nobeefstu

Isabel Clicking just User Manual is just a Chapter Title. If you want to see it contents ... click the the sub-chapters below it. Main Window,Project Options, etc ,etc.

Rskid, I hope my post didnt convey that impression. My basic review of that software was quite brief ... since I actually never used it. I can easily see some major differences ... their muliple versions and prices. They had lots of nice features. However, I could not see use of Object/Butttons and a actual Music Syncronization. I downloaded their demo pe_tour.exe and tried it. Upon closing from full screen ... my pc taskbar disappeared and my desktop changed to 640X420. I had to reboot to get back to normal. If their own distributable demos give issues ... Im not willing to test/tryout this software.

Pete, Please check again ... if your trying to use Buttons on the last slide of your SYNC show. Using music SYNC and mouse access to Buttons is now possible in Beta v4.20. Make sure you Tick both boxes : Synchronize slideshow to music duration and Permit the control of show This version now allows mouse interactivity with your object/buttons and use of the navigation bar ... when used with SYNC show setting.

Since Igor is still developing this Beta version of PTE 4.20 ... Im sure its going to be awhile before you get a full/more in depth help file on AVI/DVD. Usually a help file is made well after all the beta testing is complete and the final version is released. Thats why Igor supplied this section of the forum ... as to help everybody.

Pete, Why dont you give PTE Beta version 4.20 a test to see if it fullfills your needs. This build is still only Beta and not Final release. This release features much more than just AVI/DVD functions ... it has many more functions not all completed as of this Beta build release.

Interesting piece of Software ... or should I say several different versions or grades available to suit ones particular needs. A little confusing as to what each version will exactly do. I guess if you want to do it all you need the Pro version at a almost 10X the PTE price. I guess this is what some users ultimately want PTE features to become ... I hope they will also like a 10X price increase too. This may be geared more for the commercial users as they have better means to write off its initial cost. Every piece of sofware has its advantages and disadvantages ... as none is perfect for all users. PTE may not do it all ... but what it does do ... it does it very well !

Welcome Michael , If your using PTE v4.14 final latest release ... this wont work for sync shows. New features in development in beta v4.20 releases now allow mouse interactions possible for sync shows. If your building a exe show and using synchonize slideshow to music settings make sure you Tick the box Permit the control of show * Its not possible to use PTE buttons when making a video version.

I can only suspect that some confusion is encountered by some users by the different SAVE and CREATE functions as listed in the File Menu. - The top portion of the File Menu : Open/Save/Save As/ etc only relates to .pte files and project templates - The bottom portion of the File Menu below the spacer bar : Create Slideshow/Create Slideshow AS/etc. only relates to creating the executable (exe or scr) of the .pte file. The two functions provide alot of flexability in the SAVE and Create process ... but it may add some bit of confusion to a new user till they learn they are dealing with two different files.

Maybe its just me ... but I believe the file open/save process works pretty much as expected ... I have no problems working with it - I would think if you opened a previously made pte file, edited it, and then just SAVED it ... it would normally be saved as its original pte filename without any prompts for a name change. -Using SAVE AS gives a prompt to change name of the current opened pte filename. It would have been much easier and faster just to click FILE/NEW ... it will automatically prompt for new project name ( which is actually the filename) and clear all slide contents. This process works even on the current opened file. Clicking SAVE will then use your new project name (filename) that was prompted. I dont think the open/save process is what is working wrong here. The subject of question is Igor's use of the term using Project as the filename. If you can overcome his naming convention used (project vs filename) ... things work just fine for me

Just to fill in some little details : Techman1 About your : Yes, this is a MMB thing. This directly relates to alot of W98/ME OS using older sound cards/ or onboard cards with sound drivers that are not WDM compatable. You may have a VXD type installed that is not WDM compatable. Updating your sound drivers should solve this issue. My W98SE has WDM type installed ... and my W98 has VXD type installed but it is WDM compatable. You can verify your type installed using DirectX Diag tool. Ron, MMB is Multimedia Builder ... a menu authoring program. SFX is a Self extracting zipfile executable type.

ralvis, Works fine for me too ... W98 Goes to show a combination of programs (SFX to launch PTE and PTE to launch MMB) can create a nice, simple, self contained presentation package. I agree with Boxig ... best to have the temp files removed when completed.

Welcome Andy, There are several ways to retrieve your lost images : 1- Your Keyboard Print Screen Key 2- A 3rd party Screen Capture program 3- Boxig's "Restore PTE" utility ... available at : http://www.thailandphotoalbum.com/#programs * Just Play your PTE Show and capture what images you require by screen capture. Decompiling a exe is easier said than done

CC and Ken are quite correct. I believe alot of users here tend to believe the TEMP PTE_AVI that PTE creates is a full functioning .avi file ... it is not. It is just a step of a process to produce your avi/vcd/svcd/dvd. You must make a selection of your installed/available Codecs to convert for full functional use. Read Igor' comment :

Blastoff, Did this file access problem just occur somewhat recently and is the issue exerienced in other programs other than PTE? What version of PTE and Windows are on your PCs? In most cases when a file is corrupt you would receive a message of some "Access Violation" By your above description ... I also assume that all left and right click file actions is not working ? Left file panel has the capabilities of Dbl-Click, Right-Click and Drag to add images to the right panel slide list. What specifically were you searching for to remove from the registry ? Have you tried opening previously made .pte files as a test ? I have not been able to duplicate your issue within PTE itself. Usually file access issues of this nature tend to be experienced system wide. If they prove to migrate slowly and affect other files/programs within your Sys ... a file virus may be the case. Off to a slow start ... but a history needs to be developed here.

Nice one Al ! Yes, I think Blastoff oughta supply a bit more detail. My first guess with the info supplied : Your are accessing network or remote drives that are not mapped to your main PC.

Joy, Just a Note : Boxig's "FlashMe" should serve you well if your producing PTE as a exe Show. You may run into some trouble or difficulties trying to create this to a vcd,svcd, dvd format. When using PTEs "Run External File" actions ... these files wont be automatically included/converted in the Video process. You will most likely have to find some other means to convert the external files and launch them. Creating a Video version is not a WYSIWYG when compared to creating the Exe version.

Ronniebootwest, The only easy way I know of to simulate a Clicking Button (only using PTE itself) is to overlay a transparent Button on top of your Button Image object. As for a actual Rollover effect ... I still find this impossible to achieve in PTE since PTE has no Rollover actions you can perform on its objects. The only thing that comes close is using PTEs own HyperLink Text object .... which has a mouse/rollover effect for color changes.(However still you can not perform any Rollover actions ... only Click actions.) I too would be quite interested in reading this tutorial ... if the actions are actually performed within PTEs own capabilities. It would be some trick. To get the Rollover effects and actions they must have used some other menu system/ program to launch their PTE Shows (such as MMB or FLASH). You can also create a HTML page of your own Buttons to launch your PTE Shows ... but this opens your Browser window which is not very appealing.

Ronniebootwest, Since PTE only has object actions capable from the mouse Click ... creating a mouse rollover effect would not be possible. Even PTEs own object buttons do not display a rollover effect. A possible Click effect using your own button images : - This would require 3 Slides. - 1st Slide has normal Up Position of your Button Image (program click action to slide 2) - 2nd Slide has Down Position of your Button Image (time Slide to advance after a few millseconds to Slide 3) - 3rd Slide shows your Photo Image you want your viewer to actually see. I have not really tried this senario ... but it seems possible to accomplish. This is a pretty basic start ... as Im sure one can get more involved.

scholty, Have you tried Boxig's Restore PTE utility ? It willl not completely rebuild your .pte as you originally created it ... but it does help you quickly to get restarted again. Boxig' Site has many PTE Utilities that you may have need of someday. http://www.thailandphotoalbum.com/#programs

mellow, I find the Text Editbox a bit restrictive while working with a large amount of words due to its small window size. However, have you tried loading the Text from a external file for your large text content ? I find this approach much easier and quicker because I prepare in advance the Text in Notepad or other Office tools. Then just press the button Load Text File . Preparing the Text in advance is no different than preparing your Images in advance ... its just plan and preparation needed.

Mzee, Sorry your getting off to a rough start here. If your getting a invalid key message ... see if the contents of your newly saved key txt file has : [email protected] in its content. If it does remove it by editing it out. Your Key file should begin with : REGEDIT4 at the very top of the document. Followed by a blank line space ... then the key info on the following lines below it Just trying to get you started a little quicker ... till support replies to your issue.

Mzee, As to this : What Im saying here is that even though you dont see any Attachment icon in your Mail window view/attachment listbox .... the attachment may actually be in there ... but its being auto previewed by your settings used. It seems to me you have the attachment in your e mail ... because its previewed in your message. Im not aware of Eudora 6.0 tab functions/layout ... but try to : Alot of auto previewed attachments in messages are still attachments that are Saveable to where you like (My Documents etc)

Mzee, Urgent !!! Please REMOVE any Key = values used in your message if they are copied from your mail !!! Your Key ID is strictly Personal. Insert **** as the values if you need so.

Mzee, Alot of times this happens due to your own open Mail settings. Try this even though you can not see the file attachment : Open the Mail and from the top left drop down menu of the Window..... Click tab File ... then click Save Attachments Even though you may not actually see it ... you can sometimes still save the attachment ( if it actually exists) using that function.

Shelton, The registry holds your key info at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PTE] "Key"= " *************" (* above indicates your own special key numbering) Just Export the key to your Documents folder etc (exporting just copies the related key value and does not move or remove anything .... the file is saved as .key ext with whatever name you choose. Or I can email you a simple , painless tool that Bill (Thinkbox) so kindly made esp for your circumstance. The Forum mail will not accept attachments ...so you will have to email me with your address. Heres a brief on Bills Tool :