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robertg, In Germany we use the expression "Die feine englische Art" which expresses something like "The proper way to go about things". How would you call your style? Regards, Xaver H. Munich

As far as I am informed, you only have to pay the update. I would recommend first to install the standard version on your new computer, you even must not uninstall it on the old one. Maybe that this link will help you. Best regards, Xaver H. Munich

Regarding SP3 we could go on with this discussion without finding an end, in this thread, or in a couple of new ones. Now there could be the remark that some time next year, systems without SP3 will not have security updates any more. Then some users would answer that they were in the position to protect their systems, without using Microsoft’s patches (not very convincing in my eyes). And so on, and so on ….. Let us stop this discussion, there won’t be any new aspects! Best regards, Xaver Munich

Barry, You made 3 installations of SP3 - no problems occurred. I made 4 installations of SP3 - no problems occurred (I reported on my experience and on precautions). Hundreds of users actually had various problems. Even Microsoft published articles like: "Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3" "You receive a “Stop 0x0000007E” error message after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 on a non-Intel-processor-based computer" What is the message of your post? Do you consider it to be a well-founded recommendation for a user who is about to install SP3? Best regards, Xaver Munich

Sorry Peter, The FAQs are new, and I forgot referring to them. I'll try to do my best in the future. Best regards, Xaver

This may not be regarded as an elegant way, but it works. In cases where the music on the PC is not given as an original but only as an mp3-file, this method avoids an additional mp3-compression. Regards, Xaver Munich

If you do this, which means that you insert music via "Customize slide", it will not play in the mini player and you will not have the wave form (there will be other disadvantages). So, synchronizing music and transitions is hardly possible. Regards, Xaver Munich

Insert the music via "Project options > Music", and tick "Synchronize music and slides" (Project options > Main). Best regards, Xaver H

No, you can't. A workaround is given by organizing the whole audio part of your show (in a non-destructive way) as an Audacity project which accompanies the production of the PTE show. I Audacity you can do what you like (shifting audio clips, volume control, mixing of tracks,...), in particular if you use the latest version (1.3.5 (Beta), but 1.2.6 also works fine). At any time you can export the actual project as an mp3-file and use this as the background music within PTE. So, Audacity may work as a kind of audio plug in for PTE. Best regards, Xaver H. Munich

Peter, I don't like the PS way either, but no objections from my side against your proposals! Regards, Xaver

Peter, what you ask for refers to settings and a kind of history. John (JEB) in the initial post of this thread asked for direct input, i.e. typing directly into the text frame on the O&A screen (similar to Photoshop), quite a new feature! Regards, Xaver

Hello John, why don't you prepare your texts in MS Word or OpenOffice or a Text editor. You only need to copy and past them into the input field of PTE. Best regards, Xaver H. Munich

Hello Paul, Please see here. This problem occurs again and again, but typically it isn't a serious one. Best regards, Xaver H. Munich

Perhaps you should write a post to the forum Ideas and suggestions for next versions. Best regards, Xaver

Gary, as Peter said: the Set Defaults Button never belongs to a particular tab. If you want to change your comments, you must do it in the comments tab. Changes will only be accepted if you press OK, and they do not always show up directly. In some cases you have to highlight a slide to see the effect. Best regards, Xaver Munich

Maybe it would be nice to have buttons with dynamic width. Furthermore, the seize of the thumbnails in the file panel shows some strange behavior when changing window seizes! But I think that all this is not of great importance. Best regards, Xaver Munich

Hi Dave, While using the Timeline view (which seems to be the standard view) on my 1280x1024 monitor, I have the following effect: When I shift the line between the mini-player and the file panel to the left (while enlarging the player's screen), the time field and Timed Points button will be covered. After a shift to the right, they will reappear. Best regards, Xaver Munich

Hello, many users have IrfanView as their image viewer. Let me remind you that it has appropriate features for resizing/resampling, as well (single application and batch). Restriction: Irfanview does not work with 16-bit images. Best regards, Xaver Munich

Hi lgreen35, Just a question: Is mediarecover your company? Maybe you are in the wrong forum!? Regards, Xaver H. Munich

Ken, my understanding of "to install a new version over an old one" is the following: to make an update by installing the new SW while replacing/updating the old one. Correct me if I'm wrong! Best regards, Xaver Munich

Version 5.5 will not be installed over 5.1. They can coexist, as well. Best regards, Xaver Munich

Hi Yachtsman1, perhaps you should check if SP3 has been properly installed. Check also if your anti-malware is still ok. It has been reported that SP3 sometimes conflicts with this kind of SW. When I installed SP3, I first deinstalled my virus SW and reinstalled it afterwards. Best regards, Xaver H. Munich

Hello Jean-Pierre, Hopefully you are right! Best regards, Xaver Munich

Peter, sorry, I'm thinking of something different: Zooming of an image inside a frame where pieces outside the frame are clipped, but without using a background with a hole. The effect that I mean can be seen in JPD's show "Dis, la nostalgie", which Jean-Pierre had to program in a very complicated way (see also here). With appropriate masks it would be quite easy to do it. Features of this kind are contained in m.objects and Wings Platinum (WP calls it "Bildfeld-Clipping" (~ image field clipping)). Best regards, Xaver Munich

Hello all, This example does not jet show what I would expect from a mask: Moving windows with animated content, with an animated background ... But let's be patient, and wait and see. Best regards, Xaver Munich