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Hello, it is as I said: I started an exe-file with a 2-image show with rather standard settings (double-click). Then there was a very short kind of flicker where I could guess that it showed the first image. Then the regular show started. This effect itself would not be very harmful, as hardly to be noticeable. Then I made the simple experiment to have a kind of master show consisting of black images (each of which initiated a program call) just for the reason of concatenating several other shows to be presented without showing the desktop again and again, and without intermediate user interaction. In my experiment I just called the simple 2-image test show from above several times, mainly to see how the desktop behaves during the repeated program calls. In this scenario the flicker effect from above was significantly stronger/longer: I could really see the first image (of my 2-image test show each time being started from inside the master show) for a short time. Then the image vanished, and then it appeared again and the test show really started. The whole thing isn't that troublesome as I usually start a show with a black screen, and in this case the effect does not occur or at least can't be noticed. My proposal: Just make the same experiment and see what happens! Regards, xahu34 Munich

Hello, has anybody also noticed the following effect: Starting a show (with 2 images, 4 seconds each, random transitions, D3D on), the following happens: Before the show really starts, the first image is shown for a small fraction of a second (hardly to see). The effect is visibly stronger if I create a show (D3D off) of black images, each of which contains the advanced option to run the 2-image-show from above as external application. So I have an iterated view of the said show with a visible preview effect. Of course I can avoid the effect if the first slide starts with alpha-blending, or the show starts with a black image. By the way, I have a new computer, WinXP, Athlon 64 X2 5000+, 2GB RAM, nvidia 8500GT, PTE 5.04. Kind regards, xahu34 Munich

Hello admin1, maybe you know that the German AV-software "m.objects" (a very nice program with features beyond the amateur's requirements, but at about 15 times the price of PTE) has actually manged the ATI problem for quite a long time (same situation with Wings Platinum (~900 Euro) as far as I know). If you will be able to solve the problem, as well, this will be a significant step forward with respect to the acceptance of your product! Kind regards, xahu34 Munich

Hello, I have the same problem with my own old PC. From WnSoft I obtained an explanation of the following kind: PTE v.5 uses a certain mode of DirectX (usually used by PC games) and relies on the correctness of the driver software. But in this particular mode the ATI drivers are said to ignore color profiles. Sorry to say, but possible solutions read as follows (any of them is said to work): 1. Deactivate D3D in PTE (pan, zoom, rotate will no longer work correctly) 2. Buy an nvidia graphics card 3. Change to Windows Vista My new PC (still running with XP) has an nvidia card and works perfectly. Kind regards, xahu34 Munich

@ Bombardier Do you think that it is a good idea to publish your personal registration information? You should not wonder if these keys will soon be on an blacklist and will not work with future versions. @ Conflow Sorry, not a very secure solution, not even ready for EAL1;-) Kind regards, xahu34 Munich

Hello, don't you think that IrfanView were a possible solution. You can use the thumbnail view of a particular folder as a lightbox (possible thumbnail sizes from 50x50 to 800x800). Using mouse and shift/control you can select any subset of images, which then can be shown as a slideshow (file menu or right mouse key). In the main appication, shows can be configured in many ways (manual advancement, alpha blending, display options etc.) Regards, xahu34 Munich

Hello, my PC (Athlon64 X2 5000+, 2 GB RAM, WinXP) has a grahics card of type ASUS EN8500GT SILENT. Will this be sufficient (e.g. alpha blending of zooming images) for a monitor with a resolution of 1920x1200. Thanks to the experts. xahu34 Munich