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Extract the Zipped File from the location that you saved it to. Use the Right click menu. In the Extracted folder Open the Folder marked "Wild Scotland_V11" Just double click on it (the EXE) and it will run as an executable. DG

Yes, as described in the first link.

It is the MP4 that we have been talking about, Create "HD Video for PC"?

The only way is via Video: http://www.wikihow.com/Post-a-YouTube-Video-on-Facebook and https://www.facebook.com/help/154271141375595/

Thanks, Mark and Maureen. Spectacular in every sense! DG

It will not disappear from the Executable or the MP4. You will have to re-open the Project and re-publish them. DG

The smaller JPEG file sizes will not help you reduce the size of the MP4. Only the quality and resolution settings in "Create HD Video for PC" will have an effect on the MP4 File Size.

Barry, In addition to what BB has said, the advice normally given is that a new folder should be created for each new Project. You can add (copy) images, audio files and video clips etc to that folder and then add them to your Slide List or Timeline from that one folder. Give the Folder a unique name that will make it easy to find in the future. It should reside on a drive other than the drive which contains the OS. This is not always possible on a laptop for instance but it is a procedure well worth adopting if possible. You can edit the Default Locations of various PTE Components by going to Settings/Properties and scrolling through the tabs. Use "Save As" to save the Project to the same Folder that you created for the images etc. There is much more searchable information available in the Online Help File which you can access from the Help section when PTE is open. http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/main

I thought that you were asking how to INCREASE the quality? Now that you know how to get the high quality there a number of options open to you. Decreasing the JPEG quality will not lower the File Size of the MP4 - the EXE will benefit from lower JPEG sizes but it makes no difference to the MP4 Size. You can try lowering the Quality Setting in the Create HD Video for PC window? Or you could drop down to 720p - 1280x720. Experiment?

The quality issue depends on a lot of factors. I use "Save For The Web" at around 80% with my 24MP cameras and that is MORE than enough. Are all of your images 1920x1080 or bigger? Give us something to look at so that we can judge the quality for ourselves and state where you think that you have lost quality. Keep transitions simple and you should be OK. YouTube is great at degrading shows. mpc-hc is recommended.

You can view the MP4 on your PC before publishing to YouTube. PTE recommends: https://mpc-hc.org/

P.S. did you play the mp4 video before uploading? When you say that you "viewed the slideshow" on your pc did you mean the Preview, the Executable or the MP4?

Look at the settings offered when you make your MP4 - make sure that it is as follows: Creating HD Video for PC: 1920x1080 - High Quality - Pan and Scan enabled. DG

Post a screen shot?

Please read this: As I said, I have never used it and find the MP4 Output method much more reliable. DG

Hi Barry, There is a solution to this but it might take me a little while to find it. I have never done it that way - I always make an MP4 and upload that to YouTube - never fails and you can see the quality on your PC before uploading. DG

The two examples at www.Wnsoft.com are Youtube videos. There are many more on the Forum pages. DG

Go to the Wnsoft.com site to compare editions (bottom of page). On the basis of what you have said the Essentials version would suffice. If you wanted to be more creative with the audio files then the Deluxe version would be better. Envelope control of audio files etc are in the Deluxe version.

Lots of ways to skin possum in PTE. Ken asked for alternatives to the "Add Audio" button. Doing it in the way I suggested saves "browsing" - you have the files already showing in the files list and just drag them into place wherever you want them. Show File Tree makes changing folders easy - if necessary. One of Ken's requirements was to be able to Play the file to make sure it is the right one - that can also be done. Ken's idea of dragging onto a slide in the slide list is a good one but correct placement of the file in the present V8 is not achieved - it is a good idea - perhaps he should post it in Suggestions?

Three Simple Styles for the 4x3 (1440), 3x2 (1620) and 16x9 (1920) Aspect Ratios - a wood effect Frame is added to the Slide and a "cream" background is used with shadows behind the image. The Image is in Cover Slide Mode within a mask and can be Zoomed and/or panned as required. Note that the AR of the Image is slightly different to the Project AR so some "cutoff" may occur. 4:3 Framed 1440.ptestyle 3:2 Framed 1620.ptestyle 16:9 Framed 1920.ptestyle N.B. There appears to be an ongoing issue with Exported Styles containing objects, which prevents the use of Multi Aspect Ratio Styles. So (for now) I have had to upload the individual Styles. If anyone else is experiencing the same problem, I would like to hear from you. Multi AR Styles work on the PC used to construct them but when Exported and transfered to another computer things start to go wrong.

Let me know when you do? It might be a useful feature on my wife's iPad.

Agreed, but if you turn off "Convert to sRGB" then it is tagged with the ProPhotoRGB or whatever. My attachment incorrectly showed the "Convert to sRGB" ticked. Sorry. DG P.S. Bruno replied while I was writing.

Bruno - Export / Save for the web (Legacy):

Robert, Check this: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5724261?tstart=0 DG

Will it be one mp3 per slide - or more than one? You can drag an mp3 into available space in a Track in Timeline view and position it. Right click on the mp3 (in the track) and use Customize Audio Clip to link to the desired slide. You are also offered the facility to Link to the Slide under the cursor. You appear to be only able to Link one Audio Clip per Slide (per track). If you want to Link two clips to the same Slide then it needs to be done in a second track etc. If the clip duration does not exceed the Slide Duration in each case, you only need one track for that and if the Slide position is changed the Link is maintained. Does that help? http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/project-options/audio-tab http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/main-window/the_timeline