davegee

Xaver, The Options/Screen dialogue is where it all comes together and makes perfect sense. The top section relates to your "SCREEN and SLIDE" settings. It tells you that your DISPLAY (SCREEN) is, for instance, 16:10 aspect ratio. It could be improved and would, perhaps, make things clearer if it also told you that the resolution of your display was, for instance, 1920x1200. It would also make a little more sense (to me) if it were placed at the top (above the SLIDE settings). The other settings refer to the dimensions of the SLIDE that you are going to place within your DISPLAY or SCREEN. In default mode it offers you a 4:3 SLIDE with a 1024x768 resolution. An improved scenario (to me) would be if the OPTIONS could read my computer's MAIN screen and set all of the defaults to suit. For example: My Display (SCREEN): 16:10 (1920x1200) - Fullscreen as default Aspect Ratio of a SLIDE: 16:10 Virtual Size of SLIDE: 1920x1200 Fixed Size of SLIDE (in Pixels) and Hardware Acceleration both TICKED as default. The difference between SCREEN and SLIDE is clearly marked out here. If AND ONLY IF your SCREEN and SLIDE dimensions are the same then "Fit to Screen" and "Fit to Slide" are one and the same thing. In all other scenarios the two phrases do not mean the same thing. DG

Igor, Options 1 and 4 make sense. Option 3 would appeal to some - I personally would not use it. I will have already made that choice in Options/Screen and the implication is that part of the show will be lost (sides or bottom/top). DG

In order to make this suggestion workable it follows that the present "SLIDE" would also need to be renamed. The obvious new name would be "SCREEN". For instance the "SLIDE LIST" would have to be remamed the "SCREEN LIST"(?). "INSERT BLANK SLIDE" would become "INSERT BLANK SCREEN"(?). All of the "SET FOR EXISTING SLIDES" would become "SET FOR EXISTING SCREENS" On the upside the word SLIDE could be dropped from the SCREEN OPTIONS and "SCREEN and SLIDE" would become "SCREEN". I suppose that an alternative to "FIT TO SLIDE" or "FIT TO SCREEN" would be "FIT TO VIEW" but then all references to SLIDE would be to "VIEW". None of these suggestions make sense. The "container" for images and objects has always been called the SLIDE and there are XXXX number of people out there who are seemingly happy to go along with this. The area of your monitor on which your PTE show is displayed has always been refered to as the "SCREEN" and there are XXXX number of people out there who are seemingly happy to go along with this. I foresee a situation in the future, if this suggestion is adopted, where someone is going to be complaining that his/her images are not filling his/her 1920x1200 monitor in a 1920x1080 show when he/she told them to "COVER SCREEN". Please, Igor, don't change this on the opinions of a few of the XXXX number of seemingly happy users of PTE who DON'T complain. Get a bigger cross section of that XXXX number before proceeding? I have always been able to grasp the concept of the SLIDE being the container for the Images and Objects and the SCREEN being the area of my monitor being used to display my PTE Show. It's not rocket science. DG

I can only speak for myself here. If you are going to call the "container" for the images and objects a "SLIDE" the the option should remain as "Fit to Slide" or "Cover Slide". At present we have the SLIDE LIST and the fitting or covering refers to the SLIDE. When talking of "Fitting to Screen" I think of the portion of the SCREEN that the PTE show takes up on a Monitor or Projector or TV. DG

If it works OK - I've yet to try it - maybe a "sticky" with a recommended converters listed would be a help to others? DG

Are you replying to #10 or #11? DG

OK - you probably mean this one? http://www.xmedia-recode.de/download.html

Peter, The download link at that site takes us to FoxTab AVI Video Converter Is that the one that you used? DG

............hence my question here: DG

Tom, Igor, The reason I asked is that more people will be buying DSLRs in the coming months with Video facilities - Nikon 3100 / Nikon 5100 and I'm sure there are other equally good Canon models. Having looked at the specifications, I see that most are using the H.264 MPEG4 format as standard. I recognize that Igor cannot facilitate all formats and wonder if there is a concensus about which converter is the most reliable for doing the conversion from H.264 MPEG4 to MPEG4? Igor, I hope that you will feel better tomorrow! DG

Hi Igor, I think that you misunderstood my question? I asked if you could recommend software to convert H.264 to MPEG4? DG

Igor, What are you recommending to do the conversion? The straight out of camera format for some DSLRs is: "Video compression: H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding" DG

Mine too. DG

Lin, I have found, since reporting my problem to Igor, that the MOV format covers a lot of ground. It might be a good dea to email Igor a small (short) file as he requested that I do. DG

I'm not sure if this has also been mentioned but if you copy an 8 Second slide in the TIMELINE and then paste it the pasted slide splits the time of 8 seconds and pastes a 6.5 second copy? In the Slide View and Full Screen View of Slide List it does exactly as expected. DG

Ammended post above!!! DG

Version 7.02 Project Options Settings: Time Interval for New Slides = 8 Sec Slide View Highlight a slide Alt + S New Blank Slide = 8 Sec (to the left of the highlighted Slide). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timeline View Highlight a slide (8 Sec) Alt + S New Blank Slide to right of highlighted slide Highlighted Slide becomes 1.5 sec and New Blank 6.5 Sec. DG

Peter, Marvellous work! Your synchronisation to the music is first class. I was waiting for the video clip which didn't arrive but that apart I loved it. DG

Peter, I might have got this wrong but I think he was refering to the fact that if you untick "Slide List as Thumbnails" in the VIEW Menu then the ability to change the size of the window is not available. DG

I don't often make comments about PTE shows but this one cannot go without comment. Superb photography and well put together. Mark is to be congratulated on getting the waterfalls and snow shots "spot on". No burned out water or snow. I shall keep this one to show friends an example of something to aspire to. DG

This is UNLIKELY to help but WORTH A TRY! On the last page UNTICK everything other than Burn ISO and try that? DG

Found it! I hadn't noticed those controls before! Thanks, DG

Igor, I confirm that the L2 Compact MOV files now work - thanks! Anyone: If I insert a video as an object how do I delay it playing until the transition is completed? Have I missed something? DG

Igor, I mean to be able to PAINT our own masks which are not either rectangular or oval? Example:

Igor, Will it ever be possible to create our own masks from within PTE? DG