Lin Evans

Hi Andrew, A fine review of the lad's tour in Helmand - my only suggestion would be to leave the very last slide on screen for a few more seconds to facilitate reading the text. Very nice! Best regards, Lin

Hi Eric, The symbol you refer to places the keyframe at the end of the designated slide time. I'm afraid there is no way to make a zoom any slower than the length of the slide. If the slide is 10 seconds, the zoom for that slide must be started and ended somewhere within that 10 second period. If you have begun the zoom at zero time and ended it at 10 seconds - for example - the zoom will take 10 seconds to complete. If you want it to be slower than 10 seconds then you must use a longer display time for the slide. If you want to continue the zoom beyond the length of the slide, you can "pull" the keyframe beyond the end of the timeframe which infringes on the following slide's time since the "zoom" will continue during the transition, but in such a case you are splitting the zoom between two slides, not extending the zoom for a single slide. I'm not clear on what is "different" about what you are describing than extending the distance between the keyframes as suggested above?? Best regards, Lin

Hi Tom, I had to laugh when I first read the post because Canon has "repeated" the model number of a camera they made back in 2000 (the S100 "Elph" model). When I heard S100 I immediately scratched my head because I though to myself - wow! That's a really old model! Then I read about the built-in neutral density filter, and a few other "features" which didn't jive so I looked up the model and sure enough, it is a dandy! I think you will be very happy with it. Best regards, Lin

Hi Steven, Yes, if the zoom is too fast for what you have in slide display time with keyframes at the beginning and end, they the only way to slow it down is to extend the display time of the slide. The zoom can't be any "slower" than the slide time. Deep zooms usually require more display time while small zooms can usually work with 10 seconds or so. Best regards, Lin

Hi Steven, The distance between the keyframes is the way to control the speed of the zoom. The "smooth, slow, accelerate," etc., are ways of controlling the ratios of change within the parameters of two keyframs, but they do not control the "speed" of the zoom. For example, if you use smooth without changing the distance between keyframes, the zoom will begin very slowly and end very slowly but will be quicker between the end of the slow start and the beginning of the slow end than a "linear" zoom. If you use "slow" the zoom will begin in linear fashion but slow toward the end while the actual time between keyframes will remain the same as if you had used linear. If you use accelerate, the zoom will start slowly and continue to speed up until the end. The overall time allotted to the zoom will be the same as if it were linear. So to make the zoom slower, you move the start and end keyframes further apart on the timeline. Best regards, Lin

Hi Jim, It works fine for me as an MP4 - be sure to check your aspect ratio on the MP4 versus your preview and the position of the text. Suggestion: Make a one slide "show" and place your comment somewhere near the center. Create an AVI "and" an MP4 with the "same" aspect ratio you are using in the preview and see what happens.... Best regards, Lin

Hi Mick, Beautiful photography and very enjoyable look at fall colors and the great Peak District and Wakehurst area! The music fits perfectly - seems like a fine AV to me! Best regards, Lin

Just a little 2 minute one slide show... http://www.lin-evans.org/bryce/brycesnow.zip (about six meg) PC http://www.lin-evans.org/bryce/brycesnowmac.zip (about six meg) Native Mac Exe Lin

The Original links to the demo of TheDom's template below: http://www.lin-evans.org/bryce/brycecanyonbox.zip (about 42 meg) For Windows http://www.lin-evans.org/bryce/brycecanyonboxmac.zip (about 42 meg) For Mac Lin

The forum software is once again giving me fits - I deleted my post in error after yet another double post. Fortunately, I was able to save an "image" of the post as a JPG thread which I will post here.

Hi Jim, I'm not clear - your bullets say "Appear in avi video" and "Do not appear in avi video" - Do they appear in Preview and in Executable format? Do they come and go in AVI video? Later: Hi Jim - I just tested this and it works correctly for me. If you are not seeing them in the AVI video, the first question is "where, on your image do you have them appear?". The default is top center. Could it be that your AVI video has a different aspect ratio and that it simply cut's off that top portion of the image? Some more information will help to pin down the problem.... Best regards, Lin

Hi Eric, No, video shows are "canned" and you can't use normal manual controls on them. You can stop them, reverse them, etc., with the navigation bar, but because you are not issuing commands to an operating system, it can't work like an executable file - at least not in MP4 format. It is "possible" to build interactive web shows with the right software, but normal exe shows meant to respond to mouse clicks and such which work very well in exe format will not work that way in a video. See link below: http://www.softwaremedia.com/design-creativity/web-design/interactive/ Best regards, Lin

Igor is on Holiday and won't be back for a while - but he will likely respond once he gets back and settled in... The way the posts go, the original question or suggestion always takes priority no matter the sequence of comments - so your request will always be at the top of the list. Best regards, Lin

Hi Tom, One of the primary reasons I believe that Flash will be around for a long time is that it is embraced by 98% of enterprise level web solutions providers. Large companies do not make changes quickly or without good reasons. Yes, there are millions of telephone users who also browse the web with their tiny screens, and as long as there is fallback to HTML5, they function just fine on the web without Flash. But Flash is not just about displaying content and video players, it's also a "very powerful" programming and streaming environment and controlled very carefully by a single provider, Adobe. HTML5 is primarily controlled by a committee made up of Mozilla Foundation, Opera Software and Apple. HTML5 is not even a "standard" yet, but is scheduled for a release as such in 2014 Of course Apple would love to do away with Flash but it's not all that easy. I think this Forbes article explains very well my own opinion about why this is not likely to happen anytime soon. http://www.forbes.co...is-a-non-sense/ Best regards, Lin

I don't believe you will get much buy-in about "replacing" the EXE file with an HTML5 version here. The name of the product is PicturesTo"EXE" - LOL. Perhaps it may someday be possible to include HTML5 as an output option, but it won't be at the expense of the exe option. As for Flash going away - that's unlikely. There are many million Flash users and thousands of products which produce Flash. HTML 5 has a "long way" to go before it will even begin to catch up to what can be done with Flash. It's nice that Apple supports HTML5 but Apple is a long way from ruling the internet or the hardware platforms. HTML 5 has many great points, and it's being somewhat embraced by Youtube, etc., by creating both Flash and HTML5 but many of the things which can be done with PTE simply are not totally amenable for the present with HTML5. The users of PTE include many AV competition people and among the things HTML5 doesn't do is support the supreme image quality possible with executable PC and MacIntosh code. It would be great to have the ability to output to "both" HTML5 and Flash in my opinion.... Best regards, Lin

Etienne, Masterfully crafted and with beautiful music - a whole new world unfolds as you guide us through this journey. I'm so very sorry that I did not see your show and comment before you made your journey to that world beyond. Best regards, Lin

That is really strange - try looking at each slide and be certain that there is no "audio comment" inserted - especially in the fist slide. In fact, try removing the first slide and see if it will work then. Something in your show is interfering with the audio and it "could" be an accidental audio comment. Best regards, Lin

Have you changed your audio editor or any of the audio parameters? Try downloading a new MP3 and do nothing to it except add it to a single slide and see if it plays. Sometimes users have had issues with certain audio editors outputting mp3's with issues. Sound has always worked fine for me, and nobody else has mentioned a problem, so I suspect it's something with your system or the files rather than with PTE. Best regards, Lin

Hi Dan, It's part of a set of tutorials I used to sell but now give away along with all the others. It was written long ago when version 5.0 was released, but the basic principles are still quite relevant even if some of the screens have changed. It's available via the tutorials section of the forum, or you can download it directly from this site: http://www.learnpicturestoexe.com The entire set comes in a single installation file. First click on the "Tutorials Link," then scroll down to #26 and click the link. The file is about 360 megabytes and upon installation, will create a "menu" from which you can choose the desired files. There is also a link to a VCL media player so you can be certain to have the proper codec on your system to see the AVI files. However, I would suggest that instead of VCL Media Player, you download and install Kantaris Media Player which works even better. It's available here: http://kantaris.org/ Best regards, Lin

Hi Dan, It's part of a set of tutorials I used to sell but now give away along with all the others. It was written long ago when version 5.0 was released, but the basic principles are still quite relevant even if some of the screens have changed. It's available via the tutorials section of the forum, or you can download it directly from this site: http://www.learnpicturestoexe.com The entire set comes in a single installation file. First click on the "Tutorials Link," then scroll down to #26 and click the link. The file is about 360 megabytes and will create a "menu" from which you can choose the desired files. There is also a link to a VCL media player so you can be certain to have the proper codec on your system to see the AVI files. However, I would suggest that instead of VCL Media Player, you download and install Kantaris Media Player which works even better. It's available here: http://kantaris.org/ Best regards, Lin

Hi Pete, I guess I just missed that - it must have been on one of the Betas and have been removed. The developer is on holiday so probably won't know for a while... Best regards, Lin

Hi Dan, That's a beautiful area. I'm about a 4.5 hour drive from Colorado National Monument. It's been a couple years since I visited - I might make a trip there one of these days soon! Thanks for posting the picture and for reminding me! Best regards, Lin

Hi Dan, Thanks! I think maybe you did luck into a slow day! Either that or the Navajo have considerably stepped-up the tour trade. I did indeed go through Kanab several times, but didn't stop this time. I will have to investigate The Parry Lodge and Movie Set Museum - it sounds like a very interesting place. I only live about a day's drive from the area so have the opportunity to visit fairly frequently. One of my favorite places is Boulder, Utah - really great little lodge and restaurant there (The Devil's Backbone Grill). There are some wonderful places to visit in the area for sure. Best regards, Lin

Perhaps you are referring to the drop down "choice" between audio files such as mpg, etc., and Video Files which is found in Project Options - Add Audio File - Files of Type. On the right side where there is a small blue square with a small "down arrow" in black, if you click there you will be offered the choice of "Video Files" ?? Best regards, Lin

It doesn't work that way in PTE. The idea was to be able to keep perfect synchronization between the video and audio. Sometimes when audio is extracted from a video and then reinserted as an audio track with the audio track in the original video muted (such as you would perhaps get by extracting the audio for an audio editor) the synchronization is not perfect. The sound track may be slightly ahead or behind the video and it can become very difficult to match them properly. This can often be seen where there is speaking or singing and the movement of the lips doesn't synchronize with the words. There is no problem using third party software to extract the audio and them manipulate it in Audigy or Audacity or other sound editor if you wish - but there is always the possibility that the synchronization would be disrupted. By doing as Igor has, this doesn't happen but you still can adjust volume, use the waveform with keyframes to fade-in, fade-out and all the other audio features built-in to PTE all without disrupting the synchronization as long as you don't offset. Once the audio is truly "extracted" and made into a separate file, this synchronization can no longer be guaranteed. It's a very workable solution, in my opinion, and there is no reason why you can't proceed with other options such as extracting the audio and manipulating it in an editor then reintroducing it, but you take your chances that synchronization might be adversely affected. I believe that is why the decision was made to do it this way. Best regards. :om