davegee

OK, I have tried my transition and got no problem on my laptop.So can you post a fresh template which shows the problem?I will be back to my desktop pc later today. DG

This is how I would approach the same effect. I have tested this in your Template and do not get the "problem" which yours seems to show. DG OpenGate3D2.zip P.S. Your "problem" seems to be coming from the Frame that you have used to create the gate. The frame is (I think) unecessary and as you can see I have made mine without the use of frames.

The 16:10 screen issue is (I think) irrelevant. What is relevant is that you appear to have made the Transition in an earlier version of PTE. (Or you have modified a transition made in an earlier version of PTE). A lot of problems were sorted out in the last couple of versions of 7.5. With regard to the problem that I found with the transition, I believe that if you rebuild it in 7.5.8 you will have no further problem. The Slide 1 and Slide 2 images in the Custom Transition SHOULD be 1280x720 - yours is 1920x1080 indicating that an earlier version has been used. The difference between the MPEG2 and the MPEG4 are that the MPEG2 version is 16:9 within a PAL sized frame (768x432) and the MPEG4 is 1280x720 or 1920x1080. How much difference this makes is difficult to tell. DG

Here's a JPEG screen shot from an EXE of your template made on my 1280x800 laptop showing the problem with the transition. The arrows show where the front view of the gate has disappeared while the edge view remains. I haven't figured out the reason for it but the problem lies in the construction of the transition, I'm pretty sure. DG

It can easily be done using hyperlinks instead of the arrow buttons and having two shows in one. A forward show and a backwards show. Not difficult. Dg

I have now tried your template and have converted to MP4 - 1280x720 high quality. It plays in MPC-HC with only very slight hesitation on my laptop (1280x800) but I would expect this. I will not be able to try it on my desktop pc for a couple of days. I can see some problems with your custom transition - the front face of the gate disappears too soon (in the exe). This could be something to do with the fact that your project is 1920x1080 and my screen is 1280x800. Again I cannot prove this for a day or two. Nice transition. DG

Try this: http://mpc-hc.org/ If you have PTE Deluxe try MPEG4. DG

Ken, They are talking of video where the file size could be in gigabytes. Dg

No, but what occured to me was to make the list more logical by Alphabetising it. E.g. F1; F2; F3 etc Then Ctrl+a; Ctrl+b etc Maybe............ DG

OK, I have started a thread in the Tutorials Section which lists all known HOTKEYS according to the 7.5 Manual. I have added the F11 and F12 which are missing in the manual. If anything is added it is an easy matter to append it to the thread. DG

Barry, Your post raises an interesting point. I vaguely remembered a conversation with Igor about F11 and F12 (or dreamt it?) and went to the User Guide to try to find any reference to it. It was not there. I have downloaded a fresh copy and it is still not there. Igor could perhaps bring it up to date. DG

Highlight the object in the Objects Panel and click on the object in the O&A Window. Up / Down / Left / Right - all of the arrows work. Hasn't it always been that way? DG P.S. If your object is deep down, you might have to tick "Ignore Objects not selected" in Preferences.

Cagney, I agree in principle, but the arrow key is used to move the highlighted object left or right. DG

Igor, I have also had the problem experienced by Gary. Usually, closing and re-opening Firefox solves this, but it is a "PITA". If moving to a newly designed interface is the answer then "so be it". But that's just my opinion. DG

Just be aware of resolution issues? The pdf will need to be resized to screen resolution. DG

Just to confirm that it works: Use the PTE Print command and Print to PDF. This opens in the Adobe Product and when sized at screen resolution is an alternative to Print Screen. DG

Can you not print to pdf? The adobe product will open pdf. It is probably no better / worse than the screen grab though. DG

How did you have it set? For future reference? DG

Does the Laptop have dedicated or shared graphics? DG

I don't remember seeing anything of this nature mentioned before? Raise another support ticket in case of it not being something simple which someone else can help with? Someone is bound to mention updating your Graphics Drivers. Do you have another PC that you can try it on to prove that it is the W8 PC and not something else? DG

No, that wouldn't work? If you add x number of slides and click on the option it does what you asked for. If you add another slide you have to click on the option again? DG

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E-mail the organiser and ask how they do it? Will the MPEG4 be transfered to the PC? What player do they use? They are usually quite helpful about these things. DG

Leo, Raise a support request here: http://www.wnsoft.com/support/ Explain your problem - they will sort it out for you. DG

Bert, If they (or you) try to play the MPEG4 file from the DVD I am not surprised that it stutters. If the file is transfered from a DVD to a PC hard disc and played from there chances are it will be OK. Make a data DVD with the MPEG4 on it and then transfer the MPEG4 back on to the HD. If it plays OK on your PC in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema then it should be OK on most PCs with the same Player. The resolution of the original JPEGS should not influence the final MPEG4 - if Video Builder makes the MPEG4 and it plays OK on your PC then you will be OK. Just don't try to play it from the DVD. DG