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You can't copy keyframes unfortunately. You could use a modifier to make the opacity change. Try the oscillation. Jill

To run a show manually you need to set 'Wait for Keypress to show next Slide' You can do this for the whole show (in Project Options/Control) or on a Slide basis using Slide Options (Main Tab) If you do it on a Slide basis then you can easily mix manual & automatic together. You can then advance through the Slides by pressing the Right Arrow key on the Keyboard. (you can also use a dumb mouse if you are not at the keyboard) When you advance to the automatic part, that section will run until it reaches the next Slide with 'Wait for Keypress' PTE is extremely powerful & flexible to create any show of your choice. A Slide can contain any number of Objects - Still Image, Video, Text, Animations etc Jill

You get all versions of that Release for free. So v9, V9.01, V9.02 etc. V10, V11 etc are new releases. The cost of an upgrade is very small & well worth it. But if you leave it several releases, then you will need to buy again. The developers need to make some money to keep on improving the product. Put your hand in your pocket & upgrade, you will be amazed at all the new features. Jill

Welcome Jo. Once you get used to PTE you will find it very easy to use, but also very powerful. Enjoy the process & experiment with different options. Everything is virtual so you cannot destroy your original pictures no matter what you do. Just remember to save your Projects frequently, ideally with a different name each time, so you can go back if you need to. But there is also unlimited Undo feature, so you can easily step backwards. If you want just 1 picture to fade out, then add a Blank Slide (Black) after it - Right Click & Add Blank Slide. You then set the Transition on the Blank Slide so that the previous Slide (your Picture) will Fade as you wish. Hope this helps Jill

I use Templates all the time for finished projects. It is then very easy to transfer between computers & everything is accessible from with PTE. No need to go searching for the right folders. Jill

Maybe because it is over 2gb. Try making a smaller file by removing some images. Save the project as a new name first so you have a backup. Or save the project as a template rather than backup zip. Jill

Ideally you should Normalise each sound clip before bringing it into PTE. Depending on the levels of the clip you may need to Normalise sections of it individually. Normalise to about -3 to -1 DB, no higher. Jill

Not something I have ever used, but have you tested it on another computer? Jill

That would be brilliant if you could. I also have trouble seeing the Rotate and also the Centre Dot marker on some images. Would be good if that could be made larger also, or maybe an option to change the colour of it if possible. Jill

As I understand it, when you stabilise, you could end up with black edges/corners as it may crop the image to be able to align each of the video frames. By Expanding, you effectively zoom into the image a bit to remove these. Jill

Don't put yourself down, it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks! Keyframes are really easy to use once you undertand the principle. You have a start point & an end point. Simply position your Object at the Starting postion on the first Keyframe Right Click on the Keyframe & select Clone Move the Keyframe along the Timeline to where you want the movement to end & then position your object in it's end position. PTE works out the movement in between. So for what you were trying to do in having a small image move off screen. 1st Keyframe, your image is on screen in it's starting postion. 2nd Keyframe move your image to be off screen That is all there is to it. Jill

Another perhaps easier way to do this is to start with one image that has your background & all the small images on it. Move just your first image off screen. Copy & Paste this Slide for however many small images you have, for example 20. Make sure that you have a quick transition 0 seconds between each Slide. Then just move 1 small image off on each Slide. You may find this easier to control as you won't have to worry about having lots of KeyFrames on 1 Slide & worrying about the timing of each KeyFrame. Just make sure that you select the correct small image on each. You can delete the small images from the Slide once you have moved them off. So Slide 1 would have 20 small images & you move number 1 off Quick Transition to Slide 2 which has 19 small images & you move number 2 off Quick Transition to Slide 3 which has 18 small images & you move number 3 off Continue until you have moved all the small images revealing your background Hope this helps Jill

I never use Slide Styles, but if you look in File/Templates/Manage Templates it show where they are stored. If you copy this Folder to your new computer to the same place then I think they should then all show. Jill

Add a Blank Mask, then add the Heart Symbol as the Mask Stencil. This gives you a Transparent Heart. Add your Image as Mask Content. You can then adjust the size of the Heart as required Jill

No question is silly when you are learning. Jill

The program already does this and always has. Used Main images have their file name highlighted in Blue. Much easier to see with the light interface. Jill

Hi Phil, Try clicking the C: in the top Menu. This should open a dropdown with all drives available. I don't use Dropbox any more so can't check. Jill

PTE is very easy to use, the best thing is that everything you do is virtual, so you can't destroy your pictures or sound files. The best way to learn is just to try things & see what they do. Don't get hung up on the numbers, just move things with the mouse & see the effect. Also try a Right Click if you are looking for something, it usually brings up options to do what you want. There is unlimited Undo so it is easy to step back if something doesn't work as expected. Have fun & play until you get used to it, then you will discover just how powerful PTE is. Jill

Both very easy to do. 1. In the Timeline drag the grey bar above the Slide to the duration you want, so just drag it back until it shows Zero. Or in Slide View click the box above the Slide & enter 0.0 2. Hold Down Shift & your mouse pointer will change to a Finger when you are over the Centre point. Keep holding Shift while you drag it to where you want. Or you can change the position by adjusting the Numbers in the Animation Tab for Centre I see that Digartal was replying at the same time as I was. Jill

Hi Phil, If you are ripping music from a cd then use CDEX, it is free. You can rip to WAV or MP3 If you have an MP4 then use PTE to extract the audio from it. Jill

Much easier just to reinstall Otherwise depends which version of Windows you are on as they all have a slightly different procedure. I am on Windows 10 & it is - Settings - Apps - Default Apps - Choose default applications by file type Then scroll down to find .pte on the left & select PTE AV Studio on the right (if it doesn't show then click on Choose a Default) Hope this helps Jill

Hi Dick, When you installed did you tick the 'Associate pte file' box? If not, then just reinstall making sure you tick this. Or go into Windows Programs & associate it there. Jill

Try turning Hardware Acceleration OFF. Also make sure your laptop is plugged in, rather than running on battery. With the spec of your laptop it should all be smooth Jill

The Slidename in Blue (under the Thumbnail) in the Filelist are the ones that are used in the Project you have open. As Dave said earlier it is only those that are a Main Image that are highlighted. So anything added directly in O&A that is not a main Image will not be highlighted in Blue. In your screenshot DSC04431Copy and DSC06171Copy are NOT used, the others are. If you have a lot of images in that Folder then it may be easier to go into Full Screen view to see them all. Click the little triangle above the Filelist or press F3. Jill

The Slidename is blue whichever view you are in. It is much easier to see if you use the Light interface Jill