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Maybe it's the influence of a magnetic storm. Also yesterday was a full moon. I also feel irritable and do not feel very well. Can't do anything already two days. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/article3951520.ece

Peter, Executable file has only one main icon. If you assign a custom icon file, the "default" icon is never included. It can be a bug in Windows. Windows use cache of icons and probably in case of similar file names it can return "old" icon from another file with same name. Try to press F5 or restart Windows. Also try to rename EXE file and create again the shortcut. Click right mouse button on the shortcut > Properties > check Icon settings.

Thanks for your responses!

Lin, We added suport of .f4v video files to next Beta 8 (7.5).

Thanks, Lin!

Please try EXE version. Or right click to MP4 video file and choose "Save As".

Mole (1:08) I created this short show after a walk today: EXE for PC: http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/slideshows/Mole.exe (149 MB) MP4 video: http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/slideshows/Mole.mp4 (75 MB)

Lin, Thanks for letting me know about this file format. It seems to be an usual H.264 video. I'll add this format to a list of known-formats in PicturesToExe. Please send me a short sample file.

Thanks, Dave! I agree.

Thanks, Andreas! I feel that we need to describe this benefit on our website.

Thanks! Please post your impressions and questions in the new section on the forum: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/forum/47-picturestoexe-75/

Try PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.5 Beta. I created a new forum specially for version 7.5: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/forum/47-picturestoexe-75/

PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.5 Beta 1 is published. I created a new sub-forum section for this version: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?/forum/47-picturestoexe-75/

I'm uploading Beta 1... Wait 5-10 minutes please.

Are you ready?

I think that we are ready to publish PicturesToExe 7.5 Beta 1 on Monday.

Thanks, Tom!

Anyway, this place in PicturesToExe was completely re-designed in next version 7.5. I'll glad to hear your opinions on the new design (when we publish Beta 1).

Beta 1 of version 7.5 will be published on the next week.

Lin, Both links lead to same PDF file which contains two articles. Pages 40-46.

I think that current implementation of text comments is not ideal. A new user can quickly type a text in the Text comment field on the top toolbar on the main window. But he don't see a way where to adjust a font or move a text caption. I can't recall exactly, but as I remember, in all shows which I watched there were no text comments. A typical show has several text captions added manually as Text objects in the Objects and animation editor. I understand that Text comments in current version are useful in certain cases. Especially if you use text macros in the Project options. But they are not intuitive. Also this rarely used feature (as I guess) clutters the interface of the main window. In version 7.5 we did re-design of PicturesToExe and I'm not satisfied with Text comments field on the main window. I have two possible solutions: A. Remove Text comment field by default. But you can turn it on again in the Preferences window -> Customize toolbars. Suggest to new users use Objects and animation editor to add text comments. B. Alternate solution. Move Text comment field to a new tab in the Customize slide window + add a font settings and text position on a slide. I need to know your opinion.

Now you can read these two articles in a PDF file: http://www.av-group.org.uk/avnews/magissues.html 40. Video in PTE 46. First Look at PTE 7.5 (Click to these links on "AV News" website for the PDF)

Basically when you insert video clips to a show in PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.0 you have two choices: 1. Play normally the audio track of a video clip. 2. Mute the audio track of a video clip. However there is an undocumented way to edit audio tracks of video clips directly in PicturesToExe: adjust the start time, the duration, fade in/out, use the Envelope tool. Briefly: add a video file as a background music or sound comment. Tutorial 1. Add a video clip to the slide list. For example: "myvideo.avi" 2. Open the Objects and animation editor, switch to the Properties tab and set checked "Mute audio" option. 3. Click the "Add Sound or Voice" button on the top toolbar (for a slide with this video clip). 4. The Open file dialog window will appear. Browse a folder where is located your video clip file. 5. You don't see your video files here. We need a trick. Type manually the filename of your video file. For example, in my case it was myvideo.avi Also you can enter a full file path. For example: C:\Videos\myvideo.avi Full file path to a video clip can be copied from the Objects and animation editor, Properties tab for a Video clip object. 6. The program will accept this video file and will extract the audio track from this video file as a sound comment. 7. Immediatelly you will see the Audio clip properties window where you can adjust and edit this audio clip. You can open this window later through the "Add Sound or Voice" button > "Customize" window. The alternative approach You can add the audio track of a video clip as a background music. 1. Open the Project options window. 2. Switch to the Music tab and click the "Add music" button. 3. Repeat steps 4-5 in the first tutorial above. 4. Adjust the audio clip via "Customize" button and use Envelope tool. Notes It's a reliable solution which will work in current version and all future releases of PicturesToExe. This method provides exact synchronization and correct rewinding. If you insert a video clip as an object in the Objects and animation editor with time offset (delay), you need to add a time offset to a audio file according the time position of this video clip on a slide. We hope to improve access to editing of audio track in video clips in the next version 7.5.

A new issue of "AV News" magazine (#189 - August 2012) has two articles about PicturesToExe: 1. "Video in PTE" by Howard Bagshaw (pages 40-45). 2. "First Look at PicturesToExe Deluxe v7.5" by Peter Appleton (page 46). For more details: http://www.avnews.org.uk/ http://www.av-group.org.uk/avnews/magissues.html

Hello Robert, Sorry, it was my fault. I sorted a list of moderators and I mistakenly deleted your account. I just recovered your account. Please see PM message for 'Moosewood'. Same problem with theDom account. I also recovered it. The only problem with date of registration. I can't restore it. I'll try again later.