Igor

You are right, it happens because PicturesToExe start playback of a next music file instantly after finishing of previous file. No delay. So if your sound files don't contain usual silence moments at beginning and end, then such "effect" may occurs. However I'll try to reproduce it to test again. Thanks,

Bill, Thank you for your great work! Please let me know if we can help with payment for another server or help something else.

When any trial period expires (date, days or numbers of runs), this EXE file will not work anymore. Setting the clock back will not get it working again. However experienced programmer or hacker can breaks any limitation as you know. But it requires additional time and skills and not each can do it.

Please write your 3-7 main suggestions (in order of importance) for the new Visual editor of objects (in the next version of PicturesToExe). I plan to start this work in late July and fully rewrite it.

Ron, I also thought exactly about this idea three days ago! Please wait when we finish new graphical engine and new navigation bar. I have several interesting ideas concerning your suggestion and I will glad to discuss it together (a little bit later).

I just you sent a letter with special test which help to solve problem with Edirol USB sound device.

I only forgotten to remove "Loading..." text edit from "Messages" tab in the Project options. This minor moment will be corrected in the next version.

Harold, Turn off "Auto Adding of New Transition Points for New Slides" option ("Cust. synch. window" | "View" button | popup menu) and PTE will not automatically add new points when you add new slide to the Slide list. And timeline will work exactly as earlier.

Ok, I'll think about other variants and we'll discuss a little later here, how to realize it better. Thanks.

If your second application located in some folder, slide-show automatically find and run it (even if you give absolute path using drive letter). If you have C:\First folder\Main app.exeand C:\First folder\Second Folder App\Test application.exe use relative path to second application which you want to run. Write the next command line (don't forget about double quotas symbols): "Second Folder App\Test application.exe"

I'm with great pleasure working on new Navigation bar for the new version. The key features: + Absolutely fully customizable view, size, form with skins support. + Sound volume, progress, mute, Run. app. buttons, hyperlinks. + Even ability to assign own Navigation bar to each slide (several different Nav. bars in one slide-show). + And several other terrific features and effects which I will not speak now about (new graphical engine will make them possible).

v4.42 is usual update of PicturesToExe and designed for all users. Install it and use for your new projects. EXE files created with previous versions of PicturesToExe didn't work under professional sound card RME DIGI9652. Now slide-shows created with v4.42 work even on PCs with such rare sound card.

PixBuilder Studio v1.00 is released: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=5&t=3274

Thank you, Roger! Nice tutorial. We can add an URL on our web site.

PicturesToExe v4.42 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip (1,4 MB) What's new in v4.42: * Fixed problem with lockings up on PCs with professional sound card RME DIGI9652. Thanks to Tim Z who said us about this problem. + Added Finnish language. + Updated German and Polish language files.

I suppose, the maximal attention in such professional cards is intended for main professional purpose. Opposite usual inexpensive/game sound cards more carefully tested with wide range of softwares/games. I'll try to find to buy RME Digi9652 sound card to test how PTE works there! It a little bit difficult and may takes a month or so.

Tim, Thanks for testing! (I just sent you more detailed letter.) Yes, as I know, RME Digi9652 is a very professional card for sound processing. But probably mainly it is not intended for usual music playback, if you say that ProShow also often doesn't play music. ProShow uses DirectSound API for music playback, PicturesToExe uses much more reliable WaveOut API. So some mistakes in RME drivers don't allow correct playback of music. By the way, how other programs play music? WinAmp or Microsoft Media Player. Maybe new version of sound drivers for RME Digi9652 will help? I believe there should be solution of this problem!

Tim, I apologize for this problem and we'll try to solve it. Yes, it seems that problem because of this professional sound card. Maybe it's our reason or maybe not enough compatible drivers for music playback. 1) What version of Windows you have installed? 2) Please say me again concerning ProShow. Will their .EXE slide-show with MUSIC work and play on your PC? 3) I just sent you a letter with two test applications. Please let me know about result.

It's possible right now with some manual correction: 1) Close PTE. 2) Open apr.ini file in PicturesToExe's folder. 3) Find the next strings: AVIVideoRenderWidth=1024 AVIVideoRenderHeight=768 Set the next values: AVIVideoRenderWidth=1920 AVIVideoRenderHeight=1080 PicturesToExe uses these parameters for rendering of frames for video. p.s. Thank you. In the next version I'll make automatical adjusting of internal resolution according custom AVI parameters.

PicturesToExe *never* contained QuickTime and never required it, of course! Also produced .EXE slide-show does *not* require QuickTime. All that you need it's even absolutely newely installed Windows 95,98,Me,NT4,2000,XP or 2003.

Ok, I've understood! I've added this moment to my TODO list.

Please explain me more. I think not earlier than after two months. We have a lot of work with this version.

We'll add ability to use panorama effect without any delays, of course! Also we'll work to find optimal way to show *at least* a sequence of several slides without delay for loading (maybe some kind of caching). p.s. recently I vastly improved speed of work with Slide List (in main window) which contains 400-1000 or more slides. Also Undo/Redo feature is almost realized.

I just sent your registration key for PicturesToExe again.

Maybe already in v4.50 or later we'll add ability of animation for objects. You will able to show two or more images as objects (with different effects) via these new objects in one slide. But as usually only an one slide on the screen (to keep PTE simple in use).