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I just found that we must add new special option to AVI dialog: "For Pinnacle Studio" because this software sets another order of fields in produced MPEG2 file (than in Ulead DVD MovieFactory2 or TMpegEnc). So currently DVD video produced in Pinnacle Studio has no smooth transition effects as DVD video produced in MovieFactory or TMpegEnc.

Sorry for my late response! I'm glad that all works now and please let me know in case of any problem with PTE. Such problem usually requires performing of several simple tests (our test presentation as "Per aspera ad astra" on our Web site) and compare results to exactly localize where the problem occurs.

Dear Dana, On my Athlon XP 1600+ encoding of DVD takes 1 min of video x 4 = 4 min. It's absolutely normal. When I've added usual AVI file with MPEG4 codec it took exactly same time. Ulead DVD MovieFactory2 works with same speed. Finally I had ability to test with Pinnacle Studio 8 full version and it created correct DVD video disc with audio. Dana, please couldn't you perform several additional tests to help us find reason of that problem? 1) First, try to create MPEG1 or MPEG2 file .mpg (not DVD disc) and how it will play. 2) Download MPEG4 video codec www.wnsoft.com/beta/mpeg4.zip (130 Kb) from our web site. Unzip it and click right mouse button on mpeg4fix.inf file and then select "Install". In PTE choose "Custom AVI file", click "Video codec" button, find Microsoft MPEG4 video codec v2 and select it. Then PTE will create usual stand-alone AVI file. Now it possible to try how Pinnacle Studio encodes this AVI file. Also it would be great to try with some your usual short AVI files (5-10 sec. to save your time for tests). Thanks!

I suppose this difference between DVD and SVCD can be noticeable on very large TV screens with 100 Hz refresh rate. I fully agree. miniDVD video on usual CD discs plays very bad on many DVD players.

Thanks, Harold! I've added your idea to my cogitation-list for the next version.

Bill think(box) will be with us together soon! He had temporary difficulties in another area. We talked several times.

Thanks, Al! I've fixed this old small but unpleasant bug yesterday.

It's very difficult to add MIDI support for AVI video. We should to use DirectX 8/9 capabilities and probably add large code to PTE. I'm not sure that we'll make this feature, exactly not in v4.20.

Please wait for the next beta #6. I just added .wma and .ogg support for sound comments to slides.

New MIDI engine is added since v4.20 beta #1 and later. This beta #5 also contains that new MIDI engine. 2. Yes, you're right. It's a bug old small bug (3 years!) - PTE should find sound so well as it finds background music in case of changed file path. Probably now it can be realized via personal music to slides? But there will be no background music.

Al, Excuse me I need time to think how it will works. Yes, color can be adjustable. Semi-transparency won't be very soon. I feel we have to add various variants of view. About sound button. I wanted to say that sound volume/mute button may affect locally on sound level for this application of presentation or globally for Windows in whole.

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.