davegee

Tom, You can download the user's manual here: http://media.kingston.com/support/downloads/MLW_User_Manual.pdf DGH

Hi Tom, I have not tried video yet but the app indicates photos, video, audio are possible. It recognizes these files from the card and allows you to create folders to transfer to. The website mentions PDF, so I am pretty sure that it will. I will try video, PDF and audio tomorrow. It requires that an SD or micro SD card be used for the transfer. Everything needs to be initiated from the app. I will update you tomorrow. Meanwhile there are a few videos on the web site. DG

Do you have an iPad and do you want to be able to transfer your images from your camera to the iPad with the minimum of fuss anywhere, anytime wirelessly? The Kingston Mobilelite is a card reader for SD cards which allows you to do this. It is battery powered, and will wirelessly connect with your iPad or Android device after installing the Mobilelite APP. Plug an SD card into it and you can browse the contents on the iPad at up to Actual Pixels. Furthermore you can then copy/move images from the card to the iPad and you will be able to view these images via the APP. JPEG images are viewable and RAW files can be copied but (at this time) I can't view the RAW images. You can also access MP3 and PDF files via the APP. I have configured my camera to take RAW + JPEG and divert the RAW and JPEG files to seperate SD cards for ease of use. It also doubles as an emergency battery charger for your mobile phone. I just received mine today and (after charging the battery) was able to do all of the clever little things it is capable of in minutes. It comes with a USB Charging lead and an SD to Micro SD adaptor. £32 from Amazon UK http://www.kingston....wireless#mlw221 I have no connection with Kingston - just a happy user. DG

You are right. But surely it is a case of correcting the posters and not changing what Igor has correctly defined? DG

Chambers: duration n ......................... length of time. DG

The 720x576 should possibly be 768x576. Typo? If you still have an old 4:3 TV then you need to UNTICK Fixed Size of Slide in Project Options / Screen. DG

BORDER AND BLURRED BACKGROUND Simple, single slide Style which adds a border to an image and sets the same image as a blurred BG. Apply to single or multiple slides. 1920x1080; 10 second full duration; 2 second transition. Border and Blurred BG.ptestyle DG

I hope not! I don't like the sound of it. DG

APPLYING THE STYLE For best results use the same resolution / AR as in the Project - 1920x1080. The Style can be applied to two or more slides (in multiples of two). For instance I could add 6 images to the slide line and then add a seventh (just as I added a third when creating the style). For best results ensure that the Transition Time of the added seventh slide is equal to the Transition time of the 3rd slide used during the creation of the style. Highlight the first six images in the group and click on Slide Style. Locate the style that you have created and click on it. The Slide Style Menu will tell you that you need 6 images and that you chose 6 images. It will tell you that the Full Duration for the Style that you are applying will be 50 seconds. I am assuming that the Style was created without modifying the times in my project. It will also give you the opportunity to alter the speed of the animation and/or the Full Duration to allow you to "FIT" the style slides to a passage of music etc. Click on APPLY. DG

Please download and unzip the Project BIZ here: Project1_Nov8-2013_10-54-45.zip Once unzipped and opened in PicturesToExe you should see something like this: In O&A you will see that the first two slides have the same image twice - once in the foreground and once as a blurred Background. You should also note that in slide one the images have been assigned as MAIN IMAGE and INDEXED with a 1. In slide two the images are indexed 2. In the Slide Line select and highlight the first two slides. Click on "Slide Style" and click on Tools in the Slide Style Menu. Click on CREATE STYLE and you should see this: First Slide = 1 tells you that the first slide in your Project is the first slide in your Style. Slide Count = 2 tells you that the style is made up of two slides. You can see that there are Two Main Images and that the Style Duration is 16 sec. (This should be corrected to 18 in Beta 11). I will return to the other parameters later. Enter the title of the Style and its Author and which Category you want the Style to be stored in and click on Create. DG

Gary, There are only two durations which possibly need clarification for you and both are being discussed elsewhere. The time from the beginning of a slide to the beginning the next transition is being refered to as "Pure Slide Duration". Each slide is visible from the beginning of its own transition to the end of the next transition and is being refered to as "Full. Slide Duration". Hence "Keep Full Slide Duration" or KFSD. DG DG

Please note that I have revised the instruction for using the Film Strip Style? DG

Thanks Georges, DG

Thanks Daniel, DG

In addition to all of the above good info: You don't HAVE TO use the frame that PTE offers you. You can use any object as a "frame" if you reduce its opacity to zero. Alternatively make a transparent png file to use as a "frame". I prefer to use SQUARE png's as frames. DG

The idea is sound and it will probably sell in small quantities. There has been a demand for this sort of camera from the purists for a long time now. Look at the Leica Monochrom - I guess Tom won't be buying that one either! I have rarely used the Movie Mode it my D600 and even when I did it was not in a serious way. There are numerous things on the D600 I could happily live without - but Nikon will not make me a Stripped Down or Modular Camera AND shave £1000 off the asking price!! No, I won't be changing the D600 for quite some time. DG

http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/slr/consumer/df?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=UK_November_Dflaunch DG

Thanks, But that's why we are here? Spread the word and support PTE. DG

Sorry, the white border is on the Matte. If you want one without the border I will post later. I always use that for anything less than full screen. DG

Have you tried the Exe with the sync on? DG

Are the slides and audio synchronised? DG

Jeff, If you don't want it visible until it starts just use a couple or three KFs. DG

There are Tutorials in the relevant section of the forum and there some very good ones. But inevitably, when a question is asked, a long explanation of the answer is given. I rarely see anyone refer anyone else to the relevant existing tutorial. I am probably guilty of this myself. DG

OFFSET?? In Properties O&A. DG

Once you have finished your 3:2 project Save it and then Save As a different name (add WS to the existing title). In Project Options change the Aspect ratio to 16:9 and make sure the screen resolution is 1920x1080. Save again (with the WS added). Download this: MATTE.zip Unzip and save the 1920_3_2Matte.png to your Project Folder. Now, click on OBJECTS and ANIMATION (O&A). The right hand side will look something like this: Make sure that nothing is selected in O&A by clicking in open space. Right click below your existing file in the Object Panel on the right and choose Add / Image and navigate to wherever you have saved my 1920_3_2MATTE.png. It should then appear as shown below: You now have to add that matte to all slides - you can copy and paste. In Slide 1 O&A Copy the Matte (Right Click - Copy). Click on the arrow top right of the screen to go to Slide 2 - Paste (Making sure that NOTHING is selected). Click on the arrow to go to slide 3 - Paste (Making sure that NOTHING is selected). You will get a rhythm going and it will not take too long. DG