PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 Beta 18

[Igor]

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 Beta 18

It is Release Candidate.

Download link:

http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip (6 MB)

What new in this Beta:

+ Updated "Welcome to PicturesToExe" demo which appears immediately after an installation of the program.

+ Updated language files.

* Fixed crashing in creating of MP4 video at 99% in some cases.

* Fixed crashing of slideshow after performing of specific series "Go to slide..." commands (buttons or hyperlinks).

* Fixed old bug (since v5.5) with sticking of picture in MiniPlayer after closing Objects and Animation editor on some NVIDIA video cards (the most likely the problem in those video cards).

What new in version 5.6:

+ Added export of slideshow as a video. (See Main menu -> Create)

- Export of HD video for playback on PC, Mac.

- Export of video for iPhone/iPod.

- Publish online on Youtube.

- Publish online on Vimeo with HD quality.

+ New 3D transition effects between slides:

- Added "Flip 3D" effect.

- Added "Swap 3D" effect.

- Reworked "Curling of page 3D" effect. Set large radius parameter to get completely new effects.

+ Improvements in Objects and Animation window:

- Mask objects for creating of special effects. You can apply several Masks to one image object.

- Music and sounds when you click "Play" button for preview.

- Added "Anti-shimmering (mipmapping)" option for Image and Text objects. This option prevents appearing of shimmering when object has zoom from small size to large size.

- Improved view of "Action on mouse click" list.

- Added new action "Run slideshow".

- Added "Pause" button.

! "Original size" mode of objects has been replaced. Now use "Fixed size of slide (in pixels)" mode in Project options | Screen tab. And "Size/position in pixels" button in Common tab of object properties.

+ Added "Virtual size of slide" parameters as alternate way to set aspect ratio of slide (Project options | Screen tab). It helps in work with "Size/Position" tool window in "Object and animation" editor.

+ Added new commands "Run Slideshow" and "Run Slideshow with Return" to Project options | "More" tab and as an action for objects. This option highly recommended if you want to start another slideshow from current one and for building of menu. It will guarantee flawless start of next slideshow from current one. In fact a series of slideshows will work as one large slideshow that provides optimal memory usage.

+ Added "Color outside slide area" option (Project options | Screen tab). By default if you run widescreen slideshow (16:9) on 4:3 display you see black strips around the slide. Now you can choose this color.

+ Added menu on Create button.

+ Faster rewinding of slides in created EXE file and preview.

+ Added "Crypt images/music against extracting from EXE file" option. See Main menu | View | Advanced options. (Enabled by default).

+ Improved installer of PicturesToExe, multi-lingual interface.

+ Fully rewritten shadow for objects. Now it has correct view for a long text object. And better visual quality.

+ Changed caption of "Change Image File" button in the main window.

+ Added a new command line for a slideshow in windowed mode: -desktopalign (for example: "Show1.exe -desktopalign"). With this parameter if size of a window larger than main display it will not be reduced to fit the main display. This command useful if you wish to place a window on all space of two or more displays.

+ Improved view of keypoints on the timeline in the main window.

+ Improved scrolling of the timeline when you move blue triangle cursor outside visible area.

+ After switching between Slides list and Timeline modes the program adjusts scrollbar position to make visible selected slide.

+ Various improvements.

! "Run application" options has moved to the last page of Project options (More tab).

! "Disable F1 key to show help window" has moved to "Customize help window" dialog (Main menu | Project).

* Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when after renaming of a main image in Slide list or File panel MiniPlayer didn't display renamed image.

* Fixed old bug (since v5.1) when changing of display resolution, locking of PC or Sleep mode applied during encoding of video caused visual defects in created video file.

* Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when all color text objects (excluding black and white) had slight almost invisible greenish contour.

* Fixed old bug of all previous versions: pressing Ctrl+O (Open project), "Ctrl+N", "Ctrl+S" and other key shortcuts whilst PicturesToExe creates large EXE file it caused incorrect work of the program.

* Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when "Image Load Error" might occur in Slide list, MiniPlayer and Objects and animation editor on projects with hundreds slides of large images (about 8 megapixels each one).

* Fixed old bug (since v5.0) Push effect had mixed up "Bottom-Top" and "Top-Bottom" variations with disabled hardware acceleration option.

* Fixed old bug (since v5.0) with an incorrect work of "Save image/slide" dialog in slideshows (if it was configured through "Print image" option).

* Fixed old bug (since v5.5) with sticking of picture in MiniPlayer after closing Objects and Animation editor on some NVIDIA video cards (the most likely the problem in those video cards).

[Igor]

AbdolReza,

Please describe me in details this bug you found.

By the way, we have fixed in Beta 18 another bug you found with tabs.

[Hawk]

Igor

5.6 beata 18

When I am in the O&A, in the section "Objects"

I am getting a slow mouse click response (2secs ?) when clicking on an object in the list.

This does not occur with ver 5.5 or anyother programs on my system.

Further

I left my computer for a short period with PTE minimized and screen saver came on.

When I returned and de-activated the screen saver I got the following message on screen.

Clicking OK - closed PTE and computer froze

This is a one time occurence at this time.

[Igor]

Ralph,

When I am in the O&A, in the section "Objects"

I am getting a slow mouse click response (2secs ?) when clicking on an object in the list.

This does not occur with ver 5.5 or anyother programs on my system.

1) Does it happen with any project?

2) If only particular, please send it to me.

3) Will the problem remain after re-booting of PC?

I left my computer for a short period with PTE minimized and screen saver came on.

When I returned and de-activated the screen saver I got the following message on screen.

Clicking OK - closed PTE and computer froze. This is a one time occurence at this time.

We'll try reproduce it. Thanks.

[Hawk]

Igor

I was running your intro show - WelcomeDemo - from the PTE Examples folder

1) Does it happen with any project?

Yes - any project that I have tested with beta 18 ( 2 or 3 )

2) If only particular, please send it to me.

3) Will the problem remain after re-booting of PC?

Yes

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To check again with screensaver, I set it to activate in 1 minute, and left it running for 10 minutes

The problem did not occur

[Igor]

Ralph,

Thanks for details!

1. Am I rightly understand the sequence of steps to reproduce the problem: Open Objects and Animation editor, click on an item in the tree of objects (right-bottom part of the

window)?

2. Did you observe this problem in previous beta versions of new v5.6?

3. You tested for same issue v5.5 recently after it happened in v5.6?

[Hawk]

Igor

1. Am I rightly understand the sequence of steps to reproduce the problem: Open Objects and Animation editor, click on an item in the tree of objects (right-bottom part of the

window)?

Yes you understand correctly.

The presentation I am testing with is your WelcomDemo with mask, Examples Folder beta 18

Default

c:\Program Files\WnSoft Pictue To Exe\5.6 Beta 18\All\Examples\WelcomeDemo

I have not created many of my own shows using child object nor recent masks.

Never noticed this slight response mouse click in any of beta 16 and before.

I believe it happened in beta 17 but you soon released beta 18 and I installed the same day, so never got a real chance to check 17.

It does not occur in final release of 5.5

Test procedure

Open WelcomeDemo in 5.5, also open WelcomeDemo in 5.6 beta 18

File structure are different due to MASK's as you are aware.

Checking O&A - clicking on objects in tree both - ( 5.5 final and 5.6 beta 18 )

5.5 no hesitation - 5.6 beta 18 there is a slight hesitation.

However I have noticed in 5.6 beta 18 it appears as not consistant, If I open / close a few times the mouse click response seems normal.

Small glitch ?

As to screen saver error - Post #6 - I have done a few more times and no longer get the error !.

Will continue to test it off and on.

[Igor]

Ralph,

Please try this special modified Beta 18:

http://www.wnsoft.com/test/apr-deluxe_beta_Ralph.zip

Will it cure problem with slow response of mouse? It is not final solution, just it will point me right place.

AbdolReza,

Thanks, I'll check up soon.

[Hawk]

Igor

Installed modified - apr-deluxe_beta_Ralph.zip

YES ! - that fixed the slow mouse click response.

Thank you

[Igor]

AbdolReza,

I downloaded your project but don't see any problem with it yet.

When "Synchronize music and slides" option turned off, music doesn't stop in Pause mode. Same behaviour in all vesions of PicturesToExe. I'm guessing that you just need in an option when music stops in Pause mode for not not synchronized projects?

[Igor]

Ralph,

About problem after screensaver.

1) What video card installed in your PC?

2) What screensaver you set in Windows? (And how you think the screensaver is 3D or not?)

3) Before PicturesToExe was minimized you worked in main window or in Objects and animation?

P.S. We think that this problem might happen only if screensaver or PicturesToExe took all memory resouces of Windows during work of screensaver.

[Igor]

Ralph,

Thank you!

Please try new pre-beta 19. It should be final solution, I hope:

http://www.wnsoft.com/test/apr-deluxe_beta_Ralph2.zip

[Hawk]

Igor - Post #16, as to questions you asked

About problem after screensaver.

1) What video card installed in your PC?

Intel® 82915G/GV/910 GL Express Chip Family.

I am working off the DELL computer Intel Pent 4 - 3.00 GHz - 2.99 GHz - 2.99 GB of RAM, XP pro - SP3.

We intend to try another video card shortly.

2) What screensaver you set in Windows? (And how you think the screensaver is 3D or not?)

Default XP - XP screensaver - no 3D.

3) Before PicturesToExe was minimized you worked in main window or in Objects and animation?

Sorry I cannot recall.

P.S. We think that this problem might happen only if screensaver or PicturesToExe took all memory resouces of Windows during work of screensaver.

I cannot reproduce this PTE error again with screensaver issue. ( PTE installed at the moment - pe-beta 19 - apr-deluxe_beta_Ralph2.zip )

Tested with programs all opened at same time - PTE 5.5 - PTE 5.6 pe-release beta 19 - Mailer - IE7 with 3 tabs - Irfanview - Media Player Classic HomeCinema - Audacity, as well as real time scanner running and McAfee Virus Scan.

No screensaver error after de-activating screensaver.

[Hawk]

Igor - in reference to Post #20

I have installed the pre-beta 19

Issue to slow mouse reponse in O&Q - objects tree - objects

SOLVED

Thanks again

[Igor]

Thanks, Ralph!

You can use pre-beta 19 as main beta. This change will remain in final release of v5.6.

Probably it also will solve problem with screensaver. Please let me know if it will happen again.

[Igor]

AbdolReza,

I don't work during weekends, but sometimes I reply on simple problems which don't require significant time. Also because usually I have to solve several problems, I can postpone one problem after solving another one. Please don't hurry me.

[moritz]

This comment is without offense, but I want to call things by their name.

AbdolReza, I think you should moderate your expressions. But, with the example of your president, all is possible ...

There are other ways to ask for things, arrogance are not used in much of the civilized world.

Excuse my english.

[chris]

I have a small problem in that the next slide button keeps disappearing and when I go over with the moues it reappears

Chris

[fh1805]

I have a small problem in that the next slide button keeps disappearing and when I go over with the moues it reappears

Chris,

I'm assuming that you are talking about the two arrow buttons in the top-right corner, above the Animation tab. Correct?

What version did this happen in? I ask because it was a minor problem in earlier releases of version 5. But Igor fixed it and I have just tried to reproduce the problem using v5.52 and v5.6 beta 18 and cannot get either of them to "lose" the right hand arrow button.

Please confirm the PTE version number you are using (launch your project and do help...About Pictures to Exe...) and also confirm the exact sequence of events that results in the loss of the button.

regards,

Peter

[chris]

Peter

You are right regarding the buttons in the top right corner.

I am using v5.6 beta 18 and it happens on any slide when I press the previous slide button the next slide button disappears

until I move the mouse over it

It has never happened in previous versions

Many thanks

Chris

[fh1805]

Chris,

I see from your latest image that you were using the WelcomeDemo project. I tried this myself with beta 18 and could not reproduce the problem. Whatever the cause might be it isn't systemic to all PTE users. Sorry I cannot help you more. You'll have to wait for Igor to pick this one up.

regards,

Peter

[Igor]

Chris,

I just fixed this small visual bug. It might happen only under Windows Vista.

AbdolReza,

Just we can add a new "Pause music" option for the mode when "Synchronize slides and music" option turned off and slideshow go to pause state. Is it that you would like to see?

But it's possible not earlier than in next version.

Dear Igor please note these Thumbnails of slidelist , they displayed badly in comparison with original slides.The rectangles in slides is displaying very bad in humbnails

preview of slidelist

It is also not a bug. Currently Rectangle objects don't have an antialiasing. And as a result line (Rectangle) becomes more thin than 1 pixel and dissappears at some visual size (scale). You can observe this behaviour in Objects and animation editor, too. Probably in the next version we'll finish reworking of Rectangle object and "Edge-antialiasing" option will be added (like for Image object). As a temporal solution please use several or one Image object.

[Igor]

AbdolReza,

Please use special topic: "Ideas and suggestions for next versions"

http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showforum=9

I will start work on the next version after releasing of v5.6 and posts with suggestions inside other topics, especially related with beta testing can be easily missed.