Some anomalies when using Keep Full Slide Duration

[PGA]

To recreate these anomalies, please follow these instructions precisely, using v8.0.1:

- Launch PicturesToExe

- Do Settings > Preferences > Project >Keep Full Slide Duration = ON (ticked)

- Do Settings > Preferences > Project > Show Full Slide Duration = ON (ticked)

- Close PicturesToExe

- Launch PicturesToExe

Attachment PTETimingBug#1 shows the values, on my system, immediately after launching PTE.

- File> New > type a name for your project > click OK

- Do Project Options > Main > Default slide duration = 6.0

- Do Project Options > Transitions > Transition effect duration = 3.0

[in accordance with all the discussions that have taken place here on the forum, the combined effect of those two values is that each slide, by default, will have a Full Slide Duration of 9 seconds = its own slide duration plus the transition duration of the next slide, if that next slide exists]

Attachment PTETimingBug#2 shows the Default slide duration as 6.0 seconds.

Note that this does not say that it is the “Default Full Slide Duration”. The implication, therefore, is that the Full Slide Duration will be 9.0 seconds.

- Select Slides View

- Ctrl+click three images and drag this group into the Slide List

Note the total sequence time at the far right of the mini-player’s control bar: it is only 12 seconds!

Attachments PTETimingBug#3 and PTETimingBug#4 show the Slides View and also the Timeline View for this project at this stage of development.

In no case is the Full Slide Duration 9.0 seconds.

Furthermore, unless the Project Options > Main value “Default slide duration” is now to be interpreted as “Default Full Slide Duration”, the Show Full Slide Duration feature is not working correctly since it shows only 6.0 seconds instead of 9.0 seconds.

I am left with the impression that the forum users may have, inadvertently, come up with definitions for Slide Duration and Full Slide Duration that are not aligned to the behaviour of the program code. If this is the case, the user population is being seriously misled and confused. The alternative is that the definitions are correct and the code is not working in accordance with those definitions. If this is the case there are some serious defects in the code.

regards,

Peter

[Guest Yachtsman1]

To recreate these anomalies, please follow these instructions precisely, using v8.0.1:

- Launch PicturesToExe

- Do Settings > Preferences > Project >Keep Full Slide Duration = ON (ticked)

- Do Settings > Preferences > Project > Show Full Slide Duration = ON (ticked)

- Close PicturesToExe

- Launch PicturesToExe

Attachment PTETimingBug#1 shows the values, on my system, immediately after launching PTE.

- File> New > type a name for your project > click OK

- Do Project Options > Main > Default slide duration = 6.0

- Do Project Options > Transitions > Transition effect duration = 3.0

[in accordance with all the discussions that have taken place here on the forum, the combined effect of those two values is that each slide, by default, will have a Full Slide Duration of 9 seconds = its own slide duration plus the transition duration of the next slide, if that next slide exists]

Attachment PTETimingBug#2 shows the Default slide duration as 6.0 seconds.

Note that this does not say that it is the “Default Full Slide Duration”. The implication, therefore, is that the Full Slide Duration will be 9.0 seconds.

- Select Slides View

- Ctrl+click three images and drag this group into the Slide List

Note the total sequence time at the far right of the mini-player’s control bar: it is only 12 seconds!

Attachments PTETimingBug#3 and PTETimingBug#4 show the Slides View and also the Timeline View for this project at this stage of development.

In no case is the Full Slide Duration 9.0 seconds.

Furthermore, unless the Project Options > Main value “Default slide duration” is now to be interpreted as “Default Full Slide Duration”, the Show Full Slide Duration feature is not working correctly since it shows only 6.0 seconds instead of 9.0 seconds.

I am left with the impression that the forum users may have, inadvertently, come up with definitions for Slide Duration and Full Slide Duration that are not aligned to the behaviour of the program code. If this is the case, the user population is being seriously misled and confused. The alternative is that the definitions are correct and the code is not working in accordance with those definitions. If this is the case there are some serious defects in the code.

regards,

Peter

It's getting close to TV time so I haven't time to try your suggestions, however at a quick look your slide 4 isn't showing the slide times. only the transitions?

Eric

Yachtsman1.

[Guest Yachtsman1]

AKA

[davegee]

[in accordance with all the discussions that have taken place here on the forum, the combined effect of those two values is that each slide, by default, will have a Full Slide Duration of 9 seconds = its own slide duration plus the transition duration of the next slide, if that next slide exists]

No, because you have chosen your Preferences for KFSD and Show FSD the figure that you enter in Project Option IS the FSD - in your case 6 seconds.

This is why, in the timeline for that example it is all transition and no duration.

If you choose KFSD and Show FSD you don't have to calculate - WYSIWYG.

DG

[davegee]

[in accordance with all the discussions that have taken place here on the forum, the combined effect of those two values is that each slide, by default, will have a Full Slide Duration of 9 seconds = its own slide duration plus the transition duration of the next slide, if that next slide exists]

Another misconception - FSD is FSD whether the next slide exists or not.

If and when the next slide exists - then its transition time becomes part of the FSD of the slide in question.

Try it with zero transition times?? And set 9 seconds FSD (with preferences = KFSD and Show FSD).

DG

[PGA]

...the figure that you enter in Project Option IS the FSD - in your case 6 seconds.

If that is the case, I am sure there would be less confusion if the label for that field stated that with absolute clarity. In otherwords, if KFSD is turned on the label were to read "Default Full Slide Duration" and if KFSD is turned off, "Default Slide Duration" - with capitalization exactly as shown to stress that these are phrases with specific meaning.

regards,

[davegee]

If Igor can do it I would endorse that!

At present it is assuming that you KNOW that you set KFSD on or off.

In the example you quoted you had two transitions each of 3 seconds - that left no time in the FSD for anything else.

DG