Barry Beckham

I am getting a lot of email enquiries regarding updating VideoBuilder. These are existing PTE users whose VB key has expired. Can someone enlighten me on how they can purchase an upgrade, because I cannot find and reference to it on www,wnsoft.com

This is a picture presentation rather than an Audio Visual and there is a readme file with the download that explains the title Top of the page called The Apprenticeship

Mickp An idea, but too much trouble and of course it cramps your style a bit if you want to change things. If you going to invite someone around to record commentary you can't keep calling them back when you want a small change made.

Mick Getting someone different is often a problem for commentary. I have tried it a few times with people I know, but they just cannot seem to read a script without sounding like their reading a script:blink: I did think at one time that members of this forum could provide each other with commenatry, but it went down like a lead balloon

Stonemason Are you trying to achieve what power point does so your audience sees the show, but you can see something else like crib notes?

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Yes, but for thin lines or frames it works a treat, even though it will add them to the blanks too, but apart from that its great. This is what we want when we add an image in O&A screen, the choice to apply the added image to just that one image, or the whole slide show

Davegee Dam Why didn't I think of that, well done and a great option, I wouldn't even call it a workaround.

STonewall Can I make a suggestion? Please don't be offended by what I am about to say, but the questions you have put on the forum tells me that perhaps you need a little more help than this forum can offer. We are great at fireing suggestions at you, but something tells me that what you need is a little one to one experience with someone who knows their way around the computer better than you and can help and reassure you especially about viruses. Viruses are not a problem these days (with a bit of common sense) and modern software is updated so often that isolating a Photographic PC from the internet doesn't seem to me to make a whole lot of sense. It indicates to me that your fear of a virus is far greater than the actual threat. Peter is right, that more often than not the virus threat is a hoax and we should ignore it inless it comes from the virus protection software installed on our computer and you need to know that even they get it wrong sometimes in their eagerness to protect us. If your a part of a Photo Club find someone to give you a helping hand as it seems to me you would benefit from that. I may have misread your mail and your experience and if so there will be plenty of info above to draw on, but if you need someone to chat to, you will find my phone number via the links below on a contact page. Just remember I live in Australia and would not like to have to answer technical questions at 3am .

Peter Neither! Its the way PTE works. In order to get the name to change in the Object list in the O&A window you have to replace the image file via the Properties tab in O&A window. If this behaviour is different to previous versions of PTE I guess it is as a consequence of being able to assign names to slide for use by the "Go to Slide <name>" action. That does not appear to be right. However I replace a file the old name stays in the O&A screen and is very confusing. Use the O&A or the main screen.

Its not a simple matter that the green line (end of last slide) is reached before the music ends is it? That would cause that problem

Peter I didn't appreciate that and a little klaxon was obviously sounding as I wanted my findings confirmed Thanks

A Bug or my system? Can someone confirm this please using 6.5.2 Add three images to the slide list in the usual way, lets say you have three images 001.jpg, 002.jpg and 003.jpeg Highlight slide 002 and using the option "Change Image File" swap 002 for 001 So in the slide list we now have 001, 001, 003 Highlight the 001 you changed (previously 002) and go into the O&A screen On my PC the images display as the correct image, ie 001 is seen but the name in the Object box shows the original name 002 Is this a problem on my PC or a bug

Yes, when you add the image, you get the opportunity to add the image to this file, or all files in the show Same thing for borders and canvas applications

Keith Lets say what you need to last over the entire show is a frame around/over your images. Add that frame.Png file via the Objects and Animation (O&A) screen Highlight the file name as it appears in the Objects box on the right of the (O&A) and hit Control C. That will copy it to your clipboard User the little black arrows top right to skip to the next image in your slide show and hit Control V and the Png file will be copied in place, skip to the next slide and do the same, etc etc

Keith You will need to create the file you want that contains the transparent areas in an image editing program like Photoshop or Elements and then save that in Png format which will retain the transparent nature of the image. Then import that image into your work in PTE via the Objects and animation screen. Click the icon top left of that screen to add the Png to your show.

Yes, I can hardly wait Think how much better the quality of the images and slide shows will be. Its like two guys sitting in a forest shelter having a discussion about what make of hammer was used to bang in the nails that holds it together.

Have you noticed how Mac users have to continually say how wonderful their Mac is. I have noticed that at my camera club and I am not sure why they feel that need......Never mind . Tell you what, Macs don't produce superior images. Its just another of those pointless debates that we have to have, my Ford is better than your Toyota, my Dad's bigger than your Dad .....

PS MACs 'Just Work'! Then why isn't there an equivolent of PTE for Mac's.

You need to look at your page number order, they are not quite right

Harmsway The product key should have been sent to you automatically via a confirmation email, so the first place to check is your spam folder. Sometimes I understand this can be responsible for customers not receiving their key. The other cause is one of those Internet mysteries. I also run an on line shop and sometime the oddest things happen to just one customert that you just can't explain or get to the bottom of. Send an email to wnsoft and let them know your problem if you don't find the email in your spam or junk folder

not with the Dom lurking in the background but it works OK I wasn't being rude to the Dom here, I was actually conceding that he is the master at this. I know how some get the wrong end of the styick sometimes

Gary That sure is a beautiful place and one of those that makes you want to visit when you see the images. I think there are a few AV techniques you could consider next time, which would avoid one or two minor problems. First though I wondered why you didn't take the coast road that appears to hug the coast from Bankovac to Senj. I guess it was down to time, but it looked like it might be a really nice ride along the coast road. I think the map idea is a good one, but I would just like to see the wider area on a smaller scale map so I can see exactly where you are in relation to Europe. Then fade onto the closer map showing the more detailed journey. I could have accepted the red line speeded up just a touch. With your text, you can always blur the image beneath so that as the text appears the image behind blurs a bit. It is a nice affect and the words then don't get lost against the background. Almark was right that text on text is not a good idea, it confuses the eye and takes away that smooth move from image to image that your trying to achieve. There was evidence of the Moire effect and you might want to tick the box in the Objects and Animation screen called Anti Shimmering. As long as the moire effect isn't too bad, which it isn't, that should take care of it. You were up against it a bit being in a forest type location in bright sunlight. The contrast range was more than the camera could cope with at times. For best results we need dull weather for forests generally, but when your passing though do don't have a great deal of choice. I know, been there done that. The second piece of music does have an audible sound in the background like an old movie projector playing. I think you should change that for something better. It is said in AV circles that there is no need for text at the end of the show to say The End. It is one that I agree with and the end of a show should be obvious by a fade down to black. Your final image sits on screen and doesn't end. A personal choice I know, but in my view a fade down and removing "The End" would be worth considering. Fantastic place well worth a visit by the looks of it.

George You have the pages turning from the wrong point and that is why they slide a bit and then turn, it doesn't look right, which I guess is where your stuck. However, your setup in the O&A screen does look a bit complicated to me and it would take to long to unravel it and then type out a solution. With this type of animation you only need to get the cover or start page right and then the first couple of pages. From there you just copy each image along with all the page turning animation and finally use the Change Image File Option to change each page of the book. The actual pages can be separate to the animation. See, its very difficult to explain this in print. If you email me I will give you a link to one of my templates and from that you will see how that works. I guess there are a few ways to come at this and I am not claiming mine is best, not with the Dom lurking in the background but it works OK A thought crossed my mind, why such small pages, why not make the pages fit better on your 1280*800 screen. Unless you have a reason for doing that which I am missing I can't see the point in that.