Igor

Currenty PicturesToExe 5.0 supports only Comment, Description, Date and Time EXIF fields. We'll add other EXIF fields in the next version.

I presume you added personal music file(s) to slide (in Slide properties, Music tab). It doesn't work when "Synchronize music and slides" mode enabled (Project options, Main tab).

Please let me know - what version of PicturesToExe you have used - old v4.48 or new 5.0 ? Probably the problem in CD disc? Please try to write slideshow again on another CD disc, or to a flash drive. And copy this EXE file with slideshow from the CD disc to hard disc of a PC before run. Also try to run another small slide show on those PCs (say 5 or 30 MB). We've tested PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0 under Windows Vista, of course.

It may happens if you use large images with close interval between slides. PicturesToExe tries to keep synchronization and skips transition effects. Solution: - Reduce images - Or set longer interval between slides.

Sorry, I forgot to realize scaling of an image in the startup window. I'll try to fix it soon in a next update 5.03 of version 5.0

Robert, George, I just sent you emails.

At this early stage of the work I would not speak about all features we've scheduled for this new version of PicturesToExe. Periodically I shall visit "Ideas and suggestions..." section of the forum to mark other features which will be included to version 5.1. Some features which planned for version 5.1: + Masks for objects for special effects. + Many improvements in VideoBuilder (music in DVD menu, accepts MPEG2 files, much faster rendering, and etc.) + Improved starting of another slideshow from current slideshow in hardware accelerated mode (no flashings more). + Vast optimization for old video cards on slideshows without Pan/Zoom effects in hardware accelerated mode. + "White frame for image object" option. + Also a lot of small improvements. ? User manual and help file for all functions and options. I think we will release version 5.1 and next versions every 6 months.

We already started works on the next version 5.1 Some future features already in development since May of 2007. VideoBuilder will be vastly improved. New features and it will work much faster on modern video cards and dual core CPUs. PicturesToExe 5.1 will support Masks for object(s) (for special effects). Also a lot of features that you asked. Additionally we started work on some features which you will see in version 5.2 and even in future versions in the next year. To be competitive we should do such investigations for future.

We'll make possible combining of several projects (slideshows) to one EXE file. It's in our plans. I like this idea. Probably already in 5.1 but most likely in version 5.2

In our TODO list. Probably in version 5.2

This feature in my plans. I'm thinking for a long time how to better realize this function. Currently I didn't find suitable variant.

Olivier, Please visit Microsoft's website: http://www.microsoft.com/directx Then click "Download the latest DirectX". I hope it will help.

Olivier, Please read my reply here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6997

Olivier, We will try to help you solve this problem. If bug in PTE, we will quickly fix it. I would like to clear moment with old version 4.31. In another topic you wrote different results for v4.31's slide shows: I'm sure it definitely points that problem in drivers of Intel video card. We have one PC with Intel 865 integrated graphics and all is OK, because of this I think that updating of video drivers should help. Most likely you will find similar problem with 3D games with these current drivers.For lucky_frogger Olivier, If all is OK with v4.31 or v4.48 and this problem happens only in new version 5.0 please perform several tests which will help us to exactly determine a reason of the problem. 1) How this slideshow plays on your PC? http://wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow.zip (8 MB) 2) Create simple slide show with Fade effects only and DON'T add any music files. How it will play without music? 3) Create simple slide show with Fade effects only, go to Project options window, Screen tab. Uncheck "Hardware acceleration" option and click "Preview" button in the main window of PicturesToExe. Or create EXE file. How it will play now? 4) Again open Project options, Screen tab. Change back again and set checked "Hardware acceleration" option and choose "Windowed mode" instead of "Fullscreen mode". How it plays now? I didn't recieve any bug-reports on created in version 5.0 slideshows in our technical support for past 2 weeks. No problems. We very carefully developed slideshow engine and, I hope, well tested it. Because of this I suspect that this particular problem can be in Intel video card or drivers or combination of other factors. However a very strange problem. I would like to solve this problem, of course.

I just fixed this visual bug. Please download newest build 5.02

Build 5.02 + Updated Polish language file. * Duration value didn't show on the status bar when you visually changed duration of a transition effect on the timeline. * Fixed rare bug of previous versions when "Select all images" action in popup menu not always worked for the File list.

It should works with default settings. "Pause when window of slideshow becomes inactive" option should be enabled in your project.

Thanks, I'm already thinking about next version 5.1, I plan to begin the work soon.

Across The Stars I watched thunderstorm today and I've did several photos. Then I decided to combine clouds with cosmic photography I've found on Hubble Space Telescope website. Just an experiment, a short slideshow. http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Across_The_Stars.zip (4 MB) And infinite screensaver on this theme: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Across_The...Screensaver.zip (900 KB)

I will be on vacation next two weeks or so. Probably I will respond only on highy important problems.

This problem may occurs only with main program of PicturesToExe 4 or 5 (not with slide shows). It's a conflict of reg. keys protection in PicturesToExe and Vista. But this problem may happens only if you enabled "DEP" option for all programs in Windows Vista. When you install PicturesToExe 5 it should warns you about this problem. Please read it to solve this problem: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/windows-vista.html

Keith, Please remind me what video card you have in your PC and version of Windows. Please send me source files of this project. Do you can reproduce this problem when re-build EXE file, or it's necessary to restart Windows?

Press-release. WnSoft Announces PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/press-release/pte-50.html

Al, Thank you for your PTE-5 Adjustor!

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0 requires DirectX 8.1 or higher to use hardware accelerated graphics. But it should work even with DirectX 6.1 (without hardware acceleration of graphics). Music player in PTE 5.0 requires DirectX 6.1 or higher. I tested on newly installed Windows 98 without updates and PTE worked. Maybe it's local conflict with particular sound card. I'm glad that updating of DirectX helped. Windows XP ships with embedded DirectX 8.1 and it's quite enough for PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0