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  6. Sound Editing Software

    in Equipment & Software

    Posted

    Lennart,

    Sorry to bug you, I have been playing with the Audacity software and I have a question that

    hopefully you can answer.

    I typically import 3 or 4 songs into a project slice them up and fade them into eachother,

    but I'm having trouble doing this in audacity. I'm looking at the help files and it refers to

    a "Time Shift Tool", but I can't seem to find it.

    Is it better to keep these three or four songs on differnt tracks or import them one behind the

    other on one track.

    thanks for the help.

    Jason

    Hi!

    In short:

    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

    /Lennart :)

  8. Sound Editing Software

    in Equipment & Software

    Posted

    Just received my new PC/Windows 7. I was unable to intall Adobe Premiere (Audio Editing Software) on it

    as it was too old of a version. With Premiere I was able to mix songs, fade them, basic stuff and it

    was really easy to use. I them would import the wav. file into my PicsToExe slideshow.

    I know this is a good site to ask as there are alot of talented people here that can help. It doesn't

    need to be a free download, I just want something basic and easy to use.

    thanks, JP

  9. Confused - HD Video vs DVD Video Disc

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks DaveG

    I have alot to learn.

    Jason

    If you have the HD TV (check the manual to make sure it is 1920x1080) then you can make your shows at that res and play the EXE via a connection between your PC/Laptop and the HD TV. This gives the highest quality.

    The prefered method of connection for highest quality is an HDMI cable (or DVI plus Audio Lead).

    The only limitation is your PC/Laptop - if it plays OK on the computer it will play on the TV.

    It is a simple progression from there to HD Projection at the same resolution.

    I have been using this method for around two years and until BluRay Recorders come my way I will continue to do so.

    DaveG

  12. Confused - HD Video vs DVD Video Disc

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Lin,

    Thanks for taking the time to give a detailed explanation of my question.

    I will be upgrading to Deluxe, but I would like to make sure I understand this.

    Just a few more follow-up questions if you don't mind.

    1) What software do you use to view this video MP4 type on a PC?

    2) I do have an HD TV with all the supported imputs. Can I plug in my laptop to my TV and view the HD quality video?

    3) Some of my wedding slideshows are 400 to 600 photos with numeorus songs. Is there a file size limit?

    4) I currently use 1024x768 for my photos. Would it be better to use 1920x1024? Will this stall my program or produce to large of files?

    5) Once you create this MP4 file can you burn it to a DVD and watch it on a TV or HDTV? or Do you suggest viewing it through a computer.

    6) If you burn this file to a DVD do you use Pictures to EXE

    Sorry for so many questions. I like to understand the full potential of the software I use and I know the best way to learn is to ask questions and use it.

    Pics to Exe is a great program as it is so easy to use and very powerful. I would like to upgrade, but want

    to know what the software does from experts who use it.

    thanks again, Jason

    Hi Jason,

    Let me add a bit to Eric's comments. HD video is a video of much higher resolution than that which you see on a standard DVD. There are several ways in which you can use HD video. First, you can create a video of MP4 type with h.264 compression. These high resolution videos can be played back on your computer, uploaded to Vimeo or Youtube, played on various devices (iPhone, etc.). The h.264 MPEG 4 four supports much higher resolution. For example you could create a video with 1024p resolution (1920 pixels horizontal by 1024 pixels vertical). You could make one 1600x1200 pixels, etc., or 720p resolution , etc. These higher resolution videos can also be burned to BluRay media via 3rd party software and even to standard DVD media with third party software. To play them back at high resolution on this standard DVD media or on BluRay or HD media then requires the appropriate player. You can't play high definition (HD) shows on a standard DVD player.

    Standard DVD resolution varies depending on where you live in the world. There are two main "standards" called PAL and NTFS which have slightliy different resolutions and frame rates, but neither are any higher in resolution than SVGA so there are major differences in the appearance of your h.264 MP4 videos when played back on high resolution monitors or televisions and the relatively low resolution standard DVD's.

    As for the process you now use versus Video Builder, the video engine found in the PTE Deluxe version, there is little difference in the actual video quality assuming each is done in an optimal fashion. The major difference is in convenience and features. You have some pretty powerful menu building features in Vidio Builder which may not be found in your third party software depending on the individual version you use. Also, Video Builder has one of the very fastest rendering engines available if you have hardware (proper video card) to support the hardware rendering feature so the difference in speed of DVD production may be of value to you.

    Best regards,

    Lin

  13. Confused - HD Video vs DVD Video Disc

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Yachtsman1

    Makes sense to me. I will upgrade to the deluxe version and let you know.

    thanks for your time.

    Jason

    Hi Jason

    If you have the deluxe version of PTE, you can create a DVD direct from PTE without resorting to a third party DVD creator. As to quality I have never used your method so can't comment, however there has been lots of work done on PTE's DVD creation software over the last couple of years I have been using it. Give it a try & report back with your results.

    Yachtsman1

  14. Confused - HD Video vs DVD Video Disc

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I have been using PicturesTo Exe for years to create great slideshows. In the past I have created an

    AVI file and used Ulead DVD Movie Factory to create a DVD that I can view on my TV.

    My question is, what are these options in Pictures to Exe.

    1) Export of HD Video - What does this do? How would I use it?

    2) DVD video Disc - Is the the same process I am currently doing now with Ulead? Is it better quality?

    I only do still photos no video clips.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Jason

  15. Slideshow size problem

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Peter,

    Thanks for the information. I shall do some reading tonight when I get home.

    Much appreciated.

    Jason

    Jason,

    Aspect ratio is simply the ratio between the width and the height. So, if your TV is 48" wide and 30" high its aspect ratio is 16:10. For a widescreen TV the likely aspect ratios are 16:9 or 16:10. The Specifications page of the User Manual might give you the answer and should certainly give you the native resolution (in pixels by pixels). It is these numbers (the pixel counts) that you really want to know, because these are the values you should use to re-size your images so they fill your TV screen.

    regards,

    Peter

  16. Slideshow size problem

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Would you have any idea how I would determine the aspect ratio of a 52" screen?

    Sorry to bother you.

    thanks, Jason

    Jason.

    Try building and burning your DVD slideshow to match the widescreen ratio of your new 52inch TV. 1024x768 is a 4:3 ratio and best suits older TV screens.

  17. Slideshow size problem

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Peter,

    My computer never stalled with the larger images, only when I put the slideshow on DVD and played it through my TV.

    This was years ago when I first purchased PicsToExe and was told the largest file size I should use was 1024x768.

    Does it pay to go to a larger size.....1920x1440?

    I haven't checked out the Video-Builder, as I have just upgraded to 5.3 the other day.

    I will try it tonight when I get home from work.

    Thanks for your help.

    Jason

    Jason,

    As I understand it, no matter what size TV you have, if you convert your PTE sequence to a DVD Video and then play it back through a DVD player attached to your TV you get only the usual NTSC or PAL/SECAM resolution (depending on where in the world you live) which is down in the region of 700x500 pixels. I believe your large TV is wasted trying to get good quality images from a DVD-Video file. I suspect you would be better off connecting the TV directly to your PC via DVI or HDMI interfaces (if your graphics card supports either of these). Others more qualified than I will no doubt correct me if I wrong and will set you on the right path.

    Re "stalling the program" - PTE can handle any size of image you care to give it. If your PC is stalling it isn't PTE's fault, it's your PC's way of telling you that it has insufficient resource to do what you've asked it to.

    Have you investigated the Video-Builder component of PTE to do the DVD video burn? It is much simpler than using an external burner program.

    regards,

    Peter

  18. Slideshow size problem

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The more I read the more cofused I am.....

    I have always reduced my photos to 1024x768 in photoshop.

    On my old TV the slideshow looked fine and was very smooth.

    I now have a 52" widescreen TV. I have lost some quality due

    to the size of the TV. My photos also looked stretched out

    and distorted.

    1) What can I reduce the size of my photos (3072x2304 or 1920 x1440)to without stalling the program?

    I know in the past if I went over 1024x768 the program would stall when watching it on my TV.

    2) What ratio should I use? I currently use 4:3 and have PicToExe version 5.6

    3) I use Ulead DVD Factory to create the DVDs. Is there an easier and more reliable way to do this out of PicToExe?

    Any help would be appreciated.

    thanks, Jason

  19. Music Sync Problem / wav. vs. mp3 / Large File?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    The downside to using the 'auto spread' option is that all slides in the show will have an equal display time and this means that if you include a slide that had introductory text, for example "At the Reception", this slide will be displayed for an equal period of time as the remaining slides. Clearly, such a slide would need only about 2 seconds and not the usual 7 seconds or so.

    Ron

    I didn't realize that. Probably a good thing to know.

    thanks, Jason

  22. Music Sync Problem / wav. vs. mp3 / Large File?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Two things: first, it would be better for conservation of resources to convert the wav to mp3 so go ahead and download and install the free Audacity program.

    Simply open the file in Audacity and export as an MP3.

    In PTE, you need to go to the timeline (you can do this before you convert to mp3 to test it) from the main screen. Simply check "synchronize music and slides" AND "auto spread slides along music". That's all there is to it.

    Also - download and read the users guide from the Tutorials section....

    Best regards,

    Lin

  23. Music Sync Problem / wav. vs. mp3 / Large File?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Ray,

    I downloaded Audacity, imported my wav. then clicked import as an mp3.

    I keep getting an error message:

    "Audacity doesn not export MP3 files directly but instead uses the freely available LAME library to handle MP3 file encoding. You must obtain lame_enc.dll departately, by downloading the LAME MP3 encoder, and them locate this file for Audacity. You only need to do this once.

    Would you like to locate lame_enc.dllnow?"

    when I click yes, it take me into one of my explorer folders.

    Do you know where I need to get this file?

    thanks, Jason

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