davegee

Some time ago Lin advised loading of MPEG4 codec using ACE CODEC SET. I just did this and the PROGRESS BAR now comes up immediately and I have created a LOW QUALITY - SHORT HD Video. More tests continue. DaveG

Tom, What is the longest HD file you have made? DaveG

Re: Progress bar. My card is nVidia 7600 GS with 512 Mb RAM. Problem is as described above. DaveG

Thanks LIN - great tutorial from which, I'm sure, most people will benefit and get new ideas. DaveG

Gary, Start with a 1 minute LOW QUALITY video and work your way up - that's what I am going to do. The spec of your computer is going to play a BIG part in this. DaveG

Gary, What length of show are you trying to convert? The progress bar appears right at the very end. However I have failed to make an MPEG longer than 1 minute so far. DaveG

Re: Progress bar. It appeared after about 1 Hour into converting a 22 minute show in High Quality. Maybe I was being a little too ambitious!! Result was sound but no picture. I tried a much shorter - 3 slide - show and was successful. Perhaps there is a limit to what can be achieved? DaveG

Hi Igor, When creating "HD Video for PC and MAC" I can see a "tab" on the task bar but cannot get anything on screen. Should there be a progress indicator? DaveG

Well done Igor and team. Lots of new stuff to play with - I'm off to check the replacement for "Original Size"!! DaveG

Hi Eric, I have mentioned here many times that I record to both Audacity and Audition via an EDIROL optical to USB interface. So Audacity will record from a USB source. DaveG

Mike, You still haven't indicated if your screen resolution is set to 1680x1050? (Right click on desktop / properties / settings for XP). If it is not - it should be. DaveG

Igor, Your graphics card is more advanced than my (old) laptop's card. I can only set one output resolution. DaveG

Hi Ken, Clicking on VIDEO now gives the choice of "Burn DVD - Video Disc" or "Create AVI File" - different to Lin's Tute. When you get there the options are also different - more and possibly better. I just wondered if one of Peter's FAQs was more up to date? DaveG

Hi Ken, Hasn't PTE moved on somewhat since the date of your linked post? DaveG

Can't you just go to "VIDEO" and choose "CREATE AVI"? DaveG

Igor, When you use this setup is your computer/laptop monitor also capable of 1920x1080 resolution? i.e. are BOTH the projector and the monitor able to be used at the same time? DaveG

The OP doesn't say if the laptop being used to link to the projector is the same one that they run smoothly on? I "believe" that PSG produces a file which is a video and is therefore of low resolution wheras the PTE EXE file uses the original images and applies the transitions etc. which is why PTE gives superior quality at the expense of requiring a far more powerful computer with lots of RAM and a GOOD graphics card. Do their PTE shows run smoothly on the laptop when the projector is not connected? DaveG

Hi Barry, There were two difference - Vista AND Audacity / XP AND Audition. Not to dwell too much on the quality issues with MP3's but as you state the difference in quality between WAV and MP3 is very little provided that the quality of the MP3 is 128Kbps or above (I use 256Kbps). My arguement is, and always has been, that you do not continually edit/save/edit/save/edit/save MP3s. You SHOULD, for best quality, go back to the WAV file OR original MP3 to do that sort of editing. Same thing applies to TIFF and JPEG files. DaveG

Toke, This might be the sort of thing you are looking for: http://www.photocompviewer.co.uk/ I can't offer any comments regarding performance/quality because we have never used it. We use PTE exclusively. DaveG

Umberto, I'm using XP and Audition. DaveG

What I was suggesting was that if you are going to work on a music file for which you only have an MP3 version file it might be a good idea to save it as a WAV file before editing. That way, any edits and saves you make will not degrade it any further until you finally save to MP3. If the MP3 you save is not what you wanted or requires further editing go back to the WAV version to do the edits - don't edit the saved MP3. By the way, I always use 256 Kbps for my MP3 files - a good compromise between quality and small file size. DaveG

Umberto, I read your original post again and I understand a little better! I have never experienced this - every time I modify the original sound track (in Audition) and export the MP3 it overwrites the MP3 in the PTE Project folder without any error messages (even with the project open). This leads me to think that there is no problem with PTE but rather with something in your computer setup? Yachtsman, When converting tracks from CD to HDD it makes more sense to save them as WAV files if they are going to be edited. If they are going straight into PTE - no problem - go to MP3 immediately. If your "original" is already an MP3 (download etc) then first save it as a WAV (you haven't gained or lost anything) to distinguish it from edited MP3 copies. DaveG

Consider this: An MP3 file is like a JPEG - the more you open it, edit it and resave it the more compressed it gets and it loses quality. I ALWAYS go back to the WAV file to edit and make changes and then save as MP3 to the PTE folder WITH THE SAME NAME. It doesn't matter if PTE is open or not - it will overwrite the previous file. It is quicker, more convenient and it remains at first copy quality with minimum compression. It is "crazy" to do it any other way (my opinion). DaveG

Plays OK on my laptop with 64Mb card but music stutters a little. I recognised the melody but did not realise it was Chet. Igor, you have not only good musical taste but good choice of musicians to play the music!! DaveG

While browsing through Sound On Sound Mag I noticed that another possibility exists for those still wanting to go with the hand-held digital recorder route. YAMAHA have a new model which is priced at around £250. It appears to be so new that there is no mention of it at their UK website! DaveG