isabel95

Hi Lin...Thank you so much for making this video for me. Very helpful. Very simple to the editing I do in Sony Vegas Movie Studio! Really appreciate your customized help! Why is replying on this forum so darned complicated?

This reply interface is a bit daunting. I'd like to thank each one of you individually, but I'm confused about how to do so. Thank you all for your input. I will try all methods, some of which sound a lot less complicated than others! :-)

It's been several years since I've used PTE, and in fact I've regularly updated and not even used the updates - shame on me! Happy to report that the program is much better than when I last used it - very intuitive, but I can't figure out how to fade to no music. It ends abruptly. Can you fill me in on how to fade to nothing? TIA

thank you, Jan. I will bear your suggestions in mind the next time I try to upload to Vimeo. I think I recall that I may not have chosen the 1080p. Isabel

I only looked at Christmas in Finland and it was spectacularly beautiful. I didn't see any loss of quality. The clarity and color were excellent. Loved the music too. Stunningly beautiful production. Isabel

Good idea! I had forgotten I do have my own web space. I pay Yahoo about $35 every 3 months for a small business website. thanks for the reminder. Isabel

As I recall we used to be able to upload directly to Vimeo, but that's been changed and as far as I can figure the only thing we can do is make a high quality mp4 file and upload that - but that file is too compressed by Vimeo to produced acceptable image quality. Seems the only option is to upload to Youtube because Facebook's compression is terrible too. Any suggestions for better public viewing on the internet? Isabel

Sorry I haven't responded sooner - I haven't been receiving email notification of replies - Just noticed it says "You are currently receiving email notification of replies". Wonder why I didn't get this one. My neighbor, who is trying PTE, was wondering about audio fade and zooming - he will be happy to hear those are included.

Thanks, Lin. I pretty much came to the same conclusion. Isabel

I hadn't used PTE in a long time, but quickly threw together a program with some low res pictures from a 5 megapixel digicam. I didn't expect the outcome to look so good...and to be posted online so quickly. Decided that since I didn't want to look at version 5.6's defunct Vimeo upload option, I would upgrade to the latest version. I'm sure glad I did! Also tried (from version 5.6) YouTube upload and that went flawlessly too. I find creating an AVI file extremely confusing, with all the codec options, so I haven't been too successful with that - maybe the user guide for version 7 will explain that. Isabel

Decided to upgrade figuring I was way out of date...then had trouble with paying - got a message asking if I wanted to continue because it was an insecure connection, but the address was an https address...next I get an error message from PayPro that an error occurred while processing. Contacted them and hopefully will get the purchase straightened out. Thanks for the previous info! Isabel

Thank you, Lin. I am a little rusty in how to create the mp4. I guess I am a few versions behind with PTE and probably should update, but the older I get the more reluctant I am to upgrade programs because it means I have to learn a new interface. I am a paying member of Vimeo and don't use it all that much, actually. I think it's stinky that they don't allow direct uploads and should think about not renewing when my contract is up. I went hiking today with some friends and wanted to go light so I took a little digicam with me - thought it would be nice to put together a quick show for them and dusted off PTE. My friend was so impressed that last time I spoke to him he was trying out the program and said it was easy to use (He's in the computer field). Wanted to know how to fade out music - I don't recall that being a feature of my version - suggested Audacity - but when you use that on an mp3 file the sound really degrades when you resave it as an mp3. Also wanted to know how to zoom in and out and I haven't done that because anything involving animation has given me agita. Can you tell me what features the latest version has that are irresistible? Isabel

I successfully updated a video to YouTube, but when I try to upload to Vimeo it won't accept my sign-in data and a box comes up with "Name" in it. Can this be corrected? Isabel

I've been linking to blank pages with my flash slideshows. I'm not an html expert and am wondering if I use a page with design elements on it, which I would create using Yahoo's SiteBuilder (since I buy my web space from Yahoo) how do I indicate how much space to leave for the video window and how do I direct the placement (left, right, middle, etc.) I'm glad someone else here uses Flash Video MX. Isabel

I've found it helps to use uncompressed avi to start with and also you can improve video output by raising the baud rate. The files will be larger, but that's the price you have to pay. To get rid of the watermark you have to buy the program. Which codec did you use in PTE to make your avi file? (I was a little confused about that.) Isabel

I have a Fantom F76 keyboard and am recording from it to a Sony Minidisc MZ-RH10. I haven't used the keyboard in a few years and when I hooked it up to my Peavey Escort I realize that my stereo outputs from the keyboard aren't working. I can get sound from the mono outputs but not the stereo. I didn't know whether the problem was with the Peavey or the keyboard...but when I went to record in stereo to the Minidisc and didn't see any response in the recording level I realized something must be amuck with the keyboard. Has anyone had to deal with something like this? Isabel

I haven't been using Windows Media Player to rip CD tracks, so I didn't know that! (A friend was here and ripped so CDs for me using it.) I use Exact Audio Copy as suggested in the user guide for PTE. STrange thing, though. I have two DVD burners, and EAC will only work with one of them - and that one is also a BluRay burner. Thanks! Isabel

thanks for this info. I guess I didn't sign up for email notice of replies! This will be very helpful as I have lots of wma files! Isabel

I have a couple of microphones which I used with my Sony Minidisc a while back. I don't use the MInidisc these days, even though the sound is better than that from the H2 because the gum stick battery doesn't retain a charge - I don't use it frequently enough. Isabel

Good point! I'll try to remember it when I get version 6! Isabel

Don't really have to do this. I've decided I will use my Zoom H2 digital recorder in a carpeting room. Isabel

I HAVE heard my voice and that's why I am reluctant to narrate a slideshow! :-) Isabel

May not be a bad idea since I usually have a dog whining or cat scratching near me. I have a Zoom H2 digital recorder which ought to do the job. I'll have to lock myself up in a carpeted room and give it a try. Isabel

I've found the noise reduction effect in Audacity to be very primitive and ineffective. I do my sound editing in Sony Vegas Movie Studio. I'm by no means an expert, but when I record sound effects with my Zoom H2 recorder (usually birds outside) I'm able to tone down some of the traffic drone in that program. If you can prove me wrong about the noise handling in Audacity I'll be happy to learn about it! Isabel P.S. Who now knows how to add voiceover to her music tracks but isn't sure she wants to reveal her metropolitan New York accent!

I am embarrassed to say that shortly after I posted that question I did a little more web-surfing and found a tutorial for Audacity that mentioned the Record Button which I apparently overlooked - right there in the middle of buttons I use all the time! Thanks for the heads up, however. Isabel