Music in slideshows

[Photofanatic]

I know this has probably been asked before but please could someone clarify?

I want a particular piece of music to start at a particular point in my slideshow which is mid way through. Is there a way of locking the music file to the slides so I can fit the other music around it?

Thanks

JOy

[fh1805]

Hi Joy,

No there is no "lock" capability within PTE (although I can see that this could, at times, be useful for both music and images). If you are using PTE v6.5 (any beta level) then you can apply adjustments to your music tracks.

You can specify at what point in your sequence the music should start (via the Offset value); at what point in your music item the playback should begin (via the Start time value) and at what point in your music item playback should end (via the Duration value)

regards,

Peter

[davegee]

Joy,

If you are using V6.5 Beta 12 see:

http://www.picturest...showtopic=11969

and

http://www.picturest...showtopic=12072

As Peter said, if you then start a piece of music to coincide with the start of an image or transition you must make sure that you don't then alter the start time of that image or transition.

DG

[Photofanatic]

Hi Joy,

No there is no "lock" capability within PTE (although I can see that this could, at times, be useful for both music and images). If you are using PTE v6.5 (any beta level) then you can apply adjustments to your music tracks.

You can specify at what point in your sequence the music should start (via the Offset value); at what point in your music item the playback should begin (via the Start time value) and at what point in your music item playback should end (via the Duration value)

regards,

Peter

Hello again Peter thanks for your quick reply as ever - The version I am using is 6.0.1 - I cant find any access to a vers 6.5 - is the offset value in project options? - music tab or customise slide? Sorry to be so thick!

Joy

[Ken Cox]

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11802&pid=77863&st=240entry77863 Posted Today, 10:37 AMPicturesToExe Deluxe 6.5 Beta 12 is available

Download link:

http://www.wnsoft.co...stoexe-beta.zip (7 MB)

Changes in this beta:

+ Added Undo/Redo to the Envelope tool with waveform.

+ Various visual improvements.

* Fixed bug of previous Beta 11 where created executables for Mac didn't play.

* Fixed old visual bug (v5.6 - v6.5 Beta 11) with Mask object which used colored mask image instead of grayscale.KEN

[fh1805]

Joy,

Ken has pointed you to v6.5 beta 12 (the latest beta version). Your v6.0.1 does not have the ability to manipulate audio tracks. You need v6.5 to do that. Because v6.5 is still in its beta programme, it isn't available via the WnSoft.com website. It is only available via this forum. PTE v6.5 will co-exist on your PC alongside v6.0.1 but remember: once you have editted a PTE project in v6.5 you cannot then edit it at all in v6.0.1.

regards,

Peter

[Photofanatic]

Thanks to everyone I have now got the 6.5 beta version on my PC - Would you suggest it a good idea to uninstall the 6.0 version if I cant edit slideshows in that that have been edited in the 6.5 version? I am never sure if updates overwrite the previous versions or are installed alongside

Thanks again

Joy

[davegee]

No, keep V6.

If you want to open a previous show in V6, open the PTE V6 first and open the project file from there.

DG

[fh1805]

Joy,

As I said in my previous post, PTE v6.5 installs alongside v6.0. So you do not need to remove v6.0 straightaway. You could keep both whilst you try out the new features of v6.5 (on a copy of your project file and not on the real thing!!!).

Once you feel comfortable with v6.5, then you can uninstall v6.0.

But do remember that after editing and saving a project file using v6.5 you will not be able to open that project in any earlier version of PTE.

regards,

Peter

[Photofanatic]

I have now successfully determined the start time of a particular track and using the additional audio features in the 6.5 version I have set it to last for 2 mins in the duration (This is less than the actual length of the track) and put in a 2 sec fade out. When I preview it however the duration and fade out settings do not have any effect and the track plays for its full length - can you tell me if its possible to fade the track out completely after a certain lentgh of time and how? Thanks again Joy

[fh1805]

Joy,

When working on your audio file you should have a screen display similar to the attached. Your duration wil be 2 minutes where mine is 10 seconds. Your fade out will be however long you made it, mine is 2 seconds. And your Offset will be whatever you needed to move the start of the playback the appropriate amount into the sequence, I chose 4 seconds.

regards,

Peter

[fh1805]

Joy,

Further to my previous post. The Play button in the Audio Clip Properties window does not recognise the effect of the Offset but does recognise the duration and the fade out.

regards,

Peter

[Photofanatic]

I have now successfully determined the start time of a particular track and using the additional audio features in the 6.5 version I have set it to last for 2 mins in the duration (This is less than the actual length of the track) and put in a 2 sec fade out. When I preview it however the duration and fade out settings do not have any effect and the track plays for its full length - can you tell me if its possible to fade the track out completely after a certain lentgh of time and how? Thanks again Joy

[fh1805]

Joy,

Your last post, #13, seems to be a duplicate of your post #10.

regards,

Peter

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Peter can you size your attachments to a max of 1280 wide so us non widescreen viewers can see all the picture without re-sizing.

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1

[Photofanatic]

Joy,

Your last post, #13, seems to be a duplicate of your post #10.

regards,

Peter

Sorry I think I clicked the wrong reply button. Just one last query which I thought I had put on but it isn't there! Please can you tell me what the waveform envelope tool options box will do for me?

Thanks again

[fh1805]

Joy,

If you can read a waveform (in terms of picking out relevant passages, then you can use it to help identify the points in the audio file where you want the start and end to be. But more usefully still, you can use it to reduce the volume of one track when set against a second track playing at the same time - known as mixing.

For complex soundtracks, involving several pieces of music, sections of voice-over and perhaps natural sounds or sound effects, most AV workers prefer to use a specialist audio file editor such as Audacity or Audition. But I have found these new features of PTE v6.5 to be useful for doing a rough cut: assessing whether the music and images are working well together and whether the music and other sounds are working together. I then create the final soundtrack mix in Audacity.

As with all these things, be it PTE, Photoshop, Lightroom, NX2, Audacity, Audition or any other piece of software, the individual user has to determine how best to include them into their personal workflow.

regards,

Peter

[davegee]

Peter,

Your attachment fine and suits the majority.

DG

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Peter

This is how it looks when opened in 1280x1024.

Eric

Yachtsman1