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We renamed v5.2 to version 5.5 because it includes a lot of improvements.

Maybe keyboard generated false signal of pressing of Esc button? Or it could be one time's computer or Windows fault.

Xaver, I'll publish 5.12 with ATI gamma fix at nearest time. I hope it will help. Please let wait for results with this version. If it will not help, we'll discuss again this option. Also we plan to add video export for iPhone, iPod and Youtube.

+ Timeline is integrated to the main window now. - Pressing "Timeline" button switches between Slide list and Timeline. - You can drop new slides to Timeline from File list. - Parameters of the timeline mode are located in Main menu | View | Timeline Options. - Waveform now displays mixed left/right channels. But you can turn on independent view of left/right channels waveforms. See timeline options in Main menu. - "Autospread slides along music" option moved to Project options | Main tab. + Slide list displays pictures of real slides. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slides in Slide list" option) + Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slide in mini-player" option) + Added mini-player to the main window. You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window (press Play/Stop button) and quickly see any part of a slideshow. + Main window now displays duration of a slideshow (in minutes and seconds). + Other improved view of the main window: - Picture/Sound/Comment fields are moved to the top part of the window. - Reworked pictures of a folder, improved view of a selected slide. - Reworked view of a drag'n'drop cursor in Slide list. - Other small improvements. + New Welcome screen (when you first time starts PicturesToExe). + Added support of media keys on a keyboard: Play/Pause, Stop, Next/Preview slide + New burning library in VideoBuilder and increased reliability. This list doesn't includes improvements of "Objects and animation" window. I'll start this work tomorrow and I'm still working with your suggestions and ideas. My colleagues and I are vastly reworked main code of PicturesToExe in this version. Some changes for current version, some for future versions. Also we're working on Mac OSX version of PicturesToExe. Also I will continue adding of new features during next two months. New version will includes some other interesting features which I wouldn't announce right now.

Anthony, Sorry, we've leaved reworking of this feature for next version.

We plan to publish the first beta of future version 5.5 in a month.

Not my photo, but very beautiful. Recent start of Endeavour space shuttle: http://www.astronet.ru:8101/db/msg/1226781/eng/#text

If you use hardware acceleration and set fullscreen mode slideshow should play ideally smooth panoramas. This problem can be caused by two possible reasons: - You disabled Vertical synchronization in settings of video cards (but you wrote that you tried on several video cards). - Problem in the Canon SX50 projector. Please tell about this problem on AVSForum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=9 And I think other owners of this projector will help you. I played slideshows on my new Epson 1080UB and earlier on Panasonic AE900 - no problem with long panning.

I would like to correct this small moment. With hardware accelleration, video card continuously renders video and produces 60 frames per second (or more) even if no motion on the scene. Static objects or complex animation - video card processes a slide with same speed. (Of course, in some cases no need to continuously render slides. In "Objects and animation" editor video card updates picture on demand.) All transition effects in PicturesToExe with any parameters work at same speed when using hardware acceleration. Maybe only Curling of page more difficult for old and slow video cards.

I returned back this control to next version 5.2

I just received the reply from Invision. 1. To solve problem with spam via personal messages we can prohibit PM for new users who didn't make at lest X number of posts (say 10). 2. It's serious restriction. What you think?

I've deleted this user and his IP address. And we'll upgrade to a new version of the forum's engine.

The most commercial DVDs don't have cropped picture to fit to Safe TV Zone. Real size of Safe TV Zone varies from TV display to TV display. And cropped picture will show black frame arround image on properly adjusted displays. Personally I always ajust my TV and projector to show picture without cropping.

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If you watch any wide screen slideshows (say 16:9) on usual LCD display at 1024x768 (4:3) you will see black strips at top and bottom parts of the screen: If you don't want to see these black strips and you would like to use all square of your display for a slideshow, use "Pan and Scan" feature of PicturesToExe. Create MyShow.bat file in Notepad and type: "MyShow.exe" -Cover See the result below: It works for all EXE files with slideshows created in version 5.0 and later. You can distribute a ZIP archive with your slideshow with EXE file and additionally included .bat file for fullscreen version: MyShow_Widescreen.exe MyShow_PanAndScan.bat

We know about problem with DVD burning on some DVD writers. And because of this we have decided to change the library for DVD burning in VideoBuilder. Please try special test version of PicturesToExe: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/apr-deluxe_511_NewDVD.zip - It is based on version 5.11 and changes exist only in code of burning of VideoBuilder. - It automatically installs to a separate new folder and creates new shortcuts in Start menu. It will not conflict with any previously installed version of PicturesToExe. Please try how it burn DVD discs now. If all will be OK, we will buy this new DVD burning library and will integrate to the next version 5.2.

We will support Blu-Ray and AVCHD in next versions. I think - in 5.3

Sorry, I didn't know that this control was used so often and I though that it's useless. OK, I'll add this control back again.

No, I'm still working on v5.12 which should include ATI gamma fix.

Updated build 5.11: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe.zip (4 MB) + Updated language files. * Fixed small bug in VideoBuilder when slideshow on DVD had chapters only for first 9 minutes. In the next version 5.2 will try to solve problems with burning DVD discs on some PCs in VideoBuilder. We plan to use another DVD burning library.

I'll release soon an updated version of 5.1 with my own fix for all ATI cards.

In USA Epson suggests two models Home ($2800) and Pro ($3999). Pro contains free ceil mounting, spare bulb, black color of the projector and more professional color settings. European version (TW2000) is exactly same projector as Pro (black color and professional settings) but without ceil mounting and no spare lamp. In Russia official cost of TW2000 is $13000. Much more than in Europe. Because of this I ordered the projector on eBay (for $3300 + customs duty).

Please leave all global settings by default ("Application controls"). PicturesToExe and slideshow automatically set necessary parameters. If disable some global settings, such as "Vertical synchronization" slideshow will not play smooth Pan effect, for example.

I recommended this projector because it's a first LCD projector with real contrast 4000:1 (50'000:1 if dynamic IRIS turned on) and contrast matches the best one chip DLP projectors. For now I will compose my slideshows in 16:9 aspect ratio. Later when we add Blu-Ray authoring, you will able easily create and burn 1920x1080 slideshows on Blu-Ray discs for such FullHD projector or TV.

This moment will be improved in next version 5.2 We will not re-initialize fullscreen mode when you start next EXE slideshow from first slideshow.