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Mark, Many thanks for information - I will check out how the TVs are set up. One query I have is why do I not get the "error" message when I make a video with 20 or so images and using the same audio track, style etc., yet I do when the image count is over 1000? If the TV codec / format was incorrect, would it not be incorrect in both these cases? Thanks again.

Hi Jill, Yes, VLC playlist is good and at least one of the TV sets will auto play all mp4s on the USB. While doing it this way is an option, I do lose the ability to randomise all the years together. Thanks again.

Hi Jill, Once again thanks for commenting. I can advise that the current file size is just over 5.2Gb - quite hefty but fits on an exFAT formatted USB stick. All TVs that I have tried (including an 8 year old one) have no trouble playing the images but all give the warning message re the audio. I have only added an audio track, linked to slide one and set at volume of 1, to try and avoid message that "audio not supported"! Thanks for information re the exe files being able to randomise "on the fly" - I was unaware of this. I am aware that the mp4 file, once published, will not change. As new images are added to the show each month, all bar the first two images are then randomised (Alt-R) before saving and publishing. This avoids images appearing in the sequence they the photographs were taken. People seem to appreciate the randomness this creates when viewing the show. The show lasts for about an hour before replaying until the end of the evening. The repeat is unattended as access to the TV being used during the event would not be possible. Is there an option to sequentially play a series of smaller shows without access to any control of the TV? I do not seem to be able to see one but that was with a "man" search! As i have said, the warning message which appears when the show starts each time, is an irritant, but does not stop the show repeating. Thanks again.

I have spent some more time on this issue and can advise that I cannot get the video file to play without a warning no matter what combination of project audio and publish options I use. However, I can get the mp4 file to play without any warnings of "audio not supported" when I make an mp4 that has 20 images in the show. Based on this it would appear that my project audio options and publish options are working correctly. I have not tried increasing the number of images to find what the "limit" is. Once I exceed the image "limit", the "unsupported audio" warnings appear on TV playback - have now tried both Samsung and LG TVs. Is there anyway to overcome this "limit"? This show is a compilation of images taken over a period of 14 years that is designed to play (with the images randomised) in the background (without sound) of a local music gig. While the warning message that appears does not stop the show playing, it is an unwelcome distraction. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Jill, Synchronise was not ticked. I always add the music track when I have randomised all the images and attach the audio file to the first image. I have just set "loop the audio" and will see how that works. Thanks again for comments.

Update insofar as I have added an .m4a file linked to the first slide and set the volume to one. So technically there is an audio file in the show even if it only lasts for 4 minutes and the show runs for 66 minutes...... Published show as mp4 file and played on a LG TV set and got a similar message that "this video does not contain audio". What am I doing wrong? I am assuming that as there is an audio track shown under project options and it is linked to the first slide this is all I need to do to get the audio incorporated? The first two slides are in a fixed order but the remaining 1000 images are "randomised" via Alt-R if that makes any difference.

Thanks Dave, Will try adding a muted sound track and see what happens.

I have a 1000+ image show (mp4) that has each image on screen for a couple of seconds before they fade into the next one which works well. There is no sound / music included as it is designed to play silently as background at a music gig. Last time I played it on a Samsung TV, when the show opened, there was a message displayed by the TV that "the sound track was not supported" or similar wording. What do I need to do to avoid this message? Thanks for any help.

Dave, Many thanks for both a very prompt and beautifully simple reply - works without issue. If only everything in life was that simple!! Thanks again.

I have been asked to include a "VOB" video file into a show and am wondering how I can achieve this? This format is not shown in the "approved" video format list and would appreciate advice as to how / if I can convert this file to a useable format. I know there are online "converters" available, but I have have a paltry 0.8Mbps upload speed so would be very slow!! Many thanks for any help with such a "simple" query!

A Happy Christmas to all and may the world know peace again.

<%MainImg1.Exif.Date%> I am using the syntax here to add a date to all slides in a show. This gives me YEAR-MM-DD. Is there any way I can have the date as DD-MM-YEAR as per my Windows PC in the UK? I have looked in options / preferences but do not seem to be able to find any related options. Thanks for any help in pointing out what I may have missed. Using v 11.0.9.

Having just discovered "type templates" I was wondering how easy it would be to be able to "customise" these? For example, I want to show the year only not the full date. At the moment the "workaround" has been to mask out the day and month not required. I can also see where having the GPS or lens / camera data automatically added could be useful. Any help here would be appreciated.

Dave, have managed to look at style you sent and appreciate how you have "covered" the unwanted part of the date - have never used masking in PTE before so have learnt something - thank you again.

Dave, Once again, many thanks for your help - it will now be tomorrow when I get to apply your latest style which is now safely downloaded.

Dave, Many thanks for your response - appreciated. I have downloaded your style and bookmarked the references to allow me to try it out this evening. Thanks again.

Thanks Jill, The use of a "manufactured" image as a watermark will work for the logo(s) on this project. If I am thinking correctly it will not allow me to show a variable "year". To automate a variable year the images was taken, am I correct in saying I need a field in a template for the exif date? The "built in" field seems to give me the full date - 23rd May 2009 - is there a way to just have the year appear? Thanks agin.

Thanks Dave, Am trying to replicate the above screen shot with a fixed logo in the corner and the year the image was taken - as the images were taken over several years, the latter will change throughout the show.

I am trying to produce a show where each slide should have a static line of text and two logos appearing on top of each image. In ProShow I could achieve this using a "master" slide. Can someone kindly advise me as to how I can achieve this in PTE Studio? I am still trying to understand the difference in terminology and how it all works! The show will be 1920 x 1080 and I want each image to be the full size of the screen with the logos / text on top of the image. Help to point me in the right direction would be appreciated!

Hi Davegee, There is nothing in my junk mail...at least not from PTE.... still no notifications....

I have just changed my email address to see if that will "kick start" notifications for me!

No notification of this reply by late afternoon Friday in the UK....

OK - will do.

Igor, have sent you pm with link to some files for download.

Igor, denisb, Yes, the format has many options but I suspect that denisb is correct is his portrayal of "photo" tiff format.