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Presently, it seems that we can only use True Type Fonts within PTE. It would be fine, if Open Type Fonts could be used, as well. Regards, Xaver

Adding options in right click in project exe including : Next Slide, previeus slide, stop, pause , About Artist , Email , Web , comment about this slide ,...

Hello all I have created some title slides in an PTE file - but want to transfer them to another PTE file - can I save the created slides in a folder for easy transfer, or will I have to transfer each created slide individually. Many thanks

I am using PTE 6.5 and I would like to set it so that the project file is stored in a folder of my choice as default.

Igor, I am not shure if it is worked out or a bug, but in the Q&A window, it is no longer possible to move the key-points on the fly. It its a crime to get the key-points in sync with the music when we have to press the stop/pauze buton first, move a key-point and press play again until its like we want it. Before, I am pretty shure it was possible to grab a key-point, drag it anywhere else and drop it, while the slide and music start playing again from the moved key-point again. Or am I wrong? Kind regards, André

In a future version, in the O/A window, I would find very useful to be able to watch end of previous slide and beginning of next slide too. It would really help to make micro adjustements (PZR) of objects in the current slide.

Igor, Would it be possible to differentiate between the Icon used for PC and Mac? Even a little "PC" or "MAC" in the corner would be better than having to include it in the title as is necessary at the moment. Thanks John

Hi, Igor. I make synchronized slide shows with PTE, but I make also simple slide shows "à la Powerpoint" for lectures. In this case, I use the keyboard or the mouse to navigate through the slides, and it is just fine. Sometimes, during this lectures, I need to present a large document in witch I want to pan and zoom on demand. This is not possible with PTE to-day, and I have to open a different image browser to do so. It would be nice to get a toolbar witch would be activated only when the slide show is temporary on hold. PTE is mainly designed for automated musical slide shows, but it is also widely used like a manual slide show for lectures, and I am convinced this capability would be broadly appreciated.

This may be of interest only to those who build complex multi-object images with complex animations. I would find it very useful to be able to add a text object to the object stack that I could then use to document the details of the technique I have used on that slide - and the reasons I had for doing it that particular way. At present I do this by adding a zero-opacity text object. But the viewable area for a text object is so very small in the Properties tab. What I have in mind is a new object type: e.g. Comment - using icon C. When added to the slide this would open up a large pop-up window into which the documentation details could then be added. I would not want any fancy text formatting in this window - although word-wrap would be very, very helpful. This new object would never be part of the visible slide at any time. It would be there simply to remind the user, at a later date, why the slide was put together the way that it was. regards, Peter

I have found, when building my animated sequences, that there are times when it would be extremely useful to be able to change the status of the 3D Parameters "Show front side" and "Show back side" at a keyframe - effectively turning on or off the visibility of that object instantaneously. I recently wanted to have a cube that had different images on the outside and inside faces and which then "exploded" revealing both sets of images. To achieve this using keyframes and opacity control would be very time-consuming. Had I been able to switch the state of "Show front side"/"Show back side" at a single keyframe, the programming of the sequence would become much simpler. regards, Peter

Igor, Now that video has been released, albeit in its first beta version and with presumably several months of refinement before it is complete, may I put in a request for attention to be directed urgently towards the way in which audio is presented. Quite frankly, in my view as things stand at the moment the situation is pathetic. Sorry to be so blunt but I feel I have to speak my mind. I do not want any additional audio facilities (I can use other programs for that) I just want to use the facilities that are presently available in a user friendly fashion. Quite simply as we are all in the business of telling stories through images I have attached a VERY BASIC illustration of what I believe is required. Regards and congratulations on what you have achieved with video. John P.S. And AFTER you've finished that I would love a Mac version of PTE !!

A major disadvantage of PTE is the fact that images can only be animated within the lifetime of a single slide. I would like to see a mechanism which allows to keep an image across the lifetime of several slides and an appropriate way to program animations. A typical example: You want to show a constantly zooming background across the whole show, but you do not want to program the show within a single slide. Regards, Xaver

I'm trying to think of a way to make this easy to understand so I'll try it like this: Go to O/A screen Add several keypoints On the Animation tab customize the Pan / Zoom / Rotate speeds by "Setting Up " | Glue or separate keypoints Problem: To make a smooth animation, often we may have to separate or glue every single keypoint for each: Pan / Zoom/ Rotate Solutions: 1. Have a "Glue All" and "Separate All" buttons that do everything all-at-once for risk takers a. "Glue All" and "Separate All" for each option: Pan / Zoom/ Rotate b. "Glue All" and "Separate All" for all the points in all three: Pan / Zoom/ Rotate at the same time 2. Make Pan / Zoom/ Rotate tabs for the "Speed Options" dialog box so that gluing and separating could be done without opening and closing so many separate dialog boxes (and if you are me -- forgetting at least one of them). I hope this is kind of clear? jk

Igor I often find I have a need to know the length of my exe file, but unless I am missing something it doesn't display anywhere in the properties of that exe file. If I right click and exe in Explorer I cannot find any reference to the slide show length. I appreciate that I can find out from the project file, but that is now stored off the PC and inconveneinet to locate. it would be quicker to play the slide show and time it. Can this information be put into properties like it is with Videos?

Would it be possible to have the option to load images into a new project via a text file listing the full path and name of the file?

Would it be possible to have the option to load images into a new project via a text file listing the full path and name of the file?

In the OA window,when I copy and paste an object such as a Parent Object frame with Child Objects into a new slide which already contains a few objects, I often want to immediately use Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl/Shft + PgUP/PgDn) to move the object to a new layer. Trouble is I cannot move the object unless I use the mouse to click on another object and then return to the object I want to move. It's a silly little thing, but I bump into it over and over. Changing that behavior would make me even happier! Thanks Igor and team for a wonderful product that I just love! JK

I have a show in which I go back and forth between slides using keyboard controls. I can set transition effect going forward but if I go to previous slide, the standard 'no transition' seems to apply. Please consider implementing the forward transition, in reverse for previous slide. Thanks, Jeff

Whilst there is much to admire and much to enjoy in the new sound features, I am puzzled at the absence of an "Offset" parameter when using "Add sound" - Customize. May I request that it be implemented please? Ken T

With this new feature, the user could replace an image object with an other one using a simple drag and drop. Simple and efficient.

I get frustrated that when I add text I get a shadow like it or not, then have to go to another tab to edit the shadow. I would like all text effects in one place

Some of my studends on a PTE Workshop asked for "Customized Font" settings. I would like to have the option, to choice one font as a "default font" for a PTE Project. Heinz

I have created a slide with some nifty effects. I want to replicate this slide a number of times. Can you provide the option to simply copy a slide and paste on the timeline?

I find it very frustrating that any time I make an adjustment to an image in Photoshop and overwrite an existing image in PTE with that new image, PTE still shows me the old one. I have to close PTE and relaunch. Perhaps I am missing something, because usually f5 refreshes, but in PTE that starts a preview.

Hi All, I really would like to see a WMV or AVI Utility made available in the Pte Program for the following reasons:- 1) It offer's an immediate "Work-Around" for all Mac-Users as Pte have dropped the Mac-Program for the time being. 2) It gives "Choice" to Pte-Users if they wish to use "Video-Builder" or a "3rd-Party Format" for their purposes. 3) It put's PTE "On Top" of its competitors as its quality is already well known..(currently its trailing competitors) Personal Note: Apple-Computers are a small part of Apple-Mac Inc. and one can not ignore the explosion of 'Telecom-Entertainment' as is evident everywhere with iPod, Blackberry, Smartfones, Androids, HD-Phones and 4"(inch) Screens are common. Leading this revolution is Apple. Its the reason why youngsters and elders need a WMV or AVI utility in Pte simply to put their creations on a phone to show their family and friends.....they cant bring the PC with them !! Brian (Conflow)