Richard55

Looks like I owe you guys an apology. Having stripped out the borders and got the show working, I have now put them back in again and tried once more on the desktop pc. This time it works fine, so not sure what was up last time around. Still won't work on the laptop, but not surprising, cos it really is working to its limit. At least I know that the previous post about compatibility was a red herring and I can now carry on creating the show as I want it. FYI, the DXDIAG output for the desktop is attached (system and display bits, anyway) I would be please, though, if you guys could shed any light on my last comment about image sizes. I will generally be working with JPG files, so what is more critical - file size (which I can reduce with more compression), actual number of pixels, or both? Many thanks DxDiag.txt

What a prompt response! Didn't expect anything quite so quick and I am about to have to sign off till tomorrow, sorry! Briefly, I am currently sitting with my foot up in a plaster cast (have to keep it elevated) so am using a very basic laptop which I accept is probably near the limit of its capacity. However, I did hobble next door and try it on my desktop pc which does have a decent graphics card and memory (will check details tomorrow), but had the same problem. If there is no compatibility issue between these functions, then I will persevere, but was thrown by the previous post I saw (what is the etiquette for referencing previous posts, and how?) which said they could not be used together. The reference to PNG files as borders presumably means as a frame over my image (which is a jpg). I understand why, but not sure this is an issue in this case as I am not zooming, just panning and spinning on x or y axis (so far). The jpg's have been reduced right down in size to see if this made any difference and are generally less than 300kB. However, i did this in PSE by multiple export to new files and reducing the jpg quality (max compression). This reduces the file size, but not the number of pixels. Which is more critical for PTE - pixel size, file size, or both? Will check on graphics card details tomorrow. In meantime, thanks for your help so far. And once again, I'm amazed at the quick response. Obviously a lively forum!

I am new to this forum, as well as PTE, so forgive me if i should have replied to the old topic rather than start a new one - not quite sure what the etiquette is. I have been having problems getting a slideshow to run. It either runs very jerkily or freezes altogether. In trying to find the solution, I found an old post here (subject "Layers", back in Sept 2010) which stated that using the border option (Adjust Image and Border>Enable Border) was not compatible with PZR effects. This seems to be my problem, as the show works fine if I disable the borders. As a newcomer to PTE (or is it P2E?), this raises 2 obvious questions: 1. If this function is not compatible with PZR, then why have it? I would have thought most slide shows use some PZR animation. 2. Is there an easy work around? What I am trying to achieve is a series of slides that each have one image as the background (very pale) over the top of which are 1 or 2 other "subject" images. With many of these, I want to use PZR effects on the subject images. However, because I am using a background, the subject images really need a border to show them off. I could use my editing software (PSE8) to create a border in each image, but since I want to include more than 100 images in this show, so that is not practical. Suggestions would be welcome. As an aside, there is another tab on the "adjust image and border" dialogue entitled "animation". This has columns, rows, repeats, etc. I have played around with this, but cannot fathom what it does and the only manual that I have found (PicturesToExe_User_Guide_v65.pdf, but I can't remember where I found it!) does not seem to help. Many thanks, in anticipation