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Thank you, Gary for sending me source files of this project in ZIP archive. We'll try to investigate this issue.

Geoff, Yes, it will work.

Slideshow in an executable file for Mac temporarily doesn't support "Run slideshow" commands in Beta 3 yet.

Gary, If it possible please send all source files of your project where you can observe this problem. It seems to be a combinations of parameters and times which cause this issue. The problem definitely in PicturesToExe.

Tom, I've reproduced this issue. Will be fixed in Beta 4. Thank you.thedom, I confirm this bug. Will be fixed later. Thanks! It happened because we're adding 3D transformations for objects to the slideshow's engine. Sorry for such stupid bugs which I've missed in first beta releases.

Thanks, Henri! Rob, Thanks, we'll fix this issue.wideangle, During past 18 months when we've started work on Mac output option and future Mac's slideshow editor we also released PC's versions 5.5, 5.6 and now 5.7 Beta with a lot of new features.

Yes, of course.

Please try to with a new simple slideshow. Add several images, no music and run it again. Also slideshow require Intel based Mac and MacOSX 10.4 or later.

I'd like to reply on a question from French forum. Slideshow for Mac created in PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.7 is a folder with files. If you want to publish it in Internet, pack this folder into a ZIP archive. On Mac this folder looks as a single executable file (like EXE file in Windows). Double click on this "folder" will run the slideshow.

Thanks for discovering this problem. It is a bug in Beta 3 because we've added changes in the code of the program for future 3D transformations to objects. We'll try fix it quickly.

Tom, Same behaviour in previous version. I think it it correct, because before a show we generate random order of slides and then show them in this order. If you go back to previous slide it will be same image. Honestly both ways are right but I wouldn't complicate the program.Mike, Send me source files of this project, please. I just leaved a personal message for you through the forum. potwnc, Please see my explanations here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=66366 I also send you PM message.

Slideshow player for PC and Mac has much of common code. Mac version of course uses OpenGL, PC's one - DirectX 3D. Our next task is a complete slideshow editor for Mac.

Standard edition of PicturesToExe - free lifetime upgrades. Deluxe features of PicturesToExe - two years of free upgrades. After this period you can continue to use previous Deluxe version (with all working features), or use newest one which will work as Standard edition (without specific Deluxe features). Deluxe features include: - Creation of DVD-Video disc - MP4 video output - Publish on YouTube and Vimeo - Mac output. Executable file of slideshow for Mac (introduced in v5.7 Beta 3)

I just restored mistakenly deleted topic: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9638 And I removed a spam post which caused that minor problem from the topic.

Now using PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.7 Beta 3 you can create slideshows for Mac from PicturesToExe for Windows. Learn more: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=66329

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 3 is available to download: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (7 MB) This beta includes Mac output. See Create menu in the program. Temporal limitation of Mac slideshows in this beta release: - Startup window doesn't work. - Protection options (password, number of runs and etc) don't work. - No Print slide dialog in slideshow. Changes in Beta 3 + PicturesToExe Deluxe now can create executable file with a slideshow for Mac. See Create menu. + Improved view of Open/Save dialogs under Windows Vista and Windows 7. * Vastly optimized work of MiniPlayer when slide contains Mask object(s). Earlier added masks caused permanent CPU loading even when MiniPlayer stayed paused. * Fixed visual defects (v5.6-v6.0 Beta 2) in Sky style of Navigation bar. * Fixed problem (v5.5-v6.0 Beta 2) with crashing of VideoBuilder if there is no installed DVD writer in PC. * Fixed problem of slow run of a slideshow with text objects on some PCs. * Fixed an old bug (since v1.00) when Save and Create features didn't work after you choose New project and gave a name which contained some specific symbols: ? < > | \ / * : " * Fixed issue (v6.0 Beta 1-2) with very slow run of slideshow which contains text objects. * Fixed bug (v6.0 Beta 1-2) with appearing of error message when you choose created screensaver in Windows. * Fixed issue (v6.0 Beta 1-2) with quick flash to desktop between slideshows when you use "Run slideshow" action. * Some other changes.

Today is 10th Anniversary of PicturesToExe. First version 1.0 was published on July 2nd, 1999.

Could you please illustrate the problem you've encountered in simple example with two text objects? Two screenshots and two projects each with one slide, please. On the attached screenshot I just see that one text distorted horizontally. Auto font quality couldn't cause this problem.

Tom, I confirm this bug. Under Windows XP too. It seems that there is a mistake in screensaver mode. We'll cure it in Beta 3. Thanks! This option can be useful if you create an usual slideshow (not screensaver) and need same behaviour with the mouse cursor.Scorpion, Thank you, I've reproduced this issue. It also should be fixed in Beta 3 soon.AbdolReza, OK, we'll try fix this issue. Thanks.

Dominique, When you choose color for the border you see Color dialog. At the right part of this window you see R, G, B components of color and below "A". 255 means fully opaque. 128 half of opacity.Dave, Yes. Because it is impossible to set client height of Startup window as 1200 due to height of caption and border PicturesToExe automatically proportionally reduces the window to show this window entirely visible on the screen. For example, your display 1920x1200 and you try to set width/height of Startup window as 1920x1200. Client height of this window is 1200 and height of caption + border is about 30 pixels. Total height of this window should be 1230 pixels. But your display is only 1200. So PicturesToExe decides proportionally reduce width and height of the window to fit the window. Sorry, we can't avoid this flash of desktop because we need to de-initialize DirectX mode used in Startup window and prepare for exclusive fullscreen DirectX mode for slideshow.

Dave, Dominique, It is not a bug. Same behaviour exists when you are setting width/height for a windowed slideshow. We assign width/height for internal client area of a startup window, excluding border and caption of this window. If we will set width/height for whole window (with border and caption) it will cause serious problem - appearing of black strips arround slide - because thickness of caption and border of a window are different on each PC depending on version of Windows and used graphical theme (Classical, XP, Aero).If you need to have fullscreen startup window please consider using of first slide as some kind of a startup window? Dave, I just tested and observe same thing with the startup window from previous version 5.6. But please could you specify exactly - do you see flash to background of the desktop or flash to Windows Explorer from which you started this slideshow?nobeefstu, We're experiencing technical and logical difficulties with implementing of this function on a first slide. Please give me more time to think about it.

Carol, We have tested PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 (and 5.7 Beta) on Windows 7 (Release Candidate, build 7100) and didn't experience same issue Probably the problem comes from an antivirus which you might use? Please let us now the name of this antivirus software. I'll try to reproduce this problem under my PC.

endevil, Could you please provide me more information on this issue? - PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.7 didn't work under Windows 7 on your PC without setting a compatibility option (Windows XP SP3)? - What video card do you have installed? - Did you install newest video drivers through Windows Update? Thanks in advance!

PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 Beta 2 is available http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/picturestoexe-beta.zip (6.4 MB) + Additionally improved visual quality for small text objects. + Updated language files. * Removed size limitation for width and height of Startup window. * Fixed bug of v6.0 Beta 1 with Startup window when after clicking of Run button a slideshow didn't start. * Fixed bug of v6.0 Beta 1 with Startup window if a slideshow had music it played already in Startup window. * Fixed bug of v6.0 Beta 1 in Mask editor when it was impossible to enter values directly from keyboard. * Fixed bug of v6.0 Beta 1 with opening of a project created in v5.6 and earlier which has aspect ratio of slide different than 4:3. * Some other changes.

S.Bidouze, I can't reproduce this problem. I tried with "calc.exe" and it works fine. Please could you send me small one slide test project to illustrate this issue? And where you call external application: action of an object or at the end of slideshow? It is in our plans.Cor, We just fixed the bug with adjusting of Scale parameter for Navigation bar in PicturesToExe. Please wait for Beta 2. Thanks. I just fixed this bug.John, Opposite CPU loading at 100% indicates that PicturesToExe fully utilizies two cores of CPU during video encoding (H.264). If software is not optimized for multi threading CPU loading will not reach 100%.Dominique, I can't reproduce this issue - I put two images on a slide and after selecting both ones I can cut and the paste them. Is it specific for v5.7 Beta or same for previous v5.6? Yes, I configured this behaviour because when you're editing already existing Mask it already can has unique name named by user.