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PicturesToExe v4.20 beta #5 http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=1440 This thread is intended for discussions concerning video part of beta #5

PicturesToExe v4.20 beta #5 is released http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip (1,4 Mb) What's new in beta #5: + Added "Disable mouse wheel" option (Project options | Advanced tab). + Improvements in AVI video dialog: > Fixed problem with converting of produced AVI video files in Pinnacle Studio. > Added ability to create video for not synchronized presentations and for presentations without background music. > Various another improvements. > Fixed bug with encoding AVI for presentation with WMA music. p.s. for discussion of AVI video please visit "How to create video" forum. http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=4&t=1441

OK! I consider this option the most important. It's a part of future improvements in graphical area and we scheduled it for next versions when it's done. How you think, it should mute/control sound globally or for application of this presentation only? Good idea. Yes. OK! I'll try how it may looks. . I have drafted many variants how nav. bar may looks. http://www.wnsoft.com/beta/NavBars_withSlider.gif But it still requires work on its visual view. I'd like to make it elegant. Thank you for your suggestions! I've printed all message from this thread and will work on it more.

Thanks, I'll add .wma support to sound comments to slides. I don't recommend to share .avi files, because there are many problem with playing such video files (problems with codecs, another strange problems, lower performance and more worse transition effects, large size of .avi file). The most best way which I see it's DVD or SVCD video disc.

I'm glad that this feature can be useful

Oh, I forgotten that I've already done this option, even in v4.14. I just wanted to add this option and found that it's already available Just open .pte file and change opt_runapponexitiflastslide=1 to: opt_runapponexitiflastslide=0 And your another app always will start when you close the main presentation.

Does anybody tried how new "Permit the control of show" option works for synchronized slide-shows? It should allows to rewind or pause playback as in unsynchronized presentations.

Let me ask you about your suggestions what can we improve and add in Navigation bar. I'm working on it now and I'd like to hear your thoughts about this to don't miss most important things. Thanks! p.s. also we're adding new effects for the next versions of v4.20.

Ok, I should explain what "Interlaced video" option means in AVI dialog in PTE. When it enabled, PTE will produce special 50 (60 if NTSC) half-frames in 25 (30 if NTSC) frames of video. Playing of such video makes transition effect terrifically smooth on TV screen. 50 (60) half-frames fully responds to requirements of TV standard. It's absolutely correct video. So we have AVI video file with interlaced video inside (50 or 60 half-frames per each second). Now we have to say to TMpegEnc that we want convert this AVI file into INTERLACED MPEG2 video, too. So we must to set Video type = "Interlaced" and Field Order = "Bottom field first (Field ". By default, TMpegEnc doesn't know what is our AVI video - progressive or interlaced and just we say TMpegEnc that we added interlaced AVI and TMpegEnc will mark converted MPEG2 file that it contain interlaced video. So I very much recommend to set "Interlaced video" in PTE, too.

I couldn't reproduce this problem in DMF2. It works properly. Probably you have trial version of Ulead which may contains this limitation? Try with any another AVI, MPG or QT (QuickTime) video file.

Thanks! I just downloaded it and will recommend you tutorial The only important moment: why you recommend to disable "Interlaced" option in the AVI dialog in PTE? This option gives SMOOTH transition effects as on PC, but if you turn it off, transition effects won't play smooth.

I don't recommend to burn DVD video into usual CD disc. This disc plays OK on PC, but has many problem with playback on standard DVD players. I've experimented with it recently. Use SVCD video option in PTE and Ulead to burn your video on usual CD-R disc.

I didn't tried yet, but I consider that it's possible. Because in Ulead DVD MovieFactory or TMpegEnc Plus/Author you can produce files with structure of future DVD disc without burning it. Next step - you add .exe file to some NEW folder and place autorun.inf file. Now using Nero 6 or Easy CD Creator 6 choose burn DVD-Video disc and just move all earlier created files to the shows structure of DVD disc. Click burn button. p.s. to save your time and DVD discs I recommend to try with CD-RW or DVD-RW discs how it works.

Thanks, Tom, for your suggestions! - Yes, we have plans concerning adding of thumbnail view (as alternative) to the next versions. I even have some code written earlier for this. But it's very important and difficult area for changes and I often think about this feature. - "Batch rename feature" and "Text edit view". Good idea for the next version. - AVI or SWF animation as objects on a slide. I think it's not suitable, because it won't work on any PC. Playback of AVI requires to have installed video codec which was used for created AVI file. SWF animatation will require incorporation of player module which may take 300-800 KB! - PTE presentations display textes on any languages, including Easterns. As interface work in main windows of PTE. But this language should be installed as main in Windows. So users in China or Norway can view textes each on their languages. But user from China won't see text on Norwegian, and user from Norway will not able to read text on Chinese. Advanced support for even using of combination of text on different langauges (Unicode) is not supported in PTE, yet.

We plan to add this support in the next beta versions.

Please don't think about these differences! PTE correctly produces video for SVCD or DVD standards. The only difference is SVCD has a little lesser screen resolution than DVD but also provide good quality.

When you click "Create AVI" button in PicturesToExe, the program will ask you filename and path where you would like to save this AVI file. Then start Ulead DVD MovieFactory2 and select this AVI file where you saved it. Please use "Preview" button (which created video file in temp folder) only to see resulting presentation not for adding into DVD burning software!

Unfortunately we don't support AVI video output for presentations with MIDI music.

We're glad to announce new forum: "How to create video". Thank you for suggestion of this necessary forum http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index....php?act=SF&f=4 I've moved there all topics concerning aspects of creating of video in PicturesToExe and using software to encode/burn DVD-Video disc. p.s. also I moved three messages about new slide-shows into special "PicturesToExe Presentations".

How to prepare and then burn DVD-Video or SVCD disc Using PicturesToExe you are able to produce AVI video file which can be easily burned as DVD-Video disc with help of any special software (read below). Even it is possible to create SVCD disc on usual CD-R disc with high quality of image and sound (almost as DVD-Video). PicturesToExe provides fast and lossless transferring of video and audio for converting into DVD-Video format. This allows to keep excellent quality of your presentations and very smooth transition effects. Advice: please create usual EXE files for playing of presentations on PC, and DVD-Video disc if you want to play your presentations on DVD players connected to TV. Newest version of PicturesToExe is 4.20 beta: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip 1) Preparing of AVI file file in PicturesToExe: Start PicturesToExe; open your project; and then call AVI video output dialog ("AVI button in the main window of PicturesToExe"). Choose "NTSC" TV system, if you live in United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan or South Korea. Choose "PAL/SECAM" TV system you live in Europe, Australia, Africa, or in any other country. Select "DVD-Video disc", if you have DVD-Writer or "SVCD disc" if you have usual CD-R/RW drive. "Interlaced for TV" option is highly recommended to get excellent quality and smoothness of transitions on TV. You can click "Preview" button to immediately see the resulting presentation playing as video file. In this mode, please ignore that transitions may be shown not so smooth. But on burned DVD-Video disc all transition effects will play excellent as in usual EXE file. Also we recommend to make sure that text fonts are enough large to be readable on the screen of TV. Now click the "Create AVI file" button and PicturesToExe will produce video file within 10-30 seconds. Important note: Please don't click "Finish" button until you didn't fully burn the DVD-Video disc. 2) Converting and burning AVI video file into DVD-Video disc: PicturesToExe can not burn DVD-Video, so you need to make use of any special software which can convert produced AVI video file into DVD-Video format and burn the disc. We recommend you to use Ulead DVD MovieFactory2 http://www.ulead.com/store/dmf/runme.htm which can do it. Also you will able to make simple DVD menu. (In this program, please don't forget to choose NTSC or PAL/SECAM in the Preferences window. To call this window, press F6 key). Please click the "Finish" button in PicturesToExe when the disc will be fully written. (Temporary AVI video file will be automatically deleted, because it is intended only for converting into DVD-Video format.) ------------------------------------------- Note: Advanced users can use "Create custom AVI video file" option for various purposes. This allows to produce AVI video file with necessary audio and video codecs (MPEG4, MJPEG, etc).

We planned "transparent" transferring to the new network later at the next Monday, but old server was down before new server became ready. Please visit main web site, News area if it (I hope, never more) happens again.

Tom and Andreas, I just sent you special test which should help to find installed copy of Ulead DVD MovieFactory. Please try this test and send me resulting log file. To bfreas: That's strange, because I successfully tried MPEG2, MJPEG and DIVX with PTE. What's is your version of Windows? And what audio codec you've choosed? But I don't recommend to encode using these codecs because they vastly decrease quality of image and requires more time. Please use our codec (DVD/SVCD presets) to prepare video for encoding of DVD disc. Also concerning Fade effect. Probably you've tried how effects look in AVI Preview mode or produced .avi file? It happens because PTE renders effects on the fly when you play AVI file. Please ignore this moment, because all effects will play perfectly after encoding into DVD/SVCD video disc. I've produced several DVD disc and they play very smooth. To Mike, OK, I'll check up for bitmaps.

Not a problem, don't worry, please! Just updating of DNS records requires various time - from 24 hours to 48 hours (I've done changes about 26 hours ago). It depends on local Internet Service Providers. So we'll see all friends here very soon!

I'm sorry for unpleasant difficulty! That's very strange that you didn't receive our usual registration letter with a text. I just ordered the program and then received the letter and attached key. Problem it was temporary problem. To make sure, I've resend you registration letter and key manually. All you need it's (as will be described in the reg. letter): 1) Save attached pte.txt file to any folder; 2) Run PicturesToExe. To register your program press Help | Registration... | "Load Key" button and then select this saved pte.txt file. With best regards,

Less than 2 days - about 40 hours Fortunately, our web site is located on another server and it worked fine. Also I've posted a message in the news area there.