JEB Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Hi,I suspect that this has been suggested before, if not I am surprised!I would like to see some visual indication within the slide list (time line) of any slide that has audio embedded. I am in the habit of placing audio at various points while editing and then removing once I have produced a continuous track which is placed in Project Options. If I forget where I have left the now superfluous track PTE keeps telling me it is lost and wont run a Preview till I have located and removed it. This is fine but annoying. RegardsJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 If I forget where I have left the now superfluous track PTE keeps telling me it is lost and wont run a Preview till I have located and removed it.Do you mean where on the computer or in which slide the track is "embedded"?DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Hi,I suspect that this has been suggested before, if not I am surprised!I would like to see some visual indication within the slide list (time line) of any slide that has audio embedded. I am in the habit of placing audio at various points while editing and then removing once I have produced a continuous track which is placed in Project Options. If I forget where I have left the now superfluous track PTE keeps telling me it is lost and wont run a Preview till I have located and removed it. This is fine but annoying. RegardsJohnHi JohnIfyou install the show file into "Project Reporter" which is availabe as a free download on this site (just search for it). It will analyse the file and report where the sound files should be.Yachtsman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 There is an even easier way:ALWAYS keep ALL files relevant to a project in a single dedicated folder.New project - new folder.DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 GEEZ Dave you are starting to sound like me been preachin that sermon for years ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegee Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 You're my mentor, Ken!DaveG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 And that's how I do it, too!regards,Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEB Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hi,Perhaps I have not made myself clear. Dave has got my drift.The problem is not finding tracks on my computer I file them as all you well organised folk do in a folder associated with the project.The problem is finding tracks that have been located under "customise slide option" when you wish to remove them at a later date. As I explained in my original post I use this method in the early stages of constructing a large show. This gives me a degree of flexibility in adding and removing slides from sections of the show. (the one I,m working on at the moment is a documentary which will last at least 30 mins. and have several hundred slides). Once I have settled on the sequence I make a final voice over recording as one continuous track and then add that to "Project Options" in the usual way. The problem arises if one short track has been left embedded in a slide or even if it has been removed the box "play new background music file" has also to be un-ticked.What I was suggesting was that if some sort of visual indication appeared on any slide that had an audio track embedded must be an improvement. Yachtsman1, will this utility do this?Regards and thanks for your interest.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 JEBin the the ear;y versions there used to be a box that indicated customized slideken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fh1805 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I think it still exists but in a different place. On the "Information bar" at the bottom of the PTE window, just to the left of the slide size is a box that contains either blank or P. In my experience, the P indicates that the slide has been customized in some way (excluding O&A activity).regards,Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hi,Perhaps I have not made myself clear. Dave has got my drift.The problem is not finding tracks on my computer I file them as all you well organised folk do in a folder associated with the project.The problem is finding tracks that have been located under "customise slide option" when you wish to remove them at a later date. As I explained in my original post I use this method in the early stages of constructing a large show. This gives me a degree of flexibility in adding and removing slides from sections of the show. (the one I,m working on at the moment is a documentary which will last at least 30 mins. and have several hundred slides). Once I have settled on the sequence I make a final voice over recording as one continuous track and then add that to "Project Options" in the usual way. The problem arises if one short track has been left embedded in a slide or even if it has been removed the box "play new background music file" has also to be un-ticked.What I was suggesting was that if some sort of visual indication appeared on any slide that had an audio track embedded must be an improvement. Yachtsman1, will this utility do this?Regards and thanks for your interest.JohnProject reporter is a history of what has been done, when I had the same problem, Peter pointed me to Project Reporter and I found the slides I had customised with other tracks, then removed them. and added the final full track in project options.Yachtsman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEB Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Ken, Peter,You are both correct. I found it just where Peter suggested. What it appears to recognise is, if the box on the music tab within Customised slide labelled "Play new background music" is ticked then the "P" (probably why it's P) appears as you suggested. It does not appear to matter if music remains listed, it's the tick in the box that matters. This is sort of a solution for me I think, as all I would need to do is arrow through the time-line watching for a "P" to appear. It would, I think, be better if a little colour code appeared on the bottom of the relevant slide. Yachtsman1I have found the programme and downloaded it but as you may agree it is not now necessary but thanks for reminding me of it. I will keep it should I need it in the future. Thank you all.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobeefstu Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 John,I have found the programme and downloaded it but as you may agree it is not now necessary but thanks for reminding me of it. I will keep it should I need it in the future.I have v2 Reporter ready and will be released as soon as v5.56 PTE is sorted out a bit further. Faster Scan File engine and more features. Will have CHM help file this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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