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David, Please provide more AVI specs. Just right-click the AVI file in Explorer/folder and select Properties. Select Summary tab and relay the details it provides. Also ... does your AVI have sound ? *Make a section of your AVI file (first 100 mb) and save just that to a new single AVI file using your popular video software/editors. Try the new AVI in Video Builder and convert to MPG2. * The 'Canceled by User' is a general/default term used by Video Builder on undeclared errors.

David, Try using Video Builder to make your AVI into a MPG2 file first ... without creating a DVD. Verify its new file size in MPG2 format. Tom's and Ken's comments have very vaild points to consider into your conversion ... the orig avi size, codec/compression used, etc. Size/Conversion Example: AVI file specs- 480W x 360H, using no sound, 12 sec duration ,divX codec = 1.30 mb file converted to: MPG2 file specs- 640W x 480H = 10.3 mb file. (using Video Builder for the format conversion)

Geoff, I confirm there is some issue here also with beta v10. My saved build of beta v6 which uses manual advance : -Check box enabled - Wait for a Key Press or Mouse Click to show next slide. -Customize Slide displays - By Default (Wait for a key press or mouse click to show next slide) Beta v6 .pte file when opened in PTE beta v6 - plays as expected and provides total manual control. Beta v6 .pte file when opened in PTE beta v10 - plays incorrect by advancing as set in slide timing. *More tests to confirm ... but it appears the default has changed in beta v10v to using By Default (Use timer to show next slide) ... even though Customize Slide displays - By Default (Wait for a key press or mouse click to show next slide) Note: I can get manual control to work as expected in beta v 10 by using this approach (diff than beta v6 approach) : *First I must-Customize Slide and physically set : Wait for a key press or mouse click to show next slide *Then set -Check box enabled - Wait for a Key Press or Mouse Click to show next slide.

Geoff, Check also in Customize Slide | Main | Timing for other options/settings available for the 'wait for key press' feature.

xahu34, The monentary "flicker" is a known annoying issue many users have commented about. However, this issue is only relevant in Fullscreen mode w/D3D enabled. Igor is working to resolve/minimalize this effect. Notes: -When running a show in w/D3D enabled ... the full graphical power process is/can only be supplied to this first/one show @ a time. -If you have multiple shows w/D3D enabled running from or at the same time as the first show ... the remaining shows will suffer from achieving the 60+ framerate and create unwanted/degrading performance behavior. -'Run external program and Exit' is the command you want to select ... or ... build Menu shows w/out D3D enabled to launch your D3D enabled shows 1 @ a time. Hope this helps ...

Welcome, sheltodd Its possible to add AVI and MPG2 files to a PTE DVD in 5.1 beta versions ... not possible in 5.0 versions. However, they are added as additional menu item content and not as binded/compiled together as you seem to suggest ... as far as I believe PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.1 Beta 10 - WnSoft Forums http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7500 *Support of all kinds of AVI files imported to a project (including AVS video file scripts). *MPEG2 files can be added to a project. For example, you can encode your slideshow(s) to MPEG2 video file(s) and then use it again in new projects without re-encoding of it again.

Welcome , widget5 What you are seeing is the first representative image of your complete 26 image show in your .pte project file to be made. Just drag that image file to bottom panel of Video Builder and proceed with Next button. * Before making DVD"s for family abroad ... first verify their DVD player area/country type format required for playback. Its either NTSC or PAL format. Computers can play/make either format ... but DVD/TV system players can only play their country format. Make setting for this in Video Builder- Project Options | Video Settings-TV System.

xahu34, If you remove this advanced option ... does your issue with preview effect also disappear. It appears to me by your initial comments that each of the 2 slides @4 sec is programed to run itself over again and again ? Explain.

Welcome, Debbie the Photographer If you are indeed having the same issue/problem of opening your previously saved/archive .pte files as Pam ... the solution to resolve is the same as replied in the prior/above postings. If using File | Open in PTE main menu is not working/opening your .pte files as you expect ... your issue must involve other aspects/details. Please give your specific details in file saving and file opening of your .pte files and your PTE version #.

Pam, If you intend to keep using PTE v4.31 ... there is no need to uninstall v4.31 . All your doing by reinstalling PTE v4.31 is overwriting the exisiting program files only, resetting the registry, and options to defaults. This in no way changes any of your existing saved/archive .pte files and shows. To reinstall v4.31: -Run the Setup.exe (v4.31 if you still have the program installer/ zip available) -Follow the program installer directions. -Install into same exact folder location/directory where your PTE v4.31 (apr.exe) is currently located. I personally suggest to uninstall PTE v4.31 and newly install PTE v 4.48. PTE v4.48 has many fixes and new additions as compared to older v4.31. The v4.48 is last/final of the version 4 series before now new version 5 series. This in no way changes any of your existing saved/archive .pte v4.31 files and shows. However, once your v4.31 .pte files are opened and saved in v4.48 file format ... they are no longer backward compatable for use in v4.31. PicturesToExe v4.48 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/pte448.zip * To completely uninstall v4.31 just run the uninst.exe contained in the existing PTE program folder. Uninstalling has no effect or harm to your existing .pte files/archives and shows made into .exe

Pam, To resolve any possibility that your Windows Shell FileOpen command in the registry may have gotten corrupted ... just reinstall the PTE v4.41 program installer again into the same existing directory. After reinstall of PTE program again ... should correct the possible registry shell corruption in PTE. Does dbl-click to open a .pte file work correctly now ?

Pam, Just to gather some background facts/details on your file opening and file saving steps using PTE v4.41. -I assume your talking about the .pte files here ... correct ? -Using Windows Explorer | Properties ... do all the old .pte files have the same date/s as the new/recently "Save As" file just created ? If not ... the .pte files could not have been overwritten by the new/recent file. Use something like ExamDiff file compare tool to indeed see any changes among all the files. -How do you open your older/archived .pte files ? Try using the File Open in PTE main menu and select the file you want to open ... instead of just dbl-clicking file or relying on last file used/open.

Bananaman, Your GeForce4 MX is a 64 mb video card ... it is not suitable to deliver the higher performance graphic needs of animations and other capabilities that PTE version 5 requires. Your GeForce4 MX can best perform the standard/simple effects. You are quite restricted/limited in use of all features available in PTE version 5 because of your current video card. From PTE FAQ's : For slide shows with Pan/Zoom effects: PC with 1.4 GHz CPU, 256 MB of system memory, video card with 128 MB of video memory. Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 2003, Me, 98 or 95. DirectX 8.1 or later. For slide shows created with simple effects: PC with 500 Mhz CPU, 64 Mb of system memory, any video card. Any version of Windows As to your new problem ... most likely your timeline settings of your simple effects are beyond the graphic performance of your GeForce4 MX to deliver smoothly. * Make sure the Project Options | Screen tab | Hardware Acceration (D3D) checkbox is disabled. This setting is for higher end graphics performance.

Welcome Bananaman, Additional details would be helpful. Please supply info on your images used: -image size kb/mb -image dimention/resolution size Also: -Screen Resolution of monitor -Video card details

ChristineD, Which Video Codec are you using to create your Custom AVI Video File ? Not all video codecs have support/limited adjustable output configurations. Your selected codec developer may/may not provide configuration features. If no options are avail to adjust ... the Configure button will be greyed out/no action when clicked.

ChristineD, If creating Custom AVI with selected video codec ... you may need to adjust the compression settings to a higher quality (or use less compression). Use the Video Compression | Configure (button) of the selected codec if optons to adjust are avail. * Too low of quality setting (or high compression) can cause the choppy issue on certain slide tranistions used.

Digi, Custom AVI should play the same as the compiled exe file. Verify your settings in Timeline (button) : -Syncronize Music and Slides (enable radio button) -Auto Spread Slides along Music (enable checkbox) * Syncronizing Music and Slides requires 2 settings - in Project Options-Main and in/from Timeline button.

wideangle, I dont quite understand the purpose to rename a file by changing its extention from lowercase to uppercase ? I dont think PTE believes that they are two different files ... just because it warns you to make unique filenames for each if you intend to make a backup zip. Basically its telling you have multiple images with the same filename. Making a backup zip copies all the images to a single directory without folder structure.

Felix, No. You cannot delete the image object from/in the Missing Files Error Screen thats displayed during initial program opening. The Error Screen is just for viewing the info and non-editable. To remove the missing file image of the old image object ... you must first find/select the slide (#) in the Slide list. Open O&A (Objects and Animation button) and select the old image object to delete. A word of caution ... deleting a parent object that has children objects will also remove its children objects.

Felix, The Create Backup in Zip should contain a copy of the .pte file also. Try Create Backup in Zip to test again and verify. To use ... unzip the backup contents and run that backup .pte. Please remember that this new backup .pte file will have the same name as the original .pte ... but the paths contained now match the new backup location files and not the original files path location. Be aware now that PTE program remembers the last opened file ... so make sure you kept in mind which .pte file your working from since they both have the same name. To Fix: Since you have already "re-inserted" another image object to replace the missing image object ... just delete the old image object in the O&A thats causing your issue and resave.

April S. Select the radio button - DVD-Video Disc. In your checkbox options ... you may need to check or uncheck the option to use For Pinnacle Studio. Your version of Pinnacle Studio may have changed/updated its import requirements and the checkbox may no longer be required in PTE options. Also try various checkbox options to see if import to Pinnacle Studio is successful. I have seen newer versions of Unlead not able to import when using the Unlead checkbox. Removing the Unlead checkbox allowed the import successfully. Your version of Pinnacle Studio may be suffering the same issue.

Peter, Expanding on using Al"s approach : An alternative is to insert/add the image as an image object on a blank (black) slide ... instead of making it as a normal slide image. This approach avoids use of invisible buttons or hidden objects ... since now the image object itself becomes the button. Program the Action on Mouse-Click to available actions listed. Multiple possibilites ... for example add 4 image objects on a blank (black) slide for choice selection. Program the Action on Mouse-Click for each image object as required. The 4 image objects are your 4 buttons. The Dom"s suggestion of "at the end of a slide, go to slide # n" ... would indeed expand/addto the flexability options.

Peter, fh1805's post above has the right idea of creating a single image file exe. "IrfanView" can make a nice exe of your single image ... as it has very little overhead as compared to making it with PTE. Other Options : Run a commandline something like this if IrfanView is installed on your pc. Make sure to edit the paths to your own destination paths/files though in the sample command below. The command will open an image in IrfanView in fullscreen. The big limitation is this will only apply to your pc/paths. C:\1Xp_Office\Image_Tools\InfraView\i_view32.exe C:\Documents and Settings\XP\Desktop\alluser.jpg /fs *Also check your Photoshop for any commandlines that may be available.

Robert, From PTEs GUI main menu bar select: Project|Customize Help Message ... this will enable you to edit the content of the message to be displayed in the Help Window. Use the Project Options|Messages tab to edit/rename the default names used on the buttons/captions. It would seem logical that access to the customize of the messages content would be located in the same location for better useability ... but currently its not. I dont believe Ive ever seen a way to alter/change the hot keys actions.

Crickets, Hopefully your upgrade key issue gets resolved soon. That way you can burn directly with Video Builder and avoid the old way of creating a DVD. When did you install the 'AllinOne Codec pack' ? Since you had no problems in the past ... this install possibly may be promoting the issue. The PTE Codec does not create standalone avi files ... you have to use your MPEG4 codec or Cinepak for this type of file. And yes, the quality of these codecs varies ... but they dont match DVD quality output. **What version of PTE v5 are you currently using ? Ive seen posts of some users having issues burning DVDs with the new V5.1 Beta 3