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Ed, Having faced the same problem over the last year I would ask: Why 1050 high? There are a growing number of 1920x1080 projectors now in use and they are the highest you are likely to find in common usage. This resolution also applies to LCD TVs. On the other hand the norm for home PC monitors is fast becoming 1920x1200 (OR BIGGER) so passing shows on to friends might involve them viewing your 1050 high show at 1200 high. There is no easy answer but thinking along the lines of catering for the HIGHEST res you are likely to come across in NORMAL circumstances why not make your shows at 1080 high or 1200 high? DaveG

"In the ever changing world in which we're living" Ken, that would mean using the lowest common denominator in projector resolutions - 1024x768 (or even 800x600). It would also mean that those clubs having 1920x1080 projectors would not be using them to their full potential. No, it will ONLY all even out when everyone gets 1920x1080. DaveG

I think that Ken wants "whose gates". DaveG

Gary, Maybe someone else can give a more definitive answer BUT, I believe that all RAM modules in your computer MUST be the same value - you cannot mix 512Mb with 1Gb. To increase the 2Gb that you have you need 4x 1Gb (of which only 3 - 3.5Gb will be useable). Anyone confirm? DaveG

Maureen, Why not create a crop tool to do your re-sizing? That way they will always be the same resolution/aspect ratio no matter which camera the image comes from. You may have noticed that there is not a suitable 3:2 crop for a 1024 wide image (1024x683.333333333333333). I would use 1026x684 and fit to screen in PTE - that way your crop is a perfect 3:2. DaveG

I also enjoyed it - it's a place that is high on my list of places I MUST see before........ Being Hyper-critical I found the variation in the heights of some of the images/slides a little off-putting? Otherwise - excellent. DaveG

What about starting again? Add 10 of your slides and create exe - if succesful add more until problem occurs. Then add music. DaveG

Gary, I have to say that I didn't think it was RAM from the beginning. If it is an EXE which is causing the problem - has the EXE been transfered to and tried on a different computer? DaveG

Hi Gary, You originall mentioned that there were 1200 slides in the offending show? Have you tried cutting it into two halves (or even four quarters) and trying each to see what happens? All of the tech talk is great but on a practical level it looks as though your system (possibly) is reacting to either the number of slides or maybe one or two slides in particular? DaveG

Peter, There is a possiblity that the PNG files are not going to behave in the way that you intended. This is where JPD's system comes into its own - look into it for future projects. I think that JRR's answer is the one most likely to be of most use. DaveG

Isn't a white rectangle made in Photoshop at a few pixels larger than the image and saved as a JPEG not an image as well? One single white JPEG made at screen res should be all the is needed - it can then be resized (even distorted) to suit any image and animated if necessary. It would not have to be a high quality large file. DaveG

Too much detail,Too much detail!! DaveG

Your testing is far more comprehensive than mine - no doubt your Yorkshire ancestry coming into play? DaveG

I PARTLY agree with Alan. I tried this immediately after installing 5.6.4 and wheras in 5.6.3 it was necessary to click on an arrow twice directly after pausing it is now only necessary to click once to, for instance , go back one slide. However it is still necessary to click an arrow twice to change direction. DaveG

Den, Ken is trying his hardest to keep up with it but it has a lot to do with the fact that people can become members and post immediately - this needs to be addressed! The other problem is that he is probably asleep right now due to the time difference. Give him time - he really is doing his best. DaveG

Colin and Peter, In PAUSE mode pressing either of the arrows does not resume play. The first press appears to do nothing and the show remains in pause mode whilst the second press takes you backwards or forwards remaining in pause mode. Pressing back arrow followed by forward arrow does nothing - the two presses have to be in the same direction. DaveG

Hi Cedric, I have checked this in 5.6.4 and when in pause mode it seems to take TWO presses of the left or right arrows to change direction of navigation. Once the direction of navigation is changed (i.e. forward to backwards or vice versa) a single press of the arrow button will continue in the current direction. When not in pause mode a single press in either direction will work. DaveG

Cedric, Whilst I agree that there is something not quite right about the navigation using left / right arrows, could I urge you to upgrade to 5.6.4? Bringing up problems with older versions or Betas is non productive and any problems that you find in 5.6.1 COULD have already been fixed by 5.6.4. DaveG

You need to go to the slides view and then you can rt click on the slide that you want to copy and then paste. You can also do it in the Fullscreen View of Slide List. Ctrl C and Ctrl V work OK for me - make sure that you have a slide in the slide list highlighted before trying it. But not in the Timeline. DaveG

I have covered this numerous times. If you make an MPEG4 of your show at 1920x1080, or 1366x768 (depending on the res of your tv) you will get a show which "equals" the corresponding show on your laptop/desktop in terms of quality and aspect ratio. The caveat to this is that the said laptop/desktop should be connected to the tv via an HDMI connection. If you only have DVI you will need audio leads as well. The PC will set to the same res as the TV. Make the PTE show at Fullscreen - 16:9 and insert your 4:3 images (either 1080 pixels high or 768 pixels high) and they will then fill the HEIGHT of the TV screen with black bands to left and right. Using images which are 3072x2304 pixels is OVERKILL unless you are doing a lot of ZOOMING. They only need to be 1080 OR 768 pixels high for this application and, providing that you do the interpolation downwards properly in Photoshop or similar, you will see absolutely no difference in quality but a big difference in the performance. Don't assume because your tv says "HD" on the front that it is 1920x1080 - check the manual. Usually TVs over 26"-30" are 1920x1080 and "most" 26" TVs (or smaller) are 1366x768. PC Monitors can be 16:10 or 16:9 - I haven't come across a TV in the 16:10 aspect ratio. DaveG

You have placed a keyframe at the "end of slide". If you change the slide time is it not logical that it should stay at the "end of slide"? DaveG

Are you able to create the text you require in Photoshop? If so save as a transprent PNG file and use that in PTE. Not a real solution - more of a workaround. DaveG

Does your laptop resolution equal your projector resolution? Try running the projector with the laptop monitor OFF - it might not cure it but it might make things a little smoother. It will be Fn and Fxx key. DaveG

Well put Mike! I have been doing things in a rather different order regarding your last 5 out 6 points but it might be worth experimenting with a change of order. Your point about Luminosity is also relevent as I am seeing a consistent change in luminosity when using SFW between original and output (lighter). I will continue to use my little action to change from 16 bit to 8 bit, flatten the image and change from RGB to sRGB before "saving as" but with caution. DaveG

mbskels, I believe that you may have a point about SFW! I described the SFW "2-up" method because I thought that it best described the differences without having to insert the images into PTE to see the differences. Leaving SFW aside for a moment, there is a definite shift in colour when an RGB image is saved as a JPEG without first changing to sRGB and using "save as". If the image is changed to sRGB then the process of "save as" JPEG does not introduce a colour shift. Side by side viewing in PTE makes the differences obvious, particularly in blue skies. This applies to un-edited images. DaveG