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Multiple image Tracks were asked for a long time ago & have been worked towards for equally as long. It is not that the programming itself is complicated, but that it changes the whole way in which PTE will work It is far more than just adding in extra code, the whole structure will need to change. I am not involved with the development of PTE, but I can fully appreciate what is involved it trying to do this. It is a major rewrite of the basic code. To enable existing Projects to still work will be even more complicated. PTE is extremely powerful as it is, you can do so much in O&A. But some things require a bit more effort from the user. Adding in extra image tracks may make some things easier to do, especially for beginners. But we still need to retain the power & flexibility of O&A. Jill

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Hi Igor, this all seems ok now. Thanks for fixing it so quickly Jill

Hi Igor, I have managed to recreate the Master/Linked Video section in V12. I had to completely delete the Video from all Slides, then I was able to add it again as Master on Slide 1 then Linked on the other Slides. So no rush to fix this now. Thanks Jill

Thanks Igor, I can only do it once in PTE11 to a new Project, then it no longer works. Hopefully I can manage a work around as trying to complete my AV for Friday & still have a lot to do!! It started when I opened the Project in PTE12 to use the new Audio Objects in O&A. I added the Audio Object (Click4) to the Slide before the Master Video one. Not sure exactly what I did next as I was copying & pasting Objects from other Slides to get the effect I wanted behind the video. But it suddenly stopped working correctly. I saved it as a new file name & tried opening that in PTE11, but it still didn't work. I didn't get any warning message that I was opening in an older version of PTE which normally happens. The Audio Object still showed in the list of Objects but there was no sound in PTE11 (as expected) Jill

PTE12 beta 5 I am currently working on a project, (started in V11.0.20) that needs to be completed in the next couple of days. Within the Project I have 5 Slides, the first has a Video set as Master Video, the other 4 have the same video as Linked. The Video is muted and a separate soundtrack is added linked to the first Slide. It all went wrong last night & so far I can't get it to work. So I tried setting it up in a new Project. When I set this up in a new project it all works fine. But when I copy these 5 Slides to my main Project the Video is no longer Master & Linked. Trying to reset the Video on the first Slide no longer works, I click Master Video but it does nothing. I have tried Deleting the previously Linked Video from Slides 2 to 5, but I still cannot set the Video to Master on Slide 1. It is though something has broken and can't be reset. In fact I now cannot even Paste into V12, the Paste option is there on right click but nothing happens. I have tried the same thing in PTE11.0.20 & it doesn't work there. I have tried copying from PTE 11 to PTE 12 & it still won't work. Once the Master - Linked Video is broken it cannot be reset. I will have another try later today to see if I can repair my master Project, and try to get a clear set of steps. Any suggestions please - Igor I can send you Slides if needed. Jill

very easy, just copy & paste the slides to a new project. If you want the sound as well then you need to Link the Sound Clips to the Slides first. You can then unlink them afterwards if needed. Or another option, but may take longer is to save the Project under a new name & then delete the Slides & sounds that you don't want. Jill

I find it best not to use any special characters at all, keep things with just AtoZ and numbers. I have found that filenames containing special characters or characters with accents will not always work when used in a Menu. Keep it simple & you shouldn't have any problems Jill

Thanks Denis & Igor. Adding the black rectangle does work. I am only playing at the moment & not quite sure what transition I want. I may end up using the Circle Waves Mask as I have more control over the timing, than when using the transition. Jill

When I use a Circle Waves Transition to a Blank Slide, you can see the waves moving, but the image does not change. It then quickly changes to the Blank at the end of the Slide. The same thing happens in PTE11 so not sure if this is meant to happen or it is a bug that has not yet been picked up When the Transition is between 2 images it appears correct & you can see the new image fading in. I am only just starting to play with PTE12 & thought I would try it out on a new project. Jill PS it works ok going from a blank to an image

Get it right for the first slide, then copy and paste onto all the other slides. You can do this in one go by using a quick slide style. Then you just have to change the text for each slide. Jill

Could this then be placed inside another Mask? It is a long time since I have used Blend modes, I do all of my photo editing inside PTE & have not used Photoshop for several years. But it would be good to have them within PTE. As long as we can still use Masks within Masks then I think either option will work ok. Jill

Hi Igor, Either option would work for me. With A. will you still have a Mask shape? Circle/Square etc? Or would it just be an image acting as the Stencil? I use Masks a lot to merge images or with the same image to remove unwanted parts. To have Blend Modes would be really useful Jill I think that usually I would only want to Blend a part of an image, so would be using Masks anyway

The MP4 just contains the trimmed part. If you make an exe then it will contain the whole video but only show the trimmed part. Jill

Hi Andrew, You need to post this under Troubleshooting, not the Forums & website Section. I think you should be able to move it. It sounds like your files are very large, you don't need 300dpi - 72 dpi is fine. You say the stutter seems to occur as they accelerate, so are you using an Accelerate Modifier on the Pan? Can't remember are you Windows or Mac? Also is the stutter in O&A, Mini Preview or Fullscreen Preview? Also try to Publish these Slides & see if it still happens. Hope this is of some help. Merry Christmas Jill