Mike Reed

Afraid not Ken. All that does is go to the most recent Topics. It seems as though the ability to manage how we look at each topic has gone out into the ether. The only clue is to see how many replies there are to a subject before opening it then scroll down to the last by then known number. Mike

When I follow an item in the forum the last reply is always at the bottom and sometimes onto page 2 which I invariably do not notice. Can I change the way items are shown with the last reply coming up first?

Thanks Igor I was obviously using the save option for my pte files not save as which I shall do in future. I am however still slightly confused because in my pte folder for this sequence I have all the versions of this sequence saved as v 1, v2, v3 etc Could it be that the auto save ability of Pte is the function that overides the request for a name when the create button isused for an exe file to be created? Mike

Hi Peter I did what you suggested and all I get is that I have version 5.7 no mention as to which beta version it is. However when I downloaded the programme I did not make any changes and just let PTE set itself up. The heading in the blue bar at the top of the screen does however say version 5.7 Beta 11. I did just wonder whether it has anything to do with how I have PTE set up. Under the view button I have Horizontal, Show Tree is ticked,File Panel and Slide list are thumbnails and captions are ticked for both File panel and Slide list. Regards Mike

Hi Igor I have a sequence which has numerous versions each one saved as V1 v2 v3 etc. When I got to v7 I thought it was good enough so created an Exe file for PC using the Create facility in PTE. I then carried on working on it as I was still not happy with the result and eventually got to v10. When I tried to create an Exe file for PC of v10 PTE on the very bottom of the window below the time line button said that it had saved the Exe file but said that it was v7 not v10. In checking the folder where I keep all my shows there is a v7Exe file but no v10. In running the v7 file I see that it has updated to the v10 amendments that I had made and saved. This is not what I expected as it has overwritten a version that I might have wished to return to at a later date. When I use the Create facility I am not offered the choice to give the Exe file a new name. Pte just goes straight into creating the Exe file without anymore input from me. I have checked and I am running 5.7 beta 11 Mike

Sorry Igor It does not seem to have been fixed in Beta 11. Please see my posting under Beat11 (my computer cannot spell Beta) Mike

Hi Igor Have just downloaded Beta 11 but it still reverts back to the last saved EXE file when asked to create a new EXE file. For example my current show is in the saved PTE file name of......v10. The last time I converted a saved PTE file into an Exe was at........v7. The new Exe file is still titled .......v7exe. Mike

Noted thanks Ronnie

Hi Ronnie I think you will have to use the advanced search facility. Top right under your name but so feint that it is easy to miss. What a shame it has dropped off the membership number. That gave a slight clue as to the skill level of the member and also showed how successful PTE has become.. Mike

Good point Ronnie. I tend to make copies of the EXE files but clearly gamble with the source documents!!! Never again it gave me quite a surprise.

Here's a tip I recently lost my image files or at least PTE could not find them.I used the Windows search facility but this indicated Not found. They were not in the waste bin either. I always put all my files regarding a show into one folder , music ,images , sound effects ie the lot and start by numbering the images 001,002 etc. I eventually did find them but only by luck in that I recalled that one had a specific name that I had not changed to numeric. A search for that name found that, I suppose by finger trouble, I had moved the whole folder into a folder called Binaries. Where that came from heaven knows. So from now on the first slide in any sequence is going to be titled by the sequence name follwed by 001. Igor much prefer this new style for the forum. Hope this helps. Mike

Ok Lin here we go. I do see that Igor will make some changes in Beta 10. However I will relate what happened. Yes I am using 5.7 beta 9 When I said I had saved a sequence I meant that it was saved as a PTE file and I called it ......V8 as it was my eighth attempt to get it as I wanted it. When I click on create and select Create Exe file I get the message Creating (there is no choice option to name the exe file) the bottom bar says creating and shows the % completed. When completed it gives me the file string eg J/c-drive/my avs/........v5 Version 5 was the last one I saved from which I had previously created an Exe file. Before Beta 9 it would have created the Exe file as ............v8 ie taking the file title automatically from the title of my last saved Pte file. Please forget my previous comment about not being able to find the images. I think that due to finger trouble I managed to move the appropriate file to another destination. Kind regards Mike

I am running beta 9 of 5.7. I have saved a sequence titled as ........ v8 but when I go to create an Exe file PTE tells me that it is saved as my version 5 this being the last time I created an EXE file of this piece of work. Why is it not creating the Exe file with the same title as the saved sequence i.e v8 and is it overwriting my previously saved version? In my saved work is the.......... v8 PTE file but not the EXE To make matters worse. I thought it might just be a case of closing Pte and reopening it. But now I get the message Images not found. I therefore found on my hard drive the previous version which for me was Beta 5 and wanted to reload that but which of the numerous files is the programme file? There does not seem to be an obvious one. I have moved this post from Igors page to this general PTE page in the hope that others will see it. Mike

I am running beta 9 of 5.7. I have saved a sequence titled as ........ v8 but when I go to create an Exe file PTE tells me that it is saved as my version 5 this being the last time I created an EXE file of this piece of work. Why is it not creating the Exe file with the same title as the saved sequence i.e v8 and is it overwriting my previously saved version? In my saved work is the.......... v8 PTE file but not the EXE To make matters worse. I thought it might just be a case of closing Pte and reopening it. But now I get the message Images not found. I therefore found on my hard drive the previous version which for me was Beta 5 and wanted to reload that but which of the numerous files is the programme file? There does not seem to be an obvious one.

Hi Lin I think I am going to have to give up on this one. Let me tell you what I have done. Your Win Zip file has been saved to a new folder and its Properties shows it to be a zip file of 24.8mb. I have clicked the Unblock button just in case my anti virus is causing the problem. I have then copied that folder using the copy option and saved it to my PTE project folder 'Through the tunnels' When I try to open the PTE project I get the Pictures not found message BUT all the individual images then load into the time line and I can run the sequence in the preview window. In the File panel I do not get an individual slide but the folder icon, clicking on this (either left or right) has no effect However if I then try to create an Exe File or preview using the Preview button for a full screen view I get the images not found message again. When I open the sequence that I want to insert the video into and right click at the insertion point I do not get a paste option in the drop down menu. The only thing that I think might be why it will not work is possibly my understanding of your instruction to 'Extract the PTE file into either the same folder or another' as I am not sure which PTE file you are referring to. You have really tried with me but I fear the technical side may be beyond me. Mike

Hi Lin It hasn't popped up yet. Will have a look in the morning. Mike

Yes Lin It is advertised as being a hiking pole and the web site shows it free standing with a SLR on the top. Have a look at http://www.trek-tech.com/products/trekpods.html It seems to me that it will not be anywhere as cumbersome as a proper tripod and one might get away with it where tripods are not favoured Churches etc. It also seems to be more stable than the Manfrotto one where the feet are right at the bottom of the pole. Thanks for your help on the video front sadly I have had to make another post. Mike

Thanks for coming in on this one Ken. I am afraid it does not work. From Lins extract I have managed to get all the indivdual png files into the slide view, then into the time line and the sequence plays ok. However when I go to save it or create an Exe file I get the Images not found message. Trying the Hawk method of right clicking on the first slide brings up a selection screen but it does not include COPY. I am using the latest PTE 5.7 Beta 7. So as far as this all goes my glass is only half full. Thanks for your interest Mike

Thanks Lin I now have all the indivdual images and am assembling them into my show. By the way what is the Hawk method? What a joy it is to be a part of the PTE world. Best Regards Mike

Lin I've just tried to open the mediafile mentioned above and it says the file is empty so I am not sure if I am right clicking at the right place, I am begining to think that I have monopolised you too much and maybe I should give up on this one or I can edit it a bit more to get it below 10mb and then maybe I can just e-mail it to you. What do you suggest? Ever grateful Mike

Hi Lin I just hope that this is right as I have taken enough of your time already. http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4efd580...be6ba49b5870170 Best regards Mike

Sorry Lin I am making a bit of a hash of this. Ok I have uploaded it to Mediafire but what now, how do I get it to you or onto the forum The file is Sequence 02 Around the lake High Def mpg and is 10.29mb. I have played it from mediafire and there is no sound track but that is no problem as I can record that from Adobe Premier elements were I edited the video. Regards Mike

Thanks Lin for your offer of help. After much fiddling around I think I might have a zipped file. So here goes. Should that fail can I e-mail you the file direct? Mikesequence_01_mpeg2.zip

Hi Lin Thanks for your response. At the age of 72 some things are a bit beyond me and Zipping is one of them. I have the file saved as a windows media file of 277kbSequence_03.wmv and attached it here. Hope I've done the right thing. Mike