Lin Evans

Hi Sarolta, As you can see in my sample, it's very easy to place the double accents over the O and U by using the Numeric Keypad and typing the appropriate Alt xxxx numbers as indicated in my post. Of course you "can" do it in Photoshop as suggested by making a PNG file or you can do it in Photoshop by adding the text to your image as well, however, I don't see either of these methods "easier" than simply typing the "ALT XXXX" characters on your Keyboard Numeric Keypad. Does your keypad not function in the same way as mine? Best regards, Lin

Hi Sarolta, It seems that only the ASCII character sets may be entered and that the cut and paste doesn't work for characters not recognized as ASCII but I believe that there are alternate ASCII character sets which can be used which have the Hungarian characters. The issue is how to install this extended set. Please read the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_8859-2 I've been testing with my keyboard set to Hungarian and have been able to get double accents. I have only gotten to zero 251 with my testing, but it appears that you will be able to do what you want to do using the Numeric Keypad with keyboard "Alt" followed by the proper sequence of numbers. - see below: Lin Later: Sarolta, Using Windows XP Home Edition, I was able to go into my Control Panel and change my language to Hungarian then use the numeric keypad and get the following using respectively: Alt zero two one three (Alt 0213), Alt zero two one nine (Alt 0219), Alt zero two four five (Alt 0245) and Alt zero two five one (Alt 0251). If you test all possible combination's I'm pretty sure you will be able to do what you want to do. If you get to a point with ALT 02XX where it stops putting in characters, go to ALT 3000 and so on. I wish I could find a chart which would give the exact keystrokes for all Hungarian characters but so far I've not found one. I do believe however, than since I have been able to put the double accents on the O and U that you will find a combination to also put in your other Hungarian specific characters. Do not try to do this in Word or other word processor but rather directly in the text in PTE. You can test and make a chart so you can easily enter any special Hungarian language character by simply using the Numeric Keypad.

Hi Sarolta, There may be a workaround for your problem. The ASCII characters (256 of them) can be accessed by first activating the numeric keypad on your keyboard then by holding down the keyboard "ALT" key and typing in the correct series of numbers on the numeric keypad you can achieve all the "accent" marks you wish to use. For example: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/excel/HA101675391033.aspx There are also downloadable scripts for different languages I believe.... Also see: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...1d1dc41033.mspx You can actually put in most any specialized letters by this method which will work with PTE. There are a variety of ASCII character sets - I'm not sure whether or not there is one for Hungarian, but I'll bet there is! see: http://stason.org/TULARC/travel/hungary-hu...acter-sets.html and for general information: http://knopok.net/symbol-codes/ascii-code.html As an alternative, you can always type your text in Microsoft Word, etc., then copy and past in place of the word "text" in PTE. The accent marks will be preserved. Best regards, Lin

Hi Gayland, A long time ago when the "mask" feature was first introduced to PTE I made a brief tutorial which still may be of some use, you can download it here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7901 For my grandchildren, I made a little slideshow for Halloween last year which demonstrates some uses of masking. Actually, it uses masks to add and reveal real "face masks" on my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. This is but one of an almost infinite way in which masking "could" be used for a slideshow. In any situation where you want to have a portion of an image change in real time but make the change happen as a "wipe" or similar effect but only on a "portion" of the image, a mask makes this very easy to do. Let me explain a bit further. There are alternative ways to make this happen, but not in exactly the same manner. For example, if one were to create two almost identical pictures such as my picture of my daughter and son in law in the sample below, one wearing the face mask and one without. Then it would be possible to sequence these two images using a fade, etc., one right after the other and it would appear that the face mask was fading in or fading out. But if the user wanted the face mask to appear from one side or the other of the face and seem to be painted on a bit at a time, then using a mask makes much more sense. Let's further assume that it might be desirable to have an effect such as moving a magnifying glass over an image and having that portion under the glass appear "magnified." Then using masking makes perfect sense and is the only effective way to get this effect. This would be done by using a zoomed image within the "mask container" which would be a duplicate of the image outside the container but zoomed in. The "mask," in this case would be a circular white PNG object sized and positioned to fit the circle of the magnifying glass and made a "child" of the magnifying glass so that when the instrument is moved across the subject the "mask" moves in perfect synchronization. Everywhere the mask goes, that portion of the underlying "zoomed" image is revealed so that it appears as if the magnifying glass is actually "magnifying" that portion of the main image beneath it. In reality, the magnifying glass lens (i.e., the mask) is "revealing" the underlying zoomed image. The mask feature makes this illusion possible, etc. Halloween demo: http://www.learntomakeslideshows.net/sample/halloween.zip Just to the magnifying glass demo: http://www.learntomakeslideshows.net/sampl...yingdemoexe.zip Here's a link to the mask demo using a variety of masking : http://www.learntomakeslideshows.net/sampl...demorevised.zip Best regards, Lin

Hi Gayland, Hopefully, this will help a bit but to really understand masks you may want to experiment.

Hi Dom, Very nice "variation" on the use of the magnifying glass with very nice shadows and effect! Best regards, Lin

Hi Lorie, Many projectors simply can't handle animations smoothly. If you could let us know the model and manufacturer of the projector, perhaps one of our forum members who has had experience with the particular one might be able to comment. The problem appears to be that many of today's projectors have difficulty with the fast frame rates which are generated by PTE to make smooth pans, zooms and rotates. Some of the newer projectors have corrected the deficiencies and work well with PTE's hardware rendered output, but a number of earlier designs just can't deal with this and there is no known solution. Please post the exact make and model of the projector you are using and one of us will try to diagnose the problem with you. Best regards, Lin

Hi Tom, I actually didn't see any fading on my CRT which has a pretty fast refresh and low persistence phosphors; just a bit of a trailing ghosting like a plasma trail, but both leading and trailing edge of the disc on the LCD were quite evident. Nice job on the extrusion - you could have fooled me! (you did fool me - LOL), it makes a great phonograph platter! The interesting thing is that this highlights some of the issues which might be misunderstood by people watching slideshows which have objects in fast motion. What may seem perfect to the person creating the show might be seen in a totally different light by others who have different displays. Since LCD displays are becoming much more popular these days than CRT displays, we must take care when creating animations that they don't exceed proprietary bounds for viewing on disparate monitors. Best regards, Lin

An interesting illusion of 3D simulation in 2D image achieved with (Tom will recognize this) the light reflection position. The object (actually a phonograph platter) appears to reveal 360 degrees along the horizontal aspect as if it turns in space. Actually the same side is always seen. When playing with this, I observed that on my high res CRT monitor I have a clean view of the leading and trailing edge with slight ghosting following the movement due to phosphor refresh and retention time. However, on my LCD display, the leading and trailing edge are dissolved during rotation as if the object is dematerializing. Just wondering about how it appears to others who have LCD displays with varying refresh capabilities? http://www.learntomakeslideshows.net/sample/3Dsimulation.zip Best regards, Lin

Correct - 16:10 Lin

Hi, There are two issues. Your originals should be resized or you may run into issues with resources depending on the computer you run these on. The second issue is aspect ratio. Your photos are in a different aspect ratio than your display. Digital cameras such as yours create a 4/3 aspect ratio (3072/2304 is as 4/3). The display has an aspect ratio of 16:9. Set your aspect ratio for your slideshow to 16:9 then you will have to crop some of the image out to completely fill the screen. The 4:3 aspect ratio of your images means that if you fill the screen from top to bottom there will be black showing on either side of your display. If you expand the size of the images to fill the sides then you will have crops at the top and bottom. There is no way around this. One way to deal with it is to take your images into Photoshop and resize them to about 1600 on the horizontal aspect and let the vertical take care of itself. This will get the image size down to something which won't tax the system. Once you have done this, just fill the vertical aspect in Objects and animations and position the images for the best possible content. Best regards, Lin

Hi Gayland, Ken's approach is actually the easier way unless you have a folder full of scr files. I still live in the DOS world - LOL. By right clicking on the scr file then using Ken's suggestion the scr file will automatically be copied to the proper folder and it also is a shortcut for pulling up both the Control Panel and the Screen Saver Tab. Best regards, Lin

Hi Gayland, Just copy the file (filename.scr) to C:\WINDOWS\system32 and it will appear along with all the default (included) screen savers when you open the display tab on the control panel. Choose it as your screen saver, set the desired timing for it to appear as you would with any other screen saver. Best regards, Lin

Hi Granot! Nice to have you back! Yes, on the current version 5.6 you can display the image name (file name) as a comment. On the "Main" screen near the top center where is says "Comment" click on the small icon to the right of the white space with flashing cursor - the one which looks like a page with the top-right corner folded. From the pop-up window click on the underlined "Insert Text Template" then choose "Picture Name" or "Picture Name With Extension." Best regards, Lin

Hi Bob, I'm not certain where you received your information about PTE and DVD creation, but it is very incorrect. There is no problem with PTE 5.6 or any previous versions in creating a DVD which can be viewed anywhere in the world. Since Video Builder was added in the Deluxe 5X series of PTE it has had the ability to create DVD's. Earlier versions, 4.x and before required third party software to burn the DVD but version 5X has had Video Builder as an option since release and works perfectly. Best regards, Lin

Hi Jeff, In that case just open PTE, load your show, click on "Create" at the bottom left of the screen then choose "DVD Video Disc" and check the Project Options to be sure you have the correct aspect ratio, etc., and load a DVD (preferable to have rewritable for first trial) and you should be home free. If you uncheck the "menu" in the first Video Builder screen (at the bottom) your DVD will just autorun the show. Otherwise, you have the option of customizing a menu but since you are rushed for time it will be easier to just skip the menu. Good luck and best regards, Lin

Hi Jeff, If you have the "Deluxe" version of PTE with Video Builder enabled, you can directly burn a DVD. If you did not purchase Video Builder you can create a Custom AVI and then use other software to burn it to a DVD. If you can say which version you have, then perhaps we can walk you through the process. Best regards, Lin

For an "engineer" with what appears to be a very high opinion of your own skills and knowledge, you have expressed very little understanding of what is involved in developing software for a wide variety of hardware applications. Let's begin with your statement below: Igor did not say, nor did he "imply" that he was "updating" images on the website "instead" of responding to users and working on solutions" - that's your very naive interpretation and shows a total lack of knowledge about the history of Wnsoft and the activities of the development team. Had you taken a bit of time to familiarize yourself with the history of this company you would know better. Those of us who have been around for a few years find "your" comments very disrespectful and your attitude both arrogant and ignorant of how things are and have been done with this product. Your comments: such as the above, not only express arrogance, but also portray black or white stilted thinking. There are numerous issues on the development table for this product which have been, and are being researched. You apparently haven't been around long enough to realize that there are many talented engineers and scientists among the forum members here working in harmony with the Wnsoft development team. These members do not insult the intelligence of the developers with arrogance and threats. Your statement: once again shows how little you really know about this product and its history or about presentation slideshow software companies in general. Do yourself a giant favor and learn a bit more about both Wnsoft and PTE before alienating the very people who produce the finest product of its type with the very best upgrade policy and price available anywhere. All things happen in their own good time and they will happen quicker without the creation of conflict. You took it upon yourself to hijack a thread complementing the company on the addition of a simple web page - something not done by the software development team and an action which takes no time away from development or debugging of the product. You did this to create a platform to express your opinions about one issue which has already been thoroughly discussed. You were told that the issue is with the projectors and not with the software, but still you argue. You assume that it might be possible to correct the "issue" by lowering the frame rate to video standards, but fail to understand that the majority of users of this product are interested in ultimate image quality in animation which is greatly enhanced by this higher framerate made possible by the very heart and soul of PTE, its hardware rendering which uses the power of the GPU. It's already possible to lower the framerate by creating an AVI video at 29.97 fps, but you appear to want PTE to work like "you" want it to rather than how is was designed. Lin

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Great looking new first page - Congratulations! Lin

You are being a bit rude for hijacking the thread for your personal interests. Perhaps beginning a new thread to discuss your concerns about digital projectors would make more sense? I am moving this part of the thread to a new topic for you. Lin

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Hi Craig, Without actually seeing the original, it would be difficult to be exact but it could be that you are the victim of an aspect ratio crop. Vimeo, for the high definition files uses a 1280x720 pixel video with the 16:9 aspect ratio. If your original show was not in this 16:9 aspect ratio, when you convert it for Vimeo and upload it, there will be cropping somewhere along the top, bottom and/or sides. The newer cameras which shoot HD video either use what is commonly referred to as 720p or 1080p which translates to 1280x720 progressive scan or 1920x1080 progressive scan. This produces an image which is considerably wider than tall. The "typical" image in PTE from a digital camera is at an aspect of 4:3 which means if you use a typical dSLR to shoot with you will end up with black at the top and bottom of the screen but if you use a digicam it will usually fill the screen. Most digicams (fixed lens digital cameras) have an aspect ratio which corresponds, as an example, to 1024x768 pixels or a true 4:3 aspect. dSLR's "usually" shoot in the same aspect ratio as 35mm film (24x36mm) which corresponds, again as an example, to 1024x683 pixels which is a bit shorter on the vertical than a true 4:3. So when creating your original show, if you want everything to show on Vimeo's HD, you need to set the aspect ratio of your images to 16:9. You will then "probably" have to crop your images either within PTE via the Objects and Animations screen or in your image editor prior to making your show. This "may" not be the problem, but from what you describe it sounds very much like it is.... Best regards, Lin