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Congratulations to all. This mutual co-operation in developing the helicopter rotors has been fascinating and a credit to the forum members concerned. When I produced "HMS Gloucester" on 10 May 2006, shortly after the introduction of version 5.0, I received criticism from one UK member as regards the speed of the vessel and other matters. It was quite a broadside and rather deflated my experiments with version 5.0 so I took it off my website. I am pleased that this has been allowed to develop without such unwarranted criticism. Keep up the good work and boo to the purists. Ron [uK]

Thank you too Igor, that answers my hidden question. Ron [uK]

Thanks Maureen. I too have used invisible buttons of various sizes over images in version 4.0 for a few years as recalled in a thread earlier this week. With my asking Igor if his buttons can be made invisible was a veiled question as to whether the full version 4.0 Object Editor was being released in V 5.0 beta#9. Ron [uK]

Looking forward to it and thanks Igor. If necessary, will we be able to make them invisible as in 4.0 Objects Editor? Ron [uK]

Marlene, at the moment you need to open Version 5.0 first then open the PTEs from there. Ron [uK]

Sharon In my earlier posting I suggested "Try this site http://cameraclubs.photopro.co.uk and key in your postcode." Also I obliquely offered to give some practical tuition, if you were prepared to travel up to Sutton but it looks as though you may be making good progress already. Good luck. Ron [uK]

I wrote this in a topic "Buttons" on 28 December 2003: "This thread asking about buttons and the Object Editor has prompted me to place on the Beechbrook site a very short demonstration sequence for opening a show. It is called “Intro Demo”. Thank you Bill for your perseverance in helping me in finally getting a sequence on your site. "I am grateful to Keith and Ian for their initial advice on how to use the Object Editor and to Nobeefstu and CC for pointing me in the right direction in the use of invisible buttons. The thread “Object Editor – Invisible Button Bounding Box” relating to the latter was on 11 October 2003. All of the images were prepared in Photoshop." I am still using the method in 4.48 for introducing my programmes and am patiently awaiting the Object Editor to be opened in 5.0. My "Intro Demo" is still on the Beechbrook site and a more recent version on page 6 (Links) of my website (bottom left club logo link). The latter is a large folder containing my whole workings at that time. Open the folder and set the sequence running by clicking on the 06 on a yellow background icon. When this intro sequence ends run your mouse over the portraits and where a hand appears there is a sequence from that person. Click to open. See also my original thread on this latter sequence entitled "Versions 4.0 and 5.0 - Interim Arrangements" initiated 25 August 2006. Ron [uK]

And what do you estimate the price should be? Look at the price of Photoshop and in particular any upgrades. You say "But I believe it should not have to ‘bend over backwards’ to overcome this shortfall on the part of the Company." How insulting can you get after the excellent way in which Igor and his colleagues have developed this programme, aided and abetted by members of this forum. You have been very verbose in your condemnation and I am sorry that you feel that way. As regards "I think Version 5 should not be free", Igor has indicated already that there will be a charge for the full version. Ron [uK]

1) Convert size of old objects to relative sizes (in percents) is OK by me. Thanks. Ron [uK]

Shame on you Leonard, be reasonable. How much did you pay for PTE? How much would it cost to produce a manual for an ever changing programme? I know that there are devotees in your neck of the woods who probably would give hands on instruction in PTE. I have offered similar and pointed Sharon in the right direction. Mike has taken up the advice that I have given. Good luck. Ron [uK]

Mike Welcome. Try this site http://cameraclubs.photopro.co.uk and key in your postcode. This will give you a start to find out which if any include AV in their programme. Good luck. Ron [uK]

Sharon Earlier I suggested you making contact with a local camera club. Try this site http://cameraclubs.photopro.co.uk and key in your postcode. Good luck Ron [uK]

You can also right click on your selected slide in the Slide List and from the dropdown menu click on the last item "Start Preview from current slide". A similar action is available if you are working in the light table. Ron [uK]

Sharon Although East Sussex is not a million miles from me in Surrey, where I would willingly give a practical demonstration of PTE, I am sure there must be a Camera Club near to you, where someone is interested in AV and be able to help. Ron [uK]

Ken As the playing of my sequences on a TV is not one of my priorities as against the projected images on a screen, I prefer to stick with what I have found to be successful, i.e. the copying of the MPEG file using Roxio. My only use for the facility is to create the odd DVD for my elder son to view on his TV. I feel sorry that I cannot spend more time on it at the moment, as I know that we need as much input as possible helping to develop the programme. My settings for my blank burns were as below. Ron [uK]

I used similar settings as in your screen shot Ken, but failed miserably in trying to create a DVD+R using DVD Builder. I subsequently created a DVD from the saved *.mpg file using Roxio. I had no problems when DVD Builder was first introduced. Ron [uK]

I cloned out the dog (poodle) from the seascape in Photoshop and used the resultant image as a background. The poodle was then replaced on the top of the pile as an object in "Objects and Animation" and the movement into the water created from there. Ron [uK]

Hello Bill I invariably check your site as a matter of routine with a shortcut on my desktop. I have no need for your extra facility. Best wishes. Ron [uK]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Lin. Take care. Ron [uK]

I may be wrong but early on with Version 5.0, I believe that Igor arranged for Version 5.0 to create its own folder, as many of us were overwriting our latest Version 4.0. Ron [uK]

You ask "In this instance, do you have ideas how I might use these same cutouts as .png in this sequence? ". The short answer is "Not particularly" but my mind conjured up a body tumbling and ending up hidden in a shower of snow. From what we have seen produced already with PTE 5.0 I am sure someone could do it. In my original experiments, back in May when PTE 5.0 Beta #1 was introduced, I made a dog tumble off a pile and disappear into the sea but it wasn't worthy of publication. Ron [uK]

A sequence full of joy and fun to brighten up the day. The music seemed to be coming to an end on a few occasions when I expected the sequence to end with a joyous tumble. The photography was excellent, but I am not sure if I liked the use of cut outs on a white background. Very useful images in themselves for use as *.png files in PTE 5.0. Nevertheless I enjoyed the experience. Thanks a lot and a Happy New Year to you too. Ron [uK]

Fuzzy, couldn't you in the meantime re-install version 4.48. I am still using it for some of my sequences. Ron [uK]

My thanks also. Very useful. Ron [uK]

Jean As I understand it all will be sorted out in the full version. In the meantime all you have to do is to open PTE 5.0. and open your *.pte file from there. If the file you want was the last one on which you were working it should come up by default. Good luck. Ron [uK]