davegee

Some people, myself included, are experiencing difficulty in getting a MAC version show to play on a MAC. Is the end result OS specific? Does the end user need a specific type of MAC, OS version etc to be able to play? DaveG

I think that it might be a good time to excercise a little restraint here. It's getting out of hand and it is not doing PTE any good at all. Let's put the programme and its use to the forefront and cut the petty squabbling, eh? Let's all calm down. DaveG

That's what I learned Ken! DaveG

Friction? What friction? That's just Ron being his usual self! You are more likely to learn from your own "mistakes" than the mistakes of others - put it down to experience. Ken pointed out that you have, indeed, been around the forum for a few years wheras your membership status has you listed as a new member. That was my mistake - I have learned from it. Regarding the problem itself, I have recently been "cherry picking" images from various folders into a new folder for a new project. At first I was just dragging and dropping images from one folder to another (on the same drive). Before long I realised that I was creating a problem for myself because the images being dragged and dropped would no longer be in their original folders and therefore would produce the same problem that you encountered. My solution is that I have to COPY and PASTE instead of dragging and dropping. Previously I had been dragging and dropping files from TEMPLATES on a different drive and under these circumstances "dragging and dropping" and "copying and pasting" are the same thing. Lesson learned! DaveG

Eric, I have been using Photomatix for a couple of years and it has never given me JPEG artifacts. Some of those skies look like they have been sharpened and saved at JPEG level 4-5 - they ain't muddy - they'se pixelated. The downward scroll is suitable for an audience who like to read backwards - I'm not into that. Anyway, if you're happy..... DaveG

Hi Eric, Now that I have had a chance to view the 1024x768 version: Something that occured to me regarding the original was that the Title would possibly make much more sense if it was scrolling upwards. Secondly I have noticed that some of the clear blue patches in the skies are pixelated and show signs of being over-compressed. Otherwise, great images and stirring music. DaveG

Den, Did you mean that his show would have a 128 pixel border at the top, bottom and both sides? DaveG

Ron, The OP is a new member - he came here because he has a problem. It is possible that he has not been here long enough to know of the pitfalls of what he has done. Now that he has received an explanation he probably will never do it again. And we will not have to assist until the next new member falls into the same trap. Maybe you could design a PDF "Introductory Pack" which could be sent to all new members when they join advising them of this and other pitfalls? Seriously. DaveG

There are differing views on this so stand by..... If you go into O&A / Common Tab you will see where PTE is looking for the folder. Replace the folder from where you have put it to where PTE is looking for it and do that for all of the folders. When you have done this for all folders and you are back to square one - create a TEMPLATE of the show at your desired location and you can then resume the organisation of your folders. A template gathers all of the necessary images, music files etc into one folder for you. NEXT TIME - put/copy all of the images into ONE folder per PTE Project as you go along - this is the CORRECT way to do it. DaveG

Use "Create DVD-Video Disc" and add the saved .pte file. Just follow the prompts. DaveG

Lin , Here's a screenshot:

Hi Lin, Tried the Windowed Mode version. If anything, a little worse. I took particular notice this time and I can see a "jump" in the height of alternate frames where the black line appears. The rhs of the last slice is pretty badly "ripped" from top to bottom on my 1920x1200 monitor albeit that the window takes up the 1024x768 central portion. DaveG

Lin, I have only just had a chance to try it for myself. I concur regarding the 1 pixel line between each "slice" on my laptop's 1280x800 monitor. I have black lines both sides and top and bottom. When the pan finishes the rhs of the last frame is a jagged line which is narrower on the bottom than the top. Have you checked each slice in PS to ensure that it is 1024x768 and looked at the edge pixels at PS MAXIMUM magnification. I just wondered if there was any "feathering" of the image? DaveG

Lin, If you produce a 4:3 WINDOW MODE version at 1024x768 it will probably work on any monitor. I don't think that the aspect ratios of the different monitors is the concern - it's the re-scaling. DaveG

Lin, You rescaled 4:3 to 4:3. Mike has a 16:10 monitor (1680x1050). The rescaling involves percentages and consequent errors. Mike did not say if it ran "FULLSCREEN" (height). DaveG

Could the line that you see be possibly related to JPD's argument re the loss of "original mode"? It is possible that, if your monitor were set identically to Lin's, this line would not appear? Just a thought and IMO. DaveG

Dick, With regard to the "contrast" on the Sony - there is a special colour setting for use when you are using HDMI, Input 4 and a Laptop. Check it out - I think that it will improve matters. Also, you need to make a show at 16:9 (1920x1080) specially for this application to see true pixel for pixel representation. That is why I asked if you had tried HDMI - it means sending a 1920x1080 show to a 1920x1080 monitor. Then, when you have done that compare it with sending the same show via VGA connector? DaveG

In addition to all of the above, if you click on File, Template - it will create a folder wherever you want with all of the files/images in that one folder. Thus the problem of images in various places/drives will be solved. DaveG

Dick / Mary, May I ask with respect if you have compared a connection between your respective laptops and your TVs using firstly HDMI and then VGA? .....and what were your conclusions? DaveG

Hi Dom, I already admitted to a touch of "confusion" - I realise that you of all people would know how it works. I think I understand your post a little better now. My suggestion for re-labelling might help in addition to any action related to your suggestions? DaveG

Eric, Install both and run either from the icon on your desktop. I always start Firefox these days. Sometimes if I click on a link, from an e-mail for instance, IE will start up as the default and I haven't quite figured out how to make Firefox the default yet. But for normal usage I find Firefox much better. The reason I changed was because a site I go to regularly suddenly failed to recognise me (I think that I was unable to log in somehow - it was a while ago) and someone suggested I try Firefox. I haven't had that problem since. Try it - you have nothing to lose and you might like it. You could be a little while waiting for Microsoft to fix anything! DaveG

Suggestion for alternative labelling: Instead of "Separate Here" - GLUED Instead of "Glue Here" - SEPARATED Clicking on GLUED would toggle to SEPARATED. Clicking on SEPARATED would toggle to GLUED. The label in "Setting Up" would then always show the CURRENT status. DaveG

In my understaning: If you glue at a particular keypoint, it will be ignored, isn't it? Regards, Xaver Apologies - I see what you mean - By clicking on "SEPARATE HERE" you set GLUE. When you look at "Setting Up" it then offers you the option to click and return to "GLUE HERE". Confusion! DaveG

I must agree with Barry that it is preferable to see a 3:2 1024 wide show at actual pixels on a 1920 wide monitor. The alternative (fullscreen) version would have lost a lot of that gorgeous quality. Well done Maureen. DaveG

Eric, Try Firefox alongside your existing browser - they will run happily together. I now hardly use IE in favour of Mozilla. DaveG