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Peter, I think it means that unless you are using a HDMI connection you won't get 1920x1080. I'm not sure that a DVI-HDMI converter is the same thing - maybe someone else (who has tried it)? But I don't see how this would result in your problem - do you normally run your MAC to a separate monitor? DG

"Other than convenience, I have no complaints about the RAW converters for my cameras from the manufacturers" I'm afraid that I look at things from a different perspective - if the conversion from the manufacturer's product gives a better result (as it should do for all cameras) then it is no contest. I look for quality - not convenience - but we are all different and each to his own. ACR you press a button after conversion and it sends the image to CS4 - mine does exactly the same thing in the same amount of time. ADOBE MEDIA PLAYER - I did default installations on both my machines (at least I thought I did!) but cannot find Adobe Media Player anywhere. DG

Peter, The third is "Stop watching this topic" I am getting alerts for all other topics to which I've subscribed EXCEPT THIS ONE? DG

Peter, Can you post the model no. of the TV and/or check the spec in the manual to see what its res is. Sonys up to 26" can be 1366x768 and over 26" are usually 1920x1080. DG

Barry, The OP has already stated that he can see a clone of his desktop on his TV. What you say is not strictly true. My Sony laptop is 1280x800 (16:10) but if I connect to an HD TV at either 1920x1080 or 1366x768 (16:9) via HDMI the TV and Laptop automatically sync the resolution to suit. I don't get a choice of resolution. The aspect ratio is then 16:9 with no distortion. I do not then get the laptop monitor but have to work purely with the TV view. With my setup if I try to use VGA I am restricted in the width of the image on TV to 1280x768 (on the 1366x768 TV) and the picture is nowhere near as sharp. I am very wary of making generalised statements on this topic because not all manufacturers of this type of equipment offer the same facilities. If anyone intends to do a lot of this work then it is advisable to get a laptop and TV (or projector) with the same res i.e. 1920x1080. This is the way that Camera Clubs are now going with their laptop / projector setups. DG

Peter, I didn't get an e-mail about your addition here. But I did get an e-mail regarding a post in the HD TV topic to which I have replied and another person subsequently replied. DG

Strange Peter, Do you have any sort of Dual Monitor arrangement for the MAC which might be causing a problem? DG

OK - replying to prove settings. DG P.S. I added this reply after changing my setting and thought that it should have appeared as WATCHED - but it hasn't.

Hi Peter, I don't use that feature but I tried it for the first time after reading your post this morning. Everything seems to be there as expected. If you repeat what you have done and what has not happened step by step I'll try the same procedure and report back. DG

Lin, This probably will not be much consolation to you but CS4 Extended loaded on both my desktop machine and my laptop in under an hour when I first got it. I had to first install SP3 and afterwards on both machines update my graphics drivers. I have CS3 running alongside CS4 on both machines. Regarding the RAW discussion, if all camera manufacturers brought out a DECENT RAW converter for their products you/we would not have to rely on ADOBE / BIBBLE etc. The camera manufacturers should have a better insight into their own products to allow this. One manufacturer went down this road and produced a product which is more than just a RAW converter and leaves very little processing of the image which HAS to be done in either CS4 or E7 etc. I could manage quite easily without E7 or CS4 but I couldn't manage without my manufacturer's dedicated RAW converter. DG

You are correct Daniel - If you are not at a Keyframe it says "Create new keyframe here". DG

Henri, Check, when the programme opens, that it says PTE Deluxe 6.0 Beta 15 in the top left corner? DG

BWAT, Build your menus in PTE V4 as Igor suggested. DG

A point about the white line feature in v6. It "strokes" the image and therefore, if that image is subjected to PZR, the line goes with it so for the purpose of creating a line around the SHOW its use is limited to only slides without PZR. The PNG line is probably still the best way to go for that application.

Beautifully smooth movement from 3d transformed image to normal - even with 1920x1200 images!!

This has been covered MANY times and different opinions exist. My method is to start with the original WAV (if you have downloaded an MP3 save it as WAV immediately for storage). After doing your edits, fades etc save as an mp3 and try it in PTE. If you have to edit again go back to the original WAV. For complicated edits saving intermediate WAV files is a good idea - that way you don't always have to start again from the beginning. You are correct that there is a quality loss if you open an mp3, edit it and save again. Some will say that the loss is not enough to worry about. If, like me, you care about quality you don't take that chance.

Hi Isabel, The rule of thumb is that if you are going to zoom into an image at 200% then your image needs to be 200% bigger than your screen resolution. If you are making a show on your 1024x768 monitor (for instance) and know that you are going to zoom at 200% then your image needs to be 2048x1536 to accomodate the zoom. More info here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10609

Has anyone here had the experience of having to upgrade any particular piece of software because the version that they have been using on XP machines will not run on Vista? How big a problem is it and more to the point, how big a problem is it likely to be when Windows 7 fully takes over? For instance, I was using Perfect Disc 7 on my XP machine (I still am) and when I tried to install on my Vista laptop I found that I had to upgrade to a newer version (at a cost). DG

Lin, I understand. Whatever other options are chosen, if the PTE Codec is used the AVI is only temporary. I tried creating an AVI using Cinepac Codec by Radius (first in list) and it produced a stand-alone AVI (quality poor-but it did it). I seem to remember trying (a long time ago) using a media converter programme to change the temp file into something else while it was still in the temp folder and I think it worked. OK, I've learned something - now remembering it...............

Hi Lin, Briefly and for my edification only - I either knew and forgot or possibly never knew: Why would the PTE codec work for one person and not another?? DG

Hi Peter, It could still be memory - my file was a very small trial.

Hi Peter, No, I tried it with 5.6.4 and the defaults are the PTE Video Codec and the No Compression (PCM) 44.1Mhz;16Bit;Stereo. When you say "it didn't save the avi" did you mean "it didn't CREATE the avi"? P.S. I'm using XP - aren't you using Vista? Edit - I tried it on my Vista laptop - same as XP - OK.

....or accept the default?

I just tried it WITHOUT altering any CODEC settings and it worked fine.

You can display slides in RANDOM order (Project Options / Main) but the timing can only be global or manually changed to the required time. You will need to batch convert from TIFF to JPEG in your chosen application i.e. Photoshop etc.