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Tony, Sorry, but you forgot to attach the ZIP file with project files to your message.

Thanks for your all thoughts and suggestions! Probably it better to add second button to the bottom part of the main inteface? It should solve this problem and will highlight EXE format as primary output option. Create EXE file | Export (all video options) | Preview | etc

Tony, Could you upload one slide project to illustrate it, please?

Thanks, Peter! I apologize for this issue. v5.6.1 is almost ready.

Dear Lin, We send you and your wife our best wishes! And thanks for your help!

We fully reworked text rendering for the future version 5.7 and it works in two times faster now and with improved visual quality. Also we plan make vectorization of text objects when you create EXE file of a slideshow and it will guarantee: - Displaying of used unique fonts (not presented on a PC where you run this slideshow). - Flawless quality of text at any screen resolution (earlied you could use rasterized text to PNG image file with fixed pixel size.) However we will keep "Rasterize text to PNG image" option for those users who want make post-processing of PNG in graphical editor for example. I'd like to ask one question. Does anybody use manual font size in text objects (disabled "Auto font quality" option)? We can keep it, just I'd like to know if somebody use it.

We're testing added built-in support of MP4 audio music files in the next version of PicturesToExe 5.7. You know that Apple iTunes Store will sell DRM-free MP4 music files now. We need various MP4 files to thoroughly test this new feature of PicturesToExe. - DRM free MP4 files. - And DRM protected files. To correctly recognize them and show warning for user. Please send me MP4 files or give URLs to copyright-free MP4 files in Internet. Thanks in advance!

Mike, Yes, I've uploaded all shows now: PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow.zip http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Late_Summer_at_the_Garden.zip PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/PteShow_v560.zip http://www.wnsoft.com/test/Late_Summer_at_...Garden_v560.zip

Lin, Thank you for the interesting observation. We think this difference comes from reading of multiple resources (images/music) from one EXE file and from separate files. We load images and music in several parallel threads of CPU and Windows better optimizes reading when we load images from different files in opposite to one EXE file. It's our supposition. We'll explorer this issue later.

Mike, PteShow demo was initially created in v5.0. Please try updated version I've re-created in v5.6: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/PteShow_v560.zip (8 MB) But it is really strange issue, because there should be no problem with Vista. Jim, Usually all old slideshows should work. But the most often problem that sometimes happens on some PCs - incorrect work of drivers of video card. Simple updating these drivers cure the problem.

What version of PicturesToExe you have used to make this slideshow? If v5.0 or newer, please use Windows Update to update drivers of video card and sound card. Please try this official demo from our website: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Late_Summer_at_the_Garden.zip How it will play on your laptop?

We have published updated YouTube settings on our server to solve problem with uploading of slideshow on YouTube. When you open YouTube output window in PicturesToExe the program automatically will suggest you download and use updated settings. Please click Yes button to confirm. If PicturesToExe doesn't show the message about the updated settings, please wait 24 hours and try again. P.S. future v5.6.1 already will contain this fix for YouTube.

We don't support Windows 98/Me anymore in v5.6. if it really necessary we could do it, but new slideshows use hardware acceleration and require more powerful PCs.

Tony, Thanks for details, the problem definitely is on side of video card or drivers. And the updated drivers may help.

Thank you for letting me know! It will be fixed in v5.6.1 (next week).

Thanks, I have reproduced this problem (2 second's delay) in both versions 5.5 and 5.6. And we will investigate this problem. But the most likely the problem in this particular MP3 audio file. Probably rewinding inside this file works incorrectly. It may happens if MP3 encoded incorrectly or damaged during dowloading. The easy way to check it - temporary convert it to WAV and check for the problem again.

Tony, If you are observing flickering of the screen with high frequency even when you call stand-alone EXE file of a slideshow it might be caused by problem somehow related with video system. Please try to update drivers for your video card.

We know about problem with uploading on Youtube. We'll release updated version soon. Thanks for your patience and excuse me for the late response.

Our web hoster has moved our official WnSoft.com web server to another computer due to system crash of the server. The IP address has been changed and there are possible problems with access to website during 1-2 days. Also we have to re-configure some settings of the website and emails. We are apologize for this problem! P.S. I'll reply on other questions and problems soon. I was busy with promotion of recently released PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 and preparations for next v5.7. Still had no free time even for short rest after v5.6.

Did you try to play this file in Media Player Classic Home Cinema? http://www.wnsoft.com/soft/other/setup_mpc.exe

Barry, The most likely output to second display will be possible in the next version 5.7 (it is in my TODO list). But it will work well only with Windows Vista, because Windows XP has serious problems with performance when we use Direct3D mode for secondary display.

You know that in newest version 5.6 we have added the special menu with output options when you click Create button in PicturesToExe. I spent much time thinking on this improvement. But now I thought - could it be too difficult for new a user to make right choice? EXE, MP4, DVD, AVI, YouTube - probably too many equal options. A user tries MP4 and finds that it takes long time for rendering, then he tries DVD - bad quality for computer playback, skips EXE output and finally he decides that the program doesn't meet his needs. I'm wrong in my concern how you think?

Lin, Please try newest version of Media Player Classic Home Cinema from their official website. Also there are various settings in the Main menu | View | Video Frame, probably it may help, although it seems to be a bug.

Steve, Thanks for the updated info! I'm glad to learn that it is not our bug To all: Please excuse me that I still didn't reply on your recent emails.

Yes, 4000 seconds is a perfect reliable solution for this issue. I call it temporary solution because it's work-around way and main variant also should work without bugs (after we fix the bug).