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Peter, If it possible, please prepare simple project file. Also it would be helpful for me if you could test previous version 5.6 with this demo project. Thanks in advance!

DirectX and video card doesn't support Z sorting for images with alpha channel (Text, Buttons, Masks, Images with edge-antialiasing option). So we can't do anything in this version. In the next version(s) we have to choose: 1) Pseudo Z sorting of objects in 3D space. 3) Or try to write own implementation of Z Buffer for sorting. Probably it will work, probably not due to low performance of this algorithm.

Umberto, Thanks for the demo. This problem related with Z sorting which is not available regrettably.

Umberto, Please could you tell me more about this issue? If possible with a demo project. If it refers to non-linear speed of an object, this should be resolved in Beta 22.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 22 is available It's Release Candidate. Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: * Bug-fixes in the main program of PicturesToExe. + "Z Position" in 3D parameters window has been renamed to "Pan Z".

According suggestion of Jean-Pierre we've renamed "Z Position" to "Pan Z" in future Beta 22.

Mark, Also please try newest version 6.0 Beta and let me know about result.

Barry, Probably I don't understand that problem rightly. Please see an attached project file. I can display screenshots in PicturesToExe without resampling of an image file. See also the second attachement - illustration. ScreenCopy_Oct14-2009_17-56-25.zip

Tom, It's not a bug mainly. Because you set non-linear speed for rotation. It means that Object uses values from first and third keyframes and ignores rotation values from second keyframe. Rotations are three - Rotation, Angle X and Angle Y. So the object discards Angle X/Y values of the second keyframe. But there is a logical bug in the inteface - we disable Rotate edit box and forget disable Angle X/Y fields. It will be fixed in Beta 22.

Tom, Thanks, I also see this strangeness. I'll write later.

Dave, I agree it's a bug with font combo box. We'll try fix it.

Thank, Bill! Oh, I see that Intel (integrated video card i915G) again makes a surprise for us. Updating of video drivers may help.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 21 is available It's Release Candidate. Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: * Bug-fixes in the main program of PicturesToExe. + Re-worked Z Position parameter for objects. + New icon of PicturesToExe.

Bill, Please let me know configuration of you PC - CPU, memory, video card and version of Windows. Also I recommend re-install or (that better) update drivers of video card.

Was this issue resolved after updating of the forum software to version 3.0.4 on October 9th?

Bill, Normally it may happens in version 6.0 if the Objects and animation editor can't initialize hardware accelerated graphical mode. If you allow, I'll prepare special test version which will help us exactly determine the reason of this problem.

Barry, I'll reply you by email. I need more information. Cor, I confirm this issue. Will be fixed in Beta 21. Thanks. Dave, We've changed behaviour of font combobox control to avoid logical problem with recent list of fonts. After you press Up/Down key, additionally press Enter to apply choosed font.

Thanks, Umberto! We need time to choose the optimal solution.

Gary, It's known issue. You need to turn off "Edge antialiasing" option for all pieces. See Objects & animation editor, Properties tab. It should help.

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 20 is available It's Release Candidate. Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: * Fixed visual defect with 3D object on a Mask object with some combination of parameters. * Increased stability of the Objects and Animation editor. * Fixed visual bug with Text objects in the Objects and Animation editor + Minor improvements.

We'll update the forum today-tomorrow to the newest version 3.0.4 I hope it will solve many known issues. test

Thérèse, Thank you for letting me know about this visual defect on a slide! We've reproduced this issue and fixed it. Please wait for Beta 20. You've found a good temporal solution, by the way. Adda, Thanks! Will be fixed. Kalain, I think problem in the installed QuickTime version. It's strange that it can't play created MP4 video file, because when I tried it worked fine. Please try another video player. For example Media Player Classic Home Cinema SEE http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8954 KEN

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 19 is available It's first Release Candidate. Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: + Reduced CPU loading if slide has many objects (hundred or more). * Fixed bug with assigned actions for Left/Right mouse buttons. * Bugs-fixes in the main program.

Thank you, Peter! I confirm this bug. We'll resolve this issue in the next Beta 19.

We require hardware acceleration (Direct 3D of DirectX 9+) for the main program of PicturesToExe. Because this new version has many features that exclusively based on hardware acceleration (3D transform for objects, 3D transitions effects between slides, "Anti-shimmering" option for Images and Text, Masks objects). For a created slideshow author still can decide use or don't use hardware acceleration. I heard that a new version of VMWare 7.0 (beta already available) will be released soon with full support of DirectX 9 and Direct 3D. It even will support Aero inteface of Windows Vista and Windows 7 (also based on Direct 3D). So future VMWare should handle PicturesToExe under Mac.