Lin Evans

Hi Andi, On the Project Options - Main Tab - uncheck "Synchronize music and slides" On Advanced Settings check "Show Navigation Bar." Next, add your background music via the Music Tab. On the "Control Tab" check "Permit Control of Show Using Keyboard". You music will continue to play regardless of whether the slideshow is stopped or advancing. You can then "pause and resume" the show via the keyboard space bar, back up a slide with the left arrow key and go forward with the right arrow key. Or, you can use the pause and resume and slider on the Navigation Bar. If you set the Navigation to other than the default, you may then use those features as well. It's not "essential" than you have the Navigation Bar, just an option. All controls "can" be done via the keyboard. Best regards, Lin

Hi Frans, I do not believe it's possible to do this. If there is a way, I'm not familiar with it. Best regards, Lin

Hi Eric, Let me see if I can put it a different way. You have a slide and you have a transition. The slide time plus the transition time equal a total display time for that slide. If you want that particular total time preserved with a different slide then the transition "time" must remain and the new slide must have the same time as the one you are moving. By having the box checked, you indicate that this is your wish. It would not be logical for PTE to "change" the type of transition capriciously, but just leave your chosen transition in place and assign the replacement slide for that position in the slide list the same time as was assigned to the slide you are moving. The issue is to determine what actually consists of a "total time". For example: You begin the very first slide with a fade in. Now, does this fade-in belong with the first slide? Logic would say yes. But what about the transition from the first to the second slide? Does this transition belong to the first or second slide? What if you had no transition for the first slide from the opening of the show? What if you decided to have a "quick, no transition?" So there are logic issues which must be dealt with about which transition belongs to which slide and when. Whichever way you decide is somewhat arbitrary, but in order to "preserve" some logic then a choice has to be made by the developer. Igor chose to do it the way he did because no matter which way he programmed, someone would think it should be a different way. So he gave us a choice. Tick the box and the transition stays and is assigned to the replacement or previous slide or untick the box and the transition goes away. Best regards, Lin

Hi Eric, It's not a bug. The transition is part of the "duration" so if you ask to have the original slide duration preserved, the transition stays assuming you will set a new transition and transition time at the location of the move. It's a logic issue. Best regards, Lin

Hi Steve, I think you misunderstand the purpose of this exercise. If I might speak for Davy, it's not a "slide show" designed to make any sense or to be entertaining, it's an exercise in the use of various animation effects and to allow the creator to experiment and better learn the process of using various disparate elements. Best regards, Lin

Hi, Assuming you start with a flat object which has not be altered in Photoshop, etc., to have some 3D transform already applied: When you type in 90 for the parameter on the 3D transform the image is at right angles to the screen, but since a 2D image has no depth, you will see nothing except the green box representing the image. If you build a three dimensional construct such as a cube, you will see the 90 degree rotation. If you use the "up or down" arrows and hold the left mouse button down you can rotate the object through the entire 360 degree or more cycle and see exactly what happens when you reach 90 or 270 degrees. Start a new project - put in a simple photo and size it so you can see all edges. Now rotate it with 3D transform and observe. If this is not what you are seeing on your project it's because of something you have done such as a parent/child relationship and you are seeing the results of complex interactions. The 3D Transform works as it should. If you create a zip file and provide a link I'll see what you have done and explain why you are seeing the results you see. Best regards, Lin

Here Davy, Just for you!! LOL http://www.lin-evans.org/sample/hairyspider.zip Lin

Hey Davy, My favorite is the "BAT" LOL - he almost got me! You might want to search around for some high end animated GIF's to add. I think there is a realistic spider which you could have climbing up a strand to his web above! Keep it coming, you're getting it down! Best regards, Lin

Hi Eric, 7.04 is not a "beta" it is the full current "version" of PTE.... For the OP, use your image editor or one of the freeware editors such as IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com), or the very excellent utility PhotoScape (http://photoscape.or.../main/index.php) to alter your image size.... Best regards, Lin

Hi Mick, I now realize that having the lyrics available would help a great deal with understanding the slide sequences, so I have added them to my original post for clarification. Best regards, Lin

Hi Patrick, LOL - I think that's (stay ignorant) is the wrong choice of words.... I don't believe I would understand nuances of a slideshow in which pictures are used to complement the words and meanings of a song in French. Even for some English speakers, some of the phrases in The Dimming of the Day are not always immediately understood because some are old and not commonly used today. The story is about a woman who is so "transfixed" by a man that her tears flow and she can't live without his presence. When her "will" is gone his attraction and dominance over her is complete. She feels his attraction in the same way the tides are attracted by the gravitational pull of the moon. During the daytime, the inference is that she has other distractions which occupy her mind, but she "needs" him most when the sun goes down (The Dimming of the Day). Seeing him on the streets in the company of others she wonders why he doesn't come to her and spend time with her. The beautiful "birds" have flown away - a metaphor for the diminished quality of her life. She longs for and anxiously awaits the day when they will leave together. That's about as good as I can explain the meaning of the song and how the pictures interact with the words. Best regards, Lin

Hi Patrick, There was a goal, and it does tell a story, but probably lost in the translation. You would perhaps need to understand English better to understand the story. None of the photos are mine but all are web photos, nor is the background music which is by Richard and Linda Thompson. Actually, all of the women are white but color or race has no relevance to anything. One of the problems with subtle "stories" is that they sometimes do not transcend culture or language easily. Best regards, Lin

Hi Colin, Thanks - fun putting it together - something a bit different for me for a change! Best regards, Lin

Thanks! Fun to try to complement a good song with a story told in images.... Best regards, Lin

Hey Davy, I'm trying to be more "subtle" - LOL... Best regards, Lin

Hi Barry, Could be that my ISP was doing some routine maintenance and had me temporarily off line. Otherwise it seems odd that all three links would be down.... Best regards, Lin

Hi Dom, I'm not sure what could be the problem - the links seem to be O.K. - maybe try a different browser or possibly my ISP was down for a few moments at the time you tried? Best regards, Lin

http://www.lin-evans...ple/dimming.zip http://www.lin-evans.../dimmingmac.zip http://www.lin-evans...ing/dimming.htm Lin Lyrics below for clarification: This old house is falling down around my ears I'm drowning in a river of my tears When all my will is gone you hold me sway I need you at the dimming of the day You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide You know just where I keep my better side What days have come to keep us far apart A broken promise or a broken heart Now all the bonnie birds have wheeled away I need you at the dimming of the day Come the night you're only what I want Come the night you could be my confident I see you on the street in company Why don't you come and ease your mind with me I'm living for the night we steal away I need you at the dimming of the day I need you at the dimming of the day

Hi Erik, You don't need to drag a slide to add it. Before when you clicked on "Add Slide" it simply let you choose a slide from the tree and click on it. Now, as has always been the case, all you need to do to add a slide from the list is double click it. The Add Slide was simply a duplicate way to accomplish the same. As with all Windows based software, you can "drag" the Windows so that your slide list thumbnails will be larger or smaller. If they are too small, you will loose information such as the slide number or name. It sounds like this may be your problem - or as Peter suggested?? Best regards, Lin

Hi, Nice selection of b&w images but I think it would be more meaningful if you included a slide or two with the background of where and why the boneyard for old fishing boats. I know you included the location in your description, but for general presentation purposes, having it in the show itself might be very helpful for the viewer. I like the background music, but for only 40 or so images, probably it would be useful to resize them to no larger than 2 megapixel (about 1600x1200) since there is no real reason for them to be larger. No zooms or anything to do more than fill the normal highest resolution displays which are generally about 1080x1920 or 1600x1200 for CRT's. This would make your show somewhere around 12 megabytes which would facilitate download. Photoshop compression at about 8 would do it and resize to no larger than 1600 pixels on the long side. Thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum! Best regards, Lin

Hi Daniel, You've given me an idea for a new show!! LOL Best regards, Lin

Hey, that's an idea - a space cow! My little dogs would laugh.... Now I just need an affectionate dish and spoon ... Hmmmm. Thanks Ken! Lin

Hi Erik, I get no shimmer with PTE 7.x regardless of where I set sharpness. Are you on an LCD monitor? Best regards, Lin

Cool link Patrick, thanks! Best regards, Lin

Hi Patrick, Yes, I actually had the night lights activated for the capture and adjusted the position and size of the Earth via mouse control, but if you "sync the orbit" you don't get the Earth rotation which I wanted. Instead, you get the day/night with the "atmosphere" and clouds in rotation but with the Earth synchronized to a fixed position viz the observer. If there is a way to have day/night lighting "and" the Earth rotation I have yet to understand how to achieve it. The moving stars in Celestia are not a problem because I limit the capture to just the small area surrounding the Earth itself, then use a circular mask to isolate only the Earth in its rotation with my own starfield background displayed around the globe itself. What would be ideal would be to capture still images of each continent with the lighting, then overlay the lights as a PNG and turn them on and off via opacity keyframes. That way both the rotation "and" night lighting would be available. Perhaps if I turn off the atmosphere and clouds and leave the nightlights, I might capture stills of various positions of the Earth's rotation, make PNG transparencies and overlay these. There would be a bit of work because one would want the atmosphere to not be occluded by the PNG overlays so they would need to have transparency where the image is black between lights. Of course that presents yet another problem because without the black for contrast, the lighting of cities across continents would not be nearly as dramatic. Not an easy thing to accomplish if you want to keep the rotation of the Earth. Best regards, Lin