| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
kafka
Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2009 : 15:54:51
|
This is similar to one of my earlier posts.
I have just completed two large slideshow projects containing a total of about 1300 images and 26 slideshows (in two multiple slideshows). I scanned all the images into a folder named ALL PHOTOS so that I could archive them to a DVD as well as produce the slideshows. I then created a folder named DVD PixPlay to contain the actual slideshows.
In order to avoid losing all my work I then used backup software to back up the ALL PHOTOS folder to one rewritable DVD and the DVD PixPlay folder to another DVD. What I found was that the DVD PixPlay folder became too big to fit onto a DVD. On further examination I found that the ALL PHOTOS folder (with the original images) contained 2071 files (2.48 gigabytes) and the DVDPixPlay folder 5052 files (4.63 gigabytes).
I was under the impression that DVDPixPlay slideshows don't contain the actual images but rather links to the images (in ALL PHOTOS). In reality all my images are contained in both ALL PHOTOS and DVDPixPlay. The latter also includes DVD PixPlay files such as title frames.
Is this how it is supposed to be? If not, what should I have done? Can I do anything to remove the images from DVD PixPlay without destroying my slideshows? |
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2009 : 02:29:38
|
Hi
Your setting under View > Options, Folders determines whether photos, music and/or videos are copied to your project folder or just linked in their current location. In v5 by default photos are copied while other files are linked.
Please see the following response regarding moving your project files:
http://www.xequte.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3471
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
 |
|
|
kafka
Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2009 : 16:59:29
|
Thanks Nigel,
Is it too late for me to change my slideshows so that they are linked to the original images in ALL PHOTOS (the folder into which I scanned the images)? I notice that the images containing captions are all in the DVD PixPlay folder, which suggests that if I am able to link the slideshows to the images in ALL PHOTOS I will lose the captions. I would hate to have to re-caption 2010 images!
If making the change would require me to do the captioning all over again I would prefer to leave things as they are. My main reason for wanting to link the slideshows to ALL PHOTOS is that the DVD PixPlay folder has become too large to backup to a DVD or 4gb flashdrive.
The link you gave me to a similar post is helpful but doesn't answer my question re the captions. |
|
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 02:04:12
|
Hi
In theory, PixPlay will handle you moving source images to which you have added captions in the same way as regular photos (assuming you have a recent version), but there is another level of referencing involved that potentially could cause problems.
What I would suggest is that you close your project, hide ten photos from the project, reopen it and use the Missing Files function to redirect the missing ones to your original ("ALL PHOTOS") folder.
Assuming it works correctly then repeat the process with 50, 100, 250, etc.
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
|
kafka
Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2009 : 16:31:15
|
Thanks Nigel,
I Wasn't sure how to hide photos, but your suggestion inspired me to try something similar and it seems to have worked. For the record, this is what I did. NOTE: rather than experiment on a real project I created a dummy named TEST (i.e. a folder in ALL PHOTOS called TEST and containing 10 photos and a slideshow in DVD PixPlay also called TEST).
Having created the dummy slideshow in the same way I created the real ones, I then:
1)deleted all .jpg files which did not include the suffix _Preview (it is the _Preview files which include the captions).
2)opened the slideshow and was prompted to specify the folder containing the images. I specified the ALL PHOTOS/TEST folder.
I then opened the TEST slideshow and found that the slideshow ran as it was supposed to. The folder in DVD PixPlay contained 39 files and 5.04 mb before doing the above and 27 files and 2.56mb afterwards.
I should point out that it requires great care to ensure thay one deletes the right files! |
|
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2009 : 02:19:49
|
Hi
Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear you were able to resolve it.
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
|
kafka
Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 07 2009 : 16:06:02
|
Hi Nigel,
After doing all of the above successfully, I created a multiple slideshow project. When DVD PixPlay got to the burning stage I received the following error message:
DVDVideo_Create() failed, exception 5, status 2, text""
I then created a multiple slideshow project containing a single slideshow and got the same result.
Next I created another Multiple Slideshow project containing a different slideshow. This time it worked and the project was successfully burned.
I typed the error message into Google which brought up a response you had given to someone with a similar problem. You suggested that he use a name brand DVD and slow the burning speed. I tried a new Verbatim DVD-RW but in Advanced Burning Options the only option was Max.
Could it be that in removing images from the slideshow (as described in previous posts) I have inadvertently deleted a file from the first slideshow tested which is required for the burning process? If so, how do I identify the missing file (e.g. by the extension)?
I will re-create the offending slideshow, which was fairly small, and try again, however it is possible that I have made the same mistake in one or more of the other 43 slideshows.
|
|
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2009 : 13:21:29
|
Hi
When you reproduce the error please e-mail me your log file:
C:\Program Files\DVD PixPlay\PixPlayLog.txt
Note: On Windows Vista it is located at:
C:\Users\ <YOUR WINDOWS LOGIN NAME> \AppData\Local\Xequte\DVD PixPlay
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
|
kafka
Australia
29 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2009 : 15:42:01
|
Hi Nigel,
After receiving your last post I created a multiple slideshow project containing the slideshow which caused the original problem. Much to my surprise the error message failed to appear and the slideshow was burned to a DVD without a problem. Perhaps the DVD-RWs I used earlier were faulty? I will continue with my project and send you the log file if the problem recurs. |
|
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2009 : 17:21:32
|
Hi
Yes, if nothing else has changed in your sldieshow/settings/system and you get inconsistent results when burning it can point to disk issues, but Verbatim are not usually a problem.
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
|
cooleydd
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2009 : 08:36:15
|
Three questions:
1. If I change View > Options to link to photos where will the captioned photos be stored? Can they all be in the original photo file?
2. If I have projects created using the default (v 5) and then I change View > Options to link to the photo file what will happen on the already finished slide shows.
3. Is there any way to print a list of files in use of any slide show. I find I end up deleting a lot of pics and I would like to clean out the working folder. It does not appear to delete the unused files from the working folder. Of course this would be disastrous if you were linking unless the program never deleted files that were linked. |
|
|
|
xequte
7504 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2009 : 02:57:37
|
Hi
1. No, PixPlay needs a companion file when you add captions to photos to store all the information related to captions, clip art, etc.
These files are saved to your project folder.
2. Nothing. The change in the setting only applies to new photos that you add to your projects
3. There is not a filename printing functionality but it should be available soon.
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
|
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
Search
Image storage
