davegee

I have tried that clip on both my Laptop (which has the better card) and my Desktop and see no lack of smoothness. DEFINITELY no Stop/Start in either case. GTX 950 on the Laptop and GTX 545 on the Desktop (with less memory - 3GB).

Post a link to a short (converted) clip which, when inserted into a simple PTE project, does not play smoothly? DG

What resolution is the video in the project? If it is 1080p have you tried reducing it to 720p and running it at less than full screen (as a trial)? DG

Previous post reminded me of another problem that I have experienced with a less powerful card. If Photoshop was running it was "hogging" memory and affecting the smooth running of PTE. DG

I had a similar problem (with transitions) yesterday and found that my nVidia Control Panel settings had changed. I can only think that a recent Windows or nVidia update might be the culprit. Changed back to the nVidia card and all was well. Since everyone's video settings can be different (even after converting) then it is not easy to compare without knowing your conversion settings. I always use the default. DG

Advanced Slide with Blur. Works with Splitter for Background Image. Advanced Slide with Blur.pteeff DG

Are the video clips converted? DG

Frame-Zoom In/Out Styles with added support for the "Splitter for Background Image". Advanced.ptestyle DG

For the BR Player: Two possibilities. A "remote user" would either play MP4 files straight off the Data DVD (via the Media Player) or transfer from DVD to usb storage (on a PC) and plug that into the BR Player's Media Player. Either way will work and as far as I am aware, no quality issues. It is possible that some "upscaling" dvd players will do the same thing. It would be nice to hear from someone who can confirm this? For the TV: If the TV has a media player then the MP4 has to be transfered to usb storage and plugged into the TV to be read by the Media Player. It does not have to be a "usb stick". You can plug an external HDD or SSD into the TV and it will work. My present Sony TV works with a HDD up to 500Gb. DG P.S. You need to distinguish between conventional DVDs and Data DVDs. A conventional DVD plays at the much reduced resolution whereas the MP4 file played via a Media Player is capable of up to HD resolution. Conventional DVDs are subjected to TV Safe Zone issues whereas MP4 files played via a Media Player are not.

John, Just to clarify what your aim is. Do you want to play the MP4s from the dvd or do you intend that the MP4s be transfered to usb for playing on a TV Media Player. Both are possible depending on the users equipment. DG

John, With a modern BR Player you can write the MP4s to a Dvd as data and play via the Player in the BR Player. DG

Remember that the original was not my Style. I don't make Cubes that way. All that you needed to do was Zoom the "Control Frame" in my Modified Style. DG

Did you just want to make the whole cube bigger? DG

Use my PTE Cube Modified in my last post.

Your Cube test style works perfectly. What size/aspect ratio images are you using?? PTE Cube Modified.ptestyle DG

Advanced 4 Parts: Advanced 4 Parts.ptestyle DG

Sorry........ DG

P,S. Use FRAMING to zoom the image. Use BORDER to add a Stroke Line. DG

POst the Style here. DG

No, these are built in Styles and Igor has disabled Export and Editing for them. If you apply those Styles you can Create a new Style from them using your own name, category etc. and export the result. Check that there are no reference images and deal with any necessary Main Image associations. Read the Online Help. DG

Tools/Export or right click menu in the Styles Window. You can export individual Styles or complete Categories. Set up a folder for exported styles on your data drive and also save downloaded Styles to the same folder. You can then Import these Styles and Categories via the Styles Window. Same thing applies to Custom Transitions. https://docs.picturestoexe.com/en-us/9.0/slide-styles/main DG P.S. You can also go to Settings/Preferences/Templates and set the "Folder for Custom Slide Styles" and "Folder for Custom Transition Effects" to something other than ..........Documents/PicturesToExe/........ If you have already done this - that might be your problem.

Hi John, I agree, but I think that the point is that as PTE evolves it becomes more difficult to maintain compatibility with older equipment - not impossible though. DG

Cavefolk, You pte6 license will not work with the latest version. You will need to upgrade. https://www.wnsoft.com/en/picturestoexe/buy/ DG

https://docs.picturestoexe.com/en-us/9.0/objectsandanimation_1/tools DG

Why so? It is an evolving technology but it requires that you keep up with it. You have bought a BR player and are able to play mp4. BR Players capable of doing this are not expensive. Mine was a bargain discontinued Sony model which I bought at my local supermarket for around £40 - it even has dual usb ports (back and front). When it comes to TVs it depends on what size you "must" have and whether you require 4k, 3d and all of the bells and whistles. If you can live with 32" HD you can get everything that you want including USB recording / playback for around £400. DG