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Hi John. [WA] In response to your comments: " I just tried to replicate your problem with no success! I'm running Win7 64bit, Nvidia 9800gtx " No surprises there and consistent with my earlier conclusion. " Which version of Windows are you using? " Windows 7/32bit as indicated. " Have you done all the Microsoft updates? " Yes including Service Pack One. " Are your video card drivers fully up to date? " Yes. To put your mind at ease; see the attachment. Also, I do not consider this probable 'bug' a substantive one as it doesn't impact on the overall functionality of PTE. More of a challenge than anything else for a software developer seeking perfection in his/her product. KInd Regards, John.

Hello daveat22 Make sure all your wav files are 16bit @ 44100hz sampling rate before editing / mixing. Ideally, the files then need to be combined to produce a single composite track. This process is known as 'mix down'. When completed save your new wav file by invoking the 'Save As' option in your sound editor. If you bypass the mix-down option or its not available, you can still add your wav files sequentially into PTE via the Project Options/ Music menu. Fading between tracks can be achieved by utilizing the 'Crossfade' button and setting the duration time. John.

Hello again Dave, Just hooked up a second hard drive running XP with PTE 6.5 4 installed. As expected everything in the O&A window is displayed correctly. This rules out absolutely any problem with my display monitor. Seems likely the displacement problem is either a bug in PTE 7.0 Beta 10 or a compatibility issue with my 32bit operating system. Thanks for your interest. John.

Thanks Dave, What Operating System are you running? My computer is setup for Windows 7/32bit including all the latest updates. John.

Igor, Visual defect identified in Beta 9 is now fixed in Beta 10 as confirmed in the attached screen capture. Thank you. Note however the highlighted drop-down menu at the top of the O&A window in Beta 10 which also displays a horizontal displacement problem, [ probably overlooked by me in earlier beta versions ], Apologies. Regards, John.

Hello John, [ landsberger ]. Thanks for your input and courteous response to my posts. Just goes to prove that many heads are better than one when the going gets tough. Enjoy the rest of your day in sunny Perth. John. [Yamba, NSW].

Igor. Pleased you managed to track this one down - well done! Will certainly get back to you after the release of Beta 10. John.

Hi all. Test results indicate computer functioning normally - no problems identified. Reinstall of 7.0b9 fails to resolve the issue of the misaligned frames?? Time for a coffee break. John.

John. WA Thanks for your feedback. Immediately upon reading your post I sought to verify your results on another computer, this time running Windows 7/64 bit. and am pleased to report a result in the affirmative. It does raise an interesting question though - just what caused the misaligned frames on the same version of PTE running on my Windows 7/32bit operating System? My initial thinking is toward a corrupted program or system file or even the remote chance of a compatibility problem. In order to check this possibility I will now uninstall PTE completely and do a system check before reinstalling the program and reporting the results back to forum members. John.

"It doesn't help John solve his problem, but I see what Lin sees on my 22" 1920x1080 16:9 monitor on my Vista Home Premium system. I wonder if the horizontal adjustment on John's monitor needs "tweaking". Peter." Hi Peter. Monitor settings checked prior to my bug report and reset to default as per manufacturers instructions . Interestingly, the frames are only misaligned for the 'video' setting. When setting the parameters for 'slides', [pan, zoom, etc] they appear as normal. John.

Hello Lin. 20 inch LCD, 1680x1050 with 16:9 aspect ratio. OS is Windows 7/32bit. John.

Pte 7.0 Beta 9. Objects and Animation / Properties Window. Frames for the setting of Start Time, Duration, and Offset are displaced too far to the right preventing easy access to the incremental menu's, [ see screenshot ]. John .

Hi Brent. Wrong Bitrate. Should be in Megabits / second, [21Mbps = 21000000]. Enter the new value and try again. Cheers, John

Tom. In answer to your first question. You are essentially correct in your assumption - not quite 100% but between 84-94% in my case .To address this issue I decided to convert my MP4 files, [ made in PTE ], to an AVI container using the divx codec while maintaining the same 20Mbps bitrate. This time the demands on the cpu drop dramatically to a value of between 47- 54% whilst maintaining the same picture quality. Note this applies for both cores. See attached screenshot for details. I favor an AMD64 processor matched with an Nvidia graphics card and Asus motherboard. Rest assured I do own 'a very fast system' - 'super fast' would be 'over kill' for my needs as I'm not into gaming. In general, I see little sense in using a bulldozer to do the work of a shovel. With respect to your second question. I own a couple of relatively cheap but now discontinued Canon cameras with fixed lenses for my photographic and movie work. I would expect any of the latest 'up market' Canon's or other name brands using CMOS sensor technology to capture FULL HD1080p at a 41Mbps rate, or close to it. However there are exceptions and closer scrutiny of the published data may be necessary to determine this. If in doubt contact the camera manufacturer. Regarding flash cards, I normally use one of the 8GB / SDHC variety. This allows for 24 minutes recording of FULL HD 1920 x 1080p video. In practice, I tend to shoot video in short lengths to reduce the drain on the camera battery and facilitate later editing with an external editor. John.

Geoff and Ken. Thanks for your reply. The point I was attempting to make was that PTE has now moved well beyond the sole production of EXE files alone, into a fully fledged multimedia software program offering much more to intending users. In turn this suggests a change of name to accurately reflect its advanced features and not a 'fix' for some unidentified problem as has been suggested. In my opinion the term 'Multimedia' is a better descriptor of the true features PTE offers to all users. The transmission of programs containing video content with an 'exe' extension will soon become as rare as hens teeth because of increasing internet security concerns. Use of substitute container formats such as MP4, AVI and others will take precedent. This fact is already recognized by the various options available under the 'Publish' heading. My post has nothing controversial about it at all - merely an invitation to engage in useful and productive discussion which may, or may not, be of interest to Igor, his team and other forum members. John.