tom95521

I recently purchased a low cost N150 Win 11 Pro mini PC ($150) to replace my old i5 desktop PC that is non-upgradeable to Win 11. I was surprised how well PTE AV Studio 11 performed on the N150. Very low power requirements and no fan noise at 1920x1080 display resolution. If you need 4K display resolution then I would probably buy a more expensive mini PC with DDR5 memory, and a CPU with higher performance iGPU. For most people I don't think you need a full size desktop PC in 2025. https://www.gmktec.com/products/nucbox-g3-plus-enhanced-performance-mini-pc-with-intel-n150-processor Tom

I have tested various methods to display videos as live wallpaper and screen savers. Windows PTE AV Studio (publish .scr screen saver) Pot Player (free screensaver) Wallpaper Engine (wallpaper/screensaver) Push Video Wallpaper (wallpaper/screensaver) Lively Wallpaper (free wallpaper/screensaver) WinXcorners (free emulates Mac hotcorners) HideDesktopIcons (free download link) WinXcorners and HideDesktopIcons work well together to start the screensaver or show/hide the desktop icons. Mac Dynamic Wallpaper Engine (wallpaper/screensaver) I know there are other apps but I am happy with this one. Lively wallpaper can add depth map to bitmap images (like Photoshop neural filter depth blur) so the have slight parallax change during mouse movement. Thanks, Tom

MKV is a great format for high quality video with support for subtitle tracks that can be hidden or displayed. Both PTE Studio and PTE Optimiser can play MKV files but not the subtitle track. MKV file size is usually much larger than MP4. It would be great if we could take a subtitle track in the MKV and embed (hidden) or maybe burn it (overlay) into the MP4 video. Thanks, Tom

It would be nice if the rectangle object color is updated in real-time like it does for text color. Thanks, Tom

This problem has been solved in the latest version of 11.0.16. Thanks, Tom

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I was having difficulty stabilizing a video with Normal and Strong options, but Camera Lock level 5 was able to remove the high frequency movement. Thanks Igor.

Hi Gary, I think it uses peer to peer network technology like Apple airdrop so the software has to be installed on both computers. If it's installed on both networked computers and you are not seeing the other computer it's possible the computer firewall did not get updated. My installs happened so fast that I don't remember exactly what it said but I remember clicking on allow firewall update on private network. I changed the computer name in LocalSend settings based on my computer CPU or model number. Let me know if I can help further. Thanks, Tom

I sometimes want to quickly share slideshows, photos, and videos between my various computers including phone and tablet. I have found this app to be very good for sharing files. I have tested on Android phone, Apple iPad, Arm Windows laptop, x64 desktop computers, and Mac silicon mini computers. I have not tested on Linux computers. Free and open source. https://localsend.org/ Tom

Maybe add a dissolve transition option (1 second?) when merging videos. I realize it might compete with AV Studio if too many features added to the optimiser.

That is a great solution. Thanks, Tom

I notice when I merge videos the logo I added to first slide only is added to selected slide. Maybe add option to add Logo to all slides. Thanks, Tom Mac Optimizer beta 4

I think this might be an old problem that everyone is aware of that I just happened to see again. The initial slide 0 that only shows up in transitions at the beginning of a slideshow has a purple outline in both horizontal in vertical directions. It's easily noticeable on horizontal swap 3D and diagonal curling of page. At first I thought it was edge antialiasing but turning it off did not change the outline. Mac and Windows Thanks, Tom

If I try to overwrite an existing file I get this message. Mac Beta 3 Thanks, Tom

I would not mind a toggle button for trim function and preview. Even though my eyes have clareon vivity extended depth of focus lens implants (cataract surgery), it is still difficult to see the small thumbnail image in the trim mode. Jill's solution would work too if it's easier to implement. Thanks, Tom