David Porter
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Thanks Eric, I'll give it a whirl
Mick
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Hi Eric,
Thanks for the link which I have checked it out. Is it any good bearing in mind the quality of the VHS tapes will not be that good and does it convert to an MP4 file? Mind you it's quite cheap so may get one and just try it out.
Regards,
Mickp
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Has anybody any experience of converting old VHS tapes to MP4 files or to DVDs. I have a large number of quite short A/Vs and videos which I want to put on a USB memory stick for playing on my TV or combine them on to DVDs. I have seen converters which I could afford up to £50 but would appreciate some input and recommendations before investing.
Many thanks.
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Hence the file size of the MP3 exe file is 10.6mb as against 1.41mb of the WAV exe file - is that what you are saying?
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Hi Stripes
I had a very similar problem see http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17788-publish-dvd-video-disc-will-not-play
After a lot of mostly irrelevant posts, Igor finally solved see post on same thread dated 22nd August by an update 8.0.6. Maybe you have a similar problem so make sure you have this update otherwise it may be back to Igor.
Mickp
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As Barry knows, I totally disagree with him. By all means make kfsd as the default if you want. Unless keeping normal slide duration as an option is stopping future development of the software, and I cannot believe it is, I see no reason for getting rid of it. Not all of us make A/V's in the same way as Barry, in fact there are a huge variety of work methods and the beauty of PTE is that it can handle all of them.
Mickp
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Thanks, found the program and downloaded it. Now, will I use it is a another matter.
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Very clear tutorial except (and its probably me being thick) what is OAK and where did that screen come from?
Mickp
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Just scanned it with AVG and no threats found. Maybe others with different anti-virus programs could try.
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I can't download creta.exe (Avast antivirus refuse it).
What version of PTE is used ? 8.0.9 ?
Denis
When you say Avast "refuse it" do you mean that it says it has a virus or is it just rejecting it because it is an executable file. Many antivirus programs will flag up an executable file just because it is an executable file especially if it has not had a lot of downloads. I would think if you look hard enough you will find an option to download it anyway and as Barry says if it is a show from a member of this Forum it will be perfectly safe.
Mickp
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That's done the trick. Don't know how it got un-ticked as it seems to be ticked as default on my system and I didn't know what it did anyway. A little bit more knowledge learnt so thanks very much, Peter.Peter
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A problem I have with one specific show that I have been working on and off for a number of months in that when I click and any of the buttons to get Fullscreen Preview from Current Position the visual works fine but the audio starts from the beginning of the show. (Whether it is relevant or not but back in June I had a problem with the show in that I could burn a DVD but it would not play on either of my DVD players but would on WMP. Igor found a solution and did an update which cured it.).
It is not a great problem for me and as I say my other shows do not have the same problem but it may be of interest to Igor or other experts. I have done all the usual thing - re-boot,update, reinstall etc.
Mickp
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Burning DVD's seems to have become a big problem for all sorts of (apparently) different reasons - see a number of previous posts including mine. Guess it needs some deep overhaul.
mickp
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Are you saying that to follow PAGB all photos must be 1400x1050 - surely not. Our club rules are that photos should not exceed 1400 wide nor 1050 high. I does not mean that you cannot put a photo in at 1400 x 787 (16x9 almost) it just means it will not fill the screen top and bottom. Mind you it would be nice to have bigger resolutions.
Mickp
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Maybe 3 or 4 a year. I create iso images and burn from there with Image Burn.
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I think that was the answer I was looking for although how does Eric's point about increasing the pixel size of photos that one might want to heavily zoom. In that case if producing an NMP4 this would have no effect. Anyway I will do a trial and let you know how I get on.
Mickp
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Hi Dave,
No I have not as I do not have a problem in achieving a 3 x 2 AR on my TV Screen - I do it by using the default pixel setting in Project Options/screen of 1200 x 800. I only have a problem if I use 1620 x 1080 (my slide sizes) so I am asking what difference there is in using the different figures - if none then I shall I have no problem, if there is a reason like loss in quality, I will have a go at your suggestion.
thanks,
Mickp
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Hi Barry,
I recently visited Tuscany and visited a number of old towns with tall buildings and not much space around, so cropping top and bottom is not an option, plus I like 3 x 2 format. I do understand about format and pixels. I first set up Aspect Ratio "3 x 2" Project Options/Main. This then defaults to 1200 x 800 pixels in Project Options/Screen which previously I was happy to accept and if I wanted to view on the TV via the usb port then the show displayed in 3 x 2 format with black bands down the sides which was okay by me.
Recently I thought I may be loosing some quality by not entering 1620 x 1080 in Project Options/Screen (the size I crop my slides to) but in doing this I could not get the show to display as 3 x 2 on the TV no matter what I did. Reverting to 1200 x 800 did the trick.
So what I really wanted to know is am I loosing any quality by using 1200 x 800 instead of 1620 x 1080 or are there any other disadvantages.
BTW my photo club, which has a strong A/V section, has a projector at 1400 x 1050 and 1920 x 1080 does not look very good on it.
Thanks for your interest.
Mickp
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Thanks for your replies, I'll have another go with a test sequence but I think I can achieve what I want without understanding the concept of Virtual Size of Slide - a bit beyond me I'm afraid.
Mickp
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Can somebody explain what "Virtual Size of Slide" in Project Options/Screen does. I have recently been changing the default setting of 1200 x 800 for a 3 x 2 format to 1620 x 1080, the size I have cropped my slides to. It does not seem to do anything except when I play an MP4 via USB on my TV I cannot get it to show in the 3 x 2 format on the TV screen. Reverting back to 1200 x 800 seems to solve the problem but it would be nice to understand what it does.
Mickp
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Peter, thanks for the advice. I publish very few to DVD but I will try out Igor's suggestion and report back.
Mickp
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Thanks Igor, run out of discs so will get back to you in a couple of days
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I love looking at old photos and these were exceptional, thanks for researching and posting. One comment, I should have liked to see some of the photos in their original format rather than panning up and down. I would have been happy with the light strips (or preferably dark strips) down the side as you did in the last couple of shots. But still very fascinating. Well done.
Mickp
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It's not on mine - 8.0.4
Mickp
1st Place in NIPA AV Festival 2015
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Well done, your hard work on the sequence has bought deserved results.