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Colin, It should look something like this: DG

Colin, In Project options add a piece (or pieces) of music equal to the whole length of the project. Click on CUSTOMISE and then on the WAVEFORM Icon. In the Waveform and Envelope Tool you can click on any part of the waveform and you'll get dotted lines. You can the drag these to create the "envelope" producing the lowering of volume that you require. You can do this multiple times. You will need to know the precise times of the lowering and raising of the volume before starting. DG

Peter, I got as far as your step 6 and I immediately saw that what you were going to do was impossible and would give overlapping transitions. Because I can pre-visualise in V7.0.1. My other observation which I have made a number of times is that I don't understand this switching back and forth between systems to prove a point - start with either 6.5 timings or 701 timings and continue until the project is finished. In the real world no one will want to switch! Even in a teaching/demonstration scenario it is not necessary. I'll say it again - this is probably the FIFTH time. I'm not endorsing V7.0.1. But when I see people arguing because they do not seem to understand the implications of what they are doing i.e don't seem to understand how v7.0.1 works I feel the need to explain. From where I'm sitting neither yourself nor Jill (?) are Video users and would probably never use V7.0.1 timings - like me you would probably stick with V6.5 timings - so why is it such a big deal? Please don't answer that - I've lost it. DG

Peter, You MUST think of each slide as having THREE elements - not two. And the last element of any slide is also the first element of the next slide. DG

Jill, Think what you are asking it to do? You started with: 2>3>2>3>2>5 Which can also be shown as: 2>3>2 2>3>2 2>5 Three slides - colours show that the two RED numbers are the same transition and the two Green numbers are the same transition. Now this is what you asked for: 2>3>2 2>2.5>2.5 2.5>4.5 Each of the slides has maintained its 7 second duration. If you want the increase of the slide three duration to have no effect on slide two then you have to alter the duration of slide two to 7.5 seconds. 2>3>2 2>3>2.5 2.5>4.5 It's a different way of thinking. DG The coloured portions in the JPEG below are always linked:

Thanks Igor. Like Peter - no problems with the "Keep Full Slide Duration" tick box. DG

Thanks Stu, that's three people who have seen it. The installation on my laptop overwrote V7 in its default folder but the installation on my desktop was in a new and different folder. It occured in both installations and the same method cured both problems. DG

Peter, In SLIDE VIEW you can click on the Transition Time and Duration figures for each slide and change them by typing or scroll wheel. See PM. DG P.S. My original Template was a V7 Template (not V6 as per yours) "what kind of option is it?" Its Default state is off.

Folks, I think that I have cracked it. Not saying that there is not a bug but I have (I think) neutralised it. I had a HOUSE (Hugh Laurie) moment! I opened PTE 7.0.1 and made sure that the "intermittent" fault/bug was not there. I then created a blank 1920x1080 template and overwrote my original 1920x1080 template. In Manage Templates I told PTE to use 1920x1080 Template for new projects and Bingo, no further problems. Tried it on both Desktop and laptop machines - no problem. DG

Folks, I think that I have cracked it. Not saying that there is not a bug but I have (I think) neutralised it. I had a HOUSE (Hugh Laurie) moment! I opened PTE 7.0.1 and made sure that the "intermittent" fault/bug was not there. I then created a blank 1920x1080 template and overwrote my original 1920x1080 template. In Manage Templates I told PTE to use 1920x1080 Template for new projects and Bingo, no further problems. Tried it on both Desktop and laptop machines - no problem. DG

Peter, See the Bug in 7.0.1 Thread. DG

4546 will do it ok. dg

Peter, Will you now consider installing V7.0.1 so that we can get another opinion about the possible bug that Jill and I have identified. I have installed to a different folder on my XP machine and not overwritten V7 - I sure that you could do the same in W7? We have had one reply from a W7 user who failed to see what we are seeing, but the more ammunition for Igor when he returns the better? DG

An indicator that the same update does not necessarily mean the same thing in different a OS? DG

John, When Igor gets back "in a couple of days" I have asked that he pay special attention to the bug that I think that Jill and I have identified in V7.0.1. Unfortunately, he published V7.0.1 last Friday (?) and to the best of my knowledge is not aware that there is a problem. DG

This problem has been resolved in AVG 2012 Free. DG

Harold, Consider upgrading to AVG 2012 FREE. The False Positive is resolved in 2012 FREE. DG

Colin, If you are not including Video in your project you can open your V7 project in V6.5 and publish from there. Using the AVG "model" you should report it to Virgin Media Security as a possible false positive. Same goes for Bitdefender. Ken reported early on that it was a known problem across the network. DG

Jill, See PM. Actually there are two V7.0.1 download links - I downloaded the latest one. DG

Jill, Could it have been a corrupt download? Both installations from the same corrupted download? "The reason I need to switch between the two options is when I am giving a talk & need to demonstrate to people what the options do. I always do live demos as it is much easier for people to understand if they can actually see it happening". I think that during a demo situation I would start a new project to demonstrate each of the two methods? DG P.S. I have now installed PTE V7 on my XP Desktop machine and while I am still getting the VIEW problem I am NOT getting the timing problems that you have described - I suppose that I have to consider that I too might have a corrupt download?

Jill, I think that you have to at least consider that you have a corrupt installation? I have followed your steps above on my Vista Laptop and I get what you were expecting to get. In other words I'm not seeing what you are seeing - logically, I can't see any other possibility. Would you consider uninstalling and re-installing? DG

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage DG

Jill, I think that you need to use one method or the other (in isolation) and not try to mix the two in the same show/talk. I have been working with the V7 method of timings and find them to be completely logical BUT I haven't switched back and forth between the two methods - I can't concieve of a reason to do so. DG

Jill, If you stay with one method or the other are you then finding that things work as you would expect? DG

Lennart, AVG Free 2012 APPEARS to have solved the problem. I'm not getting the problem any more after updating AVG Free 2012 around noon today. DG