Ken Cox

well fellow Canadian Roger welcome to the forum if you read How to prepare and burn DVD-Video or SVCD disc, Quick tutorial at http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=1408 it explains the finish feature and Video Temporary files, Why are files temporary? http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=2689 answers the second question ken

Isabel with irfanview open a jpg save as *.ico then try setting to the following 32x32 256 colour i checked my icon folder and found one as low as 7 colours i always have to diddle the colour setting it can be done - just perservere:) ken

Tony the short answer is Igor uses as many of windows "tools" as he possibly can so he can keep the actual program small in size thus less problems Igor will have to give you the long answer. I should have mentioned that you could import each temp avi into TMPGEnc and convert them to vcd or svcg quality mpgs for reuse when building another dvd -- they can be converted to dvd files but i haven't figured how to use them I use Nero 6. suite platinum and WinDvd 6 and can import the temp avi's into them and they do all the encoding - generally without a hitch depending on the total raw size of the of the files -- have found that Nero balks when a mpg is much over 700 megs -- there are many things to learn once you enter the dvd burning game -- i have burned +- 500 dvd disks since this July and i am just scratching the surface of the learning curve ken

ltdedorc when i started putting shows to disk via the avi feature i had to change my screen reolution to 1024/768 from 800/600 I then drew pencil marks on the monitor case where the centre of the vertical and horizontal dimensions are for reference -- and i keep a plastic T square on my desk for rough checking the right side has the roll up thing for placement -- on my screen it is +- 3/8" or .9525 cm this has to be allowed for when positioning as well as the other parts of the object editor creen when positioning text/jpgs etc if you search for grid in the forum we had some discussion on this +- 11 mos ago and you may get an idea how the members overcome this problem -- i think they put a grid in the object editor placed things and then removed the grid -- there was an url available and where to /how to make the grid in adobe ken

they do make dvd-rw's then you would not be wasting a buck:) ken

gogs i have experienced the shimmer during transition as well i think it has to do with the transition rate try without music or without sync and see what happens post results and see if anybody else jumps in with a clue ken

gogs welcome to the forum edge shimmer is a common problem especially on pictures that have borders and right side is the worst it has to do with shape of the pixels between shows shown on monitors and those shown on tv's years ago when videoing skaters they would have a chromed edge on the right side -- depending on lighting in the arena -- shimmering also used to occur when copying tapes and one past the signal thru an "enhancer" too much enhance made the images glow a better explanation of the problem might be found using the search for pixel size one of answers here http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=0entry13600 i googled and found this http://www.monitorworld.com/faq_pages/q28_page.html ken

on the main screen of PTE right side just below the picture area if you click a slide a little "looks like " a sandwich click it and you will preview from that point n - music and sound ken

ratfugel you are of course making an avi and then follwing the instructins re leaving it open? and then importing it into a dvd authoring program? which proggie? you are not giving us much to work with and you should be posting in the video section of the forum http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index....php?act=SF&f=4 ken

AT 09:12 Sundy, i could not get any -- may be too busy thks tho Ken will try later 10:25 ok ken

I would like to take this time to wish you and yours from me and mine a MERRY XMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. May all your slide shows turn out perfect and I hope Santa brings lot's of new Gizmo's to aid you in their production. Last year at this time we were discovering how to convert our show's to VCD,SVCD and DVD - PicturesToExe v4.20 + AVI video output feature. Now you can produce your presentations as AVI video file and then (using special software) burn DVD-Video, VCD, or SVCD disc. (Please read chapter in the help about work with video output.) - a very steep learning curve. I think i have found a use for cd-r and dvd-r spindles -- great for catching slugs and snail's and other things ken

from woody's wee 2.08 From: Woody's EMAIL Essentials [wow-robot@woodyswatch.com] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:33 AM To: pbyk@sympatico.ca Subject: WEE #2.08 - Hotmail and Outlook changes Woody's EMAIL Essentials Make electronic mail work better for you Hotmail Changes | Outlook update | Capitals or not? 30 September 2004 - Vol. 2 No.8 quote snipped There’s an important change to Microsoft’s Hotmail service coming which will effect people who use Hotmail with Outlook or Outlook Express. Outlook 2002 or 2003 and Outlook Express have a feature to let you receive and send email via your Hotmail account but using the software interface instead of the usual web browser method. This is a handy way to store past messages offline or to compose long messages. Setting it up is fairly easy, just create a new email account in the software and choose the ‘HTTP’ or Hotmail option. Though it is labeled ‘HTTP’ in the software it actually uses an extension of the web protocol called WebDAV to communicate with the Hotmail servers. From now on, only paid subscribers will be able to access their Hotmail accounts via Outlook or Outlook Express. Microsoft says that WebDAV features have been abused by spammers and they need to clamp down on access. If you’ve been using WebDAV to access your email with an external email client then you have some time to decide what to do. Microsoft says that people who have been using the feature will be given continued access until March 2005. The paid options are to either join MSN Premium or Hotmail Plus ($19.95 a year). While Microsoft is ‘selling’ this as a anti-spam measure there’s no doubt it may help convert people to paying customers. It’s just as well this change is getting mentions in various media because you’d never know from looking on the Microsoft sites. There’s nothing on the Microsoft web site devoted to press announcements nor on the MSN or Hotmail sites – even the online help and account policies haven’t been updated. This change is a sad but alas necessary thing. While it probably won’t make a difference to the amount of spam we all get, it will make things a bit harder for the bad guys. ken

Ian the issue of hotmail restrictions is a MS thing that they introduced a few months back iwill see if i can locate more info ken

geez Jim you better not say that too loud -- there might be some Torontonians in the closet that have different thoughts Ken

I have just burned 2 AVI'S TO DVD using my 2x LG burner used Nero suite and added nothing other than the standard background and buttons 01 avi = 408688 KB 32.46 mins 512x384 02 avi = 43,634 kb 04.05 mins 512x384 time to encode and burn first disk was +- 60 mins time to burn 2nd disk 6 mins 42 sec's final size was 1.74 gig worth every bit of the time to burn ken

to throw some more to the pot, i quote a part of a thread by one of the moderators of another group re dual layer Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:58:25 -0500 From: Wayne Johnson <wdj@WAVIJO.COM> Subject: Re: CD/DVD At 03:29 AM 12/4/2004, Jim typed: >Can someone please suggest a CD/DVD RW with >the latest bells and whistles. Two sided DVD etc etc. I don't mean to >start a war here -- so maybe a quiet offering in the corner. I like the Pioneer line especially since they are the largest manufacturer of burners & they were also the first for PCs. I believe you have confused 2 sided with dual layer as one could have a 2 sided dual layer disk which would hold only 16 to 18g. Most any DVD burner will burn a 2 sided disk as you burn each side as if it's a single sided disk but the dual layer that's another issue entirely. IMO were NOT ready for DL [dual layer] disks yet in that most stand alone players will not play them most likely do to the fact that only the +R camp makes them & they are considerably slower at 2.4x which is approximately an hour to burn 8g of video or data. ----------+---------- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 <http://www.wavijo.com> The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000™ machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV® software. To unsubscribe, write to WIN-HOME-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM. If you have questions about the list, write to WIN-HOME-request@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM. Wayne is a self employed computer builder and repair person -- - has helped dig me out many times -- he is a big advocate of Bart's bootable cd's http://www.nu2.nu/bootablecd/ ken

Brian over here in the colonies most new computors sold today are equal to my 2.8 ghz my burner burns at 2x the file selected is comprised of jpgs and some data, shows etc my on board show folders are far in excess in size of my plain picture folder my p2e show folder which contains picts p2e shows mp3 icons data ec is 3.97 gig -- 11,417 files -- 389 folders my collection of shows from members consisting of exes and very small amt of data is 4.857 gb - 10456 files and 847 folder -- the contents of the D:\1Pictures folder which i burned for the test D:\1Pictures> Created on: 12/04/04 17:49:39 Directory(Folder) summary: Size(bytes): 3.2 Gb SubFolders Total:.... 716 Files Total:......... 12733 Name Size 1. [ 12000 collection ] 12.0 Mb ...... 2. [ 12001 collection ] 611.0 Mb ...... 3. [ 12002 collection ] 215.6 Mb ...... 4. [ 12003 picts ] 91.2 Mb ...... 5. [ 1997 collection ] 3.6 Mb ...... 6. [ 1998 collection ] 8.2 Mb ...... 7. [ 1999 collection ] 12.6 Mb ...... 8. [ 1_2004 collection ] 822.1 Mb ...... 9. [ 1SAMPLER ] 798.3 Kb ...... 10. [ 1sites ] 65.7 Kb ...... 11. [ 1sizetest ] 711.8 Kb ...... 12. [ 320X240 ] 277.0 Kb ...... 13. [ agent ransack search ] 100 b ...... 14. [ black and white ] 1.2 Mb ...... 15. [ BLAD INFO ] 1.1 Mb ...... 16. [ boats ] 9.8 Mb ...... 17. [ bridge data ] 7.7 Mb ...... 18. [ bridge2 ] 20.2 Mb ...... 19. [ cars ] 666.1 Kb ...... 20. [ Digital Photography FAQ_files ] 2.3 Kb ...... 21. [ doug booth ] 7.4 Mb ...... 22. [ DOW ] 10.7 Mb ...... 23. [ eclipse ] 71.2 Kb ...... 24. [ F-18 ] 4.3 Mb ...... 25. [ florida paint ] 541.5 Kb ...... 26. [ foster ] 2.1 Mb ...... 27. [ GRANDKIDS ] 6.5 Mb ...... 28. [ gus stuff ] 9.4 Mb ...... 29. [ ken picts ] 5.7 Mb ...... 30. [ manleys steelcase ] 833.4 Kb ...... 31. [ map shots ] 4.8 Mb ...... 32. [ newspapers+st pat's football ] 25.6 Mb ...... 33. [ ODD PICTURES ] 9.3 Mb ...... 34. [ picts by others ] 47.1 Mb ...... 35. [ picture scans ] 1.8 Mb ...... 36. [ pictures sent with mail ] 1.6 Mb ...... 37. [ ranson ] 1.1 Mb ...... 38. [ ronand martha ] 397.6 Kb ...... 39. [ sabre picts ] 0.9 Mb ...... 40. [ scanner tests ] 2.9 Mb ...... 41. [ snappy test spot ] 0 b ...... 42. [ snappy2 ] 1.3 Mb ...... 43. [ startrek sample folder ] 16.8 Mb ...... 44. [ test folder ] 24.3 Mb ...... 45. [ test zip folder ] 1.2 Gb ...... 46. [ theme picts ] 2.5 Mb ...... 47. [ trains ] 1.5 Mb ...... 48. [ wallpaper ] 4.1 Mb ...... 49. [ weather ] 1.4 Mb ...... 50. [ XAPSHOT ] 0 b ...... 51. [ zdnet web page ] 390.5 Kb ...... 52. #15 enterprise.jpg 74.4 Kb ...... 53. 4.01 FINAL P2E apr.exe.lnk 797 b ...... 54. breezebrowser.dat 124 b ...... 55. Calculating the Ideal Print Size.txt 1.4 Kb ...... 56. desktop.ini 372 b ...... 57. Digital Photography FAQ.htm 188.0 Kb ...... 58. Easy Thumbnails.lnk 345 b ...... 59. F-18.zip 1.4 Mb ...... 60. Fire While Fueling_1.doc 719.5 Kb ...... 61. FolderPrint.exe 360.0 Kb ...... 62. Lee Greenwood - America the Beautiful.mp3 3.3 Mb ...... 63. Lee Greenwood - The Battle Hymn of The Republic.mp3 3.5 Mb ...... 64. Oscar's JPEG Thumb Maker.lnk 456 b ...... 65. PICTURE LOG.TXT 78 b ...... 66. pictures on D may 22 2001.txt 12.7 Kb ...... 67. PTE_Tutorial.zip 345.8 Kb ...... 68. setnametotime.exe.lnk 680 b ...... 69. Thumbs.db 5.5 Kb ...... 70. ThumbWizard.exe.lnk 809 b ...... my computer specs have been posted in various threads since i had it built in June this year - i never recorded how long it took to burn but overall burn time was likely +- 2 hrs for the 2 disks - i do not burn "on the fly" as failures can occur - recommended by Nero so the whole file was moved cache first before the actual burn starts as i read Bob's original question -- he wanted to know if it was practical to store on dvd and after my test, i say it is he brought up the flash memory as another option -- i would not consider flash for mass storage as burners are getting so cheap -- my friend in Kansas bought an OEM nec dual layer for $69 +- + $4 shipping http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_get...asterid=3648375 NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM Model# ND-3500A BK Item # N82E16827152032 Specifications: Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE Buffer: 2MB OS Support: Windows XP/ 2000/ ME/ 98SE Features: High speed writing performance. my drives which i included the specs for are slow in comparison to what is being offered today -- dual layer +R blank discs are $40 for 3 at one retail store i visit ken

well i couldn't let this rest without trying so i took my picture file for the test and burned a couple dvd's -- i needed to do a backup anyways my system description and results follow PICTURES ON DVD TEST 6:08 PM 12/4/2004 Operating System System Model Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600) To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4P800-E Rev 1.xx Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1002.002 02/25/2004 Drives Memory Modules c,d 270.79 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 96.74 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B [CD-ROM drive] 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive] FUJITSU MPG3307AH E SCSI Disk Device (30.74 GB) -- drive 2 GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4 GENERIC USB Storage-MMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5 GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 6 GENERIC USB Storage-SMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3 WDC WD12 00JB-00CRA1 SCSI Disk Device (120.03 GB) -- drive 1 WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMA8C4785163, rev 17.07W17, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB (serial number SerNum0) Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty Local Drive Volumes HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive] LG 16X DVD-ROM Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B [CD-ROM drive] LG GSA-4082B 8X4X12 DVD+-R/RW/RAM 24X16X32 CDRW OEM D:\1Pictures> Created on: 12/04/04 17:49:39 Directory(Folder) summary: Size(bytes): 3.2 Gb SubFolders Total:.... 716 Files Total:......... 12733 put disk in this drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive] LG 16X DVD-ROM Drive opened a folder on the disk -- same was opened in +- 2 seconds opened a jpg -- too fast for my fingers to operate the stopwatch so IMHO i have to disagree with some comments seeing is believing ken

Robert the physical space savings alone is a plus -- i sent some shows and it was 7 cd's -- sent again new collection was 1 dvd -- big savings in postage as well as they say you cant have your cake and eat it too:) but i would include a text file to help you document/find what is on the dvd see http://www.homestead.com/algor/ FolderPrint Freeware utility allow save listing of directories(folders) and files on a hard drive or any removable media (local or networked) into the text file(comma delimited option for importing into database). Listing can be printed out in Standard Letter size ( 11 x 8 ) or in ZIP, CD, Jet, Jaz, etc... case layout; sorted by name, size, date, etc. Win95 ,Win98 , NT4. Size 360 Kb (180 Kb compressed.) Note: There are known issue with 'Browse' button under Windows ME and Windows 2000. A new release will have fix. works fine on xp ken

from my dvd burn log SYSTEM Operating System System Model Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600) To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor a Main Circuit Board b 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 16 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4P800-E Rev 1.xx Bus Clock: 200 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1001.004 01/05/2004 Drives Memory Modules c,d 270.79 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity 179.37 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B [CD-ROM drive] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4082B [CD-ROM drive] 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive] FUJITSU MPG3307AH E SCSI Disk Device (30.74 GB) -- drive 2 GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4 GENERIC USB Storage-MMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5 GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 6 GENERIC USB Storage-SMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3 WDC WD12 00JB-00CRA1 SCSI Disk Device (120.03 GB) -- drive 1 WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMA8C4785163, rev 17.07W17, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'DIMM0' has 512 MB (serial number SerNum0) Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty Slot 'DIMM2' has 512 MB Slot 'DIMM3' is Empty Local Drive Volumes c: (on drive 0) 75.50 GB 61.16 GB free d: (on drive 1) 75.50 GB 50.40 GB free e: (on drive 0) 44.52 GB 34.06 GB free f: (on drive 1) 44.53 GB 31.16 GB free g: (on drive 2) 30.74 GB 2.59 GB free 1 GIG SWAP FILE ON E DRIVE LG GSA-4082B 8X4X12 DVD+-R/RW/RAM 24X16X32 CDRW OEM W/ SW 6:30 AM 11/4/2004 opened DALE FULL.EXE SHOW the exe is 269 .5 mb it consists of 4 mp3's and 238 full size images -- as they came from camera -- ranging in size from 106 kb to 2086 kb using pte -- made an avi the avi was 177.584 mb using nero suite 6.3 nero vison express i created a dvd expected size of show 820 meg time to encode 52 mins total time including burning was 57 mins then using a hacked avi --was a movie/tv file dont know how it was made -- was 351.124 mb's divx file expected size was 1.67 gb transcode time 50:33 mins total time incl burn 52:12 mins second copy took 6 min 20 secs to complete -- nero keeps all the encoding in a cache till you exit show. ken

Grobert welcome to the forum. ulead problems have been brought many times so if you use the forum search function you may get a hint as to the problem ken

Kingbingo1 Igor uses system resources to create the temporary avi - -as long as the pte is open the system can "marry" all the components if you try to save the avi for use later and you closed the pte you will only get sound i have had as many as 8 pte's open at once -- until the dvd is burned and tested on home dvd players they stay open ken

gary see http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...=2&t=1404&st=20 page 2 Ken Cox Posted: Dec 29 2003, 05:49 PM Igor Position of Comments At the present time the comments position is 8 preset positions. Other than putting text directly on the original picture with a graphic program, or using p2e's Object editor Is there any way you could change the program in such a way for example that if I picked the top of the screen position i could lower/position it in increments to say 2" by using 4 buttons -- up - down - left - right ? farther down i get an answer ken

goddi i think if you use thesearch function of the forum the problem with interlace and ulead has been discussed ken

Gene, welcome to the forum. I have been making shows from friends and family that are taken with digital cameras - and some of the pictures are in the area of 2mb each -- if you have the computing power to make the show, use the images as taken -- p2e will make them fit the screen when set at 100%/fit to screen -- it is when people put borders on their pictures and then they come to the forum askinfg how they can get rid of wiggling horizontal lines at the edges when shown on a tv -- they might look great on a computer but are lost on the tv screens -- so i have adopted the idea that all my shows will eventually be on dvd /tv so i use big pictures and let the encoding make em fit see what Ken went thru to make things work for him http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=2604 you can always reduce the quality/size of the pictures but you are not going to have much success making better quality picts when you start with small picts ken