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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.

Dominique, Probably it would be better to create dedicated topic in "Ideas and suggestions...". This feature will require using of more complex using of video card. I wouldn't harry with it, because only video cards since 2003 year support this feature (Pixel Shaders 2.0+). Kalain, Thanks, I'll try fix it.

1) What version of PicturesToExe you use? 2) Please check up a state of the next option - "Synchronize music and slides" (in Project options | Main tab). It should be turned on.

Dominique, Do you speaking about Blurring parameter for a keyframe with interpolation of blur values between keyframes of an object? Or static blurring, like current option "Blur" but with adjustment? Kalain, Thanks, it will be fixed in Beta 19.

Xaver, I just posted Beta 18. It fixes both problems you've discovered (text and blurred picture).

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 18 is available Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: * Improved quality of text rendering. * Fixed problem with blurred picture of Image/Text if object object was placed on a parent object which had several keyframes with certain combination of Z positions and Zoom sizes. * Fixed visual bug in Slide properties window. There was a missing word in a combobox in the Main tab. * Improvements in "About PicturesToExe" window. * Other bug-fixes in the main program.

Umberto, Sorry, it's impossible due to restrictions of DirectX and even modern video cards. They don't support Z-buffer for images with alpha channel (32-bit textures) - all Text objects, Images with edge-antialising, Buttons. All we can do in next versions - pseudo Z-buffer which will automatically sort order of objects taking in attention Z position of an each object in 3D space. However natural occlusions still impossible. 3D games use Z-buffer for 24-bit images (without semi-transparent areas) or use sorted tree of objects and a lot of mathematical calculations. It also produce visual defects in many cases. As I heard DirectX 11 and future video cards will support Z-buffer for 32-bit images. Probably better to use "Z distance"? Because properly say it isn't a zoom.

Dominique, Thanks, I'll fix the issue with Slide properties dialog. Xaver, I've reproduced the problem with blurred picture. Also we've fixed the problem with font quality. Quality of text will be perfect in the next Beta 18 tomorrow. Thank you!

Xaver, Please give me ZIP archive with this slide.

Cor, Please attach the screenshot

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 17 is available Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) Changes in this beta release: + Bugs-fixes in the main program. + Updated language files. P.S. The issue with view of some text symbols will be fixed in the next Beta 18.

I just found possible solution for this problem with fonts. We won't include it to Beta 17 today. I hope after several days of testing updated text rendering will be included to Beta 18. Thanks!

Thanks, Lin. Now I see this problem with "x" letter. We'll investigate this issue.

We can't resolve this issue because of nature of very thin Rectangle object used as a line. I recommend you use for your project graphical file.

Lin, Please attach two screenshots. I don't see any difference for small text on my PC. Due to vectorization we use same form of text symbols for any visual size. In opposite Windows varies view of text depending on its visual size. Theoretically we can add one more parameter to slightly adjust form of text - I'm afraid it will complicate more the program. Currently the benefits of new text is same view of text in slideshows for PC and Mac. Dominique, Both methods are good. We should keep and current way, too. I'm afraid it can be leaved for next version only, sorry.

What version of PicturesToExe Deluxe you currently use? Please try latest version 6.0 Beta 16. It should fix similar issues with burning.

Xaver, In version 6.0 we're completely rewrote text rendering for several reasons - vectorization to use unique fonts, more clear view, same view of text under PC and Mac. I know the result a bit different, but it was impossible to keep exactly same view. Dominique, Daniel, The name is same, but full file path (folder) could be modified. For this reason PicturesToExe asks to save a project.

Daniel, I checked up for this problem. And it's normal behaviour, because at 3th point you first time created EXE file and probably choosed unique name different from project name. For this reason the program ask you save the project again. Next time it will not ask you anymore until you use Create As to give another EXE file name. I just tried and couldn't reproduce described problem. Probably you have missed a point with creating EXE file like in previous problem?

"Run slideshow" command supports only one parameter -slide x other commands are not supported, sorry. You need to use "Run application" to use other commands or BAT file.

"Photography Monthly" magazine (UK) will publish an article dedicated PicturesToExe in the next issue (November) which will be out around middle October of 2009.