Igor

Joy, This problem is now resolved in version 7.5.3. Please try it.

By the way, even for now PTE doesn't load full JPEG images for thumbnails. We use tricky optimizations for JPEGs. The main work is loading of slides with objects and rendering in GPU.

Peter, We fixed 2 from 3 bugs in this test version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27544810/picturestoexe-setup-2012-01-23.exe

Thanks. This idea in my TODO list for next version(s). However caching of thumbnails will not in certain cases. If you change slide duration or transition effect duration, or change objects on a slide, thumbnail will be re-created. Also when you adjust size of Slide list and it changes size of thumbnails they also will be re-created again.

Dave, Please try a test version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27544810/picturestoexe-setup-2012-01-23.exe There was a bug in previous versions. Shadows didn't work at all in custom transition effects. Now the problem should be solved completely.

Peter, Please try a special test version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27544810/picturestoexe-setup-2012-01-23.exe Does it solve the problem with a project name?

Peter, I just fixed this problem.

Peter, I confirm this bug. I'm working on the solution now...

Dave, We've fixed this problem.

Robert, I'm glad! Please use this version while we're working on the final update 7.5.4.

Robert, If you work in the Slide list view (not timeline view) and drop a new audio file to the Slide list, PicturesToExe will add it to the end of first audio track. To add audio file as a second track you need to go to the Project options window | Audio tab and click "Add track" button, then add a audio file to a selected track. Or switch to the Timeline view in the main window, drag a new audio clip from the File list or from Windows Explorer and drop it below the first track. See the red vertical cursor which points where a new audio clip will be inserted. PicturesToExe will create a new track and add your audio clip there.

Robert (and other users), Please try this special version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27544810/picturestoexe-setup-space-key.exe Space key now works correctly for Play/Pause in the Objects and Animation editor. If everything is OK, I'll include this code for next update 7.5.4 officially.

Dave, I see this problem. Thank you!

Thanks, We'll add new kind of templates/themes in future versions.

Peter, Thanks, I confirm all three problems. I noticed bug #2 several days ago.

The compact view if waveforms allows to see more details than with the mixed channels view. You can more easily see peaks in audio. This is especially important if take in attention a lack of screen space in the timeline view. This is not a half view of a waveform. We mixe both top and bottom parts of a waveform. Please just try to work a bit longer with the compact view.

Dave, Please try a test version: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27544810/picturestoexe-setup-scale-test1.exe How it works now?

Dave, Thanks, we'll modify this code. I'll send you a test version today or tomorrow.

Smokinggoldfish, Please ignore my previous reply, I didn't fully understand the question. This camera can record HD video in different formats including 1920x1080 and 1440x1080. Although video picture is 1440x1080 (4:3) it contains 16:9 video. Real picture was distorted during video recording by this camera. Video player corrects it back to original proportions. This video clip really has 16:9 aspect ratio and PicturesToExe shows it correctly. P.S. Quite by accident, I also bought Sony RX100 camera the day before.

Hello Robert, I'd like to suggest a temporary solution for the Objects & animation editor. Use "Pause/Break" hardware key on the top row of your keyboard. This key works in all parts of PicturesToExe (including main window abd in executable shows). In future version we'll add Space key for play/pause in O&A editor. However with some restrictions. Space key will work only if you clicked to the area of preview (slide), or to the timeline area. Because O&A window contains other inteface controls which also can interact with Space key (checkboxes, text fields, buttons, etc). Additionally, if you have a keyboard with hardware multimedia keys you can use special Play key.

Peter, Thanks, I'll try to reproduce this problem today later.

smokinggoldfish, Please can you send me a sample video file which is 1440x1080 4:3 ? I'm guessing what is causing this problem. Resolution 1440x1080 can be used for 4:3 and 16:9 videos. I have sample videos 1440x1080 16:9. The problem in a fact that ffmpeg library doesn't determine correctly aspect ratio of these files and we had to set manually 16:9 for 1440x1080 videos. Now cameras records at 16:9 and I didn't expect that we can have deal with 4:3 high definition video. Can I ask you - where you create that video file? If you use video editor, can you simply set a bit larger resolution?

I've got my Sony RX100 today. Quickly tested 60p video. I added 1920x1080 60p video to PicturesToExe and converted it using PTE's optimizer to AVI format. It looks REALLY NICE! Ideally smooth 60 frames per second playback at FullHD quality in real time. Quality of picture and video is amazing.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.5.3 is available now Download: http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/picturestoexe-setup.exe (12 MB) List of changes: * Fixed bug where the response to a selection in the File list was sometimes slow. * Fixed problems in work of mini-player. * Fixed problem with wrong color space in AVI video output (v7.5.0-v7.5.2). * Fixed problem with appearing of "Out of memory" error in EXE shows which used "Run slideshow..." command. * Fixed problems with clipboard in some cases. * Fixed issues with a scrollbar in fullscreen view of Slide list. * Fixed problems with custom transition effects. * Fixed problem with appearing of error message "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window" in the main window of the program. * Fixed problem with invisible mouse cursor in the Objects and Animation editor.

We'll try to do both changes in next version. The second change requires much work to re-build ffmpeg library with another set of options and include AAC encoder.