revising a well-synched show

[rmorris]

I have a 9 minute slide show [250 slides] synched to music that runs fine. I would now like to add some slides and 30 sec. of new music BEFORE the original start, and save it as one presentation. I know how to add the music, but is there a way in PTE to have the currently synched slides NOT move to the new start, but stay on the timeline where the OLD start was, in other words, 30 sec. into the new show. And then, add some slides into the new 30 sec of music up front, without destroying the old synching.

I'm using PTE v.3.75

Thanks. -Rich

[Alan Lyons]

Hi Rich,

When you make a show each transition point takes the next slide in the list, so add slides at the front could be a problem. Try this,

Add the new slides to the front of your list i.e. add to list then click and drag to the top of the list. I expect that the last few slides on your show will not turn up in the show but you then go to the end and sellect add new transition for each missing slide.

If the programme does not run or complains about missing slides then you will have to take the list and re name all from 01 to whatever. You will still not have enough transitions on your time line so you may have to sellect add new transition for each missing slide.

Hope this helps,

Alan

[alrobin]

Hi, Rich,

Welcome to the Forum!

One way to shift everything ahead 30 sec (or whatever) is through my "Adjustor" spreadsheet model (available as a free download from the Beechbrook site). Then, you add the new slides to the top of the list as Alan described, and add the sync points for them on the timeline between zero and 30 seconds.

If you are not proficient with the use of Excel spreadsheets, or do not have that software (you need version 97 or 2000 or later), then Alan's method is the next best method. However, as Alan says, you will need to add in the new transitions, and you may also need to adjust the timing for the existing slides since you have already synched them to music and the new slides will have taken on the sync characteristics of the old ones, moving the old ones 30 seconds along the timeline.