davegee

In the Timeline it will always be "dropped" according to the Cursor position that you chose and if your Transition Duration is such that it overlaps another slide then that is what you will get. Most people use the Slide List for this but some use the Timeline quite happily and with no problem. Once you understand what you are seeing and doing it will eventually become clear. DG

4K Video for WEB use? DG

With regard to the highlighted slide. Use right click Menu and Insert Blank Slide or Alt+S. The Blank Slide will be placed before the highlighted slide. https://docs.picturestoexe.com/en-us/10.0/main_menu_1/slide Read the Search Tips. DG

Inova, Igor has promised to update PTE's text capabilities in the next major update(s). Version 11 of 12 perhaps? Meanwhile most of the clever things that you might want to do CAN be done manually or by using third party software. DG

Andreas, Is that not counterproductive? If the user applies a Style to a blank image which was clearly intended for use with a Main Image why add a blank slide? As indicated by Barry, surely it is user error and needs to be treated by the software as such. DG

I think that you have got it absolutely right. But you can achieve it AND use Save For The Web. It is an extremely useful tool. Being able to SEE any artefacts or lack of them is a big plus. If your output is mp4 or an EXE for your own use, then I agree, set everything to 100%. DG

No Lin, On my system there is a very short delay between the 6000x4000 Original and the Optimised appearing but no error messages. DG

Hi Tom, I am sure that Barry will also find your comment about his accent as amusing as I do. Those who know him will tell you that he has lost very little of his original accent during his "brief" stay in Australia. DG

Hi Ian, The only negative reference to "Save for the Web" that I can find is yours and that is what I replied to. I agree with Jill, albeit that I use a higher percentage than her purely as a safety net. I think, if you are going to condemn a process that I and many others use regularly, that you need to substantiate it. I am open to persuasion. DG

You have to pay the UPGRADE price every time there is a Major Upgrade e.g. Version 10 to Version 11. There are always major improvements which make the UPGRADE worthwhile. If you do not agree then you could carry on using Version 10. There is no fixed time, but 2 years seems about right. DG

Ian, can you elaborate? are you saying that you do not use JPEG? or that you set quality = 100? Whatever method of saving as a JPEG you use you are offered a quality setting which you can usually adjust to your requirements. the beauty of Save for the Web is that it lets you SEE whether you will generate unwanted artifacts. For maximum quality/minimum compression set quality = 100. It is the same as any other method. With the same image, Using Save As quality 12 = 1.09mb Using SFTW quality 100 = 1.09mb Cannot see ANY difference between the two. Where is the problem? DG

Hi Tom, See final post here: https://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/topic/19553-strips-no-masks/?do=findComment&comment=131680 DG

Igor, See PM. DG

Yes, I agree with that. If you also make allowance for potential panning/zooming, then what you are really saying is that you should use full resolution images from something like a 24MP camera. DG

We have been through this before. Existing HD TV will not necessarily play a 4K MP4 so you have to make a HD version and also a 4K version. If you already have 4K and never ever share your work, I would agree. DG

(1) It handles it very well, especially if your output is mp4 but it is not optimal. (2) An example: if your deepest zoom for an image is 200% then for optimum results your image needs to be twice the viewing screen "resolution" (for exe) or twice the mp4 resolution (for video). If your monitor is 1920x1080 then, for an exe the image would need to be 3240x2160 for a 200% zoom (optimum). If you intend to fill the width of a 1920x1080 screen you would optimally need 3840x2560. DG

Maybe it is my eyesight, but I can not tell the difference between a full resolution TIFF and PNG or 100% JPEG when all three are inserted into a PTE project. However, the file sizes are 140Mb (TIFF), 25Mb (PNG) and 11Mb (JPEG). To me that is a no-brainer. I am open to persuasion though by means of a verifiable demonstration. DG

Pascal, Your latest style "magical Particles" is very interesting. DG

Rob, Styles have to be "loaded" via the Slide Styles button on the bottom toolbar in the Slide View. Once loaded they can be Applied to single or multiple selected Slides. The Online Help has basic information about all of your questions as well as How To's which include the full series of Barry Beckham Videos. Just search for the topic you want using the Search Tips Guide. Specific questions are answered here promptly - give it a try. https://docs.picturestoexe.com/en-us/10.0/main DG P.S. See your personal messages.

I can start it directly from pte. I tried it with an unsaved project and it asked me to Save - I did, and VB opened up. DG.

When it asks you to save your project do you Save? It works ok for me - at least it goes to the Videobuilder app. DG

Hi Malcolm, Here's a screen shot of my light colour scheme. This should show that the "problem" might be something to do with your set up. No one else has complained AFAIK. It might be helpful to give an idea of your system? WRT the pricing of PTE any regular member of this forum will tell you that the reasons for this were discussed at length when the new scheme was introduced. A search of the forum will find the explanation. WRT to contacting support, can you explain what the apparent problem is - any error messages to say why you cannot contact support? DG

If you are going to use this forum I would advise that you stay logged in. I have not logged out for months. DG

I get regular notifications of recent activity via email. DG

Simply type in "PTE". Tapez simplement "PTE" DG