tom95521

I spend most of my computer time on a Mac. I have a Windows computer but I don't use Vegas. I will test VirtualDub2 Lagarith encoding. Thanks, Tom

I don't use Adobe products so that is not an option for me. Lagarith is a relatively old codec and not compatible with some animation programs like Apple Motion which uses ProRes with alpha channel but it has large file sizes. If PTE was able to use VP8 or VP9 with alpha channel then it would probably be more widely used since it's easier to convert to this format and has smaller file size than ProRes. It is easy to convert from ProRes to VP9 using Shutter Encoder. There is also H.265 with alpha channel but not sure if Windows could support this option. Tom

Hi Rosy, If you have the project .pte file and the source media then it would be easy to separate into 4 slideshows. If you want to split a video into 4 sections then you import 4 slides of the same video and then adjust the start and end times. You could also upload the video 4 times into YouTube and use the editor to trim the video start and stop times. Free software is available for splitting videos but for Mac I use Quicktime and for Windows I use Bandicut when I need to trim videos. Tom

Hi Ian, Not sure if you received a reply but I cropped the image to show the device and uploaded to https://images.google.com/ (Google Lens). This looks like the device. https://www.amazon.com/Sonnet-Echo-11-Thunderbolt-Dock/dp/B08WYCY2FS or https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonnet-Echo-11-Thunderbolt-Dock/dp/B08WYCY2FS Tom

I use a 3D text program Art Text 4 (Mac only). There is a nice feature where you can type text, right click, split text into letters (on separate layers). Then you can animate, resize, color, etc. That would save time instead of typing one letter at a time and adjusting position. Thanks, Tom

Hi Pascal, I had forgotten that I posted on your original thread over 2 years ago. Maybe this feature could be enabled in PTE 11.x by Igor. Thanks, Tom

This might be considered a separate suggestion but I would like to see an "Add from Clipboard" option in O&A. Many of my graphic editing apps have a save to Clipboard option. If PTE had this feature it would be a faster method of importing objects and potential higher quality because not saving as an intermediate file format. If the system clipboard was used for both copy and paste it might replace the open in external editor for bitmap graphics. Tom

Hi Denis. That example with a custom speed modifier looks great. I think it would be nice if the software provided this option and call it spring or bungee or damping or ... Thanks, Tom

I was watching one of my old PTE videos and I noticed it doesn't have a spring like decay modifier. Maybe it's possible to do with an oscillation multiplier and keyframes? If you know of any easy way to create this effect let me know. If there is a spring decay type modifier it would make it easier. I used a text animation program in the example below. Thanks, Tom My 3 year old video.

Hi Igor, I will probably update my benchmarks in the near future. I am happy with the AMD 5700G and RX 6600 XT computer. I think the Sample Project is a good method of comparing encoding speed since everyone can test their video encoding performance. Good suggestion about HQ preset. Thanks, Tom

I notice if I use MacOS Preview to export image as none compression TIFF it does not work in PTE 11 but it does work in PTE 10.5.9. Tom

I did a test of the video encoding speed on the AMD 5700G with AMD 6600 XT computer compared to my computers. I know AMD GPU cards are not as popular as Nvidia but the RX 6600 XT seems to work fine with PTE. Unless you have a large amount of video in your project the native slideshow format will always create a much smaller size file. Tom

I think maybe PTE does not like JPEG TIFFs. If I save in Irfanview with JPEG compression of TIFF then I see a black image. I see Igor already mentioned this. I don't know what other reason could cause this problem. Tom

Hi Rosy, An automatic dishwasher has probably saved many a marriage. We have not been to an indoor restaurant or movie theater since covid started 3 years ago. So for us, it's an essential piece of kitchen equipment. My wife's favorite saying is "A Happy Wife is a Happy Life". Very nice quality video and music. Thanks, Tom

Hi Rosy, You had me worried that you were going to damage your camera when the water started splashing inside the dishwasher. I'm glad your DW project was a success. Thanks, Tom

Hi Mike, Installing Affinity Apps on a new PC this morning. I have a slightly different path discovered using task manager that works. Yours is probably better since it doesn't require a version number. "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\SerifEuropeLtd.AffinityPhoto2_2.0.3.1688_x64__3cqzy0nppv2rt\App\Photo.exe" Tom

Hi Ghulya, Filmora 12 runs native (not Rosetta) on Mac M1 and M2. I have lifetime license before version 9 so it is free update. https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor-mac/ There has been controversy on lifetime updates but has been recently resolved. https://mobile.twitter.com/Filmora_Editor/status/1609180413188096005 Thanks, Tom

Also OBS 29 streaming/recording software is starting to support AV1 hardware encoding. I have Filmora 12 for Mac and for some reason it is faster at AV1 encoding than Handbrake or Shutter encoder. https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-29-Beta-1 Tom

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/handbrake-video-transcoder-adds-official-av1-codec-support-in-latest-release/ Software encoding for most cards. If you have a Intel ARC video card I think it also supports hardware encoding. Tom

Hi Rosy, Our Christmas dinner was relatively simple. Butternut squash soup, coffee, and Stollen bread for dessert. Cheers, Tom

I am not experiencing a crash when I do the test above. When I double click it opens the slide option window. Sometimes (seldom) I have a problem where a PTE window is on another virtual desktop but I can fix this by moving to the desktop and closing the window. Tom

Another Californian wishes everyone Happy Holidays. Santa brought me very good eyesight without glasses. Good health and peace to everyone around the world, Tom

The Windows screensaver option could be removed and it would not bother me. I right clicked and installed the screensaver and now I have to figure out how to remove it from the screensaver list (deleting the .scr from the original directory does not). I could not find it under the Windows or subdirectories. The Mac version of PTE does not have a publish screensaver option. Tom

Not sure if many users create screensavers in PTE. I usually publish a slideshow as a video and use PotPlayer to play the video as a screensaver. I tried using the PTE screensaver option. It creates the .scr file and it shows up in the list of screensavers. When I click on settings it starts the screensaver instead of showing a message about no options. There is a preview button next to it so there is no need for a second preview option. Also not sure why there is an exit on mouse in PTE control option settings when screensaver already has this feature. Thanks, Tom Windows 11

I have been using the PTE 11 native ARM Mac 11 betas for many weeks and do not have problems with crashing. I do not use an iphone but my Pixel 6A H.264 and H.265 videos are compatible with PTE on my Mac (and Windows). Tom Ventura 13.1 Mac mini M1 16 GB RAM