Gypsey
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I have a completed AV.
I then moved all my files from one drive to another and when I now open the pte file it says for all images 'image not found' as one would expect.
My question is how can one reconnect all the images from their new location to the previously completed pte file.
One way is simply to open the folder containing the images in their new location and then replace each one in pte
But is there a way whereby one can do it in one go.
I would appreciate suggestions, even if the answer is it can't be done
Arthur
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Would you please confirm that with the release of the final version of PTE8, maybe this weekend, that the limited period for the purchase of 7.5 with a free upgrade to 8 will terminate.
I need to know this as there are a number of people in our local group who are 'still thinking about purchasing' and I would like to pressure them into making a decision.
gypsey
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Thanks Peter
You have solved the problem as regards switching from Deluxe to Essentials by using the toggle as the default for the Deluxe time line is OFF.
As regards ver 7.5 I agree that there is only a Deluxe version, but nevertheless you can have the Standard version of Deluxe if that makes sense. The reason is I think that I never updated the video part, I think it originally lasted for two years so when I updated I opted for the free version which was and still is called the Standard.version of Deluxe 7.5.10
Regards
gypsey
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I have beta 8.14
I wish to demonstrate to a group the differences between 7.5 and 8 Essentials and 8 Deluxe
I load a project in 8 and then via preferences select Deluxe which works
I then change to Essentials which also works
BUT when I now try to revert to Deluxe it will not change it remains in the Essential version, in particular the time line does not change, it will only show the wave form, no key points or vol control
I also notice that the Essentials does not allow one to modify the wave form visually as available on 7.5.
The end result is that I am now totally confused with the various versions and wonder if I should remove the program completely and start from scratch.
Your views would be appreciated.
gypsey
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Thanks for the ideas.
It is so simple I cannot now see how I created the problem in the first place.
I think that I must have got the sequence wrong.
Regards
Arthur
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Can anyone tell me how to maintain a constant font size when adding more than one text box on one slide in O&A.
If you add more text the containing box zooms to accommodate it and of course you can then change the amount of zoom, but as far as I can see you have to visually judge that the text in the different boxes is the same.
Is there a way to obtain precisely the same size.
Arthur
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Thanks to DG and Peter.
A combination of the suggestions deals with the problem. I should think that 1/1000 of a sec will cover most situations!
Arthur
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Is it possible to edit the audio key points precisely using the keyboard. I see that you can adjust them with the mouse, but that is not easy to do with precision.
regards
Arthur
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Following the beta changes gives me a window with this message "Someday there will be something. Stay tuned."
Following the second suggestion What's New says "bug fixes."
So if I have not experienced any problems previously, then the latest version will apparently make no difference.
Thanks
Arthur
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I have downloaded and installed 7.5.10 and everything works OK.
Can you please tell me what changes have been made in the latest version or point to where they are listed.
Regards
Arthur
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Thanks DG at least I can stop looking.
Arthur
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When changes are made to the waveform in Project Options/Music e.g. a section is zeroed (silenced) this is nor reflected on the waveform in the timeline.
On the earlier versions, you could see the wafeform being reconstructed when you exited Project options. That does not seem to happen now.
Have I missed something?
Arthur
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Arthur,
What you describe here is normal PTE behaviour. The file structure and content of a v7.5 .pte file is different to that of a v7.0 .pte file. So you are warned that saving the file will/may make it unworkable in the earlier version. This is a very different situation to "Access denied" from the Windows operating system. If we are to give you good advice, I think we need to know exactly what your problem symptoms are. A screengrab or two would help make this clear to us.
regards,
Peter
Thank you Peter
I am no lnger getting the 'Acces Denied' error so am unable to send a screen shot. So for the time being I am closing this query.
I hear what you say about PTE and Windows, but nevertheless the problem sems to have gone away after I save with a different file name, deleted the original and then resaved with the original file name.
Arthur
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Hi Arthur,
When you recovered from Windows 7 crash does that mean you had to replace the hard drive or reinstall the operating system? If you right click on the bad .pte file (if it is still on your hard drive) and check the file properties you will probably notice you do not have write permissions on the file.
Microsoft Troubleshoot access denied problems
Tom
Hi Tom
I had to replace the Operating system. If I check Properties, it does not say Read Only.
Microsoft Troubleshoot seems to refer to problems in opening files. I can open, but I cannot save.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the file was created using pte 7 and now I am working and trying to save in 7.5. I get a message saying that the pte file will no longer work with ver.7, so I suppose that you are forced to save with a different file name, which then retains the old file which can still be opened in ver.7
Regards
Arthur
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Hi Tom
I can save a text file to desktop and interestingly I can indeed save my pte file if I rename it.
If I then delete the original, I can then save it with the original name.
Can you tell why this has happened.
Arthur
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Having just recovered from a Windows 7 system crash and having reloaded PTE 7.5 I find that the program works OK except that I cannot save my pte project, I get an error message 'Access Denied'
Can anyone throw some light as to what might be causing this problem.
Arthur
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I think you are correct Ray, it will cause quite a bit of confusion, particularly as there is no explanation in the Guide.
I was intending to post the same question, but you beat me to it.
I don't understand the reasoning. Normally and that means in all the other options in PTE, and in most other programs if you want to select an option you click the checkbox, except of course when a company wishes to send you offers and bumf which you don't want and then you have to click to confirm that you don't want it.
I assume that if you do nothing in the Project Options>transitions, that all the transitions are available and used on a random basis, unless you select a specific transition in the Customize Slide>transition, which is what I always do anyway.
Arthur
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Apology to nobeefstu for not acknowledging your time spent in proving the same point as regards the benefit of trimming out the excess transparency data.
Thanks
Arthur
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Thank you Lin, that was very informative. I tested one image and the size in memory reduced by approx. 70%. I shall know in future.
B.B. - Thanks for the suggestion. I tried updating the video driver but was informed that I was using the latest. version.
Arthur
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The bottom line is that lengthening the preceding slide by 10 sec has solved the problem. I have added a relevant voice over clip which neatly fills up that 10 sec and I think improves the overall AV.
Jean - I had noticed that once the files had ben downloaded that going back and running again the problem disappeared, but creating an exe file at that stage doesn't retain that status.
The one point that has been made by Peter and others is the size of the PNG files.
As only the card is included on a transparent background, each file is quite small, varying from 60Kb to 500Kb for a picture card so I don't see how this can be decreased.
Am I missing something about creating PNG files.
Arthur
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Thanks to everyone
I think that we can consider that the question has been answered.
Interesting suggestion Peter for future use. To change everything at this stage would be rather time consuming.
Arthur
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Thanks for all the comments
The problem has been resolved by adopting the suggestion from Jean-Cyprien. Extending the previous image by 10 sec allowed the offending slide to start correctly. This has caused a problem with the length of the background music track and all the subsequent voice over clips, but I am sure that I can handle that.
I would still be interested to find out whether the video card was the cause of the problem, so I have provided a link to a section of 4 slides that I extracted entitled the Power of Shape problem section. The problem lay with the delayed start of slide 4.
I should be grateful If someone could run this with their more powerful video card and let me know whether it works properly.
My video card is GeForce 8600 GT
Arthur
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Thanks for the suggestions. I shall pursue them tomorrow.
Regards
Arthur
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I notice that the attachment does not appear, what should I be doing to achieve the desired result
Arthur
Reconnecting moved images
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Thankyou Lin and nobeefstu
The Zip file option, which I had not appreciated is the way to go for me. I have tried it and it works.
Maybe not a good practice, but I do not keep all the resources in one folder, so the second option would not work.
Thanks very much
Arthur