davegee

OK John, I PROMISE - no more politics in a trade for no more sport. Thanks for participating.

Any more? Almost 300 views and just 27 votes. Does that mean that around 250 people don't know what their monitor resolution is or that they don't care to participate? The present result seems to suggest that wide screen is being used by twice as many people as non-wide screen and that 1920x1080 is the most popular AR. Remember that (just like in a General Election) the poll is not really valid if not everyone votes. (Wales has an Assembly because 25% of the population [plus 1 person] voted for it)..

Hi Peter, I have a (serious) question for you. Provided that a PTE EXE file complied with all other rules regarding FILE size etc how would the people running a (for instance 1024x768) competition know that it had been made using 1620x1080 images in a 1620x1080 "Fit to Screen" mode show? Secondly, would it make any difference? My point is: Why stipulate the resolution of a show these days - is there any point? The same argument applies to single image competitions (IMHO). DG

With Create ISO Image the ONLY one ticked you only need to tell it where to save it and give it a name (Project name). It will save the ISO file wherever you tell it to and once that is done you use your own Burning Software to burn to DVD. I just double click on the ISO and the correct module within ROXIO opens up to do it. DG P.S. did you edit while I was writing? I'm sure that I was answering a different question which contained a reference to ISO Image!!!! Yes - Use NTSC - (if you have a modern DVD player it SHOULD play both PAL and NTSC). Your edited post tends to suggest that you might have HDD problems - insufficient disc space.

Good advice from both Peter and ken. A good alternative to a CD is a memory key. They rarely (if ever) fail. Dragging the EXE files from CD to Desktop should do the trick. DG

Thanks Guido.

Thanks Den.

Hi Barry, I must take some of the blame for persuading you to go with 1920x1200 when you upgraded a couple of years ago. We had a long drawn out discussion and if I remember correctly you opted for the Dell 27" 1920x1200? My reason for choosing 1920x1080 when/if I change in the future is that it is completely compatible with both TV standards and projector standards. I mostly make PTE shows in the 1920x1080 (or 1080 high) resolution for showing on TV via HDMI and I have yet to see a better finished product than that. Our club's projector is 1920x1080 and as Maureen hinted in a recent post it is the standard that all clubs should be aspiring to and adopting asap in order to progress. Individuals with healthy Bank balances may also join in. I can't stress enough the importance of being able to use HDMI (or DVI with separate audio leads) - there IS a difference in quality and this is what is uppermost in my thoughts when making any decisions along these lines. Taking PC World as an example, they appear NOT to be selling any Desktop PC/Monitors or Laptops that are anything but WIDESCREEN so maybe that, in part, will answer the second part of your post? I might be wrong but I think that it is beginning to be more and more difficult to buy anything other than widescreen? Yes, you can buy 4:3 and 5:4 now - but for how long? PLEASE everyone, don't turn this into an argument about monitor aspect ratios - it's just a survey - no more - no less. Thanks for joining in. DG

It might be interesting to see the outcome of this - maybe some use can be made of it by someone? If you have to use one of the the "OTHER" choices please indicate the actual resolution in a reply below? My monitor is 16:10 1920x1200 but if/when I'm in the market for a new one at any time my current thinking is that I will get a 16:9 1920x1080. DG

Thanks David, They won't load in either Audition or Soundbooth. They won't play in Windows Media Player either. DG

Hi David, Which software, apart from PTE, supports .ogg files for editing purposes? Nothing on my computer appears to support this extension. DG

Dick, DavidP has provided an example here: http://www.picturest...showtopic=12006 While he was working on that I devised a little test which allowed me to see / hear what was going on during a Crossfade. To cut a long story short, if you have two MP3 files in a track you need only apply Crossfade to the second file. The type of waveform applied appears to be LINEAR. Applying Crossfade to the first MP3 merely fades the music in for the duration of the set (crossfade) value. (Crossfade only applies to the beginning of the MP3). If you insert more than one MP3 into any given track they will play consecutively and applying crossfade to the second and third etc provides an overlap. If you insert MP3 files into different tracks then the OFFSET is required to give the correct placement of the second, third etc MP3s. DG

Some software allow you to turn off Tool Tips - so you have a choice. If you are in need of help turn them on. If you are an hexpert turn them off. I'd leave them on. DG

I quickly added a template folder to my Vista Laptop Desktop as a trial and was able to get right down into the folder to see all files (beta 7). DG P.S. Sorry, can't agree with your suggestions - they make perfect sense the way they are. Tools tips are a GREAT idea. I'll second that.

Hi Dick, I'm not sure that I can figure out what Igor's version of Crossfading actually does. I have demonstrated above a LINEAR CROSSFADE using the Fade In and Fade Out sliders. True crossfading would attempt to keep the volume constant throughout while the first piece ends and the second piece begins and a number of different curves could be used to achieve this i.e. Linear; Sinusoidal; Logarithmic. Maybe someone else has some knowledge of what Igor's version of Crossfading does. I have tried a variety of combinations and none of them appear to make any sense given my definition of Crossfading. The only thing I know for certain is that if, for instance, you inserted two pieces of music in a track the first piece being 4.36 long and the second 2.57 long, by adding a crossfade of 33 secs to both tracks the total time for the track becomes 7.00 long. I'm struggling a little to define what happens (and how it happens) during the 33 sec Crossfade. DG

Peter, Re Start Time. If you add a piece of music of X minutes length and use a Start Time of 10 Seconds with a fade in of 5 Seconds the Track will ignore the first 10 seconds of the MP3 and start to fade in 10 seconds into the music. 0 seconds on PTE Track = 10 seconds in on music track. DG

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11969 DG

This one has been thrashed to death on this forum! You have to prove it for yourself. If your CSx is set to RGB save one JPEG in RGB and then Convert to sRGB and save a second version. Put the two versions in a PTE show and play. Use an image with a blue sky - I find the difference is most pronounced with Blues. Compare with your CSx version and see which one most closely resembles it. As for the advice re: "Don't shoot RAW" - I have no words..................... DG

I think that the approach I would like to see is a direct parallel to the Timeline for slides. At any point on the waveform I would envisage the ability to add a Keyframe which would then give access to all associated parameters for the sound in a given track. The parameters would be Volume (obviously), Effects (Reverb would be nice) etc. Two Keyframes would allow for a Fade-In or Fade-Out, increase or decrease in the amount of any effect available etc. However, being able to see ALL waveforms and their respective keyframes would be quite a challenge. (Being able to see all keyframes in all images in a slide at the same time must be a challenge or we would surely have had that facility by now?). Any other approaches out there? DG

The question I am being asked at the moment is: "Will it be possible to lower the volume in the middle of a background track (and raise it again) when a spoken comment is required". This is easy in Audacity, Audition, Soundbooth etc but I can envisage that it would be even easier if PTE would do it (and perhaps more flexible). DG

I agree John, Being an AUDITION and SOUNDBOOTH user I find Audacity to be a little on the BASIC side. However, although having been sceptical about the introduction of this feature into PTE, I am happy to join in with its development. Being inquisitive about its features and how it fits in is natural to some. Also when asked a question about it being able to understand the question helps. DG

Hi David, I agree. I tried putting two files into track one (4.36 and 2.57) with a 15 second crossfade added to both files the time indicated for the track was 7.03. The time indicated on the timeline was 7.18. This is a 15 second discrepancy? I removed the crossfade from the first file and the Track time and the Timeline time were then both 7.18. The effect on the music (with my files) was exactly the same. It seems that you only need to enter the crossfade ONCE to get the desired effect(?). Entering it twice causes the discrepancy that you described and I was able to duplicate. I'm sure that there are other uses for crossfade but to achieve what I did in my experiment the Fade In, Fade Out and Offset will do the same thing (in separate tracks). There are people here who are much more Audio capable than I. (I just play). I'm surprised that they haven't thrown their hat in? DG

Hi Jean, I was specific about Preview and EXE because I don't make Video / DVD etc. You could be right in that it only fails when compiling video? Anyone else? DG

I just tried it again with a NEW PROJECT and set it up as per my example and it works in both Preview and EXE. The problem appears to be with your system/setup? Crossfade produces some puzzling results so I have not used it at all (yet). Try ticking OFFSET instead of CROSSFADE for track 1? (Edit: I don't think it's that!). DG

Hello Cor, Can you elaborate a little? This works for me (in EXE and Preview): http://www.picturest...showtopic=11969 DG