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yes, PTE has a Main Object - the image you see in SlideList & Timeline. By copying it will tick Main Object for the copy also - forgot about that So you have done the correct thing by unticking main Object on the copy. At present there is no other way to copy KeyFrames Jill

Hi Gary, it will retain the full 1 hour of video, which is why you can go back later into O&A & change the time/position if you need to. Usually when using video you will be Publishing as an MP4 rather than an exe. The MP4 will only be the size of what you see. An exe would be the sum of all the file sizes used. If your original video is 1 hour long & you only want a very small part of it, then it may be better using the trim feature. Or create a simple project to select the bits you want & then Publish that as an MP4 to use in your final project. I rarely have videos that are much more than 5 minutes, most are usually about 30secs. Alyhough I have some up to 20 minutes. I have produced final shows up to 2 hours. Jill

The easiest way to do it is to copy & paste ypur first MP4 into the Object List. This will copy all of the keyframes also. Then change the MP4 for your second one - click the little down arrow next to Picture in the Properties tab. To shift all the Keyframes, click on the first , then shift click on the last so they are all highlighted & drag to the new position. Jill

I agree a 'cut; facility would make things easier, but I really find it very easy to work with as it is. By putting the next slide where you want the previous video to end you are in effect trimming the end of the video by adding the same video twice, you can easily cut a portion out of the middle. You can add any transition between the 2 portions. Jill

If you edit the video directly into the Timeline, then the Slide duration will be correct. Add your video, right click & select 'Trim start of video' to the point you want. Then simply add your next Slide/Video to the point you want the video to end. Very quick & easy. You can use the same video multiple times, selecting the portion you want each time. No need to use the Trim facility or save as separate files. Jill

DaVinci Resolve, which is free, can do this, but it is a massive learning curve. Depending on how much the subject moves you should be able to do it in PTE using keyframes. Jill

Audacity has an auto duck feature. But you are never going to get it as good as doing it manually. An automated system can only react after the event, it can't predict something about to happen, so you will always get a noticeable change in volume. Adjusting the volume manually you can smooth the changes. Good sound is as important as good pictures and good production. It is worth taking time over. Jill

It is actually very quick & easy to edit clips in the Timeline in PTE. But I agree that being able to 'Split' & 'Trim' video clips in the way we can do with sound files would speed up workflow. Hopefully in Version 12 Jill

I have had a couple of Acer laptops & they are good. If you want it for PTE both stlls & video then I would say graphics is more important than processor. Ram is always useful. Jill

Sorry this is not possible, you can only move things around in the SlideList. Jill

It may be something to do with the Dual graphics. We had this problem a long time ago and it was to do with an Intel driver, although Microsoft would never admit to the problem. Make sure you have the latest Intel drivers, even though it is a new laptop the drivers could still be old. Not used Win 11, but if VLC is also cauing a problem then it must be graphics related. Jill

Hi Rosy, What you are showing is for the Slidelist Fullscreen which you can rearrange. SeismicGuy wants to be able to rearrange the Filelist, which you cannot do. You can get Fullscreen Filelist view by using F3 or clicking on the Triangle at the top of the screen (once you have enabled it in Preferences/Toolbar) Jill

you do know that you can sort the Filelist by Date or Exif Date. See Settings/Filelist Sort Order. Maybe this will help you. The other option is to add all of the images/Videos into the Slidelist The go to FullScreen View & move them into the order you want & delete those you don't want to use from the SlideList. Jill

Hi Mark, You use Master & Linked Video when you want a single video to run over multiple slides. What I think you are trying to do is run a short video over a single slide which has a duration that is longer than the video. By slowing down the video - I set the Speed to 50% - it gives you a duration of just over 12 secs which is long enough to cover the side & the Transition. I also put a very soft blur on the video. Depends how visible you want it to be, but on my laptop anything less that 30% opacity is not really visible. May be different on your Mac. If you want to keep the rain at 100% speed then you need to add a second copy with an Offset of 6 secs (the duration of the video) This 2nd copy will then start to play as the first copy runs out. Both are single video clips. If in your final project the slide duration is longer than 12secs then simply add more copies with the appropriate offset. Hope this helps - but email me if you need more. Jill

Hi Mark, PTE does not have blending modes - although I think it has been asked for in the Suggestions at some time. I assume that you are trying to overlay the video with a still image? Reducing the Opacity is all you can do. Jill

the frame shows when the image is selected. To select multiple images Ctrl+ Click on those you want Jill

I agree, this would be very useful. Also the ability to 'Solo' a track so that you don't have to mute all the other tracks. Jill

The sound of the video will be heard over the transition to the next slide. If you wish to adjust the sound, volume, length etc. then right click the video in the Timeline & select 'Separate Audio from Video' You can the adjust as needed. Jill

To get Text to be the same on multiple slides simply set up your first one, then copy & Paste the Text Object onto other slides. Jill

If you create your file in the same folder as all the component parts, then you will have no trouble finding it. Jill

Click on the first keyframe & then shift click outside the last on the bottom object & it will select them all Jill

Hold down shift & they will all move as 1 block Jill

Gary you can easily switch between the two in O&A. Click on Tools & there is an option to switch to Global Times. Click again & uncheck Global & it goes back to Local times. Jill

I often copy & Paste Slides from 1 project to another & have not had any problems. Jill

Ken, if you open the .pte file with something like Notepad then you can see the version of PTE that it was created with. You can then start that version of PTE and open it from there. Jill