Merlin

Is this the situation for all shows using version 5, or just when the new effects are used? Thanks

Then wouldn't it be better/faster to use BMP for everything?

Hello Ron, More than anything else, it will depend on the sound quality of the system of the person listening. Just as it matters if the person viewing will be looking at a computer monitor or old TV set when viewing pictures. Think of the .WAV file as a .TIF at 1600x1200. Beautiful! but most people will never see it. Often files are converted to .JPG at 800x600 or maybe 1024x but the 1600x1200 .TIF isn't used. Why? Most people won't have the equipment to see it. Likewise with sound. While some of us have the expensive equipment to hear .WAV quality, or even beyond, most people will be listening on a computer's speakers or maybe a TV set speaker. In those cases MP3 sound quality is adequate. >If a track from a CD is recorded and then saved as an mp3 file and then later on you convert this up to a WAV file (using one of the many audio converters available); will the sound quality be much worse than saving the recorded track as a WAV file in the first place? An Audiophile, with lots of expensive sound equipment will be able to concentrate on the sound and hear a difference if s/he wants to. The average person won't notice. Even the Audiophile likely couldn't hear the difference on a computer sound system or TV. Using the picture analogy again. A person with a 25" monitor and 1600x1200 video card can see the difference if they look real close. The average person with the average monitor won't. >>If a track from a CD is recorded and then saved as an mp3 file and then later on you convert this up to a WAV file (using one of the many audio converters available); will the sound quality be much worse than saving the recorded track as a WAV file in the first place? Think of converting a .TIF to .JPG to save disk space. If you do it once and store it, it's probably OK for most applications. Convert back to .TIF? well you'd only have the .JPG quality in a .TIF format. Convert back to .JPG and you lose even more. Me? I keep original .WAV files archived on CDs. I have MP3s on my computer for casual listening. BTW, many 'seasoned' people can hear below 150 Hz. They often don't care anymore, but they could hear it if they cared to. >I must be getting old, because I really cannot hear any difference in sound quality. It probably has more to do with the audio equipment than your hearing -Merlin

Hello, You'll need to keep in mind the various computers which might be used for viewing. Strobing will be dependant on the computer's processor speed and graphics image card.

Can you make it view .GIF too?

>>I can capture an 'object', but when I try to capture 'selection' the program crashes during the 'save' operation > I assume you drage the selection mark from right to left. Please try from left to right and from up down. Success!! Thank you! Merlin

Hi Granot, I can capture an 'object', but when I try to capture 'selection' the program crashes during the 'save' operation Win2000 on a Dell PC Merlin

Hello, Although I read this webboard daily, I dion't post often (not skilled enough) Anyway, I still dream of an integrated flash player Merlin

Do keep in mind that paid for, downloaded files are most often licensed for personal use. You are probably not licensed to distribute the sound file. That being said, you *might* be able to download a licensed soundfile for *each* P2E that you distribute and transfer the license to the recipient. But that's best discussed with your lawyer. Merlin

Zone Alarm has a freebee version. It works great too. As for 'pop-ups' do you refer to web-site windows or the messages? if you refer to those Windows messages that pop-up, turn them off. if web-pop-ups, those can be turned off too, depending on your browser. Merlin

If you simply run a spyware program, it won't be a problem. If you run one, then another, no problem. If you have them active all the time, checking everything you do, then they will use RAM, CPU cycles and slow your computer down. So, don't run them continuously. Merlin

Hello, First, I would check to see if it is possible for a network connection. Go to DOS (usually a 'command prompt') and use ping. ping www.picturestoexe.com you should get a reply confirming the connection. If you do, it's in your software, if not, it's a notwork issue. Merlin

Thank you all for sharing Merlin

Hi Rodger, I'd like to contribute a thought or two. I would certainly encourage you to add another drive (or two). As you add files and delete them, a disk drive gets mixed up (fragmented). Keeping all of your pictures on one drive would make defragging easier, and thus the drives would respond faster. I use one drive for the system and programs (they don't change much) and another just for data (pictures and such). That way everything is together for defragging & for backups. This would mean pictures on one drive, P2E and PS7 programs on another drive. The P2Es that you create would go on you picture drive because that would actually be like data. I use another (3rd) drive just to copy my data onto (a backup drive). Drives are faster than tapes or other media. Backups are important because drives eventually fail If disk speed is important, always use SCSI drives. They are a bit more expensive, but they get the latest technology before the IDE drives (or EIDE). smaller seek time=faster higher RPM=faster More RAM never hurts. Sometimes it helps, but it never hurts. Merlin

Hello, My method has been to create a GIF "button" in some other program (a graphic). Then import the graphic in the object editor. Then I use the "Hyperlink" feature to create the button functions. I then 'group' the graphic and the link and presto... my own button Merlin