davegee

Leo, There is nothing wrong with 1920x1080 and the highest quality level possible. But it results in large project file sizes. You can reduce the project file size by reducing the quality to a level at which you cannot see any JPEG artifacts. That's why I suggested "Save for the Web" which allows you to SEE any artifacts when viewed at 100% before saving. If you intend to zoom into an image (or rotate) you will need to have a larger resolution image (e.g. 3840x2160 will allow a 200% zoom) and then the use of lower quality (artifact free) images is advisable. Shooting in RAW and post processing in 16 Bit gives a lot more leeway. DG

Because you are investigating BluRay, 1920x1080 (minimum) would seem to be the obvious choice. It will not have any adverse effects when burning a standard DVD. Regarding quality: the quality setting that you use when cropping and saving will depend on a number of factors and to give a fixed quality setting is inadvisable. If you have an editing package which allows "Save For The Web" you can usually see the quality you can expect before pressing the save button. For instance, I would quite happily try to go to 60-70% quality when saving a 16 Bit RAW Conversion to JPEG with my existing camera but when saving a 16 Bit RAW conversion from an older DSLR with a "smaller" sensor I would not go below 80-90% quality. Please bare in mind that if you are using JPEGs in-camera (as opposed to TIFF or RAW), the file has already been compressed and cropping and saving is going to degrade the image even further (to some degree!). DG

Confirm what Lin said. It works fine in V7.5 Beta 10 but not in V7.0.7. DG

Start new project as test. Set Keep Full Slide Duration on. Drag video into slide list. What happens? DG

Keep Full Slide Duration? DG

Lin, I thought exactly the same thing as Vilara after I read your post. I knew what you meant (I think) but it did not read that way. The Audio belonging to the Video must be offset to match the start time of the Video and then, as you say, synchronisation should not be a problem. Best wishes, DG

John, It's always been there? DG

John, Does the existing PTE envelope tool not do what you want? DG

Correct . It must have happened in one of the early 7.5 Betas - 3? DG

Doesn't the dropdown now offer "all files" so that you are able to choose the file name that matches the video? Too late to check - maybe in about 8 hours? Dg

Mary, Some other alternatives: Use "DVD Video Disc" and choose the MPEG2 option. Video for iPad etc (.mp4) AVI Video (Custom) DG

Tom, Are you talking about your PTE registration / serial number? If so : http://www.wnsoft.com/support/ DG

Igor, Maybe forum members could help by using Dropbox or similar and create a link rather than use the Forum Upload for short term files? For longer term files (FAQ's and Tutorials) the Forum Upload is perhaps more appropriate. DG

No problem here. Vista / Firefox. DG

Jill's suggestion has an awful lot going for it. Split the video into chunks using Master and Linked and you'll have an O&A Timeline which is more manageable. DG

If my idea of Absolute and Relative Keyframes was adopted it would make things Oh so easy!! DG

Morturn, A great record of what looks like a marvellous piece of furniture. I am not sure that the video clips added anything to the AV although they did not detract from it. What would have added much more value is hearing your dulcet tones explain what you were doing with background sounds from the workshop. Thanks for sharing, DG

Thanks Peter, It would now be of interest to know where you stand on the original issue? With this in mind, I would like to suggest a little experiment for you to try? Please ensure that that you are feeling up to it before reading further because here I go again: Start off with a 1920x1080 Project (Windowed Mode) and gradually reduce the HEIGHT by 5 or 10 pixels. Each time, go to Preview. Stop when the margins of the Window FILL the width of the screen. Now examine the Resolution and AR of the project that you have created in order to fill the screen in Windowed Mode. An example for a 1920x1200 (16:10) Monitor Screen: Original Project Size = 1920x1200 (PTE Window narrower than Monitor Screen Size) Modified Project Size = 1920x1180 (PTE Window Fits Monitor Screen Size) - AR of the Project is not 16:10 but the AR of the PTE Window size is 16:10. I will now try to explain the similarity between this anomaly and the Border anomaly in PTE. If you start with a 1920x1200 image in a 1920x1200 Project the image fills the screen. By adding a 20 pixel Border to the 1920x1200 image it becomes 1960x1240 but the image fits the height of the screen and there are background coloured lines down the side of the Image. Now hit the Size button in "Size/Position" and you'll see the original image fit the screen again with the newly added border outside of the Project window. The Size of the image can be read as 1960x1240. 1920x1200 is 16:10 wheras 1960x1240 is NOT 16:10 (it is narrower). Now, at the risk of boring everyone here is another anomaly: If you try to replicate the above (Window Mode Anomaly) on a 16:10 monitor of a different resolution you will get a totally different result. Clarification - I'm talking about building a 1920x1200 project on a 1280x800 laptop. The required Project Size required to fit a PTE window to Screen Resolution on a 1280x800 (16:10) monitor screen is 1920x1165. If the project is built at 1920x1200 and the PTE window is adjust to fit the 1280x800 monitor it will not then show correctly on the 1920x1200 monitor. If I read Igor's comments correctly I think that he is saying that he has no control over the size of the "Frame of the Window" in the same way as we have control of the Border Aspect Ratio. In PS (CSx or Elements) it is possible to place a border Inside or Outside of the Image and thus control the Aspect Ratio. Igor has certainly provided the means to do this in PTE but it seems cumbersome and requires a lot more work to do it in PTE than it does in PS. I would like to say at this stage that I have not been influenced by Cosmic events and that I have checked my figures and theories and found them to hold up. E&OE. Best wishes, DG

My 600mm f1.8 is made by a Japanese firm working out of the Rhondda Valley - DaiHatsoff. DG

The replacement for this: http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/coolpix/performance/coolpix-p510 will probably go to 12-2000mm. You can't keep up. DG

The tripod necessary to stabilise it would probably cost as much as the camera . My 600mm f1.8 with the 2x converter will knock the socks off it! DG

You must have been thinking about me ?? DG

Gary, 'Twas Stu? DG

Gary, Just a question - nothing sinister Why 7.0.6? Is it not possible that any problems that you are experiencing have been cured in V7.0.7? DG

Thanks Stu. DG