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John, can you see the laptop desktop etc via the projector? Have you tried opening a PTE project and previewing that? I cannot think of any reason that the show would not project. Does it appear on the laptop screen but not on the projector? Give us some more details so we can try to help you further. Jill

+1 to both suggestions Jill

Hi Igor, I am away from home at the moment, so can't send anything. Will check again later next week when back and see if I can reproduce the problem. Jill

In PTE9.0.9 I am changing some Text in O&A. Normally as I type the box will expand to fit the new Text, but it isn't always. I have several Slides with the same Text, on some Slides the box will expand to the new Text & on others it won't. Also the first time I tried to move on to the next Slide, using the arrows at the top right of the O&A screen, I got an Exception Violation. Sorry I didn't manage to capture this. Jill

Gary, as long as the video files are in the same folder as the exe it will play. If you moved just the exe to another computer, then the video would would not be available. The advantage is that the exe file size is much smaller. You then have the individual video files which could be uploaded separately, keeping the file sizes small. A smaller exe file will start faster and possibly play better on a slower computer. With the MP3 file. If you only had one track with a single or several MP3 files then there is no advantage in converting the output to a single MP3. But with several tracks, or mixed format files then converting reduces the file size of the exe. Jill

I think this is now set on by default. There is no option to change it in version 9. Jill

Hi Jenny, In Project options /Advanced Tab make sure that Syncronize soundtrack & Slides is ticked. To Link A sound clip to a particular Slide go into Timeline view, Click on a Slide then Right Click on the sound file & choose Link to slide n where n is the Slide number you clicked on. This will ensure that the sound stays in postion even if you move the slide. If the S;ides are adjusting to the length of the sound track then you may have somehow set - fit all slides to sound In the timeline view there are 3 horizontal bars. If you click this a drop down menu will appear - the first is fit all slides to sound track - make sure this is NOT ticked. Hope this helps Jill

Gary, I agree with you on this one. I too find it frustrating if I adjust the speed of a video & the length of the slide is not altered. Especially if I am trying different speeds to get the right effect. But I also agree with Tonton, that if a video is just one of the Objects on a Slide then the length of the Slide should not be adjusted. So a check box is a good option. I would also like to see this happen if I manually adjust the length of the video by dragging in the sliders at left & right - ie crop the video duration. Again a check box to allow adjustment of the Slide duration. Jill

Jim, you can drag'n'drop from windows explorer to PTE. Just open up an explorer window, open PTE9 & then drag from explorer & drop into the slide view in PTE. You can do multiple images at once by selecting them in explorer first. Jill

Hi David, Yes of course you can still open old sequences in V9. Hope to see you Friday at WGAV - I can go through things with you if you need. Jill

Gary, surely it is the actual image that matters not what type of file it is. If you have the same file name with different extensions then you must have created them yourself? So why not give them a different name when you create them. Having the same name with different types is bound to lead to confusion. The full screen view of slides works as a light box, you can see all of your images and rearrange them easily. You can see which are video files and which are single images or PNG files by the way they display. As I said before, once an image is in the slidelist it's type shouldn't matter Jill

Gary, you should be able to tell what type the file is in the Filelist by it's Icon. Once you have added it to the Slidelist/Timeline does it matter - you should know what you have added? Jill

Igor, will we be able to add 4K video files to the Slides to create an exe? Jill

Hi Anthony, This is as expected. Each Object has it's own Timeline as in previous versions. To see the Timelines for more than one Object you can - CTRL+A to see all Objects Click on one Object then CTRL+click on the other Objects you wish to see Click on first Object you want and then Shift+click on the last Object you want to select a group You can then move the Keyfeames as a block for all selected Objects or change other properties such as colour/font etc of text Jill

Al, you need to right click a keyframe & select Clone keyframe rather than using the '+' button. By selecting Clone then all parameters will be ticked. This is a change in PTE9. Jill

This is sad news. We knew Maureen had not been well & was in a hospice, but didn't realise how ill she was. Our condolences to Robert,, she will be greatly missed by all who her knew her. Jill

just tried 9.0.2 & it now works Also retried 9.0.1 after installing 9.0.2 & 9.0.1 works!! - something strange must have happened last night Jill

Igor, I am trying to copy & paste a slide within the same project in 9.0.1 The Paste option is greyed out. Happens on both my desktop & laptop, both windows 7 64 bit Jill

I am trying to copy & Paste a Slide in Slide View in version 9.0.1 Paste is greyed out. This worked in RC2 - don't have anything later on my PC now. I am sure it worked in 9.0, but 9.0.1 has overwritten that. Jill

FX designer, if I am reading your request correctly, it sounds as though you want to build up several images on top of a static image. If these images are only part of the frame then they need to be .png images - ie with a transparent background made in something like Photoshop. These images can then be easily animated while the background remains static. The background image is at the bottom of the list of Objects, or it can be the actual background of the slide as DG explains. Jill

Lin, As long as there is at least 1 slide in the slide list (even a Blank) you don't have to add the video file. Just go to project options/Audio Select Add audio file & the select video files from the dropdown. You can then easily add the audio from the video without having to add the video itself. Jill

Hi Mike see PM The main thing I can see is that you have the full path name for the sequences which looks like a removable drive. Make sure the Menu & sequences are in the same folder & remove the full path. Also set the Slides to 'wait for Key Press' then you don't need set times for the individual slides. Jill

There are times when I just want the sound from a video without actually adding the video to the slide list. So maybe the button should be called 'add audio from a video file' Jill

I agree with Goddi that to include the audio from a video is not well known. A lot of people who use PTE do not look at the Forum or the documentation - Yes I know they should but they don't & this includes many established AV workers. Currently you have to know to click on the little down arrow to be able to select Video Files when you add an Audio File. Goddi's suggestion of adding an extra link at the top of the Audio Tab is a good one. Jill

The 22nd Great Northern Festival took place over the weekend of 2nd to 4th December. There were a total of 49 entries, 46 made using PTE. The introduction sequence made use of the new Modifiers & Masks in PTE 9 Form more details and link to Results see post in 'AV events & Festivals' Here Jill