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Thanks for the styles. I have been playing around with Text Templates earlier today repositioning and adding zoom and fade in and out. It works really well and can be a suitable alternative to create a title slide. TC

Hi Dave, That is nearly the same as the Slide Style I have created. There is only a slight difference in the figures but virtually the same effect. I have now carried out the same process on the laptop and it works well. I am giving a presentation on Sunday and wanted to show off as many of the features as possible and have been working through them for a while. Really helpful, thanks again. TC

Hi Dave, Many thanks, for some reason I was not getting the "Splitter for background objects" option. Now created Slide Style using this feature and is working OK I've been playing around with this most of the afternoon. Will now try on Laptop and hopefully get it to function there. Many thanks TC

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Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I Have used the right click option in O&A to no avail. The Main Image changes to Reference Image when I apply the Slide Style. It's baffling me! TC

I am having trouble getting the Splitter feature to work with Custom Transitions and Slide Styles. I have created a Slide Style where the main image is set within a frame zooms for the full duration of the slide (10secs). There is a border (5px) around the frame and a drop shadow and the background is blurred (35%) with reduced opacity (70%) and a zoom of 105%. I have applied a Custom Transition that I have created making sure that the Use background from slide, Transparent background of slide and Dissolve are all selected. When applying the transitions there is no separation of the background image nor is it appearing as a dissolve. I am using version 9.0.7 with a Windows 10 PC. Can anyone help please? TC

Hi Dave, Once again thanks for your input. I guess it's all to do with expectations when you use the software. Having used "Change Image File" in the past and seeing the name change in the Slide List it was my expectation that when I Changed Image File in "Missing Images section the same thing would apply. It was also interesting that if you accept the change of image in the Missing File section then if you try and change Image File (Right Click dropdown menu) in this instance it still does not change the name of the image in the slide list! So I guess this is how it works and I appreciate your comments. Perhaps it might be something Igor will look at in the future. TC

Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. I appreciate that you can use the approach you and Igor have suggested but that seems to defeat the object of having a feature to find missing files if all you have to do is close it down and do what you would have done in previous versions. Just as a matter of interest did you take a look at the video? TC

Hi, Somewhat disappointed not to receive a definitive reply to this query. I can only assume that if you use the "Missing File" feature in PTE 9 and select an alternative file then you have to manually change the file name in the Slide Options which seems to defeat the object of the exercise. Also if you have inadvertently changed a file name then again it will not be recognised in the Slide List and has to be changed manually in Slide Options. Even using the "Change Image File" when this happens fails to present the correct name in the Slide List. Perhaps someone might confirm that this is how the Missing File feature works.. TC

Hi, I'm not sure that the problem has been understood so I have made this short video to demonstrate. Hope this helps find a solution. Location https://1drv.ms/f/s!AgSMU6JRym7Fb_1m_9eRLKUhwVw TC

Hi Igor, The problem arises if for some reason you have inadvertently changed the name of a file in the slide show folder when PTE IIs closed. When you reopen PTE it shows as a missing file. If you select "find missing file" and select the file which now has a different name and select OK, the file will then reappear in the slide list. However, it still retains the original name of the "missing file". If you check in O&A the file is shown with the correct name as shown in the file list. In other words, if the missing file is as the result of a name change it will still appear with the original name in the Slide List. Change image makes no difference following this process and the image still retains the original name when you select the file from the Slide List. I would have thought it should have the same name as the chosen image. TC

Hi, Can anybody shed any light on this one. I have the same results on both desktop and laptop. I have also installed v9.0.5 and the problem still remains. TC

Hi, I have just been experimenting with Missing Files and changed the name of an image from a project in Windows Explorer. Opening up the project in PTE 9 now displays the Missing File menu. Selecting "Find and select" takes me to the original folder where I then selected the same image but which now has a different name and after confirming this is the image I want, select OK. The remains the same in the Slide List but shows the new name in O&A. In other words, I change the name of an image from say Water to Running Water in windows explorer. Having confirmed this is the image I now wish to use, in the Slide List the name remains Water, but if I look in O&A it now shows as Running Water. TC

Hi Igor, If I have a project open in PTE and set up Key Frames for animation on a slide in O&A and the setting in Preferences for Scale Key Frames is not selected then, of course, if I change the slide duration there will be no repositioning of the Key Frames. If, with the project open, I now go to Preferences and select Scale Key Frames and then change the slide duration, in version 9 this has no effect on the positions of the Key Frames already set. I believe in previous versions they would have been scaled in an open project when the Preferences were changed. In order to Scale Key Frames now in an open project the only way is to use the slide Options as Barry has commented. Hope this is clear. TC

Hi Barry, Many thanks, that works OK. TC

Hi, I have set Scale Key Frames using v 9.0.4 on both my laptop and desktop computers but this does not seem to be functional. When I reset the slide duration and go back to O&A the timings remain the same. TC

Hi Dave, Many thanks for that, it is just what I was looking for. It is to try and help our camera club to use PTE instead of Windows viewer. TC

Hi Lin, Thanks for the reply. I did mean the file name. I'm not certain but I think someone in the past said that this was possible. TC

Hi, I seem to recall that it is possible to create a slide style which will automatically pick up the title and this can be displayed with the image. Can anyone advise please? TC

Hi, Someone asked me to have a look at a problem they had in putting a number of slide shows on a DVD and getting them to run correctly. I created a disc with 5 slide shows using a 3 x 2 menu template which shows five black boxes which I altered to show required frame in each case. I then burnt the DVD. In PTE Project Options Full Screen selected and Fix Size not selected. In each case in Video Builder Project Options:- PAL - 16:9 - 7000 - Auto - Antiflicker selected - MPEG Audio - 320kb/s - Return to Menu selected. On the menu template 3 x 2 - Animated Menu not selected - Return to menu selected and Menu duration not selected. When the DVD is in the TV player the menu comes up showing all of the shows and the first show is selected. If I use the right arrow key on the TV remote I can get as far as the last show on the top line (third show), further use of the right arrow key does nothing and pressing the left arrow key either does nothing or will only go back to the second show but not the first. I am unable to use any of the arrow keys to access the fourth show (First one on bottom line of menu). If I select the third show on the top line of the menu I can use the down arrow key to access the fifth show (last one on bottom line of menu). As an exercise I have done this in Both PTE V8 and V9 beta 2 with the same result. I have had little experience of producing DVD's and wonder if anyone has had similar problems. I know most people will be using USB sticks and smart TV's but would like to know if there is a solution. TC

Hi All, Firstly apologies for the long delay in replying to all your comments. The reason I needed the details was to help a lady at our local camera club who is still using PTE 7. With a little help she has now resolved her problem and so I would like to say thank you to all of you who replied. I am still trying to persuade her to update to the latest version of PTE but I guess she may be best waiting for PTE 9? Any signs of a beta version yet? All the best TC

I know nobody has looked at this post yet but it seems that the version of PTE 7 that the lady has is just the standard version and O&A are not available in this version. I hope someone might be able to confirm this please. TC

Can anyone remind me where O&A were in PTE 7. I have tried to find an old user manual but so far not succeeded. I did a demo the other night and a lady who was present is trying to replicate what I did but in PTE 7. TC

Hi, Have had a look at dropbox from your link and it says the file does not exist. Can you help please. TC

Hi All, Cracked it!!! Following my understanding of Dave's demo tutorial I have created a background "Screen" for each image in the show and added the original images as a Child of each of the "Screens". Using the "Change Image File" by right clicking on an image and replacing it with the 1920 x 1080 Black Image (Screen) and then placing the original image as a Child of the Black Image. This process was repeated for each image in the sequence. By doing it this way all the timings were kept and anywhere there were masks or text files these were "Copied" and then pasted to the Black Image and the original text/masks deleted. This ensured that any Keyframes and timing associated with Text and Masks was retained. Once the sequence had been changed in its entirety I went into Project Options/Default Tab and under "% of the slide to show main images" set this to 92% and this has solved the problem. Re the pale appearance of the sequence, this was down to settings on the TV which have now been altered and all is well. Thanks to all for your input on this, it is appreciated. Tony Hi Dave,must have been typing this when you replied. Once again many thanks for your help. Tony