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Yes that is how I knew what version it was.

Hi Igor, Thanks, Yes that worked correctly, opening & saving in PTE8 then open in PTE9. I will try to remember that if I work on any more old projects. Jill

I have an old project, originally made in PTE5.6 beta 7 that I am updating in PTE9 There is a Zoom on an object which was set up with speed options to give a smooth zoom between keyframes 2, 3, 4 & 5 with keyframes 1, 6 & 7 being Linear. The speed options are set on Zoom & Rotate But the options on Pan was left at linear for all keyframes I know we needed to set the same options on all of Pan, Zoom & Rotate even if only one parameter was affected., but it did work smoothly. When this project is opened in PTE9 it only has a speed modifier on keyframe 2 and the zoom is jerky. Not really a problem as I have sorted it by unticking the Zoom & Rotate boxes on keyframes 3,4 & 5 & it now zooms smoothly. Keyframe 6 then has a tick in the xoom & Rotate boxes to turn off the modifier. Just thought you should be aware of this in case anyone else has problems. Jill

It is something that has been needed for a long time. Even on short durations of a few seconds it would really help when you need keyframes close to each other. It would also help greatly if the waveform could be seen in O&A Jill

AR = aspect ratio ie 4:3 or 16:9 etc when you Untick 'in pixels' you get 2 boxes set them 20 and 20 click and drag your image towards a grid line then let go of the left mouse (de-click) the image should then snap to the line Jill

drag the sound to the left. If it is right at the start you will need to add a blank slide first Jill

Hi George, Is this clip on your hard drive? I wouldn't have thought it possible to degrade like this. I have very occasionally had problems if a file has been copied many times, but that is mainly due to a corruption in the copying process rather than degradation. If you have it on a cd then maybe there has been some corruption of the surface & so data has been lost. But your example does not look like loss of pixels. Any corruption normally shows as a loss of pixels - flashing or green lines and you can usually see the square pixel outlines. Do you have any other mov files taken at the same time & are they OK? I have avi files from 2004 & they play fine in the latest VLC player, although do show pixelation as they are a small size. I also have some mov from 2006 & they also look OK. They all have been transfered from an earlier desktop via a backup hard drive without problems. Jill

we both send & receive MP4, avi, mov etc using WeTransfer & haven't had any problems either way. I always scan anything I download before attempting to open or play. I only zip exe or if I am sending several files at once. Jill

Dave, interesting that you don't have the problems with timings. If for instance I make a slide style that is set for 10 secs duration, then any slide I apply that to will have it's duration changed to 10 secs. This then messes up all my carefully worked out times which fit to the music. I know that you work with Full Duration? whereas I never do. Also I haven't made or used any styles since testing the program when they first came out. Maybe they have changed since then? But then for me every 2 slide combination is unique & the same effect would work differently with another 2 slide combination. Therefeore I never need to repeat anything with the use of a Slide Style. Regards Jill

Dave, the BIG problem with a style is that it changes slide times to that of the style - which is why I never use them. Fine if you use it to add text before you make any other changes. But text. Is usually one of the last additions to a sequence, once you have everything else in place. If you use a style later in the production process all of your carefully worked out timings could be lost. Jill

I know it is another workaround, but the easiest way to have consistency through a project is to set up a text object once, then copy & paste that object to the other slides you require text. Then all you have to do is change the actual text. Jill

That is a very old version. You can see the waveform by clicking on the Timeline button. Double click on any sound clip in the Timeline & it will open up the Project Options / Audio Tab where you can make adjustments using 'numbers' if you prefer. Jill

If you use Run application, then you can run a show made with any version of PTE. It doesn't matter if they have animation or not. You need to set your Menu slideshow to wait for key press so it will stay on the slide that the 2nd show is launched from. Then just have an object - Text, image or button that has action on mouse click. Jill

I never use DVD but I know a lot of video workers do still use them. Keep it as it is for now, I don't feel it is worth spending time to update it. You would be better spending the time on making video editing better with multiple image tracks. Jill

Rob, if your images are 1920 x 1280, then the aspect ratio of the project needs to be 16:10 not 3:2 Jill

We regularly run video files using VLC player from an .exe Menu at competitions. Make sure that you have VLC player as your default to open MP4 files etc. Also make sure you have the latest version of VLC You can also set it to automatically run full screen, always on-top, not show file names & to exit at the end of the video You sometimes get a small flash as it opens up, but otherwise it is seamless from the Menu. A manually controlled show (which is what my Menus are) should not be any different to what you are trying to do. Jill

Hi Dennis, in O&A add a rectangle to cover the whole slide. Set it's opacity to zero so in effect it is one big invisible button. Set the mouse click on the rectangle to run application and set the name to be your video file. Remove the full path but make sure you keep the " so it would be something like "my video.mp4" Make your manual show .exe and make sure that the .exe and .MP4 are in the same folder. I use invisible buttons a lot and never have any problems. Hope this helps. Jill

Denwell, if you are manually advancing most of the show, then just put an action on mouse click on the last slide to run the MP4 video. If you open up VLC player before you start so it is in the background then your video should start quicker. You may not get a perfectly smooth transition from the still but will be better than what you have now. Jill

+1 timeline scaling in O&A is essential. Jill

Ronnie a BIZ is a backup in zip. Jill

Hi Barry, I recently tried to make a BIZ and PTE gave a message that there were files used with non standard characters. The zip could be made but windows wouldn't be able to open it and to use another program such as 7zip. Could this be the problem? I just renamed the offending file to have all standard characters. PTE was then happy and the zip file could be opened normally. Jill

I would also like this feature. I am currently working on a project where I am editing the music and taking different parts of it. I therefore have several copies with different start & end times. I need to be able to quickly copy the sound clip & just drag the ends to adjust start & end times. To also be able to 'cut' the track into separate clips would be very useful & make editing a long track much quicker. Jill

There is a program called ClipGrab which will record an exe from a screen grab Just put it into Google to find out more Jill

Jean-Marc, Are your heads a .png? If so then you need to make them much smaller file size. Large .png files do not show in exe & Full screen preview. Jill

I must admit I never use that button & had completely forgotten it was there. I have the 'slice of bread' set on in preferences, but usually just right click in the mini preview window. The problem comes for people who are used to using the 'slice of bread' from older versions. Then when they upgrade they can't find it & don't know how to get full screen preview. For anyone starting off from version 9 it shouldn't be a problem, although maybe it would be more obvious if it was placed next to the play/stop buttons in the previw window? Jill