davegee

Gary, I'm not sure if I know the answer to your problem but I can tell you my experiences/setup for doing exactly the same thing. I use 1920x1080 images in a 16:9 show with "Fixed Size of Slide" ticked. i.e. Fullscreen Aspect Ratio = 16:9 Virtual Size = 1920x1080 That show will fit to the width of any aspect ratio monitor from 4:3 (1024x768) right up to my 16:10 (1920x1200) with black lines where appropriate at the top and bottom but never at the sides. When playing the same show from my laptop to the 16:9 TV via HDMI (same setup as your WD) the show automatically fills the screen. I started doing this a couple of years ago and reported it here - others have since adopted this methodology with the same results as you are experiencing. DG

I've been using Perfect Disc for a few years with no problems whatsoever. DG

Be carefull when setting the resolution. 1920x1080=16:9 1920x1200=16:10 Use the MONITOR's Resolution. Another point - if the new monitor (and your computer) have HDMI (the monitor will) use it in preference to VGA! DG

You must set your computer to the FULL resolution and aspect ratio of the monitor - 1920x1200 - 16:10. Then all will be fine. DG

Barry, You are, basically, correct. It takes a VERY high standard of musicianship to construct a MIDI sequence and to make the listener even wonder - "Is that MIDI or is it real". DG

Alan, Have you checked you junk mail box? That's a common problem. DG

"Probably we will add "Export tracks to MP3" option to mix all tracks into one audio file. You will able choose both ways". That's good enough for me! DG

Hi Ken/Peter, Ken may have got it slightly wrong (or I have misunderstood his intention). I don't advocate the use of DVD for this application - I've never had satisfactory results this way. What I DO advocate is connecting a laptop (with HDMI output) to your TV and playing your 1920x1080 EXE file directly. Some have indicated that they have had good results using VGA connection. Having tried both I can definitely state that there is a clear difference between the two on my setup. Furthermore, when connected via VGA (on MY SONY setup) the TV limits the width you can use to something closer to 16:10 format. Black lines each side. Laptop - HDMI - 16:9 TV. It's the only way to go. I realise that this advice is of no use to anyone wanting to mail a DVD to a relative/friend. Peter didn't say what his intention was in that respect. DG

I find myself agreeing with Brian re: "I agree with Xaver and Peter on this proposal ~it wont work~ and I have forgotten how many times Ken and I have have remarked about those who come on the Forum with a problem ~get it fixed~ and we never hear from them again not even a acknowledgement nor a thanks. In comparison to those persons there are many Forum Members who appreciate the help given by others whether the problem is solved or not." I would like to offer an alternative under the conditions outlined by Brian. Give the thread a reasonable amount of time and if the OP doesn't get back the Administrator marks it "CLOSED". DG

Xaver, Speaking purely for myself, I have always had reservations about what is proposed by Igor regarding sound editing. We all know that multiple tracks CAN (but not always do) cause problems. The proposal encourages multiple tracks, UNLESS it is Igor's intention to mix the multiple tracks into one for the EXE? DG

You can put a RECTANGLE under the text. Change its size using the grab handles. Change its colour, fill mode etc in O&A Properties. Change its opacity in O&A Animation DG

Set up the first slide the way you want it with Image, Title and Author's Name. Copy that as many times as required. In O&A go to (new) slide two and change the image in Properties - if all images are in the same folder that's easy. Edit the Title text and the Author's Name text to suit. Go to slide three and repeat as above. Keep going until you reach the last............ Alternatively, put all images in as normal - add a text box to the first and copy and edit to the second, third etc. I've used this for up to 200-300 images in a Salon presentation and found it to be the easiest. P.S. Get someone to check it for you afterwards - someone else will see mistakes that you don't. DG

Peter's point number 3 works for me. DG

It's more easily done than described! Take the section WITH music. If you know the number of bars/beats and the number of slides then calculating the beats to each slide is easy. If you have 32 bars of music for 32 slides the beats are four per slide. If you have 64 bars of music for 128 slides then the beats are two per slide. Etc You should change the slide every one beat or two beats or every four beats in a 4/4 section. In a 3/4 section you should change slides every one beat or every three beats. Etc You say that you know the length in bars / beats of music for 400 slides? If the one is divisible by the other - no problems. Put the silent track in to play first and start slide ten at the point where the second track (music) starts - use TIMELINE. Click on slide ten and the last slide (in Timeline) and use "Arrange selected points" in TIMED POINTS. (The end of the last slide needs to be carefully positioned before doing this). That's the simple version! You say that there are variations in tempo and time signature? Each section will have to be treated individually using the method above. Time-wise a slide in a slower tempo section is going to have to be on screen for longer than a slide in a faster tempo section but this will be governed by the number of beats/bars in the section. If the music used has a pronounced waveform then telling exactly where a bar starts SHOULD be easy and allow for manual tweaking if necessary. My tip (from experience) would be - use NO TRANSITION because you are then making it so much easier for yourself to obtain the sync. The change from one slide to the next is very "indefinite" using any sort of transition. When I did a similar excercise recently I started with the piece of music and added the slides as required. DG When I suggested some sort of method for dividing the timeline into bars / beats some time ago it was not thought necessary because not enough people are doing this sort of synchronisation - I would find it invaluable!

Hi Ken,<br><br>Strange - I am getting heaps of mail from elsewhere (including reply notifications) so I'm not completely shut down?<br><br>DG

Ken, The reason I was asking about Anti-Virus was that my seemingly "weak" desktop machine does NOT have Anti-Virus of any sort installed - it is not connected to the Internet. Consequently, I am able to run quite a few programmes without glitches wheras others with much better machines than mine get bogged down. Nik NX2 for instance is a known memory hog but my machine runs it smoothly and quite fast while others with more powerful machines complain about its slowness. I keep coming back to Anti-Virus and such programmes which, whilst necessary for the Internet, seem to slow things down considerably. Where this is an issue turning it off temporarily does not seem to make a difference. The fact that, on my desktop, it has never been there seems to be a deciding factor. Just a thought, DG

Peter, To what extent does Anti-Virus etc play a part during the playing of a PTE EXE file (if at all). DG

Lin, I have now had a chance to try this demo on my Desktop and also read your post #18. I must admit to a little confusion since your Title for this Thread (and post #1) and the contents of post #18 seem to be suggesting different things, but I understand. Anyway, my desktop played the demo equally well (Dual Core 3Ghz Media PC; 2Gb RAM; nVidia 7600 GS with 512RAM). DG

P.S. Runs smooth as silk on my laptop (Dual Core T8100 2.1Ghz - 3Gb Ram - with nVidia 8400GT and 256Graphics Ram). I will try it on my desktop later after I have dug myself out of the snow. DG

I thought that we had decided long ago that the video card was not the only "variable" when it comes to performance? DG

It look like you have it sorted then Mary. DG

"I then store the ISO file on a backup disk and can burn additional DVDs anytime I need to" Apologies Mary, I read this as being a DVD rather than a USB drive etc. My main reason for using iso files is so that I can easily distinguish between a PTE problem and a DVD burning problem in the event of a failure. "DVD Master Copy" If you are doing a lot of copying, keep one DVD purely for copying from - as someone else has suggested it takes just a couple of minutes to copy a DVD. DG

Hi Mary, Everyone has their own way of doing things. Wouldn't it be easier to keep a DVD Master copy and do a DVD copy from that in whatever software you like best? You are using a DVD to store an ISO file and can't really do anything with it. I would use ROXIO for that as well as the ISO burning but anything will do. DG

NX2.2.4 is now available for any NX2 users who wish to update. Changes in this version - Compatibility with 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate has been added. When run under 64-bit versions, the software operates as a 32-bit application. - Compatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack 2) editions has been added. When run under 64-bit versions, the software operates as a 32-bit application. - Specifications have been modified so that when 25 Photos on Page, or a higher number of photos per page, is selected for Select Layout in the Print layout dialog, the Use Thumbnail Data (Draft Use Only) box is automatically checked. This resolves an issue that prevented printing when 25 Photos on Page, or a higher number of photos per page, was selected for Select Layout. - An issue that caused an error message to be displayed and prevented printing when borderless settings were applied with some printers has been resolved. - An issue that prevented accurate application of borderless print settings has been resolved. - An issue that prevented specification of the same margin for left, right, top, and bottom margins in the Margins section of the Page Setup dialog has been resolved. - An issue that caused a delay between clicking of the Print button and actual initiation of printing has been resolved. - When an image was opened on some computers with AMD CPUs, Capture NX 2 quit unexpectedly. This issue has been resolved. - An issue that caused an error message to be displayed during batch processing of a large number of files has been resolved. - When a batch process was run with the Notify when completed box in the Processing Queue - Process Running dialog checked, a blank window was displayed. This issue has been resolved. - When a batch process was run for multiple images with the same shooting date and time, the processed images were not saved with the correct file names. This issue has been resolved. - An issue that caused batch processing to fail before completion when a batch process was run with certain settings has been resolved. - An issue that caused an error message to be displayed when multiple enhancements were applied to images has been resolved. - An issue that caused an error message to be displayed when attempting to open several images previously saved with Capture NX 2 has been resolved. - When the Camera & Lens Corrections checkbox was checked (Develop section of Edit List), enhancements were not applied to an image opened in the image window and displayed at 100%, and the enhanced image could not be saved. This issue has been resolved. - When image window display was maximized with Desktop selected for Window menu>Workspaces>Additional Screen for the primary monitor on a dual monitor system, the image window disappeared. This issue has been resolved. - When the zoom tool was used to enlarge an image displayed with Full Screen or Presentation selected from the View menu, the portion of the image clicked with the zoom tool was not displayed at the center of the window. This issue has been resolved. - An issue that prevented switching between “+” and “-“ operations when the ALT key was pressed while using the selection brush has been resolved. - An issue that caused folders in the Capture NX 2 Folders palette to be displayed in a different order than with Windows Explorer display has been resolved. - When the crop tool was used to select a crop and the ENTER key pressed to apply the crop, the cursor did not switch to a selection tool. This issue has been resolved. - When a number was entered after a decimal point for some enhancement items with text boxes for entering numerical values in the Edit List, the values could not be changed. This issue has been resolved. - When "-" (minus) was entered in the Exposure Compensation text box under Quick Fix in the Develop section of the Edit List, it was displayed in red and then “0” was displayed after a few seconds. This issue has been resolved. DG

Creating an ISO file is good practice. In my case, using ROXIO EASY MEDIA CREATOR, all I have to do is double click on any ISO file and the correct function (BURN IMAGE TO DISC) in ROXIO is loaded. All that is needed is to click on OK and the job is done!