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Upgrade to v3
| Q. |
How can I upgrade from v2.x to v3? |
| A. |
v3 installs into a separate folder. You don't need to uninstall v2.x
and can use both versions together on the same computer. v3 requires a
new registration code. v2.x customers can purchase upgrades from
this page. |
| Q. |
Can I open my v2.x .ss projects in MySlideShow
v3? |
| A. |
In the File | Open window, select "SlideShow projects v2.x" in the
"Files of type" dropdown list. MySlideShow v3 will keep the original
.ss project file unchanged and save the project with the new .ssx
extension. |
Slide Settings
| Q. |
If I select some options in the Settings window, the
program changes them for all my slides. How can I change the settings
for individual slides?
Note: this question is for MySlideShow v2. MySlideShow v3 doesn't
have the global settings as v2. Each slide always has its own individual
settings. You can open the Slide Settings window from the Slide List |
Details view | Settings column or by the slide right-click popup menu. |
| A. |
By default all slides use the default or global settings which you
can change by the Settings button or the SlideShow | Settings menu.
However you can change ("override") the settings for individual slides.
Select a slide (or a group) and use the SlideShow | Slide Settings menu.
For such slides the program displays a small mark in the first column of
the slide list. |
Slide and Music Synchronization
| Q. |
When I burn an autorun CD or a video CD/DVD from my
slide show project and play it or another computer or DVD player, the
synchronization of the slides and music that I had in the preview mode
is breaking. What can I do to synchronize slides with music? Note:
this question is for MySlideShow v2. MySlideShow v3 always synchronizes
slides with the Sync Playlist (the Sound button or the SlideShow | Sync
Playlist menu). The Timeline Editor is now accessible from the Timeline
tab of the Slide List. |
| A. |
Use the "Synchronize slides with audio" options in the Settings
window | General tab. MySlideShow Gold contains the Timeline Editor
where you can allocate slides on the timeline of the background
playlist. Place all your music files in the background playlist (the
Sound button or the SlideShow | Sound menu). Remove them from the
slide-specific playlists (the Sound column of the slide list) because
MySlideShow plays the background and slide-specific playlists
simultaneously. The Timeline Editor allows you to move slides on the
timeline of the background playlist and synchronize groups of slides
with different music tracks (parts of the playlist). The program saves
slide transition points. You'll get the same synchronization in the
preview mode and in output slide show .exe files, video files and discs. |
Music Files
| Q. |
How can I add my iTunes music? |
| A. |
MySlideShow can play audio files only in MP3, WMA and OGG formats.
You can convert your audio files in MP4 or AAC formats by iTunes
directly to MP3 format only if the music files are not protected
("iTunes Plus")". In iTunes v8 - v10, select its Edit | Preferences menu
and then select the General tab. Click the "Import Settings" button and
select "MP3 Encoder" in the Import Using list. Click OK to close the
Import Settings window and then click OK to close the Preferences
window. Right-click on a music file and select "Create MP3 version".
iTunes will create an MP3 copy of the original file in the same folder.
iTunes doesn't convert protected or licensed music files. In this case
you can burn an Audio CD from a playlist. In iTunes v8 - v10,
right-click on a playlist in the right panel (Playlists) and select the
"Burn Playlist to Disc" item from the popup menu or click the "Burn"
button in the right-bottom corner of the window. In the Burn Settings
window, select "Disc Format: Audio CD".
Then you can convert your audio CD back to MP3 or WMA files in
several ways:
1. In iTunes v8 - v10, select its Edit | Preferences menu and then
select the General tab. Click the "Import Settings" button and select
"MP3 Encoder" in the Import Using list. Click OK to close the Import
Settings window and then click OK to close the Preferences window.
Insert your audio CD and open it in iTunes ("Devices" in the main
window). It will display the CD tracks. Select a track (or a group of
tracks), right-click and select the "Create MP3 version". iTunes will
create MP3 files in subfolders of "My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes
Music" folder.
2. You can use Windows Media Player to convert the Audio CD tracks to
WMA or MP3 format. Clear the "Copy protect music" checkbox in Media
Player's Tools | Options menu >> Copy Music or Rip Music tab and select
the format (WMA or MP3). Click OK to close the Options window. Select
the Rip tab on the main screen and insert your audio CD. Media Player
will display the tracks, convert to MP3 files (click the "Start Rip"
button if it doesn't convert automatically) and save them in a subfolder
of "My Documents\My Music" folder.
3. You can use some CD conversion utilities to convert the tracks to MP3
format. There're plenty of them on the web. |
| Q. |
If I try to play WMA files I purchased in online
music stores, MySlideShow displays "Cannot play licensed or DRM
protected media files". What can I do? |
| A. |
MySlideShow really can't play licensed or protected WMA files. You
can try to burn an audio CD from your protected WMA files by Windows
Media Player >> "Copy to CD or Device" tab (only if their license allows
you to do this). Then try to convert audio CD tracks back to WMA files
by Windows Media Player >> "Copy from CD" or "Rip" tab. Don't forget to
clear the "Copy protect music" option in Media Player's Tools | Options
window >> "Copy Music" or "Rip Music" tab. Also you can use some other
audio CD conversion utility (ripper/grabber) to create MP3 files from
the audio CD. MP3 files are not protected. |
Video Clips
| Q. |
How can I insert a video clip to my slide show? |
| A. |
You can place a video clip in AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or WMV format on a
slide. Please download and install the
Video Codec Pack.
Drag & drop a video file from Window Explorer to the Slide List. Or insert a blank slide by the SlideShow | Insert Blank Slide menu. Select
the slide and use the SlideShow | Slide Editor menu or the same item
from the right-click popup menu to open the Slide Editor window. Select
the VideoBox icon on the toolbar and click on the slide area to place a
VideoBox control on the slide. Then use the VideoFilePath option in the
Properties window and select a video clip. Remember the video clip
duration that the program displays in the Properties window. Click OK to
close the Slide Editor window. Set the slide duration equal to the video
clip duration. |
CD/DVD burning
| Q. |
I want to burn my slide show to a CD/DVD. |
| A. |
You can create an autorun CD or DVD for PC/Windows computers or a
video CD or DVD for DVD players.
1. Autorun CD/DVD
Use the Tools | Executable menu to create an output .exe file from your
slide show project. By default, the program saves output slide shows in
subfolders of "My Documents\My SlideShows\Shows" folder. Open the
subfolder (click Explore after the process) and burn Autorun.inf and
<YourProjectName>.exe files to a CD or DVD using your CD/DVD burning
software.
If you have Windows XP + ServicePack2, the program can also directly
burn an autorun CD, but not a autorun DVD (the Tools | Autorun CD menu).
The program uses the same build-in Windows CD burning engine as Windows
Explorer. Some CD/DVD burning software blocks this engine (MySlideShow
doesn't display any CD recorders). In this case just create an output
slide show by the Tools | Executable menu and use your CD/DVD burning
software.
2. Video CD/DVD
Use the Tools | Video CD/DVD menu. Sometimes home DVD players can't read
hi-speed DVD-R/RW+R/RW discs, you can try to change the media (for
example: DVD-R >> DVD-RW) and use low-speed discs. Use a rewritable
DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc for tests, not to waste DVD-Rs or DVD+Rs.
If you want to burn a video DVD with a menu, use our DVD Album utility
(it's free). It allows you to import several DVD .mpg video files
created by MySlideShow's Tools | Video menu.
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| Q. |
When I try to burn a video DVD I get an error
message. |
| A. |
Please install SPTD software from Duplex Secure http://www.duplexsecure.com/en/downloads. This
may help to solve CD/DVD burning problems caused by some CD/DVD burning
software (Roxio, Sonic).
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User Interface
| Q. |
Hidden Panels. I can't add new pictures to
my slide show project. The folders pane and file list are hidden. |
| A. |
Just select the View menu | Folders and/or Files items or the
corresponding toolbar buttons to make them visible. |
| Q. |
Slide Moving. The arrow buttons move only
one slide. How can I move several selected slides in the slide list? |
| A. |
You can drag&drop selected slides inside the slide list. Also you
can copy the selected slides to the clipboard (right-click on a selected
slide and select the Copy item), then remove them from the slide list
(click the Remove button, press Del or Shift+Del), right-click on a
slide before which you want to insert the slides from the clipboard and
select the Paste menu item. |
Miscellaneous
| Q. |
Disappeared images. Moving projects to another
computer. When I play my slide show, the program can't find my
slide images! Help!
When I move a slide show project (.ssx file) to another computer
and open it there by MySlideShow, the program doesn't display slide
thumbnails and can't find slide image files when I play the slide show. |
| A. |
MySlideShow's project files contain links to (full paths of) your
image and audio files located on the hard drive. If you move or delete
your slide images, or rename one of the subfolders in the path saved in
the project file, the program won't be able to find your source image
files. The same happens when you move a slide show project file to
another computer. MySlideShow expects to find your files in the place
where they were when you added them to the project. If all slide images
of this project are located in the same subfolder, select the slides in
the slide list (Ctrl+A or the SlideShow | Select All menu), use the
SlideShow | Slide Folder menu and select the new location (folder) of
your slide images. The program will re-build the paths in the project.
MySlideShow v3.4.0 has the Search & Fix tool (select it in the SlideShow
menu) that displays the broken links, searches in the selected folder
and its subfolders and fixes the links. |
| Q. |
Title slides. I want to insert a title slide
and chapter slides into my project. What can I do? |
| A. |
Use the SlideShow | Insert Blank Slide menu. Place your text in the
slide caption. To change the caption position, use the individual Slide
Setting (right-click on the slide and select the Slide Settings menu).
Please read about the individual slide settings above. Also you can use
MySlideShow Gold's Slide Editor (the SlideShow | Slide Editor menu or
the same item from the right-click popup menu) to place additional text
boxes and small images on your slides. |
| Q. |
Image file names in slide captions. Can you
automatically have the file names shown with the photos? |
| A. |
Select all slides in your project (Ctrl+A or the SlideShow | Select All
menu), use the SlideShow | Slide Caption menu (or the same item from the
right-click popup menu) and enter {SlideInfo: FileNameWoExt} or
{SlideInfo: FileName}. Then click OK. The program will set this caption
for all your slides. When you play the slide show, the program will
display the slide file names.
You can read more in the Help file > Using MySlideShow > Slide
Information topic.
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| Q. |
Playing from the selected slide. I can play
from the selected slide using the SlideShow | Play from Current Slide
menu item. Is there a keyboard shortcut? |
| A. |
Yes. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Ctrl+P plays from the first slide) and click
the Play button holding Shift.
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Registration codes
| Q. |
I haven't received my registration code. |
| A. |
We send registration codes within 12 hours after the order (normally
faster). The incorrect anti-SPAM filters at e-mail servers (especially:
hotmail, msn, AOL) is the main reason that you don't receive e-mails
from us. Please inspect the SPAM folder at your e-mail box and contact
us (possibly from another e-mail account). We always ask to confirm if
you received our e-mail with the registration code. |
| Q. |
My registration code doesn't work. Help! |
| A. |
All registration codes we send do work. Please be sure that
you installed the latest version and the correct edition of the program.
MySlideShow (Standard edition) does not accept registration codes for
MySlideShow Gold and vice-versa. Select the code text in the e-mail
window, copy to the clipboard (Ctrl+C or the Edit | Copy menu) and then
paste to the program code edit box (there's the Paste button). |
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