Lin Evans Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hi Folks, I've decided to create a series of AVI tutorials which I call "PTE for Smarties". A very popular series of books for computer users called variously "Windows for Dummies", etc. were written to help beginners learn to use Windows and other software. Well, I don't think there are any "dummies" using PTE. The fact that you have chosen PTE already demonstrates your intelligence so I elected to call this series of beginning and intermediate tutorials "PTE for Smarties" !! I've created the first few of a continuing series on the elements of Pan, Zoom and Rotate. After all, the primary reason users want to use version 5 of PTE is for the Ken Burns effects of pan, zoom and rotate and this first AVI will jump-start your understanding. It's not intended to be a thorough and complete guide to PZR because later installments will get into esoteric uses of these functions, but this will get the beginner started and the continuing series will eventually make a PTE "expert" out of the beginner. I chose the AVI format rather than Flash or more compressed modes because it's compatible with nearly every PC without the need to load additional software or drivers. I will continue to add links to this post as time goes on. Necessarily AVI files are larger but hopefully will be worth your time.A note of caution for all who create PNG objects and expect their slideshows to be shown on computers which "MAY" have different resolution from the one you created the slideshow on. NEVER use "original size" for your objects unless your entire slideshow uses "original" size. In other words "DO NOT MIX" original and fit to slide objects in the same slideshow. Yes, it's "much" easier to properly position your png overlays when you are creating your slideshow and use the "original size" for your objects, BUT when the slideshow is played on computers with different screen resolutions these objects will "not" fit properly and not properly overlay the original portion of the screen which it is designed to mask. So, remember to never mix "original" and "fit to slide" or "cover slide" in your objects. Keep them consistent.Note: if for any reason you can't see the video it could be that your system doesn't have the necessary video codec. I used Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V2. If you don't have this one you can download it from here thanks to Ken Coxhttp://www.divx-dige...mpeg4codec.html If this doesn't work for you I suggest using the Freeware VLC Media Player which should solve any problems. Here's the link for it:http://www.download....4-10267151.html Index to Tutorials1. PZR for Smarties: 2. Intermediate Rotate: 3. Esoteric (advanced) Rotate: 4. Uber Rotation Possibilities: 5. Basics of Non-Linear Motion. 6. Basics of Superzoom 7. Basics of Hyperlink8. Basic Map Route Creation9. Button Normal, Hover, Pressed 10. Xara Xtreme 4 Photo Frame Extrusion and Reflection 11. Sound and PTE (2 AVI Tutorials) 12. Waterfall Simulation Tutorial with PNG file to simulate falling water 13. PDF Masking Tutorial 14. Creating the Panos Watch with PTE Animation 15. Basic Text Tutorial 16. 3D Transform Demo and Tutorial 17. 3D "Z" Position Demo and Tutorial 18. 3D Cube Creation and Rotation 19. Christmas Snow Cube Tutorial with Template 20. PhotoScape Crop Tool Tutorial 21. Photoscape Splitter and Combine Tool Tutorial 22. Animate any image with snow in under 60 seconds! 22 (a) Snow template 23. Snow Build Up Over Time Tutorials and Components24. New Animation Feature in 6.525. Audio Envelope26. A Complete Set of PTE Tutorials in Microsoft MSI format27. How to Fade and Resume Slideshow Sound with Video Clip Inserted in Middle of Show28. How to Use Text As A Mask - See Video Or Still Images Within Text29. How to use a Mask to place text on a background rectangle for easier viewing in some circumstances30. How to Popup Text when clicking an Object or Area in PicturesToExe31. How to Popup a Slide when clicking a Slide or Area on A Slide Then Return to Original Image by Pressing ESC32, Creating and Framing the Transparent Cube - With Cube Template and Transparent Sides33. How to Move an Object in an Elliptical Orbit and Cause The Object To Pass In Front and Behind Another Object34. Cube Template and tutorials. How to use your cube sides with template - how to control motion of cube35. Building a House With PicuresToExe - Improving your Carpentry Skills36. Marcel's spiral rotate - zoom effect tutorial 37. Wire Frame Object Creation Tutorial38. Building The Video Wall in PTE 39. Using and Modifying The 8x6 Video Wall Grid 40. Building The Video Room From Your Video Wall 41. Download Gridwork Components To Go With Above Tutorials42. Using SqirlzReflect With Photoshop and PTE to Create Water Effects43. Using Masking to Attenuate and Control Water Effects With PTE44. Controlling Animated Gif Effects With PTE 45. Download Link for SqirlzWaterReflection Freeware46. Expanding Audio Waveform and Audio Timelline 47. Adding Water Ripple To Complex Image Procedure (an overview)48. Using Avidemux Version 2.5.6 to Extract Sequential JPG Frames From Video49. Using Photoshop To Create PNG Objects With Transparent Backgrounds50. Creating Realistic Animated GIF's From Sequential PNG Objects Extracted From Video51. Remove and manage sharpening halos in your photos with Photoshop52. Styles - how to import and apply a style53. Rain/Lightning Style Tutorial - How To Use Lin's Rain and Lightning Strike Style54. Waterfall Animation Tutorial With PNG File For Falling Water55. Text Circling Rotating Planet - Tutorial and Template - For PTE 9.056. Text Circling Rotating Planet - Tutorial and Template 2 - Show front AND back of text.57 Puzzle Tutorial 1. - How To Use The PanosFX Action With Photoshop To Output PNG Puzzle Pieces58. Puzzle Tutorial 2. - How To Create Puzzle Animation With PicturesToExe With PNG Puzzle Pieces59. Snowglobe Styles Tutorial60. Increasing Realism In Your Snowglobe (tutorial) 61. Creating An Out Of Bounds Photo With PTE and Photoshop62. Using Text as a Mask With PTE 9 63. Converting Images To 3D Anaglyph With Photoshop 64. Setting Project Text Defaults In PTE 965. Cube Style Tutorial 66. Video For Background Tutorial 67. Cube Style Tutorial (PTE experimental cube) 68. Using Jean-Cyprien's SapinBabel Cube Style For Other Than Christmas Purposes 69. Curling, Flaming Text Style Tutorial... 70. Typewriter Simulation Software By David Fitzpatrick Tutorial 71. Painting With VisiSketch Pro and PTE 72. How To Make A Video Signature With PTE and CaptionsAlive Pro 73. How To Use CaptionsAlive Pro To Output Uncompressed Signature Files 74. Jean Cyprien's PTE Book Style Modified and Tutorial 75. Rotate Image Inside Frame (without using frame feature) 76. Introduction To Masking In PTE AV Studio 10 ProThis index will be continually updated as new AVI tutorials are added. Most tutorials are followed with downloadable examples.1. PZR for Smarties:Pan/Zoom/Rotate Link (about 64 meg)2. Intermediate Rotate:Intermediate Rotate Link (about 38 meg)3. Esoteric (advanced) Rotate:Esoteric Rotate Link (about 37 meg)Demo of esoteric rotation:Demo Esoteric Rotation Link (about 8 meg)4. Uber Rotation Possibilities:Uber Rotation Possibilities Link (about 38 meg)Demo of Uber Rotate with HelicopterDemo Uber Rotate Link (about 8 meg)Note: the above is an older AVI I made in response to Jean Pierre's (JPD) suggestion on how to rotate a helicopter rotor blade horizontally for a simulation which one of our forum members was creating. JPD explained it but being a French native speaker some were not completely clear so I created a brief tutorial to show his method which works very well. When you see the AVI remember that the rectangles will be made invisible via the 100% control of opacity. In the demo animation I created you can see how this works in practice.5. Basics of Non-Linear Motion (how to set non-linear motion - about 44 meg)Basics of Non-Linear Motion LinkDemo of Non-Linear Motion (less than 1 meg zipped executable) Note: press ESC to end show...Demo of Non-Linear Motion Link6. Basics of Superzoom (how to effect smooth continuing zoom between images - about 60 meg)Basics of Superzoom LinkDemo of Superzoom technique (about 37 meg zipped executable)This demo shows a zoom from about 28mm to 2000mm focal length using multiple frames with multiple lenses. Notice the original "prowler" size image inserted inside the "O" of the word Prowler at the end.Demo of Superzoom Link7. Basics of Hyperlink (about 74 meg)This tutorial shows you how to first create and save a small PNG file consisting of a red rectangle with a transparent center using PixBuilder or Photoshop, etc., then how to use it in a PTE show to hyperlink to different detail images from eacMy linkh place the rectangle is placed, The demo zipped executable following shows the completed PTE file.Basics of Hyperlink LinkDemo of Hyperlink: (about 6 meg)Demo of Hyperlink Link8. Basic Map Route Creation (about 69 meg)Basic Map Route Creation LinkExample file: (about 8 meg)Example of Map Route Creation Link9. Link Below to Buttons TutorialButtons: Normal - Hover - Pressed Link Below to Zipped AVI for download:Click Here to Download (about 10 meg)10. Link Below to Xara Xtreme 4 3D Frame Template and AVI TutorialTemplate Link Click HereXara Reflection Frame Template Use Demo AVI11. Links Below to Sound Tutorials (about 45 Download Each)Sound AVI Tutorial Link OneSound AVI Tutorial Link Two12. Link Below to Waterfall Animation Tutorial (about 69 meg) Also contains PNG file you can use to simulate falling water....Link to Waterfall Simulation Tutorial - Click Here13. Link to Mask Tutorial PDF (this will be updated when I better understand all areas of masking)http://www.learntoma...asktutorial.zip14. Links to Watch Tutorials and Files which will allow the PTE user to Animate the Panos Photoshop WatchLink (AVI Tutorial) Link (PTE Template) http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/panoswatch.zipLink (PDF Tutorial)Link (example of different watch faces and ways to use in PTE)15. Basic Text Tutorial:http://www.learntoma...exttutorial.zip16. 3D Transform Demo and Tutorial:http://www.learntoma...3Dtrandform.zip17. 3D "Z" Position Demo and Tutorialhttp://www.learntoma...3dzposition.zip18. 3D Cube Creation and Rotationhttp://www.learntoma...ubecreation.zip 3D Tutorial PTE Filehttp://www.learntoma...rialptefile.zip19. 3D Christmas Snow Cube AVI Tutorial and Templatehttp://www.learntoma...avitutorial.ziphttp://www.learntoma...ptetemplate.zip20. Photoscape Crop Tool TutorialPhotoScape Crop tool tutorial link21. Photoscape Splitter and Combine Tool TutorialPhotoscape Splitter & Combine Tool Tutorial Link22. Animate Any Image With Snow In 60 Seconds or Less Tutorial:Link to Snow Animation Tutorial22. (a) Snow TemplateLink to Snow Template23. Snow Buildup Over Time Tutorials - Suggested for Intermediate/Advanced Users of Photoshop:Link to Part One of Two (about 110 meg download)Link to Part Two of Two (about 90 meg download)Link to Snowglobe Components For Snow Buildup24. New Animation Feature In 6.5Link to AVI Tutorial on New Animation Feature in 6.5(about 17 meg)25. Audio Envelope in PTE 6.5 Beta 10Link to Audio Envelope Tutorial Note - At beginning I discuss 3 seconds when I'm actually talking about 30 seconds. Age related - LOL26. Formerly for sale - now free - Complete set of PTE tutorials in one Microsoft.msi format (about 360 meg download)Complete Set - Not Same As Above - of PTE Tutorials27. How to Fade and Resume Slideshow Sound with Video Clip Inserted in Middle of ShowLink To Sound End and Resume With Video Clip Between28. How to Use Text As A Mask - Display Still Image Or Video Within TextTutorial in MacIntosh Native Exe FormatTutorial in 'Windows PC Zipped Exe Format 29. How to use a Mask to place text on a rectangular background for easy viewing or simultaneous fade (70 meg Zipped AVI) (alternative is to just use the "button feature - works perfectly).....Using a Mask to help create text on a background for easier viewing and simultanous fade capabilities30. How to Popup text when clicking on an area or object in PicturesToExePopup Text Tutorial Link (30 meg Zipped AVI)31. How to Use the Window Feature To Popup a Slide then Return to Original Slide by Pressing ESCSlide to Image to Slide Link32. How to Create and Frame the Transparent CubeLink To Transparent Cube TutorialLink To Transparent Cube Template33. How To Move an Object in an Elliptical Orbit and Make the Object Pass both In Front of and Behind Another ObjectCreate Elliptical Orbit Tutorial LinkElliptical Orbit Demo After JPD's Model Link (very small - about half meg visual explanation)34. Cube Template: Tutorial 1 - How to Change sides to your own images (jpg, bmp, png, animated gif or video)Tutorial 2 - How to control the rotation and size of your animated cubeLink to Lin's Cube TemplateLink to tutorial on replacing cube template sides with your own images or videoLink to tutorial on controlling size and motion of your animated cube made with the cube template35. Building a House With PTE - Component ConstructionBuilding A House With PTE Link36. Spiral Rotate Zoom effect as provided by Marcel from the French PTE ForumLink for Windows PC in PTE EXE formatLink in MacIntosh Native EXE FormatLink to Zipped AVI Tutorial (preferred - much smoother) About 113 meg zipped file37. Wire Frame Object Creation TutorialLink to Wire Frame Tutorial (about 70 meg download zipped AVI)38. Building The Video Wall With PicturesToExe 39. Using and Modifying The 8x6 Video Wall Grid (Click link to the left to see tutorial in YouTube} 40. Building The Video Room From Your Video Wall 41. Gridwork Components To Build Video Wall - Zipped FileLink To Zipped Grids42. Using SqirlzReflect With Photoshop and PTE to Create Water EffectsLink to Water Effects Tutorial43. Using Masking to Attenuate and Control Water Effects With PTELink to Water Effects Tutorial On Controlling Ripple Effect44. Controlling Animated Gif Effects With PTELink To Brief Animated Gif Tutorial45. Download Link For Freeware SqirlzWaterReflection SoftwareDownload SquirlWaterReflection Here:46. Download Link For Expanding Audio Waveform and Audio Timeline TutorialLink To Expanding Audio Waveform and Expanding Audio Timeline 47. Download Link to Create Water Ripple in Complex Image: An Overviewhttp://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/ripplewatercompleximage.zip 48. Link to Avidemux Tutorial For Extracting Sequences of JPG Frames From Videohttp://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/Avidemuxtutorial.zip Link To Zipped Archive of Avidemux Version 2.5.6 For Windows http://www.lin-evans.org/avidemux/avidemux.zip 49. Link to Tutorial On Creating PNG Objects With Transparent Backgrounds in Photoshop http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/creatingpngtransparency.zip 50. Link to Tutorial On Creating Animated GIF's From Sequential PNG Files With Photoshop This Zipped Archive Includes 22 PNG Objects With Transparent Backgrounds, The Tutorial and a Zipped PTE Demo Using The PNG Objects And Also An Important Information Text File http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/animatedgif.zip 51. Link to Tutorial on Removing and minimizing Sharpening Halos from your images with Photoshop http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorials/haloremovewithphotoshop.zip 52. Link To Video Tutorial On How To Import and Load a Style http://www.lin-evans.org/styles/stylestutorial.zip 53. Link To Video Tutorial On Using Lin's Rain and Lightning Style - How To Increase Rain and Move Lightning http://www.lin-evans.org/styles/rainlightningtutorial.zip 54. Link To Waterfall Animation Tutorial With PNG File To Use For Falling Water http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/fallingwateranimation.zip 55. Tutorial and Template To Create Circular Text Circling Jupiterhttp://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/experimentalforcirclingtext.zip (Zipped PTE Template - about 2 meg) http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/circulartexttutor.zip (about 50 meg) 56. Tutorial and Template To Create Circular Text Circling Jupiter, Other Planets Or Odd Shaped Objects http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/backandfronttext.zip (tutorial) about 12 meg http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/circleletterstemplate2.zip (template) about 15 meg 57. Tutorial On Using PanosFX Puzzle Animation To Create PNG Puzzle Pieces To Use With PTE http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/puzzletutorial1.zip (tutorial) about 34 meg zipped wmf video 58. Tutorial On Using PNG Puzzle Pieces From The PanosFX Action To Create Puzzle Animation http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/puzzletutorial2.zip (tutorial) about 41 meg zipped wmf video 59. Tutorial on using my SnowGlobe Styles http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/snowglobetutorials.zip (tutorial - about 78 meg zipped video) http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/snowglobestyles.zip (zipped snowglobe styles) 60. Tutorial on Increasing Realism In Your Snow Globehttp://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/SGRealism.zip (zipped video tutorial - about 35 meg) 61. Creating An Out Of Bounds Photo Using PTE and Photoshop (two zipped video tutorials) http://www.lin-evans.org/Robert/makingrosieoutofbounds.zip 62. How To Use PTE 9 Text As A Maskhttp://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/PTEtextasmask.zip (about 12 Meg zipped video tutorial) 63. Converting Your Images To Anaglyph 3D Using Photoshop - (about 17 Meg zipped video tutorial) http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/photoshop3d.zip64. Setting Text Font and Attributes Defaults For Your Project In PTE 9 (about 12 meg zipped video)http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/commentstext.zip65. Cube Style Tutorial - Explanation On How To Adjust Position and Size of Video or Image on Cube Face (37 meg)http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/CubeStyleExplanation.zip 66. Using A Video For A PicturesToExe Background Tutorial 67. Experimental Cube Style Tutorial 68. How To Use Jean-Cypriens SapinBabel Cube Style For Other Than Christmas Tutorial https://youtu.be/kfJcU1OkCEA Click on link to the left to see tutorial on YouTube....69. Curling Flaming Text Style Tutorial 70. Typewriter Simulation Program Tutorial (David Fitzpatrick's Typewriter 2) 71. Painting With VisiSketch Pro and PicturesToExe Using VisiSketch Pro with PIcturesToExeTutorial.rtf72. Using CaptionsAlive Pro Converted Files With PTE For a Signature Applied To Any Image 73. Using CaptionsAlivePro To Export Uncompressed AVI File and How To Compress Then For Use in PTE 74. Jean Cyprien's PTE Book Style Modified - Tutorial and Explanation 75. Rotate Image Inside PNG Frame (without using Frame feature) 76. Introduction To Masking With PTE AV Studio 10 Pro Essentials of Masking Tutorial - Download above for your own computer here: http://www.lin-evans.org/tutorial/MaskTutorial.zip
Ken Cox Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 NOT ON SERVER YET 11:55 AMRIGHT CLICK ONhttp://www.lin-evans.net/smart/panzoomrotate.avi SAVE ASDOWNLOADING AT 12:24KEN
alrobin Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Lin,In Canada "Smarties" is the name for our equivalent of "M&M's". So from now on, PTE users will also be sweeter than normal!
Lin Evans Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hi Ken,My Host is having difficulties or the internet link is problematic. The file is there but I'm not able to reach my own site so hopefully they will correct it soon.Hey Al,You bet - they are all "sweeties" too!!Best regards,Lin
Tomuk Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hi Ken,My Host is having difficulties or the internet link is problematic. The file is there but I'm not able to reach my own site so hopefully they will correct it soon.Best regards,LinHi! Lin,I started downloading ar 17.30 G.M.T and don't appear to have any problem, at 65mg it will take a few moments to complete, I shall inform you of the result.Regards,Tom.
baldsparky Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hi LinI have downloaded both tutorials at 17:58 pm UK time and I have had no problems.Thanks for the tutorials.Kind regardsPaul
Tomuk Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 Hi! Lin,I started downloading ar 17.30 G.M.T and don't appear to have any problem, at 65mg it will take a few moments to complete, I shall inform you of the result.Regards,Tom.Lin,It's now 17.55pm and I am please to say the download came through without a hitch, it took 5min 48sec to download and the content and quality is absolutly first class, I shall keep a copy on my hard drive as a referance and look forward to the next one in the series.Tom
Ken Cox Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 both downloaded 13:30 est06:33 London timeken
JudyKay Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 Wow! Made myself seasick playing with spinning rectangles and changing angles of rotation. You could scare yourself with some of these effects. I am imagining a realistic whale emerging from the water and falling back into the sea. Can't wait for the new Installments!jk
stonemason Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 Hi LinMany thanks for your excellent tutorials, and your genourosity in giving so freely of your time and expertise, it is very much appreciated.RegardsGeoff
peterandjean Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 Hi LinI tried to open your first avi. It tried to open in Windows Media Player 10 but after 10 minutes the egg timer was still present so I closed it down. I am on Broadband. Any ideas pleaseJean
peterandjean Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 HelloI cannot open your avi files. I click on the http site and it hangs in Windows Media 10. I am on Broadband. What am I doing wrong pleaseJean
Lin Evans Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Posted January 10, 2008 Hi Jean,I'm not certain what may be the problem - If you have the freeware Irfanview download rather than open the file and try it with Irfanview. There "should" be no problem opening it with Windows but I don't use Media Player myself because it has been problematic in the past. Here is an excellent freeware media player which I believe is much better than Windows:http://www.click-to-download.com/vlcmediap...ID=120997483512It's called VCL Media Player and can play various videos which Windows can't.Also the freeware Irfanview has no problems with the AVI's and the link is:http://www.irfanview.comIf you download Irfanview be sure to also download and install all Plugins.It "could" be that you don't have the codec used for the AVI which is Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V2. On way to check would be to look in PTE under Video in the Create Custom Video section but I'm not certain whether the window is wide enough to let you see the entire codec name.Best regards,Lin
peterandjean Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Hi LinI am having trouble finding Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec V2.to downloadHave opened the site you suggested but could not find the aboveCan you help pleaseJean
Ken Cox Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 seehttp://www.divx-digest.com/software/mpeg4codec.htmlken
Lin Evans Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Posted January 11, 2008 Thanks Ken,I changed my original link to this one:Linseehttp://www.divx-digest.com/software/mpeg4codec.htmlken
Peter S Posted January 13, 2008 Report Posted January 13, 2008 Hi Lin,Just to add my thanks for this excellent series of tutorials and to let you know I have had no problems with downloads today 13th Jan at 22:00 GMT.Kind RegardsPeter
Gypsey Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks very much for your excellent series, extremely useful for beginners.I have one question1. I am using Windows Media Player and I have an option to pause the playback, but I cannot stepback a few frames to replay a comment that I have missed, the rewind arrow is greyed out. I have to replay the whole tutorial. Is there a way round this.Your advice would be appreciatedArthur
Lin Evans Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Posted January 15, 2008 Hi Arthur,I'm not a big fan of Windows Media Player - I've had issues with it in several versions so disabled it from my own system. The best free video player I've found can be downloaded here:http://www.click-to-download.com/vlcmediap...ID=120997483512It's called VCL Media Player and plays many more formats than Windows media player with superb quality. It has a moving control which you can slide forward or backward to any point in a presentation to repeat. You can Pause change speeds, etc. The installation is very quick and easy and I think you will like using it for this type application much better than Windows Media Player.Best regards,Lin
Gypsey Posted January 15, 2008 Report Posted January 15, 2008 Thanks LinI have downloaded VLC and it solves the problem. It looks as though Windows Media Player has lost another customer.RegardsArthur
MarioG Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Thanks LinI have downloaded VLC and it solves the problem. It looks as though Windows Media Player has lost another customer.RegardsArthurHi all,I too am not pleased with Windows Media Player. I went to the link you supplied to obtain the VLC player you suggested, but have I missed something?It appears that it's not free at all, but only found this out after handing over my name and email address. Is it free or not?Kind Regards,Mario
Lin Evans Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Posted January 17, 2008 Hello Mario,VLC Media Player is free. I have no idea why you would think otherwise. Even the source code is available free.Here are multiple links where you can download:http://www.videolan.org/vlc/http://www.download....4-10781296.htmlhttp://www.versiontr...fo/macosx/14738Lin
Ken Cox Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Mario"after handing over my name and email address. Is it free or not"i suspect you signed up for their newsletterhttp://www.videolan.org/statesVLC media player 0.8.6dIt is a free cross-platform media player ken
MarioG Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Mario"after handing over my name and email address. Is it free or not"i suspect you signed up for their newsletterhttp://www.videolan.org/statesVLC media player 0.8.6dIt is a free cross-platform media player kenHi again folks,When I go to the link I'm taken to the first of three pages.1st page = Enter email adsress and name2nd page = Membership options 1,2&3 years. This displays Visa, Mastercard & American Express options3rd page = Submit, asking to enter credit card detailsI didn't see on any page an option to just download the program.In anycase I'm taking Lin's recomendation about the program and googled up a site where I was able to download the programIf the program is as good as you say Lin, I thank you for the tip. Windows media player is such a pain when it won't play things because of missing codec'sThanks all and a belated Happy New Year
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