Igor Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 We plan to publish the first beta of future version 5.5 in a month. Quote
JPD Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 What will include this new version ? Will it be inside or with new features ? Quote
thedom Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 Hi Igor,I'm really happy to read this great news !Congratulations for your work - you and your team - and your endless motivation to always improve this wonderful software.And thank you to anticipate the announce of this new release and letting us know.JPD, as far as I know, the latest public news on the subject can be found here : http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7846 Quote
xahu34 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Posted March 18, 2008 Hello admin1,it is very nice to read this news, an overview of the included improvements, changes and (new) features wouldn't be bad either.Best regardsXaver H.Munich Quote
Igor Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Posted March 19, 2008 + Timeline is integrated to the main window now. - Pressing "Timeline" button switches between Slide list and Timeline. - You can drop new slides to Timeline from File list. - Parameters of the timeline mode are located in Main menu | View | Timeline Options. - Waveform now displays mixed left/right channels. But you can turn on independent view of left/right channels waveforms. See timeline options in Main menu. - "Autospread slides along music" option moved to Project options | Main tab. + Slide list displays pictures of real slides. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slides in Slide list" option) + Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slide in mini-player" option) + Added mini-player to the main window. You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window (press Play/Stop button) and quickly see any part of a slideshow. + Main window now displays duration of a slideshow (in minutes and seconds). + Other improved view of the main window: - Picture/Sound/Comment fields are moved to the top part of the window. - Reworked pictures of a folder, improved view of a selected slide. - Reworked view of a drag'n'drop cursor in Slide list. - Other small improvements. + New Welcome screen (when you first time starts PicturesToExe). + Added support of media keys on a keyboard: Play/Pause, Stop, Next/Preview slide + New burning library in VideoBuilder and increased reliability.This list doesn't includes improvements of "Objects and animation" window. I'll start this work tomorrow and I'm still working with your suggestions and ideas.My colleagues and I are vastly reworked main code of PicturesToExe in this version. Some changes for current version, some for future versions.Also we're working on Mac OSX version of PicturesToExe.Also I will continue adding of new features during next two months.New version will includes some other interesting features which I wouldn't announce right now. Quote
Peter S Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 Hi Igor,This looks like a pretty impressive list. Great work. Many thanksPeter Quote
Lin Evans Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 Congratulations Igor and development team!! It just keeps getting better and better!!!!Best regards,Lin Quote
Antbrewer Posted March 19, 2008 Report Posted March 19, 2008 Hello Igor,Thank you for replying to my post of yesterday.And also thanks for listing the proposed improvements to the next beta version. With so much going on I'm sure my small request can wait for a later version.It is so impressive when the users get a chance to have such an input into the released version of such great software.I'm sure Bill Gates didn't ask his public?Thanks for all your hard work.Anthony Quote
xahu34 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 Hello admin1,thank you for the information on the new version. Would it be possible to offer the windowed mode in a fullscreen variant with an aspect ratio as input. This would be helpful for users with Win XP and ATI graphics cards.Best regardsXaver H.Munich Quote
Igor Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Posted March 20, 2008 Xaver,I'll publish 5.12 with ATI gamma fix at nearest time. I hope it will help.Please let wait for results with this version. If it will not help, we'll discuss again this option.Also we plan to add video export for iPhone, iPod and Youtube. Quote
Henri.R Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 Hello Igor, thank you and your collegues for all the new improvements you mentioned for version 5.2. Can't wait to test it ;-)You said: "Waveform now displays mixed left/right channels. But you can turn on independent view of left/right channels waveforms".Does this mean still one stereo timeline or do we have then the so desired (and needed for advanced sound synchronisation) double timeline for music, sounds and/or narrating?regards,Henri. Quote
xahu34 Posted March 20, 2008 Report Posted March 20, 2008 I'll publish 5.12 with ATI gamma fix at nearest time.Igor,thank you for the good news.Best regardsXaver H.Munich Quote
Igor Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Posted March 21, 2008 We renamed v5.2 to version 5.5 because it includes a lot of improvements. Quote
LumenLux Posted March 21, 2008 Report Posted March 21, 2008 Igor, we so appreciate you and your dedicated workers! I look at your list for 5.5 and wonder "how can it be", that you can even design such software and keep it all so well coordinated. And then to be able to implement the design so the program works like it is intended. Thank you all. Quote
stonemason Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 Thanks Igor very impressive list, I still hope for "Select slides to right" to be added to right click menu in timeline view.RegardsGeoff Quote
Henri.R Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 Thanks Igor very impressive list, I still hope for "Select slides to right" to be added to right click menu in timeline view.GeoffI like to second Geoff in this matter: select slides to right or left is a very useful function and very normal in other (I admit, more expensive) slideshow applications...Henri. Quote
peterandjean Posted March 24, 2008 Report Posted March 24, 2008 We plan to publish the first beta of future version 5.5 in a month.HiAm I upto date I am using version 5.1delux? I presume 5.5 is the beta version coming soonJean Quote
CorVdK Posted March 24, 2008 Report Posted March 24, 2008 Hello Jean,Here you can find the latest download and updated build 5.11: PTEdeluxe Version 5.11And with a changed library for DVD burning in VideoBuilder (special test version): Special test version VideoBuilder DVD burningGreetings,Cor Quote
Igor Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Posted March 28, 2008 We plan to publish version 5.5 beta in one-two weeks.It's almost ready. Quote
thedom Posted March 28, 2008 Report Posted March 28, 2008 I think everybody is holding is breath waiting for this new version, which might explain why there is not a lot of activity in the forum for some time.All my support for the last adjustments to you and your team. Quote
JPD Posted March 28, 2008 Report Posted March 28, 2008 My colleagues and I are vastly reworked main code of PicturesToExe in this version It was I waited as answer, I think it's a very important point. Many thanks. Quote
Igor Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Posted April 4, 2008 We'll publish version 5.5 Beta 1 on Monday or Tuesday. Quote
Igor Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Posted April 4, 2008 New main window of PicturesToExe 5.5Slide list:Timeline: Quote
davegee Posted April 4, 2008 Report Posted April 4, 2008 It is looking good, Igor!!It is going to be a LONG weekend!!DaveG Quote
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