JEB Posted July 4, 2010 Report Posted July 4, 2010 Hi,I think this may be a small bug in the 6.5 Beta 9 I am presently using.When selecting colour for a font from within the Project Options/Comments tab I am not getting consistency. If I select a colour from the drop-down box under the font box I get the correct colour initially but if I choose to change the colour I get something quite different from that selected. I do click on “Set for existing slides”It would appear to be OK in Vs. 6.0John
Igor Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Posted July 5, 2010 John,Sorry, I can't reproduce this situation. Could you please make a couple screenshots of color drop-down box?
nobeefstu Posted July 5, 2010 Report Posted July 5, 2010 IgorJohn,Sorry, I can't reproduce this situation. Could you please make a couple screenshots of color drop-down box?I confirm John's text color selection issue from Comments tab using 6.5 beta 9. See attachments
fh1805 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Posted July 8, 2010 Igor,Is this a new bug in beta 9?I have a sequence with no music. I then add a piece of music (WAV 16bit PCM). This previews OK. I decide that I want the music to start at its 8 second point, so I customise the music to have 8 seconds Start Time. This previews OK. I then decide that I want the initial black slide to have silence rather than the music, so I select Offset and set the offset value to 4 seconds. When previewed this ignores all the music customisation and plays the music in its original form.regards,Peter
Igor Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Posted July 8, 2010 Thanks, Peter!I confirm this bug in Beta 9.We'll try fix it today.
davegee Posted July 8, 2010 Report Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Peter,I'm not getting that at all.Obviously not replicating what you are describing!DG
fh1805 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Posted July 8, 2010 Dave,I've attached three screen shots to show what is happening to me.ScreenGrab012 - after adding the music file (all I've done is add the music, OK that, and then go back into Project Options|Music to show the valuesScreenGrab013 - after setting the Start Time to 8 seconds (then OK and re-display the options as above)ScreenGrab014 - after selecting Offset and setting it to 4 seconds (then OK, etc. as above)I was expecting ScreenGrab014 to show the same waveform as ScreenGrab013 but pushed 4 seconds along the timeline. I could, at a pinch, have accepted it showing the waveform from ScreenGrab012 but with this pulled 4 seconds to the left. This would depend entirely on how PTE interpreted the two events. I did them in the order "Start Time" and then "Offset". Had I done them in the order "Offset" then "Start Time" I would have expected the second result. What I see in the waveform reflects neither of these possible customisations.As well as the obvious bug which I am seeing, I think I have identified a wider issue. The actual result of applying a series of customizations to the same piece of music will depend, in the thinking of the user, on the order in which they are applied. I don't believe that PTE takes this into account. "A before B" and "B before A" will, I believe, give the same result when, to the user, they would give different results.regards,Peter
davegee Posted July 8, 2010 Report Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Peter,I experimented a little more and found this:I inserted a piece of music (Amazing Grace) and with no alterations it played OK from the beginning.By looking closely at the waveform I could see that the phrase "That Saved a......." started at 12 seconds into the piece so I made the "Start Time" 12 seconds and the Preview started at the correct ("That saved a....") point.I then added a 4 second offset and the music started at the WRONG place 4 seconds in.By increasing the Offset to the same value as the Start Time all was well again. The piece started 12 seconds into the show with the phrase "To Save a....".Obviously not a correct situation and you were, indeed, right!Let's see what Igor comes up with - he seems to have identified a problem thanks to you.DG
Igor Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Posted July 8, 2010 We just fixed this bug for future Beta 10.
Igor Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Posted July 8, 2010 We plan publish Beta 10 tomorrow. This beta has major improvements for advanced audio editing - Envelope Tool for an individual audio clips. This tool works in a new floating window called from the Project options. The editing looks similar as in Audacity.
Igor Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Posted July 9, 2010 PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.5 Beta 10 is availableDownload link:http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB)Changes in this beta:+ Envelope Tool and Waveform for a selected audio clip (Project options | Music tab or Sound comment).* Fixed an old bug (v5.5-v6.5 Beta 9) in the main window of PicturesToExe which caused "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error message.* Fixed bug (Beta 1-9) with a wrong text color in a preview of Text comments tab, Project options.* Fixed bug (Beta 1-9) with a wrong start time of an audio clip when it's edited (Start time and Offset). For more details: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11802&view=findpost&p=77626! Removed support of Vimeo uploads. Vimeo doesn't accept direct uploads from slideshow software anymore. You can upload shows manually through their website.
Etienne Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Sorry Igor, At this address I found only the beta 9 of 06-29-10 and not a new version 10.
goddi Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Ops, my mistake... Please try again.=============Igor... I have tried several times and still get 'Beta 9'. Is it me or...???Gary
Igor Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Posted July 9, 2010 Sometimes web browser gives cached recently downloaded file. Especially Google Chrome.
goddi Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Sometimes web browser gives cached recently downloaded file. Especially Google Chrome.==========================Igor,I am using Firefox 3.6.6. I have dumped the 'Pictures To Exe' specific cache item. Rebooted. Did this three times. I still get the 'Beta(2)' dated 6/29/10. At one point I thought I saw 'Beta(3) but I still got "Beta(2).I don't remember ever having this problem before. It it really me???Gary
Igor Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Posted July 9, 2010 Gary,The new file link for Beta 10:http://www.wnsoft.com/test/picturestoexe-beta10.zip
Lin Evans Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Hi Igor,Works perfectly! This is fantastic - now if you could just replace the current timeline audio waveform with this envelope so it would be possible to see the video preview simultaneous with using this envelope, the only remaining task would be to have independent waveform control over left and right channels and PTE would be miles ahead of the competition in audio. Best regards,LinPicturesToExe Deluxe 6.5 Beta 10 is availableDownload link:http://www.wnsoft.co...stoexe-beta.zip (7 MB)Changes in this beta:+ Envelope Tool and Waveform for a selected audio clip (Project options | Music tab or Sound comment).* Fixed an old bug (v5.5-v6.5 Beta 9) in the main window of PicturesToExe which caused "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" error message.* Fixed bug (Beta 1-9) with a wrong text color in a preview of Text comments tab, Project options.* Fixed bug (Beta 1-9) with a wrong start time of an audio clip when it's edited (Start time and Offset). For more details: http://www.picturest...indpost&p=77626! Removed support of Vimeo uploads. Vimeo doesn't accept direct uploads from slideshow software anymore. You can upload shows manually through their website.
goddi Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Igor...Thanks for the quick response. That did the trick...Gary====================Gary,The new file link for Beta 10:http://www.wnsoft.com/test/picturestoexe-beta10.zip
JEB Posted July 9, 2010 Report Posted July 9, 2010 Thanks Igor,That's fixed it.I don't wish to sound ungrateful but will it ever be possible to show simultaneously, more than one track wave forms? Even if that were possible for two or three selected tracks at a time I think that would be quite helpful.In any event what you have given us is a wonderful enhancement to this great package. Thank you and the team.JohnPS I see you have fixed the colour issue too.I must go off on holiday more often. It makes coming home much more exciting!
Igor Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Posted July 10, 2010 John,This will be done within the main timeline which we plan to rework in the nearest version(s).For version 6.5 we've finished our work. There will be only several small improvements for the floating waveform window.
Barry Beckham Posted July 11, 2010 Report Posted July 11, 2010 IgorWhile doing some practical work today using Bets 10 a couple of issues came to me, not faults, just ideas. I was adding a sound comment (Commentary) to individual images on the slide list and got frustrated that I had to select the sound comment and then OK the Audio Clip Properties Window for every clip I added .Does that need to be the case and wouldn't it be better ( if possible) for the Audio Clip Properties to be either called up when needed. ( I doubt when adding sound like this we would want it every time) or perhaps it could float on screen and not have to be clicked every time a sound comment is added to a slide.I also needed to add text to a number of images in the Objects and Animation screen and found it frustrating that I have to select the properties tab to add the text and select the colour, but then have to move to the Common tab to remove the drop shadow, which I didn't want. Shouldn't the shadow controls be repeated in the properties tab for when we use text.
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