[How To Use New Animation Feature Tutorial]

Hi Roger,

Actually, the images just need to be aligned each to the identical pixel distance from the top or side or adjacent image. It's not necessary for the PNG transparency to be identical in height or width as long as the placement of each image is consistent. In Igor's sample he uses only one column and multiple rows. I believe it will also work with one row and multiple columns so if you are using something like Image Ready to prepare the animation the dimensions of each small gif or png will be identical and facilitate placement. If you create the PNG transparency with the identical pixel dimensions of variously either the width (for rows) or height (for columns) then placement is much easier unless you might be placing hundreds of images inside to simulate something like a rotating earth with ultra smooth movement.

Best regards,

Lin

Lin

Thanks. However, in my first attempt, the PNG transparency was larger than the combined width of the pictures and they were off to one side. This resulted in PTE producing a result that used one picture plus half of the next one. Does the side gap have to be the same as the bottom one? I found it worked if I cropped the PNG so that it was the same size as the images.

Thanks for all your hard work producing the tutorials. They have been invaluable.

Regards

Roger

[How To Use New Animation Feature Tutorial]

Lin

Thanks for the tutorial. However, two small points for other novices, the PNG background has to be the same size as the total pictures (or maybe the pictures need to be central) and the time for the slide needs to be set separately for at least the length required by the Count x Repeats x the Interval(ms)+ the Offset(ms).

Roger

[Problems: Auto Spread not working [SOLVED]]

Are the MP3 files from iTunes? I did have problems of this nature as the Codec from Apple is incompatible with PTE. I now run all my MP3s through Audacity before using them.

Roger

[News of development. Version 6.5]

'Sounds' great! However, if you have sound on/activated by a slide, will you be able to see the waveform as you can when it is on the Project Options?

Thanks

Roger

[Music on Slides]

Thanks for the tips. Both useful but have found that the 'Add Sound' option only works if you have used this facility to add the sound. If you have added the sound by Customising the Slide, this does not work.

The Project Report Option is the most comprehensive method and provides a lot of other useful information.

Regards

Roger

[Music on Slides]

Hi Roger

There is a utility called "Project Reporter", you could try a search on here or Beechbrook. This will give you a detailed analysis of your show & where the music is.

Yachtsman

PS It is on Beechbrook

Found and downloaded. Seems to do the trick but will give it a good workout tonight.

Thanks for the speedy reply.

Roger

[Music on Slides]

If you have a large project (300 slides) with the music on individual slides rather than on the project, is there an easy way to find which slides hold the music, especially as there is no waveform on the timeline? At the moment I have to keep a manual record but this can be difficult when adding and removing slides.

Also, if the sound is on the project but 'Synchronise' is not ticked, why does synchronise work in the small editing window but not in full screen?

Thanks

Roger

[Music sync for groups of images]

What you need to do is add all the music, then take off the option 'Auto Spread slides along music' (Project Options). Once you have done that you need to go to 'Timeline' and show the waveform. You will then need to manually move the slides to lineup with the appropriate music.

Roger

[show waveform on timeline]

I started to use WAV files because of Codec problems and was advised to convert them back to MP3 (I used Audacity) otherwise I could experience problems.

I would try this or use another MP3 to see if you still have problems.

Roger

[Add the audio MP4 format to supported music formats.]

Yes probably but there are 2 problems with sound that need to be addressed. One is MP4 and the other is the Codec problem with some MP3 files that seem to come from iTunes. I don't think you can call MP4 as proprietry as this is the format used by many Video cameras and hybrid cameras like the Sanyo Xacti. I use this latter to capture sound bites for AVs. I assume that MP4 is used by the new DSLRs.

In both cases I have had to use iTunes to export them as a WAV and then use Audacity to re-compile them as MP3. This is a very fiddly performance. It would be good if PTE could handle these directly, however,I have been looking and there does seem to be some free conversion software out there, like NCH Switch Audio Converter but has anyone tried it or can recommend another one.

Roger

[syncronisation problems]

Yes, a WAV file is at least 10 times the size of an MP3 file, so when you create an exe file or DVD you could have problems either emailing or storing the exe file, and maybe fitting it to a DVD. Also if you are light on Ram & have used animation in your images, your hardware may protest. Use MP3.

Yachtsman1

Point taken and have downloaded Audacity and the Lame encoder and this worked thanks.

I have noticed that the problem seems more prevelant with older tunes. Is there any logic to this?

Is there a possibilty that this problem could be resolved in a later version?

Thanks again

Roger

[syncronisation problems]

Hello Petere,

This is certainly a problem of codec (you can read http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10324)

Open your sound file with a sound editor (Audacity by example) and export it as an mp3 file.

Use this new MP3 in PicturesToexe, it should be ok.

Reading this and previous topic, I have found that I can correct the problem by using iTunes to convert the MP3 to WAV and then use this file in PTE.

Is there any reson to convert it back to MP3 before using in PTE?

Roger