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Hi all, Been away from slideshows for awhile and just upgraded to latest 6.5. I made a slideshow from some wedding pictures I took Saturday. Made it for my iPhone. I am blown away by the quality of the show. Truely amazing. So, on to the question: Can these slideshows be made for other mobile devices? Specifically, I'm thinking about Android devices. I can't find any info so far telling me one way or the other. I do know how to take an avi file and convert it to something that will work on an Android phone, but I'm wondering if there is a way to have PTE do it natively. I magine the quality would be better, based on the amazing work it did for the iphone4. Thanks for any help, Don

Thanks, Igor, May I make a suggestion, something that possibly would have saved me (and others?) from making the mistake of not having DirectX 8 or higher? On the main PTE web page, add a tab for "Required computer Specifications" for all your software offerings. A lot of software has this either on the web page or on the box if you buy it in the store. It should help in situations like this, where someone has an older computer that could be made to run PTE with a small update. I'm sure there are quite a few people that don't read the forums, or don't read enough to have picked up that DirectX 8.1 is needed. If that's already there somewhere, I apologize for missing it. Ken, thanks for the info about DXdiag. I had forgotten about that. Don

OK, it WAS DirectX. Just updated the computer to DirectX 9.0C, and everything works fine. (the fades are a little bit choppy on the full screen tests, but not bad for an old computer.) Fades on my anything running winXP i can get my hands on run butter-smooth. I don't know what version is actually needed, (8 or above or what) but 9 works and 6.1 didn't, FWIW. So, not a bug in ver5 of PTE, just a needed upgrade on an old computer. If this isn't already in a FAQ someplace, it would be a good note to add. Thanks again, Igor, for a truely great program. Don

OK, tried both the EXE files. They both did the same thing mine did. Just sat there with a black screen unless I clicked the right mouse button (no nav bar) to go to the next slide. I have found that this computer is only running DirectX 6.1 (kind of old), so maybe that's the problem. I'll try to update it to whatever is current for Win98 sometime today and give it another go. Thanks for the test files. Don

First, I'd like to say that Version 5 is a fantastic piece of software. WOW. Now, on to the (possible) bug. I have a show created in ver 5.01 (latest download). Works beautifully in WinXP. It has only simple fade effects for all slides. I tried this with hardware acceration on and off, windowed and full screen. In Win98, the main screen comes on, but it's just blank, black screen. If I waggle the mouse, the nav menu appears and I can move to the next slide using the buttons. It's just a cut to the next slide, though, no fade effect as it should be doing. Unless I use the mouse and the nav buttons, the show will just sit there and do nothing. No music is playing (none is in the show), so that isn't interefering with anything. This was a really simple show, just a test. Nothing fancy at all. The computer running Win98 is a Dell with 96meg memory, and 450 mhz PIII processor. ATI Expert98 AGP 2X video card. I guess the question is, should this simple of a show run on the computer configuration I described? I'll be out for the next few hours, so if I don't respond to queries right away, that's why. I'll check back later on. p.s. Ver 4.48 shows always ran fine on the same computer, FWIW. Don -edit- I just remembered something about having to have a particular version of DirectX. I'll have to check that computer when I get back to work tomorrow.

Thanks for the clarification, Igor. Just purchased the Deluxe upgrade, and tried out the video builder. Nice job. Glad to contribute to the cause. Don

OK, got the answer last night in an email from tech support. All users will now have 2 years of upgrades. Free for life is gone. Not sure exactly how I feel about this. I realize that continuing development of a really good program can't be done for free, but then, those of us who bought the program in the past were promised 'free for life'. This isn't the first program that I've purchased with 'free for life' upgrades that later got changed to a yearly license. I guess even those with the best of intentions eventually realize that they just have to face the fact that continuing to improve a program costs more than they thought. Given the choice of a small upgrade fee for such a dramatic improvement in the program or development stopping due to insuficient funds, I'll choose the former. Therefore, Igor, my upgrade fee is on the way today. email reply from tech support follows: Dear Don, 1. Yes. It's correct. 2. After PicturesToExe 5 final release, all customers will have only 2 years of free upgrade. -- Alena Tomilova, WnSoft Inc. support@wnsoft.com http://www.wnsoft.com

I too would like a definitve answer for this. I have owned PTE for a few years now, and have no problem upgrading to the deluxe version, even if I may never use the video builder. However, I would like to know this: 1. as a previous owner, am I still getting free upgrades to the basic program for life, and the video builder license is just for 2 years? 2. if I upgrade, do I lose the 'free for life' benefit, or is this going away no matter what? bottom line, if upgrading to the deluxe version will NOT affect the lifetime upgrades I now enjoy, I would be happy to do that. I just don't want to 'lose' something by doing an upgrade to something I MAY not use. Would really like a definate answer. Sorry if this seem redundant, but I'm just not sure it has been answered with absolute certainty.

WOW! rewardin...very, very rewardin... I'm so glad I bought PTE those couple years ago. Even then it was a great program. Now it's becoming so good I can hardly stand it. Can't wait until ver 5 is finished. I have so many things to do with all the new stuff. Igor, you are amazing!