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PS I do find that downscaling can look worse, especially when people have used large images at 300dpi. To me it makes them look oversharpened. Jill

Running many competitions and festivals, I have never had problems with upscaling and find that PTE does it very well. Even from 1024x768 to 1920x1080 and shown on a 20 foot screen. Leaving it at fixed size you can end up with a small image on a large screen, which looks worse when compared to all the other full screen entries. Jill

I am working on a project where I am adding several Objects. I add 1 object, set it's parameters, then copy that Object & amend the parameters to a new position/time Once I have added all the Objects I then realise that at the end of that slide I need a keyframe to turn the Opacity to zero for all the Objects. It would be very helpful if we could select all the Objects & right click at the end of the timeline to Clone a new keyframe for each Object. Currently I have to do it one at a time. I can then select all keyframes to turn the Opacity to zero. Jill

It is very possible to have 2 different images with the same file name in 2 folders. This happened to someone at our club recently - we were trying to create a Template. If PTE can rename the file, in both the BIZ and/or Template this would be best. eg files called image001 - rename to image001-1 and image001-2 Yes the PTE project file would have to be updated so that the correct file was referenced. Also display a warning to say what has been done. Jill

Will this also work for Templates? I tend to use them rather than backup zip. Jill

Yes please, this will be a big Plus. The project I am currently working on I have a group of objects - in a frame that I want to change opacity at the same time. Now I have to select each individual object & change it's opacity. To be able to adjust the parent & have all the objects change together would be a big time saver. Perhaps have a new type of frame that will allow inherited opacity? Jill

Not sure if VLC Player has a version for Mac ? If it does, then you can press spacebar to pause. Use the left & right arrow keys to move 10 secs at a time. Hold Shift & arrow keys to move 3 secs at a time. Jill

It has been removed in V10. Suggest you make an MP4 instead. When the Mac version comes out soon you will be able to make an exe for a Windows computer. Jill

You can have DB, mine is set to that. But only on the actual Timeline, not in project Options Audio Tab See Settings/Preferences/TimelineSound Volume and change to Decibels instead of Percentage What would be more useful is a VU meter so we can easily see if a sound is clipping Jill

Have a good vacation and come back refreshed. Jill

What is really needed is a VU meter so we can easily see the overall level of the soundtrack. Jill

I think this would be difficult to achieve automatically as every clip will be different depending on the level of sounds in the video, background sounds and what the author actually wants. It is quick and easy to do it manually and will be more accurate. Jill

If you are inserting it back into PTE then make an avi file instead of an MP4. This should give better results. Jill

Which program are you using to play the MP4? Anything produced from PTE should be very smooth. Jill

Thanks. Creating MP4 is probably better both ways. Easy to run MP4 in competition. Jill

Good that this will be possible. Will you put back the create for Mac into the windows version? Jill

I started with V3 in about 2004 but was only playing around with it then. Didn't really produce anything properly until 2006. Jill

No problem I don't do that much animation & if I do, then I try to break it down into smaller slides so I can see the keyframes. Also as I work with 2 monitors i can always drag the window across both to get a wider view if I need it. But a way to expand the Timeline will be a great help, especially now we can see the waveform it is helpful to expand that to get exact timing with the sound. Jill

Thanks for the suggestions. If key frames are very close together then having larger keyframs can make it more difficult. It is the width of the Timeline that is the problem when you have a long slide. If it is only a few sevonds it is not a problem. With some text even at 150% I struggle to read it, especially when my eyes are tired. Jill

Can you connect some different speakers, just to try it? If the sound is fine on your laptop, then it must be something to do with the desktop speakers.

Great News, this will be a really useful feature. I do work with a maximised window on a 1920 monitor. But as my eyesight is poor I have the text size set to 150% otherwise I cannot see it. This means the Timeline in O&A is not as wide so very difficult to see when keyframes are close together. Jill

I am using Windows7 & driver is 13/12/2011 Ver 6.0.1.6526 So very old! I don't have centre or sub woofer, I have my computer connected to my Hi-Fi system only 2 speakers. John is using Windows8.1 & he has the same tabs as I do, but his driver is 2018. Maybe something to do with the sound card or version of Windows? Jill

Hi Lin, Ale was asking about enlarging the Timeline in O&A. This is something many people have asked for, but at the moment it is not possible. Hopefully in future version! Jill

Hi Raymond, I have tried your test file & the music level is consistent throughout. It does not change when the voice comment comes in. Not sure what settings could cause this problem on your desktop, but make sure all other input sounds are muted, such as Microphone, Line in etc. Hopefully you will have the following on your desktop. Right click on Speaker icon at the right of the task bar. Select Playback devices Select your Speakers Click Properties Select the Levels Tab Jill

I use PTE for all my sound mixing and I have never noticed any unintentional change in volume. Jill