davegee

In order to make the final image the same proportions on screen at 100% you have remove a % from the top, bottom and sides in the proportions according to the aspect ratio. You cannot take the same percentage off all around - you are altering the aspect ratio. It fits to the height of the screen according to the 100% setting of Zoom in Animation. It also might be better to use Pixels instead of percentage even though the pixels are converted to percentage "behind the scenes". A percentage could result in "parts of pixels" which have to be rounded up or down - if you start by taking off whole pixels the resulting percentage will be correct. DG P.S. Do it with a square image and it will behave as you want it to.

Sad! 121 votes - 11 votes. Nevertheless, a majority of those who voted were in favour of all options in Settings, Preferences, Tools being ticked by default. DG

Sad! 190 views - 15 votes, but an overwhelming majority of those who voted were in favour of the "piece of toast" being properly labelled. DG

You could use the little arrow adjacent to the Slides / Timeline Buttons (Bottom Right). DG

Because creating the Template strips out the Drive information that you speak of and creates EXEs which can be moved around at will - provided that you move the Menu and Target to the same location, obviously. DG

Jeff, There are probably numerous ways of doing it. This is just one - V8: When I have "finished" working on a show I create a TEMPLATE from it in my Default Template Folder. I then create an EXE in the Template Folder of the show. Do the same with the Menu - Once the Menu is complete create a Template and create an EXE in the Template folder. I use "Run Slideshow With Return". Transfer the Menu EXE and the linked EXEs to a memory key or portable drive etc. Plug said memory key into another computer and away you go. No flashbacks etc. No link problems. DG

Yes Igor, As shown in my JPEG. DG

Igor, There seems to be a concensus that the "Piece of Toast" Icon should have the Text: "PREVIEW FROM CURRENT POSITION" OR "PREVIEW FROM CURRENT SLIDE" DG

Arising out of recent threads / Posts.

Questions arising out of the Preferences / Tools Options come up fairly regularly indicating, perhaps, that the current arrangement needs to be re-thought? DG

Robert, Are you using the PTE preset / default MP4 settings?? HD 1920x1080 Medium Quality Pan and Scan Enabled. Split the show in two parts - try part one and then part two. DG

It might be worth noting that the "mistake" that I made early on was brought about because the FOLDER "Photoshop Elements 10" in my Program Files (x86) folder has the same icon as the correct "PhotoshopElements10" Application exe I was looking for. It's unusual but not unknown. I don't use Ctrl+W - I use the right click menu. DG

I just tried it again for you. My Default Editor for JPEGs and NEFs is NX2. I can select PSE 10 in Settings / Preferences and it works. DG

But as I said, I can also set the other option by CAREFULLY choosing the Application in the (x86)\Adobe etc folder. I was getting the same as you but I tried some alternatives and eventually got that option to work as well. You have to "drill down" into the folders to find the right option. DG

If you set PSE as your default programme to open JPEG and then, in Settings / Preferences / System set "USE DEFAULT PROGRAM" to Edit Graphical Files then it works OK. However by pointing the Graphical Editor to PSE I have to go to Program Files(x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 10\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe to get it to work. It might be the same for PSE 11? Now to put it back as it was............... DG

It seems to be a problem with the (x86) programmes. 64 Bit programmes are OK (NX2) but mine will not link to a 32 Bit Programme (Elements 10). DG

Robert, If you go to Settings / Preferences / Tools. Turn everything on until you are sure which (if any) tools you want to turn off (hide). You can also move any tool to any toolbar on screen and get everything where it is most comfortable for you. DG

Only if you have the original source material - the project file which created the EXE. If so use PUBLISH. DG

Hi Mary, How much research did you do before posting? http://www.picturest...files-for-hdtv/ http://www.picturest...show-for-dvdtv/ I found long ago that when someone posts a request for help whoever is online would rather write a 16 page thesis for an answer than direct that someone to an FAQ or tutorial. Maybe "waste of time" is putting it too strongly and people are using the FAQs without our knowledge but I see the same questions coming up all the time when the answers in some cases are already there. Good luck./> DG

Hi Jeff, A couple of things that you might want to consider: Following a discussion earlier Igor has promised to look again at the whole business of Audio Comments after the release of V8. A new feature in the Audio Tab (Options) is "Convert Tracks to MP3". I take this to mean, with respect to your point above, that you could record your commentary as you have in the past and insert it multiple times to line the various comments up with their respective slides - I would think that this would need just a single Track. Using the Start, Duration and Offset controls for each section would give the required "silence" between clips and also give you the facility to make timing and Volume adjustments later if necessary. When you are satisfied and press the "Publish EXE" button PTE will mix all of the various tracks into one MP3 for you thereby reducing the overall file size and your Audio need never have to be subjected to secondary sampling in Audacity, Audition or Soundbooth etc. Even if you do not use the "Convert to MP3" feature using the same single commentary file multiple times will not add to the file size. I have assumed from your comments above that you use a recording device which outputs a WAV or MP3 file? DG

Both threads are still active with questions arising over night. I have answered both but if anyone else can add anything it would help? DG

Not necessarily - but it seems to be not sufficient for what you are trying to do here - that image is seriously big! DG

Bruno, The animation to do what you describe is missing. I presumed that you were not able to do it? I added the animation and was able to do what you described. I have less RAM than you but I have a Graphics Card with 3Gb Memory. Could that be the problem? DG

Why not - it's not off-topic. DG

Hi Igor, It's lonely out there!! There MUST be more PTE Forum Members who can respond to this sort of request. I wouldn't expect a Canon owner to go to Nikon Cafe, but DPReview is fairly neutral and it only takes two minutes to register and post. DG