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Have you downloaded the latest version. Are you clicking on the correct icon for the new version. Both your old PTE7 and all other versions will run side by side. Jill

Igor said the prices will remain the same as V11. So if you are going from V11 pro to V12 pro it will be $49 If you are going from V11 Studio to V12 Pro it will be $75 Don't know what it will be if you are going from an earlier version, you may have to pay the full price Jill

Hi Dave, Thanks. I know several of the Hotkeys, but there are so many options it is difficult to remember them all. I knew there was a Shift+Left Click to Constrain Vertically but I see that is for a KeyPoint. I think these two would be better swapped over Shift + Left Mouse Click on a Key Point- Constrain movement of Keypoint to Vertical Plane It would be better if we could keep the Volume level but move the Keypoint horizontally - So constrain the movement horizontally Trying to get 2 KeyPoints to have the same Volume level is tricky, even when the Track height has been maximised. Shift + Left Mouse Click on an Audio Track- Constrain movement of Track to Horizontal Plane This would be better if we could Constrain the position of the Sound clip and just move it to a different Track - So Constrain it Vertically Jill

Double Click so that the Audio Tab of Project Options opens. That clip should be highlighted. Drag it down to the Track you want, if there are already preceding clips on that track then make sure you slot it into the correct place. So if there are 3 clips in front then drag it into 4th place on that track. You are supposed to be able to hold down Shift & drag in Timleline to keep the position but I have never managed to get that to work. The other method is to note the time it starts, in the box just above the Timeline, then drag & make sure the Time is the same by adjusting it if necessary. Jill

This is so easy to do in PTE. I should have added that most of the time I just do video straight in the timeline. Add your video as a Slide. Drag the play head to where you want it start. Right click and select trim beginning of video. Then drag the play head to where you want it to end and drop your next slide or video at that point. If this is your last slide then just add a Blank. Very quick and easy. To join lots of clips together just do the same. Simply add to the Timeline in the order you want. No need to physically join them first. I only use the trim in O&A when I want to adjust the speed. No need for any external programs. Jill

I have never had a problem with this. But then I normally set my Slide Duration first to match the Music/Voice & then Trim the video to fit that Duration. I will adjust the speed of the video to match the Duration. Obviously I wouldn't do this if I needed Lip Sync, but I very rarely have a video with speech on it. I guess it depends how you work, but I am very happy with the way it works now. Jill

Hi Mary, I think what you suggest is the only way. Split the audio and link it to the specific slides. But every time you add in extra slides (or remove slides) that portion of the audio will shift. Unless you add/remove in Timeline View, which can be tricky. Something you could try is to maybe copy a section of Slides that you are looking at changing to a new project and play with it there. Then once happy copy those slides back to your main project. It is not going to be easy whichever way you do it. This is why I almost always build up my projects and sounds one step at a time, making sure I am happy before adding the next section. Good luck Jill

Right Click & Select Mute or use CTRL+M Jill

I now realise that you are wanting to create a Custom Transition, this wasn't obvious from your post. It is not something I ever do as to me every 2 Slide combination is unique & Transition Duration would not apply to another 2 Slide combination. Jill

You can create Transitions of any length you want. Just make sure that the Slide Duration is longer than the Transition Time. You can set the Default Transition & Slide Duration in Project Options. You can Change it in Slide Options, or by Clicking the Times shown on the actual Slide in SlideList View. But I find the easiest way is in Timeline. Simply drag the Slide to extend/Shorten it's Duration & Drag the Grey Bar above the Slide to adjust the Transition. Jill

I agree this could be very useful when trying to find points in say a speech or Song track. In one very old program I have you can hit the M key while playing the track & it will drop a Marker (Vertical line) at that point. You can then add a Label to that Marker to identify it. This greatly helps when splitting an audio track into sections. Jill

I agree, it would be very helpful to adjust the volume with the keyboard. It is not always easy to get 2 points to have the same volume. Even being able to use the arrow keys would be better. But other sound editing programs I have used are also the same. So maybe it is not an easy task to do this. Jill

Hi Igor, Thanks for the new Beta. However I am still having problems, please see email with a description. Jill

What you are trying to do can be done in PTE & I have been trying to do something similar, but not with a GE video. It doesn't seem to be working as it should at the moment. You need to Tick the Box 'Speed Keyframes' to be able to add them. This then disables the Speed Adjustment box. In previous Beta's (7 & 8) I could add the keyframes at the Start to slow down, or Hold, the video. But as the Green bar does not change in duration to match the new Video time, it was difficult to add the Keyframes at the end in the right place once the Speed had been adjusted. Now in Beta 9 I am really struggling to get the Keyframes at the Start. I can add them, but when moving one to a Zero Speed it seems to move the Start Position of the Video. It would be really helpful if the Green bar could change in length to match the new time. Also if it can be possible to show the Transition In/Out positions as it does in O&A. Jill

Hi Igor, Forum now working again, thanks. Still struggling with the Speed Adjustments! Jill