The oldie

Peter, Further to my last - I have found a couple of sequences that had not been upgraded to new version and recreated as overwritten exe's, and they will not work using the buttons system. This seems to be part of the system to be lived with ? Alan

Peter, Since your question, I went back to try the buttons system on an introductory screen. It now works as before ! It may well be that as I have been upgrading all my projects using the latest version the system works. Before, I was having difficulty getting the "run application or open file " to call up the exe file and run the sequence. As i got fed up trying, I used Playview from Nobeefstu and found it very good. It now seems that I can revert to my intro screen system if I wish. However it rather seems that in reading the thread, that all the projects have to be updated into any new version for the button system to work ? Thanks and best regards, Alan in NE UK

Having struggled to use my usual introductory screen with buttons in the latest version, I had given up trying to get "run application" to work. However saved by the excellent utility PLAYVIEW from Nobeefstu ! Absolutely excellent solution with even the ability to use your own logo etc at intro. Many thanks indeed to Nobeefstu and his other mates who produced this little gem. Once again proving the tremendous value of the forum Thanks and regards to all, Alan in NE England

Mary, I think Peter mentioned it earlier, but there is a very good free programme called Audacity which will do all you want with a music file. I think Peter also gave you the link to download it. Living in the NE of England I wonder what your measure of "Chilly" is !! Whatever it sounds great in your neck of the woods. Best regards, Alan

Mary, I thought I would just mention this small point ---- MP3 files are in a lossy format. ie if you manipulate the file in any way and resave it you lose a little quality each time. Best to work on a file as WAV (this is non lossy and you can play around as often as you like) and when you are sure it's ok convert to MP3 and attach to Project. Best of luck. Alan in NE England.

Ronnie, Al & Gerard, Many thanks indeed for the very useful advice. I have played around with a fairly late beta of V but decided to wait for the final version before really getting to grips with all the super playthings in "objects and animations". I am of course looking forward to the updated tutorials that so many of you experts write. My friend Jeff Evans (jevans) wrote a very neat general and timeline tutorial for the earlier version which was excellent. I have a feeling he will update. I think Ronnie also will be writing new tutorials ? I think a detailed tutorial on the O & A section will be a good help. Interesting Al your comments about sound. I have done many shows with sequences all made or updated to 4.48, and audiences have remarked how good the sound is. I have a pretty uptodate laptop for shows with a decent soundcard and the results seem fine. If V5 is an improvement it will be even better ! I have been reading this forum since 2003 and have enjoyed all the really brilliant technical input from so many of you. As has been said so many times not only is PTE a cracking good programme but the forum really makes it so user friendly. Personally, watching the developement of this programme, the introduction of the timeline and the "light table" was to me the most significant improvement over the years. I think I will adopt Al's suggestion and convert one project and add something from V, and compare the running between the two. All great fun ! Once again many thanks, Alan

Firstly, to add my congratulations to Igor and the team for their fantastic work. Now comes the challenge of learning all the details of V5 ! However a question occurs. I, like many I am sure, have lots of av's already made with previous versions. All my saved projects are in 4.48 (itself a splendid version). If I do not, at this time, plan to change or add to the sequences, is there any merit in converting all the projects to V5 deluxe ? I had in mind that maybe everything will run better, more smoothly etc. using V5 ? (Not that I have any complaints about 4.48) Peraps it would be important if one was making DVD's ? It is my intention, at least at present, to keep v4.48 installed. So there is no problem either way. My thanks also to all the splendid friendly forum members who spend so much time helping others ! Alan in NE UK

Ronnie, I got my digital copier from Imatronic. It says on the box that it is Japanese made. It fits onto the front of the A200 which is 49mm thread. A 49 - 52mm adaptor fits the copier. I have no idea how it would go with an SLR (which I do not have). The Minolta lens is a 28 - 200 built in zoom, you zoom in to the slide carried in a two slide carrier. You can also of course zoom further in to "crop the slide". If you use the highest settings on the camera (even RAW) you get quite a respectable image. As I said in my first reply a slide with burnt out areas does not go very well, but then I don't think they scan very well. A chum with a Nikon SLR and I had a good look at some copied slides and then scanned them to see any difference. In both our opinions the results were fine for av purposes. And it is miles quicker ! Hope that helps. Immatronic might advise re SLR's? Alan inNE England.

Sutherland, I am with you all the way when it comes to a large stock of slides and going digital ! I have quite a few analogue av's which I have converted. If there are a lot of slides it is a monumental job with a scanner. My solution was to get a digital slide copier which attaches to the front of my digital camera ( A Konica Minolta A200). I find if they are photographed with a daylight input ie. in a bright window, the results are really good. A very bright slide with any burnt out parts are difficult, but then those sort of pics are difficult to scan also. If. like me, you have lots of slides the copier is much faster. I set up the camera on a tripod pointed at the window and once you have all the camera settings ok you just click away. I think the benefits of digital when you have to carry the gear around is tremendous. I have a digital projector and a good laptop and the results on a large screen are splendid. When you get round to using digital images from the camera it is even easier and better. With regard to the latest offering from WnSoft. Although you can do just about anything except pan and zoom in 4.48 version 5 will also do all that 4.48 does. Be not afraid ! If an old codger like me can manage to cope with v5 then you certainly can ! You don't have to use all the bells and whistles but there are many features with regard to multiple pictures etc which are much easier in v5. Good luck, Alan in NE England

Ken, Guido, Jean-Claude, very many thanks. Jean-Claude, I imagined that your excellent programme would only work on v4. Obviously much work needed to up date when v5 is finally available. Thanks for all your work on SY(P) and indeed the update when it comes ! Best regards Alan In NE UK

I have just set up a replacement PC, my previous machine having expired. In the reinstallation etc. I have not got SY(P) Synopsis. I downloaded this very useful programme originally from the forum and cannot currently find a link. Assistance please. Alan In NE UK

Lin, Your PDF version of the tutorial reads very well including all the screenshots now. Many thanks. Thinking of the various comments it would seem that both your and Jevans approaches have much merit. Maybe trying to combine them would be difficult ? I think Jeff's (Jevans) guide, followed by your step by step apprcach tutorial with examples will do the trick ? Whatever your final offering we are all indebted to you for the work ! Best regards, Alan in NE UK

Ken and Lin, Firstly thanks Ken for the link to the free Magnifier prog. Works a treat ! Lin, following our e-mails on the problem of unreadable detail in the screenshots in your tutorial I thought I would report that even using Ken's Magnifier over the screen shots the details is still unreadable and distorted. I know you are looking at different solutions. Regards to all you good people helping the aged and dimmer members of the forum (And I don't just mean eyesight !) Alan in UK

I could not believe my eyes on the forum. An item from Maureen- who I see comes from South England !!! When I met the delightful Maureen recently at Snods Edge in Northern England I could swear she has a lovely Welch accent..............what with the Welch flag and all....... I note that you have taken on yet another role in the UK world of AV Maureen. It's obvious to me that poor old Robert peels the spuds and has all the washing up to do... On the other hand he does an odd thing with AV does'nt he ? I've got it........ They have a butler ! Best regards, Alan in NE England.

I have seen some excellent info on this forum over the years, from all the regulars. I have to say Lin Evan's exposition on this subject is just about the best explanation I have read in a very long time. WELL DONE LIN and many thanks from a regular reader of the forum. It would seem that anyone on the forum should consult Lin before buying your next digital camera !! Alan in NE UK