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cc, No problem. Guido, When you select "Synchronize slideshow to music duration" and click on the "Customize Synchronization" button, you have two options: 1. Automatic Synchronization 2. Customize Synchronization Automatic is the default, where each slide is displayed for an equal amount of time. I thought maybe it wouldn't be too difficult to implement a way to display them randomly. If PTE calculates the random order at the beginning of the show, then it shouldn't be a problem. However, if the random selections occur during the show, then I can see how such little calculations can throw off the synchronization, even if only by several milliseconds per slide.

Hey cc! I can't do this. When you click on the "synchronize slideshow to music duration" checkbox, the other one is grayed out. The help icon also specifically states that this is not possible. I have a couple of slideshows where I want the pictures to display in random order, but I would really like to have it sync'd from beginning to end. Of course, I could calculate the amount of time required per slide, but then I'd run into the other problem I'm having (see my other post on Music Sync with Different Resolutions). Kevin

Guido, Thanks for the response. I can see how I could've confused people with my terminology. By synchronization, I actually meant that in general, vice using the synchronization "feature". I did not use the timeline, and while I think that might work more accurately and more consistently with various resolutions, I found that it was too tedious to make adjustments to the timeline when I needed to add and/or remove slides here and there. So, I defined my timing by adjusting the seconds and milliseconds of each slide and the transitions in between, because I only needed to make adjustments in a couple of places. I had one slideshow where I wanted to have the music start on the second slide, several seconds after the first slide was on screen. I could not figure out how to use the timeline and not have the music start on the first slide. So, I resorted to setting the seconds and milliseconds for the whole show. There are other reasons why I'll sometimes use this method versus using the timeline. The only problem I have with this method now is that I can't control the timing of the music at certain transition points when the folks watching it are using different resolutions. Perhaps I just need to experiment more with the timeline and figure out a better way with more consistent results. Thanks for your help. Kevin

One more request ... Would it be too much trouble to enable automatic music synchronization (each slide displayed for same amount of time) and display the slides in random order?

Hi Igor! I've been using PTE for a couple of months now, and I'm excited to hear about 4.00! I haven't downloaded the new beta yet, but I do want to ask about a couple of things, which you might have already addressed in the beta. First off, I noticed that the music synchronization changes depending on the resolution the screen is set to. For example, I've created a slideshow while my monitor was set to 1280x1024. Everything sync'd up just as I wanted it. But then, when I execute the file when the screen is set to 1024x768, the slides go a little faster, and even faster at 800x600. So for example, on one of my slideshows where I have my last slide sync'd to the end of a song, the show ends ahead of the music, and the music doesn't have a chance to finish before the show exits. Note that I'm setting the slide and transition durations in this example (i.e., specifying seconds and milliseconds). My guess is that it simply takes a little longer to render the images when the resolution is higher. Is there a way to compensate for this? One workaround, obviously, would be to create a slide in the beginning for the user to select their resolution, but then I'd have to create multiple presentations and have PTE execute the appropriate file. Is anyone else experiencing this? My second question is a lot simpler ... are there plans for more new transition effects? Thanks for listening, Kevin