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Dave, I included source project file with images. You can explore how it works. I used two image objects with same JPEG image and adjusted canvas size. Then I applied different 3D transformations. Both parts don't overlap. Better to see in live in O&A editor. Eric, Not a new feature of PicturesToExe. Just a new idea. You can do it even in 6.0.

Lin, Probably it's better to achieve this effect using two images - normal and blurred in a graphocal editor and use a mask container?

I thought of this idea when I was in a train yesterday and today. An experiment to try to make realistic panning. This is rough demo just to show the idea: I used 3D transformation of two parts of picture between a line of horizon. If you have long panoramic images you can avoid these black strips on left and right sides. Also you can use more slow speed to show more delicate 3D effect. This effect can works great for certain types of landscapes. Probably you could create more impressive application for this idea. 3d_landscapes.zip

I'm happy to say that now WnSoft website is completely translated to Italian language: http://www.wnsoft.com/it/ Our great friend from Italy, Carmelo Battaglia, has translated all textes for our website. Including text of email for new customers. It was a hard work. He carefully worked on every detail of everything to be translated correctly and in full. Carmelo Battaglia also updated Italian translation for last recent major versions of PicturesToExe and even complete User guide in PDF format. And we don't forget about our old friend from Italy, Guido Russo, who was first who introduced PicturesToExe for Italian users.

Dave, Thanks for this report! Probably we'll add the edge-antialiasing option for Slide object in custom transition effects in next version. I missed this point earlier. We need some time to check up engine capabilities for this option.

Peter, Thanks, but it's not a bug. Undo works only within a current session of Objects and animation editor since version 5.0. To prevent a case when you could undo changes which were done outside O&A window and you don't see what happens on the screen. For example, if you add a new slide, move it several times in the slide list and then open for editing in O&A window. Undo in this case will cases interesting "effects": slide number, full slide duration will change and finally last undo command will close the O&A window because the slide is no longer exists. Probably we'll rework undo processing after integration of O&A editor as a tab of the main window. It's another subject for discussion.

Xaver, Thanks, we plan to add this option.

Yes, technologies are changing so quickly. We're modifying code of PicturesToExe to make it crossplatform, not depending on Windows. It also means that we will able easily choose any necessary platform in future.

I apologize for this long waiting. Version of PicturesToExe for Mac in work. We're rewriting the old code of the program for cross-platform version now. That's all I can say now.

Great effect, Dave! Thanks.

Nice effect, Dave!

This improvement is included to the new offical version 7.5.4 today.

Dave, Thanks for the confirmation. I published official v7.5.4 today.

Thanks, Peter! I published official v7.5.4 today.

Peter, Thanks. We fixed all problems in final update 7.5.4 today.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.5.4 is available now Download: http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/picturestoexe-setup.exe (12 MB) List of changes: * Space key toggles Play/Pause in the Objects and animation editor. * Shadows of objects didn't work in a custom transition effect. * Fixed problems with creating of AVI video on some PCs. * Fixed problem with adding of key frames to objects in custom transition effects. * Fixed problems with mini-player in the main window (incorrect state of Play button and incorrect value of time position). * Fixed problem with a wrong project name after undo/redo in some cases.

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.