Igor

PicturesToExe works fine under PC/laptops with 64-bit CPU and also compatible with Windows XP x64 (64-bit). Maybe problem in our sound player in PicturesToExe with this particular sound card. Please write me to int_support (at) wnsoft.com

I've fixed the bug with incorrect order of pasted slides in v4.47 (March 10th).

Please read my answere here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....89&hl=pocket+pc Slide-show created with help of PicturesToExe will play fine on Pocket PC

We developed absolutely new Visual editor in v5.00 It will solve all described problems.

I'll publish in details all my findings with optimal image size when beta #1 will be released. In fact Pan/Zoom effects require more large images which load more longer. However often slide with Pan/Zoom exists more time on the screen and we have time for loading a next slide. So it is compensated.

I've prepared PicturesToExe v4.48 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/pte448.zip (1.4 MB) What's new: * Fixed bug with stopping of show only in automatically synchronized slide-show (EXE file and AVI) longer than 1 hour with 400 or more of slides. This problem always occured in this combination parameters on any PC.

Thanks, I've added your suggestion to my TODO list. Maybe not in v5.00 but it will be added.

When we polish all moments, demo and beta #1 will be ready at same time.

Please install newest version v4.47 I remember there was problem in PTE before v4.43 with JPEG files created with Nicon CoolScan program.

- Yes, beta #1 and next betas will be public. - No fees for upgrade to v5.00 You can buy v4.47 right now and use future v5.00 with same license key. Also at this moment the price is lower than in the future.

Test topic. Test of paragraphs. Test of paragraphs. Igor,

I hope, we have enough reliable and good version 4.47 and we're working on the next major version 5.00 As I know there is no similar slide-show maker products at this moment with ideal Pan/Zoom effects in real-time (except of product with video rendering, DVD for example). A task to realize Pan/Zoom effects in real-time similar to write "engine" for modern games, like Half-Life 2 or Doom3 which were in development several years. I know there is ProShow, a very good product, but they're still experiencing problem with stability of motion effects and problem happens even on top-end GeForce 6800. And they're still working on improvement of program. Because it's a very difficult task to realize these effects in real-time on various hardware. It could be faster, if NVIDIA, ATI, Matrox, Intel didn't add some tricks with optimization which often affect to quality of picture or realiability of the program. It's good for games, but not for slide-show where we need ideal quality and absolute stability. So all our work is continious exploration of ways to find one optimal solution for every part of the task. At this moment we have internal alpha and can watch slide-show with various effects and we need a very little time to polish some last moments for the beta. Our mistake - we too earlier announced works on v5.00, we could work on both versions together and there will be no such long waiting. Sorry.

So "Preview" feature doesn't work and "Create" button doesn't make EXE file with slide-show? Please try to install newest version 4.47 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/pte447.zip and let me know about result.

John, ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics card should works well with PTE v5.00, as I know. Also it's compatible with Windows Vista.

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I've prepared a little updated PTE v4.47 Please test it, it contains changes in main program only, no changes in slide-show engine. http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/pte447.zip (1.4 MB) What's new in v4.47: Main program of PicturesToExe: - Fixed problem with incorrect order of slides after adding of copied slides to the end. - Fixed problem of v4.46 when temp folder of PicturesToExe was mistakenly located in My documents. This problem happened only with main program of PicturesToExe. - Fixed problem with drag-n-drop in file panels under Windows Vista (Beta) with 3D Aero Glass interface. Slide-show engine: + No problem found.

If you buy new laptop choose model with NVIDIA GeForce 6400, 5700, 7300 or any higher or ATI Radeon 9700, X300, X600, X700, X1300 or any higher. This laptop will works fine with PTE v5.00 and also will fully support new graphical interface of Windows Vista (October-November of this year). p.s. I bought wonderful LCD projector - Panasonic PT-AE900. Althought it's wide screen 1280x720, it perfect for slide-shows - almost noiseless, no screendoor effect at all, terrific colors like best CRT displays, and perfect contrast. No "rainbow" effect and no flickering, of course. We've added special screen mode (as option) to v5.00 to show slide on full area of wide screen with croping of sides. - Fit to screen (as in current PTE, by default) - Cover the screen (this new option). And ability to manage these modes via command lines for any slide-show (e.g. "Myslideshow.exe -coverscreen").

Undo/Redo in Cust. synch. window will be in the next version. We're fully in work on v5.00

Yes I believe that step by step all computers will be renewed, however I know how it difficult to decide to replace current reliable working PC/laptop well designed for own tasks.

v5.00 still doesn't allow to insert video clips to a slide. Concerning objects. You can add an object, and then insert a second object to the first object, and etc. So you can have complex hierarchy of embedded objects. A very interesting possibilities for animation, because an every object can has individial Pan/Zoom/Rotate and size, Opacity parameters. You can emulate Fade effect in one slide. Also, for example, if you rotate one object, embedded objects will rotate, too. Like model of Solar system

If problem happens with slide-show which have music, please try to create new slide-show without music at all. Let me know about result of this experiment. What sound card you have?

What exact problem you have? No music, or show stays on first slide only, or you don't see even one slide at all? What version of PicturesToExe you have? Try this slide-show: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/v445_Per_aspera_ad_astra.zip

Dave, For PTE v5.00 any CPU enough (900 Mhz and higher). I'm not sure about your video card. Please wait for the first beta very, very soon. We polish last small moments to release beta #1. GeForce 4 MX 440 for desktop PC has fine performance in PTE v5.00 and can gives about 140 frames per second.

I highly don't recommend to buy any laptop or PC with integrated Intel video solutions. Like i855 or i915 They have not enough performance. Intel even said that those video cards will not support new 3D Aero Glass Windows Vista interface. Ideal video cards in laptop for PTE v5.00 are: NVIDIA GeForce - 5700, 5800, 5900, 6600, 6800, 7200, 7800, 7900 or ATI Radeon 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X200, X300, X600, X800, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900 For PC: NVIDIA GeForce 3, GeForce 4, Geforce FX or any higher described above. ATI Radeon 8500, 9200 or any higher described above.

Please send me to int_support (AT) wnsoft.com .pte project file only and let me know total length of slide-show. And time moment or slide where the problem happens.