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Did you try to install PicturesToExe v4.48 on Windows Vista and PicturesToExe crashed? Please try to install latest v5.00 beta: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip Will it work on your PC? The only reason when main program of PicturesToExe (not slide shows) may crash under Windows Vista, it's when you turn on DEP option (NX protection bit) for all applications. By default Vista sets DEP option for several main components of Windows, because with this option many applications can't operate at all. This problem never occurs in created EXE files with slide shows, only in main program of PicturesToExe. We'll try to solve this problem later.

I've asked Pavel, my colleague, help me in solving the problem of spam on the forum. Also Invision is working on function that will help to prevent appearing of spam. And they are working on function for pre-moderation of posting new members (e.g. first several messages during one week).

We've changed sound engine for beta 9 and it will be more reliable in case of such problems with unstable drivers.

Sorry, I was not able to reproduce this problem. I checked up today under Windows Vista. All works fine.

Ron, I'm glad that it works I'll move this topic to special forum dedicated to video.

Dominique, Thanks, I just wrote the code for keeping scroll position after deleting of object(s).

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Dominique, If I remember rightly, this problem with a mask can be solved in beta 9. We added "Low quality of resizing" ("Nearest Neighbor") resizing method to beta 9. See Common tab of a object.

Aleksey is testing now music modes and sychronization for v5.00 It's a very smart and complex system that works in 4 threads simultaneously. Aleksey worked on this system several months. The delay happened because it should manage music and slides with effects in real time and preload data on the fly with analyzing of future tasks. We also developed some future features for next versions. Sergey fully rewrote File tree for PicturesToExe and VideoBuilder. Probably you noticed that PicturesToExe v5.00 could starts not enough quickly. It happens because work of some antiviruses, Nero Scout and overall slow work of some functions in Windows. We used another technology and multithreading to totally remove any delays. Now no delays, v5.00 beta 9 with enabled File tree panel will start so quickly as v4.48 Also Sergey added "Burn ISO image" window to VideoBuilder. You can burn earlier prepared images of your DVD-Video discs. I improved installer, with help of Artem added support of Text comments in v5.00, we finished works on Button objects. And a hundred of small, but significant improvements. Also while Aleksey is working my music modes, we'll add text macros for text objects and comments. <%Date> <%SlideNumber> <%ImageName> and etc. I'm continiously testing and optimizing all parts of PicturesToExe.

Lin, Concerning the first problem. Currently we don't know possible solution. 3D video card suggests solution for this problem - "MIP Mapping". But it can be used in 3D games, not in business application as PicturesToExe where we require exact behaviour of the program, quality and we use many objects with economical usage of video memory. Thanks, we'll try to realize adjusting of speed for Pan/Zoom/Rotate effects in v5.00 it will be very powerful settings, but with quick presets (like Accellerate, Smooth, etc.) Jean-Pierre, Mixing of two images can be used but only if both images are fully opaque (as JPEG). We're thinking about this idea as option for the next versions.

Burning of DVD for a project that contains images in "Original size" mode illustrates problem of "Original size" mode. It's exactly that what user will see if he runs this slideshow on a laptop with 1600x1200 screen resolution. In DVD this problem occurs because we render video in 4x larger size for better quality of picture on DVD-Video (and post processing and post filters).

It's internal beta 8 for testing some recently fixed bugs. No need to install it. Fully functional beta 9 will be published for all. We didn't change work with PNG images. Please write me in more details.

Peter, I just sent you personal message (via forum). Please read it. We've prepared for you new beta which probably will solve that problem with burning of -R discs.

If it possible prefer LCD or LCOS projector.

Dave, We don't include PNG images to created EXE file of a slide show. Instead this, we decompress PNG image to BMP image and compress this file to ZIP archive. This ZIP file will be embedded to EXE file of your slide show. No losses in quality. But such converted images load faster in slide show. File size also very small, like PNG.

Peter, Save to PNG24, because before creating of EXE file PicturesToExe 5 automatically converts all PNG/GIF to internal 24 bit or 32 bit format - BMP compressed to ZIP. It gives same file size as PNG24, but image loads in 2 times faster than PNG.

PicturesToExe currently (v4.48 and up to v5.00) doesn't support relative paths, all paths to files in .pte project file should be absolute.

Thanks again!

Dear Dominique, Happy Birthday! With kindest regards,

If you editing .pte file, please care that each object in a project contained unique GUID. This GUID just a unique randomly generated number.

Ken, It's OK, I know about this problem in v5.00 with personal music of slides.

Thank you!

We're testing now convertation of old projects with objects created in v4.48 to v5.00 format. Please give me several projects with many objects on a slide. Remove all other slides from a project, leave only slide with complex objects. It will help us make exact converting to a new objects format of v5.00

Dear Patrick, You shouldn't worry concerning slide shows vs. technical demos. Please let me explain my opinion on this problem. Many people want to play and explore new features of v5.00 beta and this reason of many interesting demos and techniques. I think every painter experiments with various techniques and effects to find new solution for his future great paintings. So I think same thing with PicturesToExe 5. Barry Beckham's web site, Beechbrook Cottage, Diaporimages.net, Diapositif, our forum, TheDom Sharing Place and many other web sites announce new perfect Audio&Visual works every day. We have balance between slide shows and demos. Of course, in perspective it would be wonderful to see more slide shows - Audio & Visual. Let me explain second problem. Complexity of the program. We have to add Pan/Zoom effects. Our customers required this feature and we couldn't compete successfully more on the market without Pan/Zoom functions. If don't open "Objects and Animation" window. PicturesToExe 5 stays so simple as earlier. If you don't use Pan/Zoom effects, you will not worry about hardware requirements and etc. Slide show will work on any PC. But if you decide to use Pan/Zoom effect we suggest powerful tool - "Objects and animation" window. You can do virtually all according your creative ideas. I on purpose and specially didn't make simple editor like in well known competition program, to prevent appearing of Pan/Zoom effects without any need, just for the fact that Pan/Zoom effects used. Concerning hardware requirements for Pan/Zoom effects. I don't know any other product where Pan/Zoom effects plays ideally smooth in real-time. Other good known programs suggest not so sharp picture and have problems with smoothness at 1280x1040 even on ATI Radeon 9600 Pro with 128 MB of video memory. And problems with reliability, crashes. We spent two years of development to reach maximal reliability, quality and minimally possible hardware requirements for Pan/Zoom. It's sad that not all video cards enough powerful for such excellent purpose as slide show. But it's a question of nearest future. According this it seems that all potential of PicturesToExe for Pan/Zoom effects will be opened in the future. I'm very glad that now after releasing of new Windows Vista it requires from any PC (at home and office) modern video cards. It means that in short time all PCs will be upgraded and they will be perfectly play any Pan/Zoom effects very well. But you can create DVD-Video with any effects right now. For PCs, you can create two types of slide shows: - With simple effects - these Audio & Visual will work anythere and you need to care about hardware requirements. - With Pan/Zoom for modern PCs and video cards. I believe that v5.00 will be excellent replacement of previous v4.48 Thanks for reading of this.

Excuse me with late response! I'll consult with company which licensed us DVD burning library.