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So is it when entering your PTE 10 key on the website that it is saying it is invalid? But you say that you received the License today? You need to download PTE 11 & then enter the new key directly into the program when you install it. if this is not the case then I am sure that Igor will pick this up in the morning and reply back Jill

Make sure that the reply hasn't gone into Spam Make sure you are opening PTE 11 - check on Help/About The latest Version is 11.0.2 build 2 Jill

No need to change, just leave it at 1920x1080 for everything. Adobe is a pain as the Menus don't scale up with the Windows size increase - at least not the older versions which I am using. With a larger desktop resolution you are spreading the same size text over more pixels so it all appears smaller. Just give it a try at 1920 & then if you find you are not happy switch it back & leave it. Using a Text Editor, if you get it wrong then you can just copy & paste back to Word, re=edit & then copy & Paste back to PTE. Saves the frustration of trying to do it all in PTE where you are struggling to see. Jill

PPS If you struggle with the small size of the Text box, especially when you have large amounts of Text then try typing your text into a text editor, such as Word. Set the font size to one you can comfortably see & enter all your text. You can then just copy & paste from Word directly into the Text box in O&A JIll

Hi Rosy, looking at your screen grab I see that your Monitor resolution is high 2560x1440, this is one reason your text will be so small. Try setting it to 1920 x 1080 & your text will be a lot bigger. If your sight is that bad then I doubt you will see any difference by having the larger resolution. My eyesight is also bad which is why I never set anything above HD resolution & have my 24 inch monitors set to 1920x1080 I think that new text features are hopefully planned for version 12 Jill PS I am a night owl which is why I am always up late, but I don't do mornings

Thanks Rosy, sadly I have little time with running Wilmslow Guild AV Group, various competitions & also being involved with several Video Groups as well as AV. If you want to make the Text on screen bigger then set your Windows Display to 125% or even 150% Right Click the Desktop and choose Personalise & then Display. I have mine set to 125% & I have to use Light Mode as I cannot see the Dark Mode. Just be aware that sometimes some boxes may not show the full contents when set to a larger display size. I really struggle with programs such as DaVinci Resolve which is only Dark & has such small Menu sizes that do not go larger even with the increased display size. Jill

Hi Rosy, Add your Slides - still images - in Slide List. In O&A add your Bacon video as you have done to the Title Slide. Change the Video to be Master Video & set to 25% opacity as you say you have done Copy & Paste from O&A onto each Slide (in O&A) that you want the Bacon to appear PTE will automatically make all the subsequent Bacon videos as Linked and they will then play over the Slides Make sure that the Bacon video is above each Slide as a separate Object & not as a Child Object of the Slide. Jill

If the bacon is a video & you want it run over several Slides, then you need to set it to Master Video on the first Slide & then Copy & Paste to teh following Slides where it will automatically be set to Linked Video. This will make it run over all te Slides for teh length of the video Jill

Hi Igor, I have tried H264 output & it is not recognised in PTE. I have sent you some sample files & details of how they were created, see email. Jill

I have found no difference between MP4 & exe and run lots of events & competitions The reason an MP4 takes longer to Publish is that it has to render every Frame in the AV. Render at 60p for best quality & smoothness. A lot of competitions are now specifying MP4, but be aware the file sizes can be larger although not always. If it is your laptop then turn off any Antivirus checks before running your show as this can delay playing if it runs checks on all files first, especially for exe's Jill

Thanks I will give this a try later. Thanks for the suggestion Jill

Igor, thank you for fixing this so quickly. It works great for the RGB+Premultiplied Alpha. The other video which I think is Straight Alpha doesn't show up that well, but that could be the video itself. If possible it may be useful if we could have a Checkbox for Video to set Alpha Channel On or Off as we have for Still images? Jill

Hi Igor, I have installed 11.0.3 but still cannot get my videos to show with a transparent background. I have sent you sample videos & project by WeTransfer. Jill

I want PTE to be able to use Alpha Channel, I do not want to have to use another program. PTE can use Alpha Channel for a still image, so why not a video? Jill

The time between your keyframes will determine how fast they move. If you want them to move more slowly then allow more time between the keyframes. Render at 60p for smooth scrolling Jill

vbl2007 my video is not Lagarith Code. Also the test version 11.0.2 supports Alpha Channel, I have downloaded & installed that version. Jill

I have read the post on Alpha Channel with Lagarith Codec & installed PTE 11.02 build 2 but I still cannot get an alpha channel video to display without showing a black background instead of transoarent. If I import the video into Photoshop it displays with a transparent background. How do I tell PTE to display as Alpha Channel?? I have tried creating the video as a straight Alpha & also as RGB+pre multiplied Alpha & still can't get it to work. It is in ProRes format as a .mov file Importing into Photoshop & then exporting as a .avi file greatly reduces the file size from 890 mb down to just over 7 mb, but PTE is still not displaying the transparency. The only way I can get it to work is to reduce the opacity to enable the image underneath to show through but this darkens the image as the black background of the video is still partly visible. Any help would be appreciated. Jill PS Some videos I need to keep as RGB+pre multiplied Alpha to keep the individuals colours within them. Others are fine as straight Alpha as I can easily colour them as one colour within PTE

best to render at 60 fps for smooth playback. PTE can handle all frame rates on input, no need to convert anything Jill

Silly question, but do you have an image underneath the .png? If you are just adding the png on it's own then the standard black background will be showing. My laptop is Win 7 & I don't have any problems with png files Jill

I don't use Styles, but guess that the standard ones that come with PTE are built into the actual program. So when you install PTE on a different computer those should all be there. Jill

Centre X 100 moves the centre point to the right hand edge of the image If you look at the 2 keyframes for the Pan Left you will see that in the first Pan & Centre X are set to -100 The 2nd keyframe is set to 100 All this is doing is making sure that the image starts at the left hand edge of the frame & ends at the right hand edge. I suppose this allows it to cope with different sized images always giving the same result But it doesn't work well for portrait images. For something simple like this it is better to do it yourself rather than use a Style, then you can get exactly the effect you need Jill

It is a common mistake that even experiened user make sometimes. But once you know about it, it is very easy to correct especially now with the new Drag'n'Drop The Help files are useful https://docs.pteavstudio.com/ as are Barry Beckhams video tutorials https://www.pteavstudio.com/forums/forum/8-tutorials-video-lessons/ Jill

It sounds like you have them as parent and child ie attached to each other. Add your text image. Then make sure you click off that so it isn't highlighted in the list of objects. Next add your frame image. It should appear above the text image in the list of objects. You should now be able to move the text independently. Also if you are trying to grab it in the main viewer it may be grabbing the frame as it is over the top. So make sure that you click on the text image in the object list. Also go to Tools (bottom right of the window) and tick Ignore objects not selected. You should now be able to do what you want. Jill Ps if you are using PTE11 then you can simply drag n drop the objects into the correct order.

you need the Default Tab

Project Options - Default Tab - then Tick Cover - click Apply to all Slides