wilburke

I was wondering which template can be used to show the author of the image. I think it's part of the Exif data but I can only choose between 4 exif entries (Description,Comment,Date,Time). If I use <%MainImg.IPTC.AuthorByline%>, nothing is displayed. Thanks, Wil

Hi Igor, Thanks for looking to my problem. I did some tests with your fix. My orignal problem (for my project) is solved in this version! Unfortunately I did a second test which still has the same 'invalid floating point operation'. What I did: - create a new project. - make one slide by clicking on the example video from Windows 7 (wildlife). - go to O&A and add a border. - save the project - click on the 'play' button - multiple windows popping up with the 'invalid floating point operation' message. I hope this helps to reproduce the problem at your site. I looked for a logfile but couldn't find any in the main folder. greetings

I sent a mail to you with the zip. I tried it on another PC (Windows 7 professional) and there everything works fine.

I'm working with PTE v7.5.4 on Windows 7. When I add a video-clip and try to add a border to this video object (via O&A), I get an invalid floating point operation. I can add the files if needed but it's easy to reproduce with any video file.

I'd like to come back to 'templates'. What's the difference between a project saved as a template and one archived to a zip? IMHO you can use both to pack your project (including all references) and unpack on another place or am I wrong?

I work with PTE for a long time and I'm a big lover of PTE! If I compare it with other programs (m.Objects, Corel VideoStudio etc) it's much simpler and has a lot of possibilities. PTE had one big disadvantage: its support for audio. But in v7.5 we're nearly there! I do like the audio tracks underneath the timeline. It's a pity you can't manipulate (yet) the audio here. In PTE you can create fantastic transitions (thanks to the unlimited possibilities in O&A). But I'm a bit disappointed that I can't make use of some kind of (free) template transitions. For Corel VideoStudio, you can find plenty of templates on the internet. The 'template' concept in PTE looks a bit strange to me. It's nothing more than a self containing project. I rather prefer to work with templates on slide level instead of project level. Shouldn't it great to select a slide and use this slide (including its Objects and Animation) as a template for another slide? These are just some weird ideas. I keep promoting the program in my neighborhood and I do appreciate Igors work very much!!!

Thanks Lin for your answer. I tried exetoavi but it doesn't work. I get the error 'AVI stream not found in input file'. any alternatives? I prefer mp4 instead of avi.

Hi all, I wonder if anybody could help me. Since I use PTE Deluxe, I prefer to make mp4's to play from my MediaPlayer. Unfortunately I have not all PTE-projects of my old slideshows. Is there a way to convert the exe to mp4? I'm thinking on a captue program or anything like that.

By default, the slides are set to 'fit to slide'. Is it possible to change this (e.g. via project settings)? Now I have to change this into 'cover slide' for each slide individually.

Dear, I did the tests you proposed. I can answer affirmative for all questions, except for one show that is not auto-closing. I excluded that one and now it's working. Thanks!

the m.objects show does autoclose and exit but it looks like the PTE main show doesn't get back it focus. When I just click once on the black window, then it gets focus and continues.

This all works fine for starting pte's exe files but when I start an exe of m.objects, it seems that, when the show ends, my PTE main show hangs on a black screen. Clicking on the window makes the PTE application coming active again and then it continues...

Yes This is working! you're genius. Thanks a lot!

I'm working with the official 6.0.5 but I just downloaded the beta-version. This gives the same result with me. In attachement, pls find the project file. Thanks for the help !!! Tento2010_May2-2010_15-37-21.zip

I tried this but my slideshows start in a different order. I made 4 dummy shows (displaying one slide for a short time showing the number of the slideshow). If I look in the TaskMonitor I see that different slideshows are started simultanously. I think the slides for starting up the individual slideshows will run the external application without waiting when finished. After 1 second, the next slide is displayed, starting the next slideshow etc. I also tried to start a batch file but then I get the error message: "Command line contains prohibited command and will not be performed"