Picsel
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Thanks to you all for your answers.
First of all I woud say to Dave, that I full agree with what mhwarner said about piracy. I just would add : nobody is complaining against the possibility to download HD video ! But there is no difference in term of copyright between the use of an exe or an HD video file! But it is far more easy to modify an HD video.
As Lin have underlined it, the purpose of this thread was not to open a discusssion on hacking process but to find a solution for PTE users who, for a reason or another have lost their .pte file or some part of their old PTE project (this can happen to anybody one day or another) and want to make an HD video.
Obviously I agree with Ken advice except that saving the .pte file is not enough, the best way is to keep a full project back up in zip.
And even doing that you are not certain to be able to reuse your old project if you had not made a copy of your fonts or converted all of your texts into png. So it is not so obvious for all PTE users.
Thanks Denis and mhwarner for the links.
I tried movavi : the first trial was not so good, the video images were flickering and not usable. The second trial was a bit better but the transitions were no longer smooth enough with visible jitter so, I think it is not a real good solution to match the PTE quality.
Peter thanks for your proposal I will send you a PM
However, I can guess, that for the future, the best technical solution is in Igor's hands.
Best regards
Daniel
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Several times I get this question from our club's members : how can I convert my old PTE exe files ( the .pte file does not exist any more) into HD Video files.
Perhaps I missed a step but personnaly I cannot answer correctly to this question. Does it exist an easy to use technical solution? Who can help us?
Thanks in advance.
Daniel
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Sorry Igor for being very late to answer your question, perhaps too late...but in any case, just for your information...
Creating an AVI file
there was 3 different options available for project customization :
1) Virtual AVI video file (which existed previously since several years)
2) MPEG4 ASP video with AAC audio
3) Custom video & audio codec
Personnaly I have made some experiences with all these 3 options
Option 2 could have been interesting for those who had not powerful PC or video players but it is less and less the case. Today, in most countries, the TV programs are broadcast in h264 (MPEG4 AVC).
Option 3 in my opinion is redundant with option1 and is even more difficult to use, I do not see any real interest for it as we can do the same and more with option 1.
Option 1 is interesting. I used it several times exporting AVI frames from PTE to a third party video editor ( Virtualdub, as an example) this option gives the advantages to avoid cascading video coding and to use different codecs and filters depending on our needs. Personnaly I would appreciate if this option was maintained in the future.
Best regards
Daniel
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Connection is faster and the pre existing problem of DNS I had mentionned several months ago has been solved (no more need to use public Google DNS to acceed PictureToExe Forum).
Welldone Igor, good job!
Daniel
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The club situation you describe, is actually good example of mess what happens in the imaging world without color management.
Sorry Urmas but I think you have not understood my point. Color mamnagement will not solve this issue.
Daniel
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I want to add some comments about color mangement.
We, in our club, have very few problem with color management between jpeg pictures and display screen as, in most cases they are all working in sRGB color space.
(We made bad experiences with calibration : expensive tools, spending too much time, repeatedly, for a very very little different result and not always in the good way. Calibration is required only for printing.)
Our main concern in fact, as I said in a previous post, is the difference of color settings of video-projector or TV set between videos (YUV) and Slideshow (sRGB) displays. In other words, I would say, if the color settings of the sRGB monitor are acurate for exe slideshow (sRGB), they are not for videos (YUV) and vice versa.
When we make a screening session, we often have a mix of videos and exe files and it is not always easy at all to find the good "average" color settings for each category so, assuming this problem is due to YUV/sRGB color space difference, it would be very interesting, if it was possible, to have an option to switch from one color space to another in order to avoid to modify color settings during the session.
Daniel
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Please try the new Test Color Management 3
3. Transformation of ANY JPEG images to current color profile of your display.
Sorry Igor, I missed this step before.
The result of my tests with your Test Color Management 3 are in accordance with that.
PicturesToExe will perform automatic color management by default. Users need to change anything
So in this case that will be perfect for me.
Thanks.
Daniel
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Picsel,
Just had another thought over your results and actually replicated your results. It seems, that your wide gamut monitor has correct profile assigned and both test programs, Igor made, understood it correctly. You actually used dog image with sRGB profile to test color management. However, when you uploaded your sample image to the forum, you reworked it in Photoshop and saved without color profile.
Umas
thanks for making some tests but if you are right in principle your tests are wrong, that is my fault, I must apologize for that.
In fact when I said "original picture" that was not right, that was a print screen of the original picture saved with pixbuilder.
The original picture was in sRGB, and I made the test with my original picture and obiously not with the printscreen.
Most of the cameras, and "digital" screens are in sRGB which is a de facto standard for displaying pictures.
Daniel
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Daniel,
You used previous test application. It works incorrectly in some cases.
Please try the latest version I posted yesterday:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27544810/pte/Test-Color-Management-3.zip
Hi Igor,
After testing your latest version, I cannot see any differences between the three modes with my pictures which are all in sRGB;
For my understanding, if you intend to work with color management I would like to know if it will make conversion from 8bits coding depth to X bits (and so in this case, is X a setting parameter)? And, in which color space will the pictures be converted by PTE.
I just want to draw your attention on the fact that, up to now, few people know how to deal with color management and for the others I fear that color management option in PTE will bring them some more problem without a great interest for them due to the fact that, today, most of the displaying screens are still in sRGB for a while (I think, it will take time before the UHDTV becomes widely spread as there is no interest for common users except the color space).
Personnaly I would prefer a color management option which could be able to switch all the slideshow from sRGB color space to YUV or UHDTV for example in order to avoid to modify the color settings of video projector or TV set.
Best regards
Daniel
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Igor, sorry for being late to answer your question, I made your exercise with one of my own picture which was re-worked in photoshop.
My conclusion is : with your test, the color management gives me a bad result : see attachment bellow.
My personnal opinion : it is not easy to work with color management, except for some experts. I would leave that job to Photoshop, or other picture editing software.
Daniel
original picture (reworked in photoshop)
result of your test :
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Robert,
just for your information
I ve recently made an AV show whose the total size of elements (including audios, videos, pictures ) was 2,7Go
Using PTE v8.0.0 I have created an mp4 (h264) video of 1,6Go without any problem : 1920x1080 in HQ 16Mbit/s 25fps (european std).
Daniel
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Just for information.
I agree with Jeff, PTE (even v7.5.10) is able to manage AVCHD files with MTS extension. There were a lot of improvement which has been done by PTE team on this subject.
The MTS file can be played within the PTE mini-viewer and converted in AVI (mpeg4 ASP by PTE videoconverter). Even if there is a slight loose of quality by converting H264 AVCHD in Mpeg4 ASP, the result is quite good and ease the work of video editing after without requiring too much power processing.
By comparison Premiere Pro is doing something similar, up to CS5 (I have no experience with CS6). In fact Premiere Pro converts all the AVCHD files into MPEG video files for the video editing process (In that way, we can say Premiere Pro CS5 is not ACHD compatible either). And Premiere Pro requires much more times for rendering. It is easier and far less time consuming to do the same job with PTE for the same or even better quality result.
Daniel
PS : I agree with Lin there are small differences between M2TS and MTS files but for those who use cameras or camcorders, the original file embedded in AVCHD containers : /BDMV/STREAM are in MTS. They are converted in M2TS by players or intermediate softwares like Sony Picture Motion Browser in order to link all separated MTS video files together for playing on TV set.
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Bravo Charlie! Superbe!
Daniel
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Congratulations Igor to you and all your team members.
Santa Claus has gone just before Christmas this year!
That is a very important challenge for PTE future, I wish you all the best and all the success you deserve.
Have nice Christmas holidays, some rest is well deserved after this period of huge work.
Best regards
Daniel
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BRAVO!!
Daniel
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I'll rephrase:
IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT Pte does not recognise or anticipate the user's BG during a transition.
If that's what Daniel wants then a suggestion for a change is what is required?
I would endorse it.
DG
Dave,
except if I have misunderstood your comment, I think that is not true!
If you use 2 slides with the same background and make a transition effect between them both you never see the black background and that is a normal behaviour for all editing softwares I know!
In fact I posted here a question raised by one of our forum members. I thought there were a very simple solution I had forgoten that was the reason I wrote "just for an help". But as there is not easy solution for this very simple problem I think an update is required. Obviously that is up to Igor to decide.
Daniel
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Dave, Lin
thanks to you both for your work and solution. Personnaly I found that Lin solution is closer to the 3D swap effect of PTE. Lin did you build a customize transition too?
Dave I agree it works like that but in fact you confirm what I thought : there is no simple way to do that for common PTE users "without making too complicates things like customize transition or slide styles" refering to my first post.
The question : why the background, selected by the user, for the slide is replaced by a black one during the 3D transition effect (swap)? remains unanswered.
I can guess that Igor has edited this transition effect longtimes ago. An update could solve this issue for PTE users who can consider, now with V8, it does not work as expected with other backgrounds.
Daniel
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Hi Daniel,
I took one of the 3D samples Igor provided and modified it with a new background image of my motorcycle. Then I used that same motorcycle image as the default background for this sample show and set the "transition" to the modified 3D transition. Actually, it's pretty easy and quick to modify the transition with your own background image so maybe this will work for you. Here's a link to the sample. Let me know if you have any questions about modifying the transition.
http://www.lin-evans.org/sample/sample3d.zip
Best regards,
Lin
Hi Lin,
sorry my previous message was post before I read yours.
I will try you suggestion and come back to you after that.
Best regards
Daniel
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Hi Yachtsman1 and Lin
Thanks to you for helping me to find a solution to this clue.
Sorry for my bad english which apparently could be understood in different ways, but Lin understanding was the right one.
Hi Gérard,
I tried your suggestion but that does not work (except if you completely rebuild the 3D animation which is not my purpose there)
Even if I select a background for screen inside the Project Options/screen/background/image, it does not work either
In the all cases the background image is replaced by a black background during 3D transition effect (swap).
Quite difficult to understand why the background selected by the user is not taken into account during 3D effect...??
Daniel
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Hi Lin,
thanks for your reply
That was the conclusion I reached too. But that is a pity PTE does not use the "Slide option/Main/Slide/Use own background preference" function to do that very easily.
When I select a dedicated background for a slide I am expecting that background remains and will not be replaced by a black one..that is a suggestion for Igor.
Except if I am wrong but, making a customize transition, I have to rebuild completely the 3D animation, that is neither very efficient nor very satisfying, but if there is no other way...
best regards
Daniel
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Just for an help
I would like to know how to proceed in order to keep the same image background during the 3D transitions, avoiding to see background in black?
Do you have an idea (avoiding to make too complicates things like customize transition and slide styles)?
Thanks in advance
Daniel
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Daniel,
Beta 10.
KFSD and Scale KF on.
Dave,
thanks for your exercise, playing with different options you succeed to get the good result but it does not solve the main problem!
I will post my answer in bugs report that will be easier for Igor to follow.
Daniel
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I find it extremely difficult to follow these complicated instructions. Can you not post a backup in zip with blank rectangles to keep file size down??
Perhaps someone can recognize the issues.
DG
Dave,
Sorry but it is not so easy for me to explain as it is for you!
I would say, that is the case of most of posts on this subject, always difficult to follow as there are now a lot of options with this stuff!
I am very worried with that. In my opinion, many of PTE users will be completely lost with all KFSD or NKFSD options (Project/slide/O&A..., I fear that is not the good way to give it a good image. Only some experts will be happy with that.
Coming back to the subject :
The problem comes when the last KF is exactly at the ending point of first slide and beginning of transition with the following slide.
In such a case whatever the modification of the duration of the slide this KF remains sticked at this transitionnal point. That is not satisfying as it modifies the animation without advising the user that something goes wrong.
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Hi Igor,
this new version solve some problem I had pointed out with KF but in my opinion it remains one problem :
Example :
3 slides 7s duration /3s effects on the slide line
(initial conditions = Non KFSD, without using scale KF).
on the slide n°2 I build up an animation :
zoom in from 7000 to 11000
then opacity change from 11000 to 14000 (last KF)
- First test :
I modify slide n°2 duration to 10s (ie +3s)
what I was expecting :
zoom in remains from 7000 to 11000
opacity change remains 11000 to 14000
leaving 14000 to 17000 free of any KF
but what PTE does :
zoom in 7000 to 11000 that is OK
and opacity becomes 11000 to 17000 which goes wrong!
(without advise to the user which is not satisfying )
That could lead to various errors.
Everything is OK only if the last KF is 13999 rather than 14000
- Second test :
I modify slide n°2 duration to 4s (ie -3s)
this time everything is OK .
Daniel
Timeline in the new O&A editor
in General Discussion
Posted
Hi Igor, that is an important source of improvement for the future of PTE!
Yes, I would appreciate
1) to be able to display on separate tracks one or several keyframes timelines at the same time depending on the object selected ( why not a tick box associated with each object )
2) to be able to "mask" one or several objects without having to modify their opacity (exactly like it is today in V8 with the mute track function for the audio track)
3) That the slope of the movement would be on smooth by default
4) To get keyframes tracks object by object, in order to get separated keyframes timelines for pan, zoom, rotation, opacity, etc...and the ability to adjust the slope of the movement at the same time (in this case, a double click on the selected object would display the keyframes tracks related to this object, as an example)
Best regards
Daniel
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