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Greetings, Well, today I went out and purchased a Blu-Ray player. It is a JVC XV-BP10 (Sams Club). I then created an 'HD Video for PC and Mac' MP4 file of one of my PTE shows. This Blu-Ray player states it plays MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format discs. I burned my MP4 file onto a DVD disc. However, the Blu-Ray player does not play this MP4 file. So perhaps I have been misunderstanding something here. I was hoping the Blu-Ray player could play this format. Even though the file is MP4, does the actual DVD disc have to be 'formatted' as H.264, not just merely having the MP4 file burned onto it? Is this right? I am disappointed that my Blu-Ray will not play PTE's H.264 MP4 show. Is there a technical barrier to creating HD PTE MP4 shows that can play on a Blu-Ray player? The regular DVD's created in PTE play fine on the Blu-Ray but I was hoping to take advantage of the 'HD' output of PTE. Can this be a capability of PTE in the future or is this not possible? Seens the WD HDTV device is the lesser expensive way to go for now. Thanks... Gary ================================

Greetings, I want to get a Blu-ray player that will play the PTE's created 'HD Video for PC and Mac',MP4 (H.264) video files. I see that the specs for the one I am looking at, the Samsung BDP-1600, says it will play the 'H.264' format. In the case of this output from PTE, should it play on a Blu-ray player that says it will play the H.264 format? Are this apples-to-apples format? Samsung says it will not play 'MP4s' and that MP4 and H.264 are not the same format. So I am confused. Thanks... Gary P.S. And is PTE's 'H.264' the same as 'H.264/AVC'?

My apologies...I totally forgot that you have to download the 'Windows Virtual PC' for Windows 7 from the Microsoft site. Windows 7 is giving me other fits so I did not remember what I did. Well, at least, this seems to have helped narrow down the cause. of the problem. For video drivers, I think you need to go to the site for your video card maker and see what drivers are available and hopefully they will work in Windows 7. Hope that works. Gary =======================

Andrew... I am not really sure if we are talking about the same thing. If I am understanding what you did, you changed the 'compatibility' selection by going into the Properties tab of PTE6. My suggestion was to use 'Windows Virtual PC' (which you will find in Start/All Programs/Windows Virtual PC/WindowsXP Mode) where you actually install PTE6 in its 'WindowsXP Mode'. Maybe there is no difference but I would think there is. Not all versions of Windows7 have this capability. When you enter the 'WindowsXP Mode', it looks like you are in WindowsXP, and maybe you are. I am just leaning about Windows7 so maybe I am off base here, but I don't think what you tried was what I was suggesting. See if your version of Windows7 has this capability. After I installed my old backup program in the 'WindowsXP Mode', I don't even see it in Windows7's Program list. I have to get into 'WindowsXP Mode' to see it. There must be a difference???? Gary =========================

nobeefstu... I am the 'Administrator' on my PC. I went back to see the Properties/Compatibility tab. As I mentioned, the items were all greyed-out. But I clicked on the "Run this program in..." and the menu opened up. So it actually will allow me to choose another mode, if needed. Interesting... There is much to learn in this Windows7. One other possibility for Severn to try. If he has the Professional or greater version (I think) of Windows7, he can try to install PTE6 in the 'WindowsXP mode' and run it from there. It would be a good test to see if that solves his problems for now. I had to install an older version of my backup software in the 'WindowsXP mode' because it is not compatible with Windows7. (But this backup program would only recognize my C: SATA drive but not my D: or E:, which are two separate physical SATA hard drives. Not sure if that is a SATA issue or Windows7 issue, but I got a new backup program that works in Windows7). Maybe PTE would run better for Severn in this 'WindowsXP mode'. Hope it helps.. Gary ===============================

nobeefstu... I found my 'Compatibility' tab. Originally, I looked at the Properties of the PTE6 in the Start/Programs. The Properties tab of PTE6 did not show a Compatibility tab, as I reported. However, I also have a shortcut to PTE6 in my Microsoft Toolbar (Office 2000). I just happened to look at the Properties there and it does show the Compatibility tab. Everything is greyed out so I am not sure what this all means. I have attached an image of the tab in a Word doc. For the record, my Windows 7 is the Professional V6.1 Build 7600. Gary ============================== Compatibility Tab.doc

nobeefstu... I have been following the problem that Severn has been having with his Windows7-32bit and PTE 6.0. I have not had any problems with my Windows7 and PTE 6.0. But I took a look at the Properties tab to see what it had. My Properties for PTE does not have a Compatibility tab. I looked at other programs that I have installed and some do and some don't. I wonder if the fact that Severn has the Compatibility tab and I don't might mean something. My Windows7 was an original install, not an upgrade from Vista. I wonder if this might have something to do with the problem??? Just wondering. Gary ============================

Severn... I recently got a new PC with Windows 7. I just tried opening an old PTE show and moved images around in the Slide List and in the Fullscreen view. I had no problems; it worked smoothly. My setup is Windows 7 32 bit (not upgraded from Vista); a QuadCore i5-750; 4 Gb Ram; nVidia GTS 250 1 Gb. This might not help but just to let you know that I haven't seen the problems you are having. If you need me to check any other setting, let me know. Gary ===========================

Peter... It seems that since Audacity has been the 'recommended' sound editor for PTE, this sub-forum would be a great place for such questions. I don't see how it would be a negative thing. Anyway, thanks for the response. You are correct. I have been blindly using the numeric keys...not even thinking of using the other keys on the main keyboard. I am using a new keyboard in my new Windows 7 PC with the new version of Audacity, so I thought it was my keyboard or Windows 7 that was not working correctly. Too many variables, I thought, but it was just me. Thanks much...Gary ==============================

I am using the 1.3.9 Audacity. I have a question about the Keyboard preferences. The Keyboard Preferences show that to 'Skip to End', use the 'End' key; to 'Skip to Start' use the 'Home' key. Neither of these are working for me. Nor can I use the left and right arrow keys to move the index line (the vertical line). Is there something I have to do to get these Keyboard actions to work? Thanks... Gary

I would like to suggest that the MP4 audio format be added to the music formats supported by PTE. Gary

Tom... I had never heard of audio mp4 files, only video mp4 files. I'll put the request in the Suggestion Forum. Thanks... Gary ==============================

Hi Brian, The Windows Media Play 12, that is in Windows7, does let you choose MP3 directly in its menu. If that is now illegal, they had better start hiring a lot more policeman. Maybe if I run into a DRM protected CD, the process will stop but I have never run into this issue. Thanks for the PM. Gary ==========================

Tom... Yes, I saw The WMP12 in Windows7. But I didn't realize that the RIP menu would not appear until you actually put a CD in a drive. Once I put a CD in, the RIP menu came up. In WMP10, the RIP menu showed up without a CD in the drive. Ok...that was solved. Thanks. But I would still like to know why mp4 audio files are not a choice in PTE's music menu choice. Thanks... Gary =================

Greetings, I now have a new PC with Windows7. One of the programs included is the Nero Essentials that allows me to RIP audio file from my CDs. I see that the only 2 choices in this program are to RIP the audio files to Wave or to MP4 formats. I see that PTE does not have the MP4 audio format in the possible music files formats that it recognizes. I would rather not go though another conversion step to convert them to MP3. Do I have to use a different RIP program or will PTE eventually allow the use of MP4 audio files? Thanks... Gary

Peter... I have been in awe seeing what many of you guys are doing. And your Cube is AWESOME! Really shows what we can do with PTE, and, one day, maybe I will be able to do it!!! Thanks for the great piece of work. Gary ============================

Greetings... I just viewed your show and it is fantastic. Really great photography combined with perfect music. Well done using PTE's brillance. Sincerely, Gary ==========================

John... Just to narrow down your problem, I have just installed PTE 6.0 into Windows7, but the 32 bit version. I see no problems so far. Might be just a 64 bit problem, but others should give you some feedback. Gary ==========================

Lin, Thanks for the clarification. I totally misunderstood the problem when I read "You need to install the "Saru's Flower Ding" font." I was not thinking that it was for using the Template; I was only thinking it had to do with the playing of the exe file. I was having a bit of a brain-lock. Thanks... Gary ===================

thedom... Just a question about the need to download the 'Saru's Flower Ding' font. I thought that PTE now removed the need to worry about strange fonts that are used in PTE. So I am wondering why one has to download your special font. I thought PTE would take care of that requirement. Just wondering... Gary ======================

Hi Peter... I'm between a rock and a hard place. The motherboard on my PC died yesterday. I had to order a replacement MB from China...it is so out of date, no one else seem to have one. So I have to put off our experimenting with the 3D for a while. Gary =================

Lin.. Thanks for the tutorial. Perfect. Shed lots of light on the subject. One suggestion: I think you should make your hat a bit more 'pointy'...you are a wizard! Sincerely, Gary ==========================

Peter... I took a look at the cube, the keyframes, etc. I am just not seeing what you are doing. I played with it, but I am apparently not seeing for forest for the trees. I don't understand what is making the cube foldfup. The 3D Parameter window will close up when I manually move the blue triangle. I do see the last keyframe making the rotation of '30'. Thanks, anyway...Gary Added Later... aHaa...I think I made some progress. I was able to find the second Keyframe for each side of the cube and found the '90' and -90', etc. in the 3D Parmeter box. Ok...I am gaining on this thing. Now I just have to figure out how you put together each side of the cube in the Objects list. Thanks... =====================

Hi Peter, When I am referring to the 'little book', I mean the 'Book of Images' created by bjc (in the Slideshow Created... forum). I thought you had looked at it. It uses the 3D parameters and it is very nice. I have studied the keyframes in his show but I have not figured it out. I will try to post this question directly to bjc. I figured the R and Y were just put in quickly. And it was a good thing because it got me to dig deeper. But I am wondering what you meant by "unfolded each of those two little cubes to a flat form". Do you mean you can literally do that in O&A from the completed cube? Gary =============

Peter, Thanks for the file. I played with it and I see where you added the Texts. I was adding it in the wrong place. It is not obvious, but in time, maybe the proper placement of Text will become obvious. I noticed the 'R' is backwards and the 'Y' might be upsidedown. This got me thinking and I went back to the 'little book' where I had some of the Text that was upside down and/or backwards. I figured out that I could use the 3D Parameter to rotate the Text for them to show up correctly. Lightbulb moment! Now, the next question: In the 'little book' show, I have put in some Text in several of the pages. When I Preview the show, the Text on both the left and the right pages do not show up until the right page starts to move on to the next pages. Again, with the next set of pages, no Text show up until the right page starts to move on to the next set of pages. Question: Why does the Text not show up immediately on the pages as the pages open? Thanks... Gary ================================