davegee

Hi Igor, It works fine!! The crucial part is adjusting the image size so that there is no overlap of the front three images at the transition point. DG

Hi Snapcam, It might ring a bell with someone - I have never experienced it. Until someone comes along it might be a good idea to list your system details. It sounds like a resources thing? DG

No format. Just create your project showing the problem and then go to file/backup in zip. Upload the zip file. You might have to tell us which transition - I am not sure if it is included in a biz. DG

You are going to have to be more specific. Which transition - and what exactly do you mean by "jumping"? The best possible way forward is to create a 2 slide project with a problem transition and then use create "Backup in zip" and post it here. If it is too big to post use Dropbox or MF and post a link. DG

While following Bert's thread on "Making MP4 in PTE" some interesting observations emerged which might be useful to some. Igor reminded me that the way that colours are represented on a display/monitor in various programmes and the way that the colours and brightness of a Video are represented when using a Video Player can vary according to the Graphics Card Settings. I can only use the nVidia Control Panel as an example. In the VIDEO section of the nVidia Control Panel we are offered the options of controlling the Colours and Brightness of Video in a Video Player using nVidia settings or by allowing the Video Player settings to be applied. I found that letting the Video Player control the colour gave best results in my case on my PC but then a different "problem" arose. By default, the MPC-HC Video Player "maps" the colours/brightness in the following manner: 0-255 are mapped to 16-235. The result of this is that the area surrounding the Video (if it is not full screen) is dark gray rather than black. In order to cure this I had to right click on the MPC-HC Window and choose "Shaders/Select Shaders". I chose the setting - 16-235 to 0-255 [sD][HD] and clicked on "Add to Pre-Resize". By having a video active in the player while doing this and by clicking on "Apply" it is possible to see the effect of this setting immediately. In my case the dark gray area around the image was immediately turned to pure black and lighter tones were brighter (less muddy). The conclusion I draw is that it is possible to see differences between an EXE and an MP4 from the same project because of Graphics Card/Video settings AND the settings of the Video Player used to play the MP4. This poses a question: Is the submission of an MP4 to a competition etc (rather than an EXE) the best possible scenario? If ALL submissions to the same Show/Competition are viewed the same way i.e. EXE or MP4 then all entrants are "in the same boat" but if some are EXEs and some are MP4s then entrants are "at the mercy" of the person(s) running the Show/Competition to properly set up their equipment. In another thread we have already seen that the volume levels can differ between EXE and MP4 because of the "additional volume control" introduced when MP4 via a Media Player is used. A judge (or a viewer) could easily and rightly see differences between an EXE and an MP4 which do not arise out of the author's actions but rather out of the inadequate setup of the equipment. Are these differences too small to worry about? You be the Judge. DG P.S. I have, so far, been unable to find the equivalent of the "Shaders" control in Windows Media Player and the result is that whilst I am able to get a pure black background in the MPC-HC Player, the same does not seem to be possible in Windows Media Player. If anyone has a solution I would be pleased to hear from them?

V8.0.12: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18269-v8012-power-saving-settings-of-a-display/ DG

Bert, I am seeing no colour differences between the EXE and MP4 versions (8.0.12). DG P.S. Some further thoughts here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/18282-graphics-cardvideo-settings/#entry122063

Hi Bert, Wrong link? All I see there is an mp4, an EXE files and a .pte file. The screen shot is not there. Th .pte file is of no use - it does not contain your original images. Can you look at your upload again and add a Backup in ZIP of the project? DG

Geoff, If you google "insert clock in PowerPoint" there is a video of how this is done in that package. I have no idea if the method is transferable but if not it could be suggestion for Igor. DG

Bert, The corresponding tab in the nVidia Control Panel is clearly marked Video. Is there no tab which suggests this? DG

I checked my settings for Video and they were completely flat - 50% Saturation and 180 for Hue. The video was "oversaturated" compared to the EXE. I tried the alternative setting of "use the video player setting" and this made the EXE and Video appear the same. Please note that the settings refered to are purely for "Video" and do not for "Display". In my case they are found in the nVidia Control Panel. I seem to remember that Igor has mentioned this on another occasion and I "thought" that I had addressed it at that time. Can these settings change after a Driver update?? DG

In a comparison of screen grabs from exe and mp4 the difference is obvious. DG

Hi Bert, I have tried a test as you requested and, Yes......the colours in the MP4 version are more saturated than in the EXE version. I have never noticed this before. Time to load up a previous Beta and test....... but not tonight. DG

Bert, Just to start the questions, are you using the default high quality preset or have you customized anything? Have you tried Igor's recommended Media Player Classic-Home Cinema? DG

Sam, Some questions that need to be answered: 1. If it was a MAC was it running Windows "emulation"? 2. What format were the PSG/PSP files? 3. Was the other PTE File an EXE or an MP4? 4. Can you get together with the other PTE guy and compare notes? 5. What was the Media Player on which your MP4 was being played? The volume controls in Windows Media Player and the prefered Media Player Classic-Home Cinema (and even Quick Time) are easily found and if, when they were last used, the volume was turned down then they would have to be turned up again for the next show. This seems like a likely answer to what went "wrong" but without knowing all of the other variables it is a difficult one to pin down. DG

Were all of the shows mp4? If not then yours was being subjected to two volume controls - the vol control of the media player and the master volume. Exe files are only controlled by the master volume control. DG P.S. I make the assumption that your show was, as you said, properly set up.

Optimization and File Size for Video. http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/video/addvid#optimization_and_file_size DG

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14512-ptes-video-conversion-process-results/?p=94630 DG

This has been explained. By decompressing the video the loading is not as severe. Consequently you have a larger file size but it is less drain on resources to run. That is the way I understood it. DG

Comment: The subsequent slides are not necessary to this example. The Audio of the video will continue even though the slides have (apparently) stopped (in the preview) if the total slide duration is less than the Video Duration. DG

Denis, When I open PTE it opens with "Last saved project" (my choice). So, to start a new project I always must use "File/new". DG

Denis, I also lost my "Template for new projects" some time ago. Go to manage templates an set it again. Make sure that it has "stuck". When I now open a new project I do not get the option to change the ar. DG P.S. You should not use "Blank Project" as a name - it will not overwrite the PTE default "Blank Project" and you will have two "Blank Projects" in your list. The "Delete" button is not available for the PTE Default "Blank Project" which is always at the top of the Template List. I use a unique name - "1920x1080 Blank". I suspect that because these "Blank Projects" are saved in different folders you are not asked if you want to overwrite and in your case there is some confusion regarding which "Blank Project" is being applied. Perhaps Igor should consider "BLANK PROJECT is not a valid name". Online Help: http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/templates

I have just tried a test according to your instructions and all three - Pan, Zoom and Rotate - are available in all KF. Have you changed the "Linear" speed to something else anywhere?? You have probably altered the Speed Mode on the outside KF and not separated the sections. http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/objects-and-animation/linearity DG

Ray, Did you get my PM and was it of any help? DG

Been there!! BTW, it is nothing new - items crop up from time to time which have not previously been covered. When I see something like this I look at the OH to see if it can be improved and add to the knowledge base. DG