Opening non-synched v.4 projects in v.5

[alrobin]

It's worth pointing out again, for the benefit of anyone opening a version 4 PTE project in the new v.5 that the method of calculating timing for non-synched shows has changed in v.5.

Where previously there was no danger of timing ambiguities since the total time of a sequence was the sum of all the transition times plus the slide duration times, this is no longer the case. in PTE v.5 non-synched shows, the total time of a sequence is simply the total duration time, and this time includes the transition times.

This, I believe, is a more intuitive definition of the timing in PTE than the one used in v.4.

However, with this change, when one loads up a v.4 show in v.5, it is quite possible to receive a timing incompatibility error for shows which previously previewed without any problem. (see example of message below). Also, in order to maintain the previous timing, it will be necessary to go back in and adjust the timing for the entire show. If a lot of custom times were used, this could prove to be quite a time-consuming process. (the second image below indicates how this incompatibility shows up on the timeline in v.5). This message is the same one that Ralph identified in a previous posting.

For example, if previously you used a duration time of 4 seconds, and a transition time of 5 seconds, where the total time from start of this transition to the start of the next transition used to be 9 seconds, it will now be only 4 seconds, and you will receive an incompatibility error message when you try to preview the show in v.5. To preserve the correct timing, you will have to go back in either to Project Options or Customize Slide and change the slide duration time to 9 seconds.

[Lin Evans]

It's worth pointing out again, for the benefit of anyone opening a version 4 PTE project in the new v.5 that the method of calculating timing for non-synched shows has changed in v.5.

Where previously there was no danger of timing ambiguities since the total time of a sequence was the sum of all the transition times plus the slide duration times, this is no longer the case. in PTE v.5 non-synched shows, the total time of a sequence is simply the total duration time, and this time includes the transition times.

This, I believe, is a more intuitive definition of the timing in PTE than the one used in v.4.

However, with this change, when one loads up a v.4 show in v.5, it is quite possible to receive a timing incompatibility error for shows which previously previewed without any problem. (see example of message below). Also, in order to maintain the previous timing, it will be necessary to go back in and adjust the timing for the entire show. If a lot of custom times were used, this could prove to be quite a time-consuming process. (the second image below indicates how this incompatibility shows up on the timeline in v.5). This message is the same one that Ralph identified in a previous posting.

For example, if previously you used a duration time of 4 seconds, and a transition time of 5 seconds, where the total time from start of this transition to the start of the next transition used to be 9 seconds, it will now be only 4 seconds, and you will receive an incompatibility error message when you try to preview the show in v.5. To preserve the correct timing, you will have to go back in either to Project Options or Customize Slide and change the slide duration time to 9 seconds.

Hi Al,

One additional thing is to avoid wma format music at least for now. One of our posers was getting a blank (black) screen when loading 4.47 pte into beta 6 and the cause turned out to simply be the music - otherwise everyting worked perfectly.

Best regards,

Lin