excellent way of demonstrating a technique or answering a query. The use of a style means that the "tutor" can upload a small file which the "pupil" can use with one or more of his/her own images - provided that the "pupil" takes the time to learn the very simple Styles procedures. Clear instructions from the "tutor" will help to overcome any problems. For example, add a blank (dark) slide to the Slide list. Download the Style below and go to Slide Styles, click on TOOLS and then "Import Style". Once Imported the Style will be found in "User Styles". Highlight the Style and "Apply". This Style does NOT require a Main Image. Feel free to Modify / Add to your requirements. TEXT.ptestyle DG

My current camera produces 10Mb 100% quality JPEGs from RAW Files. It's "only" 24MP. The current "Top Gun" (File Size-Wise) is 36MP (?). The next Big Gun promises to be 52MP. So it is not beyond the realms of possibility that BB is right. DG

Gogs, Here's one way of doing it: In Canvas set 7.5% all round and 85% Zoom in Animation Tab. If your original image was 1800x1200 (for example) it would now be 1530x1020 (see the "Size/Position..." window). Go to the Border Tab in Adjust Image and Border and this time set Pixels and 20px. Because you have added 20 Pixels all round your image SHOULD be 1570x1060, but it is not - it is 1510.755x1020 because of the way PTE has added the Border. It adds the Border around the outside of the image and maintains the original height of the Image (including the Border). If you change the 1020 pixels value to 1060 pixels in "Size Position..." you have exactly what you wanted - 1570x1060. You could add a Shadow in the Common Tab. Everything lines up. Go ahead and add the "Slide in " animation. Having done it once and saved the STYLE you can then apply that Style to as many slides as you wish. DG

Gongs, That makes more sense. You did not mention the border. Unlike some pixel editors, PTE adds the border outside of the cropped images and therefore destroys the ar/resolution. Let me have another look. DG

If there is a Video in the file then it "might" be possible to use the “Do not include file to Exe” feature to bring it under the theoretical 2GB limit. The Video file can then be added to the "Safe Executable" in the folder and will be found without further action by the viewer. DG

http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/exefilesize?s[]=file%20size DG

Gogs, This style is probably nearer to what you described above: gogs2.ptestyle Drag your two images into the Slide List (B+W First) - Highlight both and apply this style. You could also drag "x" pairs of images into the Slide List, highlight them all and apply this style. The result would be "x/2" slides with this style applied. DG

Hi Carmelo, I thought that I had already added the new pages in the Italian version? Understand Full Slide Duration Search Tips PictureToExe and MAC DG

PTE recommends Media Player Classic - Home Cinema. If that doesn't do it, post one of your JPEGs? DG

Instead of using the "Crop" feature use the "Canvas". Set it to % and take 7.5% off all around. Then set the ZOOM in the Animation Tab to 85% (for the sliding image) for both Key-frames. DG Gogs.ptestyle P.s. also, your method requires two main images to create the style and two images in the Slide List to re-create it. My example only uses the one main image. Is it something to do with the number of main images?

What colour space are you using for your outputted JPEGs? DG

http://www.wnsoft.com/archives/ DG

As with images, no matter how many times you use a video file it is only counted once in the exe file size. When you add a video you can mute its sound in o&a and then add it as an audio file. It is still only counted once in the exe file size. It is not removed. It is muted. If you don't want to add the sound in order to use the PTE editing envelope then the video is just played without sound - you do not gain anything in terms of file size. DG