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Obviously, there are two different "camps" here, perhaps they are based on a misunderstanding. We might both be saying something different, but hearing the same thing. Regarding Ronniebootwest last posting that at 1024x768 image is MUCH larger at 300 dpi than 72 dpi... If I start with a 3072x2048 image straight out of my camera and reduce it to 1024x682 (keeping same proportions and full image) leaving it at the dpi PhotoShop reads from the camera (180dpi) I get a file size of 68kb at quality 6 If I take the same 3072x2048 image, change the dpi to 72 and then change size to 1024x682, I get the same file size at quality 6 - 68kb Doing it a different way... If I take the same 3028x2048 image and use the CROP tool first set to 1024x768 at 72dpi I get a 63kb image at quality 6 image If I take the same 3028x2048 image and use the CROP tool first set to 1024x768 at 300dpi I get the same 63kb image at quality 6 image (Obviously the resultant file size, even at the same quality setting, will vary from image to image depending on the amount of detail etc in it) I hope what I have been saying is now clearer Over and out on this topic....

Igor: I was the one (or one of the ones) who asked for png file type. As I wanted to use them as OBJECTS. So what you are saying sounds good !! Thx

Ian/Barry: I was the one who dragged the thread off topic when I replied to Deb saying don't bother touching the resolution when sizing. I expected that I would get a reaction to that statement as we always have in the past, (and I expect we will in the future) but I believe in giving the best advice I can. I am with Ian on this one, forget about the resolution. For the doutbing thomases, do as I suggested in my reply to Ronniebootwest, just try it and compare. When I help someone get started with Digital Photography, my first lesson is the editing software is pixel size, print size, resolution and file size. It is a difficult concept at times, but once understood it will help many times as they work through their images for printing and screen display etc etc Scantips, as as been referred to here is an excellent source

Eric: Does PROJECT OPTIONS>ADVANCED> HOW NAVIGATION BAR give you what you want ??

Malcolm As you say we'll need to see what Igor has crafted for us with the pan and zoom, but I can tell from experience with other peoples' shows using other software with pan and zoom, that yes the image can disintegrate badly. I am sure Igor will have good advice for us when the time comes

Roger: To a large extent the transition parameters used are a function of the individual images and your personal taste. When I give tutorials on AV techniques, I sometimes demo two or three different transition treatments on the same two images. I have never had a unanimous agreement on which was THE right one to use.

Roger: For me it is a question of very careful selection of the two images so as to achieve the effect you want. (often being very careful in the original shooting of the images keeping in mind the transitional use you are planning) I often crop the two images differently so as to ensure I achieve the best transition from one to the other. For example if transitioning two faces as an example, put both pictures in one image as layers, reduce the opacity on one image so you can see both both together on the computer screen in PhotoShop (or whatever editing software) and then adjust one face to line up the eyes, particularly, and other facial features as exactly as possible. I often do this with many images in a show if I am trying to get "seamless" transitions.

Ron This has been discussed many times on the forum and I recognize there are two views. I knew making the statement would get a reaction but we all offer our best advice. IMHO, reducing the resolution is an unecessary extra step for screen presentations. (Changing resolution is used to determine print size.) Why not take an image and reduce the pixel size size without reducing the resolution, and then reduce it along with the resolution, to end up with two 1024x768 images saved at the same compression rate. Review the difference in end result in terms of quality on screen and file size etc etc.

Igor: I'll echo Fred !!!!!! But don't forget your vacation.....

Deb: I have done no DVD work, so I won't touch that aspect. I would size them at 1024x768, I assume one of those softwares has a batch mode to that for you. (I don't use those softwares so I can't give you a definitive answer .. sorry) You do NOT have to touch the resolution, simply leave them at the res they come from the camera and simply reduce the pixel diemnsions. But sometimes you don't want to do a simple reduction in size, sometimes you want to crop them to eliminate some portions of an image, or crop some that will be shown in sequence so as to get certain aspects of each image to line up for the best transition. So don't always do a blind size reduction. With the new versions of PTE I don't worry about the 150kb max size any more, I aim at about 300kb, a little higher particulalry if there are slight variants of colour in the sky, or smokey clouds reflecting night lights. Denser images, can be reduced a little smaller in terms of kbs that "thin" images. Depending on the amount of detail in the images etc, a quality 6 or 7 (out of quality 10) will likely work for most daytime "busy" shots. Less busy shots can go with a higher quality.

Rainer: Try clicking on the first slide, then ALT Click on the last one That should select them all xxxxxxxxxxxx Oops: I meant SHIFT click

John: I am not sure what effects of Barry's you are specifically talking about (have you seen the #1 download on www.beechbrook.com/pte "Olga Boritsch, Photographer" it is a marvellous piece of work with picture in picture) But many of us, as stonemason said, make up the multi-imaged image in PhotoShop and bring them into PTE sequentially. You can use OBJECTS, but you will need to size the picture within the picture carefully and there is a problem as the OBJECT added "moves around" depending on the screen resolution of the viewer. Igor will be fixing that in due course

Lin: I watched your Riva Flash show last night (it came as a streaming file) No problem with the music at all, a few of the pan and zooms were a little jerky, but so have been any ProSHow Gold shows that I have seen with pan and zoom.

Janet: Welcome to PTE ! I have not hit this issue with my shows so I not sure I can help, but let me speculate that it maybe you have music inserted in more than one place. For synchoronizing shows to music, you add the music in via PROJECT>OPTIONS>MUSIC. I can replecate your problem if I add more music through CUSTOMIZE SLIDE. Remove the CUSTOMIZED SLIDE music and you should be OK.

Barry: As I understand it, CTRL=W will open the image in whatever software the file type has been "assigned to". In your case, as with barksworld, it seems you have assigned the jpg images to open in PhotoShop. There are many advantages to that in PTE, but there are disadvantages when opening other jpgs in PhotoShop unless you keep PhotoShop always open.

The quick answer is that you can't save PTE as an .avi file. When preparing the output for a DVD, there is a temporary .avi file created, but it is only a temp file. You are not the first person to mention this, I think there has been a request to make it a permanent file, but with all the other more urgent requests we have burdened Igor (the software designer) with, I doubt if this is a very high priority. In the meantime an .exe file works for most occasions, but there are those other occasions.... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Obviously this answer is incorrect, sorry about that. See below

Ken: Glad we have a resource like you !!

Fred: The issue of some questions coming up time and again is not any easy one to solve. I suspect just as many newly registered users as non-registered users ask the "repetitive" questions. There are a small core of users that watch the forum religously, most users don't, so they don't know if a question has been asked before. I suspect many of us in using all software don't read the manual/help and will ask someone a question before searching for an answer. Part of that is due to "laziness" (to which I plead guilty at times) and part of that is not knowing where to look, or not being able to find/understand it even if you do know where to look. Ken Cox is THE master at being able to search the forum and find the previoulsy provided answers. I have used the search function many times with about a 10-15% success ratio. I am not sure how Ken does it, but perhaps we should appoint Ken to deal with the repetitive questions - I am sure he would enjoy doing that...... <grin> Guido's website is a great place for newbies to look, but they don't know about it. The FAQ via HELP on PTE needs to be expanded and indexed, but for what we pay for the software, I am not sure we can expect much else.

I agree Ken, I have my data backed-up too many ways, but don't ask what happened when my config.sys file got corrupted somehow the other day..... Now I have another back up procedure in place..... And of course a few months ago, one of my external hard drives, part of my too many ways of backing stuff up, messed up and I had re-format it. Fortuinately the corresponding internal hard drive did not act up.....

nelonb: This has come up many times and the short answer is yes. BOXIG, a forum member, has a utility to do the trick. I can't find the references to it in previous threads (Ken Cox can find things so well) but if you click on "members" at top right and look for BOXIG and go to his website, you should be able to find the utility As many of us have learned over and over again, nothing beats a good back-up of everything on your hard-drive

Paul: If you want them to fade nice and smoothly, then you should pre-mix them in sound editing software before putting them into PTE. You can put multiple separate tracks into PTE but they won't necessarily fade nicely at the "joints". For sound software, see Guido's excellent PTE tips site click here You can synch the slides to the music using the TIMELINE function. Just add the music through PROJECT OPTIONS>MUSIC and click custom sunch on PROJECT OPTIONS>MAIN Hope that helps

Bob: Only after Al finishes running what is to be a very sucessful leg of the SUPER-CIRCUIT (in Ottawa)

Ken: Thankfully the facilities where we hold out Photo Club meetings are covered by an agreement with the appropriate copyright police, so we won't get raided. Now if the police come after me when I am showing AVs to retirement homes and nursing homes.... I do use some royalty free music, but not always

Ralph: I am not sure exactly where the music is that you can't hear it, but if you put it in on the SOUND LINE on the MAIN PAGE and then try to watch the show on the TIMELINE, you won't hear the music on that slide. You have to use the full preview Is that the issue ? Igor has said that he would fix that in an upcoming release (not sure when though as he is quite busy with pan and zoom as you know

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