Barry Beckham

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Mur Why can't you just say you prefer to have a warning? what is it with social media that makes people feel they cannot reply without having a dig too? Can't we agree to disagree and remain platonic.

I am sure life will go on, the earth will continue to revolve, no matter what Igor decides.

Whatever software we are using there is a degree of personal responsibility involved in using it. These things that are put in with the intention to help, often infuriate others. I actually don't need or want my software to nanny me and I get tired of being asked am I sure every time I want to do something. I have an extreme example below of where I think programmers have gone mad with their clicks on how to format my Canon G16 card in camera: Turn on Camera- Press Menu - click right for tools - Click down 12 items to format - click right to select OK to format - click OK to format - Then I am reminded that all data will be lost and I have to click up to OK once again - Then click to format - even when its done I have to click OK - 19 selections to format the card Where does it end? 19 clicks later

Thanks, that makes sense of what didn't before. I was aware of the Shutter and frame rate issue, but not having any real experience of shooting very much video at all, I never joined those dots. I will have to try and remedy that a little in the coming months and see what sort of video I can produce.

Thank you. The shutter speed issue I Understand from the experience I gained recently with my sons drone. I as trying to explain that same thing to him as a non photographer. With the Mavic you have a fixed aperture so to obtain the 180 you mentioned, you need neutral density filters to reduce the shutter in bright conditions, which he couldn’t get his head around. So, your saying PTE output needs 24,25,30,50 and 60fps to be able to choose one, that displays the video correctly depending on the content and the way it was shot?

Lin Thanks for the response. I can understand the motion will not be smoother with the higher frame rate applied when outputting an Mp4 from PTE. I can carefully view the results and I see no difference that I can identify. Where another question arises is this: Tonton said that If you start from a 24fps video and go to 30fps, some extra frames are added by duplicating each 5 or 6 frames randomly. That in some cases, it is visible. If it's going to be visible from 24fps to 30fps, wouldn't it be worse at 60fps and why don't I see that? I am only viewing one 4K video where the movement within it is fairly smooth, its not fast action, so perhaps that may make a difference.

It's a little disappointing not to receive any answer my question above, but perhaps the perception is it's not a genuine question. Well, I can assure you it is and I am willing to be educated by those who know video. My guess is others may also like some clarity too If I have a 4k Video and the properties say its 24fps and assuming I just trim the video length a bit and then output that via Photoshop and retain 24fps Does that video still play at 24fps within a video I have exported from PTE at 60p? Or are approx 2 frames created for every one originally there and the original video is now playing at 60p?

I am not knowledgeable about video so I don’t really understanding why I need to know this? Are there some quality or performance issue that goes along with this and if there are, can anyone explain them.

I think it worth keeping an eye on the average user who just wants to drop a video into their presentation and have it work. I am suggesting that the vast majority of users want the process to be this easy and if it’s not. Rightly or wrongly they will blame PTE I can’t help but think of KFSD here, let’s not make adding video any more complicated than it already is.

Igor I would have to vote for your number 1 idea. Photoshop uses this option a lot and I find it very convenient, because generally we are creatures of habit. We find a setting that appeals to us and we don’t stray too far from it.

Igor As always I have no idea if what I am suggesting is a practical thing, it is just a suggestion and perhaps I wasn't as clear as I should have been before 1. If I add an image in O&A over a white background and apply a 6 px border in black, with a shadow distance of 4 with a size of 4 – Then I add another image to the same background the border goes back to a wide white border and the shadow goes back to default too. Its these that I would like to see remain at the last settings until I next change them. For the border I just want to tick the box, to apply my last setting Adding a shadow as a template doesn't help because you still have to go to the Customise button and click, then Drop Shadow Template and click, then Select the Pre-set and click and finally click OK. 4 clicks and I am asking that it remembers my last settings and just by ticking the shadow box, it applies it. 2. Select Cover screen from within O&A and when the next image is brought into the same slide. The mode returns to fit. This is another where I would like my previous choice to remain at least while I am working this project 3. Can the KeyFrame Time box be outside of the Animation window so I can access it easily whether I have the properties or animation windows open

Yes you completely overwhelmed me, let me explain how you did that. I am working in the Objects and Animation screen and I made a suggestion that some tasks could be speeded up, like cover screen, shadows, border width and colour. Your suggestion: Click out of the Objects and animation screen Click to launch Project Options Click to select the default tab Click the cover screen button Click the Apply to all slides Click OK to close Project options Click back into Objects and Animation screen Brilliant, if only I had thought of that

That’s it is it? your response to a reasonable request is to just post a screen grab that is not relative to what was being asked for. It’s about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Doesn’t seem as though it would effect you either way then, which was my point really. Speed of work is important, even in a creative pastime.

Micro, milli, whatever MS is, it’s far too small a measure for the average user. Let the small minority who need those fine measurements type the 4 numbers The rest of us normal people can type one.

In general use, how many times would a user want to have microseconds as a measurement for keyframes as opposed to whole seconds? I use Keyframe time quite a bit and every time I have to hit 4000 to get a 4 second time I ask myself why. Surely a default is what is commonly used and for those who want or need MS, they can add 4.250 So, I ask that in Keyframe time, if I want 5 seconds I just have to type 5 and if I want half a second I can add 5.5

If I apply the cover screen option in the O&A screen I would like that setting to be remembered, at least until I change it or I close the program Another example would be Border width, but there will be others

Works fine on my PC and that is quite old now. Windows 7 Nvidia GTX 960 graphics card

Take a look at the System Requirements HERE

The one on the right looks better because it's a bit brighter, but it's really marginal and I think it falls within the realms of personal taste

I have recorded a short tutorial for my July newsletter and included this subject

Nelson No masks, just photoshop selections and cutouts

For creative reasons, like helping along the Third Image, lining up horizons etc, I would want to open up a few images together, but probably in the low numbers 2,3 4 maybe, so 25 would more than cater for the reasons we need now and those we may discover later.

I would love to be able to open more than one image directly from the Slide List, Time Line or File List into my image editor with Ctrl+W