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Lin, Sorry, I didn't understood your question. Video track starts on a slide where located master video track object. Video track can't be paused, impossible add pauses. For example, video track for Video.avi file is 60 seconds. And we put master video track object to the 1st slide. Now we can only add linked video objects to other slides and they just "reveal" video track on the screen. These linked video objects can't change any time or duration parameters of video track. We can only use opacity or time range to control visibility of video track on the screen. Linked video objects are "windows" to see picture behind. .........[-------Video Track----------------] .........[Master] [Linked1].........[Linked2] [slide1] [slide2] [slide3] [slide4] [slide5]

Lin, All linked video clips share common parameters: - Start time - Duration - Offset So you needn't adjust these parameters on each slide for each linked video clip object.

Thanks. Please don't worry I can work, just my doctor recommended me take more breaks for rest during a day for well recovery.

Thanks for all responses! Probably I will reply with delays next three weeks, because I have to visit hospital every day to find reason of my headaches (I have this problem almost every day). The most likely it's nervious fatigue.

nobeefstu, This is not a bug indeed. We can't set size of entire window including borders around a window, because proportions of a window varies depending on version of operation system and used graphical theme. Aspect ratio of window will be different in this case. For this reason we set size of internal part of window.

I've published new Beta 6: Announcement: Download: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip This beta contains a new feature - video tracks. Please read updated "A Guide to New Features of PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.0". Pages 5-6: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/help/7.0/PicturesToExe-700-Guide-to-new-features_EN.doc I've described how to create a reflection of a video clip, or continue video clip across several slides.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.0 Beta 6 is available now. Download link in the first post above. List of changes: + Added video tracks for video clips. See Properties tab of a video object in the Objects and Animation editor. + Added a choice of aspect ratio for New project function (Main menu | New). + Improvements in the Project options. Choice of aspect ratio has been moved to the Main tab. + Optimized an interval between keyframes (GOP size) in HD video output for faster rewinding and better compatibility with players. + Replacement of a video clip file updates slide duration (if old video clip's duration was equal to slide duration). + Small improvements. * Fixed visual bugs (v7.0 Beta 1-5) with resizing of Objects and animation editor window. * Fixed visual bug (v6.5.0-v7.0 Beta 5) with replacing of an image to animated GIF image in the main window of PicturesToExe in some cases. * Fixed bug (v7.0 Beta 1-5) with adding of video clips to the timeline. Durations of added slides were wrong. * Fixed visual bug (v7.0 Beta 1-5) with replacing of an image to animated GIF image in the main window of * Fixed issue (all versions) when after an installation a window of PicturesToExe appears behind a window of Windows Explorer. Updated "A Guide to New Features of PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.0" explains how to create and use video tracks. See pages 5-6: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/help/7.0/PicturesToExe-700-Guide-to-new-features_EN.doc

Gary, nobeefstu, Thanks, we'll try fix it.

Tom, I think it's related with edge-antialiasing technology.

Thank you very much for your suggestions!

Tom, After the more attentive testing we have discovered that that the issue with perspective correction is not a bug. It really works as it should. The problem in parameters of this frame object. An initial zoom state of the frame is very small - 0.001 x 0.001 and the last keypoint is 232.381 x 232.381. Increase zoom parameters at first keypoint and it will solve the problem. You can observe same visual result if you adjust Z position of this object.

Thanks, it will be fixed in Beta 6. OK. We agree. Slide duration will be updated in case of two conditions: 1) A video object should be a main video (added through the Slide list). 2) Duration of a slide was equal to video clip duration before replacement. It should protect against mistake when user customized slide duration manually. Tom, Sorry, I can't discover this problem here. Please describe me in more details what happens at that time point? I see that text object disappears for a moment at at reached 90 or 270 degree. If it possible, with a screenshot or video record. Or you can use Objects and animation editor to change time cursor. Thanks, I've reproduced this bug.

Thanks for your suggestions! Please give me time to think thoroughly before I reply. Barry, This is exactly that what I expected to hear when I have raised this topic. Thanks! Please look on attached screenshot. Here is an updated Main tab in the Project options window in future Beta 6. It contains aspect ratio because it's a very important parameter. ("Virtual size of a slide" remains on the Screen tab). Also when you click "New project" in the main menu | File, Beta 6 will ask for project name and aspect ratio. I've moved two options from the Main tab to More tab. I'm considering an idea to rework a horizontal tabs in the Project options into a vertial list of tabs on the left side of the Project options window. This allow use tree of settings and put several advanced sub-tabs under parent tab, like on attached screenshot. P.S. However I have a concern that it's impossible to vastly simplify the user interface of the software product intended for advanced and professional users keeping all its features. A simple example - Apple Final Cut, Apple iLife KeyNone, Adobe Photoshop. These products are not simple for beginners, IMHO. A lot of options, functions.

I think you've noticed some steps we did in version 7.0 Beta to improve usability of PicturesToExe. This work is not finished yet. I'll add more changes in coming beta releases and in following version 7.5. What you can suggest me to improve usability in PicturesToExe? Please take in attention two important points: - Your suggestions should be regarding existing features/functions/options. No feature requests here, please. - There is a conflict between simplicity and features. Did we reach as possible more simple implementation for existing features?

Thanks! I confirm bug with resizing in Objects and animation editor. But I can't reproduce the issue with a duplicating speed template. Thanks, Barry! A very interesting problem. I've reproduced this issue only when I use Windows Explorer to run installation file and under Windows 7. And it happens sometimes. We think that it's a bug in Windows Vista/7 and the operation system doesn't set rightly focus to a started application. We found a fix for this issue. Please try future Beta 6 and let me know about result. P.S. I'll reply on other problems tomorrow.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.0 Beta 5 is available now. Download link in the first post above. List of changes: * Fixed problem (v7.0 Beta 4) with crashing of the Objects and animation editor after adding of a video clip. * Fixed visual problem (v7.0 Beta 1-4) with the Slide list when effect duration of slide(s) longer than slide(s) duration. * Small bug fixes.

Cèlou, I can't reproduce this issue. Please send me test projects (and executables) in ZIP archive. I'm sorry, but it's impossible technically. It strongly complicates the code of the program because it would be necessary re-calculate duration of the slide on the fly. Thousands of places, I can't predict results after this change.

Hello Graham, I'm afraid this video card is not enough for PicturesToExe. System requirements for the program are "video card with 128 MB of video memory".

If this video card has only 64 MB of memory it means that it's old one and doesn't support fully DirectX 9.0. We use partial hardware acceleration to play video. I know that even very old video card can play video clips, but they simple show video clips as is. In PicturesToExe we use complex processing to apply all effects including Pan/Zoom/Rotate/3D transform and mix video with pictures. This requires at least 128 MB video memory and video card released since 2003.

Thanks for details! But I'm sorry, I still didn't understand where the main/chief show (which calls other shows). Also what screen mode you use for main/chief/menu show - fullscreen or windowed?

Hello Graham, Thanks for ZIP file with this project. I created DVD and masks objects work correctly. It seems that PicturesToExe was not able initialize Mask objects on your computer. What configuration of your PC? CPU, memory size, video card and video memory size? Please try also new version 7.0 Beta. It has reduced requirements for video card when you render video for DVD disc.

Thanks, I've added this suggestion to my TODO list.

I confirm this bug. Thank you! We'll fix it in Beta 5. You're right. I think it's a bug. But we will block video clips for Custom Windows in this version 7.0, because we prefer do not hurry and test carefully all main functions.

Bert, Custom preset should give exactly same quality. "Medium quality" in preset is equal to "Quality: 71" in custom mode. "High quality" in preset is equal to "Quality: 100" in custom mode. I'm not sure that 1920x1200 is a safe preset. Because it exceeds FullHD resolution (1920x1080). Probably some HD players or TVs will not able play correctly this file.

Cor, I fixed all 3 issues you've discovered in Beta 5. Thanks! Please tell me in more details: 1. Version of PicturesToExe used to build main show (menu). 2. Version of PicturesToExe used to build another show (to run). 3. Type of command to run the show - "Run slideshow" or "Run application"? Thanks in advance.