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Since PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.1 we use hardware rendering of video card for AVI and DVD-Video on all steps of preparing video: - Rendering/composing of picture of a slide (version 5.0 and later). - Post-processing of video (since new version 5.1). Probably PicturesToExe is a first slideshow maker program on Windows which uses hardware acceleration of video card for video post-processing in DVD creation. Additionally VideoBuilder in version 5.1 uses benefits of dual-core CPUs for speeding up encoding of DVD-Video disc. It gives 40% speedup. Overall benefit: VideoBuilder in version 5.1 encodes DVD-Video disc in 3-4 times faster than previous version on same PC. As a result, encoding of 60 second's slideshow takes only 30 seconds on Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz (E6750) CPU and NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT 512 MB video card.

Henri, Ralph, I'm sorry about this stupid bug! You're right, language files were mistakenly damaged. Please download newest Beta 7. Beta 7 (November 20, 2007) http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip (4 MB) * Fixed bugs with customizing of DVD menu in VideoBuilder. * Fixed bug with damaged files of French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese languages (Beta 5-6).

Beta 6 contains French language files. Anybody noticed same problem with Beta 6?

Beta 6: * Fixed bug with looping of animation in animated DVD menu (VideoBuilder).

Felix, I'm very glad! I also recently bought new home PC based on Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66 GHz), 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT 512 MB and now with version 5.1 Beta encoding of PteShow slideshow (1:26) takes 46 seconds. In other words, VideoBuilder encodes it in two times faster than duration of this slideshow. Of course, same picture quality as in v5.00

Beta 5 should fix this problem. Please try it: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=47570

Beta 5 (November 19, 2007) http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip (4 MB) * Fixed crashes of previous 5.1 betas of PicturesToExe and VideoBuilder on some PCs. * Fixed bug of previous beta versions when copyright image logo didn't show in AVI/DVD video output. * Fixed bug with adding some AVI files to VideoBuilder. * Fixed bug with freezing of VideoBuilder when you choosed folder path in VideoBuilder (on third page). * Small other bugs fixed. + Reworked looped DVD menu in VideoBuilder.

We'll add Masks to next version 5.2 or 5.3 I hope in v5.2

John, Yes, we removed it from main window.Tom, Bug with disappearing of Next/Previous button in "Objects and animation" window happens because of Vista. We'll think how to solve it.

Dominique, In the "synchronisation" mode, I guess : - the user will see the transition effects in this window ? - the user will hear the background music and sound files ? For both points - Yes! And real preview of slide in thumb items of Slide list. Cèlou, Good idea! Thanks. We'll develop it and put to our website.

Today we'll publish Beta 5 which should fix this problem.

Barry, I agree with Brian, please ask him move the EXE file with slideshow to another folder ("My documents", for example).

Maureen, We're very grateful you! And we're glad to participate in this project. Thanks,

Silvia, It would be better delete copyrighted materials. It may causes a law problem for the forum. Please edit your two messages and delete attached files.

I found this topic deleted and restored it. Is it mistaken deleting?

We've localized a place in the code of PicturesToExe where it happens. And we'll prepare test version probably already tomorrow. Solving of this problem is a question of several days. Thanks for your help!

Mary, Thank you for understanding! Probably we will able add antialiased edges to Rectangle objects. I have several ideas of using flexible capabilities of modern video cards. Like we use video hardware acceleration for video post-processing (antiflicker filter) in version 5.1.

I very apologize for this problem! We're working now to find reason of this strange behaviour and fix it. I think crashes of VideoBuilder on pressing Start button - same problem. Mike, MickyP, Please tell me, can you always reproduce this bug? Brian, Thanks! It seems to be two different problems. Geoff, Different installed versions of PicturesToExe are fully isolated each from another, because they installed to individual folders and with own configuration and program files. Like self-running EXE file with a slideshow.

Brian, - Did it happen with PicturesToExe and with other applications? - Did you have this problem with version 5.0 or 4.48?

Limey, Apparently assigned menu duration longer than music. But we'll fix it and music/preview will repeat again according menu duration. Mary, Rectangle objects don't have antialiasing and it causes this problem. We can't enable antialiasing for this objects, because it may occur crashing of Windows in some rare cases on PCs with old drivers. I read this recommendation on Microsoft's website - they also don't use antialiasing in .Net Framework 3 based applications under Windows XP. In the next versions of PicturesToExe we will add "Color border" for images as an option in "Objects and animation" editor.

Please let me know if this problem will occur again. Also if it possible try use previous version 5.0 to try reproduce that problem.

Thanks, What antivirus installed on your PC? And do you have Google Desktop Search installed?

Geoff, 1. Do you see some kind of error message before closing? 2. How easily you can reproduce this problem again? 3. Does it happebs with VideoBuilder or only with main window of PicturesToExe? 4. What exact window of PicturesToExe was opened before this problem? Main window, Objects and animation, Timeline window. 5. How do you switch to another application? By pressing of Alt-Tab, or clicking to application title in the Taskbar?

Den, It can't be quickly solved. Not earlier than in v5.2, sorry.

Mary, In Beta 4 you can again modify rasterized PNG text in Photoshop.