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Gary, It's necessary to find and terminate all apr.exe processes with Task Manager or restart Windows. If you had problem with video in Beta, it tried to encode video file in background with high CPU load.

Dave, Gary, I just found reason of this bug and reproduced the problem. It's really stupid bug. Beta 2 will be within a hour.

Gary, Thanks! That's important info. By the way, could you please check up "old" feature - Create AVI file and then click Preview button. Will it work?

It's free. Just resulting image looks a little more soft. But it isn't blur: You can read more about mipmapping in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIP_mapping

Dave, In new "Create HD video for PC..." feauture we use built-in video encoder and it's impossible to change it. I still have no idea why installing of external codec pack helped.

I would like to ask other users who have problem with creating video in the new beta - please wait a little and don't install 3d-party codec packs. Or we will not able to check up how an updated beta works

Dave, It's not user mistake, PicturesToExe should include all necessary built-in libraries. We'll investigate why it might happen. Thank you! Ray, It's same as you choose quality for JPEG in Save for Web feature of Photoshop. But we'll remove "%" symbol. You're right. We'll increase this limit. Thanks. Only progressive video. Interlaced video will possible in future Blu-Ray output (next version(s)). While not. Encoding to H.264 already very slow process.

A demo how "Mip-mapping (anti-shimmering)" option for objects works in version 5.6: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/MipMapping.exe

Dave, Gary, I just prepared a special Beta version: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/apr-deluxe_beta_17-10-2008.zip Please try to create HD video again. If it doesn't work, please find a log file in VideoBuilder folder and send me. This file usually located here: C:\Program Files\WnSoft PicturesToExe\5.6 Beta 1\VideoBuilder\VideoBuilder.log

Jill, Currently it's impossible, maybe later.

Thanks, Jean-Pierre! I'll read your suggestions and will reply tomorrow. In fact the new engine supports 3D for objects - but this feature locked for next versions

Dear friends! Please read my notes about replacement for Original size mode: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=57567 I need more information why my suggested replacement could be less useful than Original size mode. Thanks in advance!

Thanks, Tom! We just fixed this bug with thin black line in future Beta 2.

Peter, Thanks, waveform for O&A in my TODO list, but not for v5.6, sorry. Xaver, Difficult question. Because of bugs of ATI, users will create slideshows with less smoothness of animation, how good it? Cèlou, I remember about this request. But it's serious change in the code of PicturesToExe. Russian translation is terrible, sorry! Please use English translator only

Tom, Please try to reproduce it with one slide's test slideshow (remove other slides) and if problem exists please send me sources files of this project in ZIP archive. Also what aspect ration of this slideshow - 4:3. And did you set "Pan and scan" option in MP4 video output ? I just fixed it for Beta 2. Thanks!Dave, So you started PTE, opened some project, and choosed "Create HD video..." and you see no window of video export? Or window of video export appered successfully and you start encoding, but don't see window of progress? Gary, Please try how old feature of PTE - Create AVI - works in this beta. Mary, I'm sorry to say, but ATI change their video drivers so often and strong and I discarded my idea to write own color gamma fix. It worked too unpredictable. If I had enough money to buy ATI/AMD, my first step will be fix that bug in ATI drivers. Gary,Dave, What version of Windows you use and what video card. Thanks in advance!

Thank you for your responses! Xaver, I don't know, because smoothness of Pan/Zoom effects are worse than in true fullscreen mode. Same result as if you use windowed mode. Is it OK?Cèlou, Please see my response here: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index....ost&p=57567

Vimeo is continiously working on improvements. We'll write to Vimeo about this problem. Also it's possible to download original MP4 video file (free registration required).

Jean-Pierre, I very appreciate your opinion, but it also would be interesting to hear other users what they think about this change? Instead of "Original size" mode for objects I recommend to use new features: - "Fixed size of slide (in pixels)" mode (Project options | Screen tab). - And "Size/position in pixels" tool window via button in Common tab of object properties. I know it's difficult to retrain, just judge it as you first time see PicturesToExe. New replacement is more useful for stability of PicturesToExe and in terms of future improvements. Support of "Original size" mode become more and more difficult with every new version and unresolved logical problems. So I've found enough good as I think replacement. If I missed something please help to improve it.

Sorry, now it should be public.

With version 5.6 it's possible to easily create slideshow as high-quality video file. http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/1280x720_La..._the_Garden.mp4 (31 MB, 1280 x 720 pixels) http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Late_Summer_at_the_Garden.mp4 (62 MB, 1280 x 960 pixels) Recommended player for Windows: Media Player Classic HomeCinema: http://www.wnsoft.com/soft/other/setup_mpc.exe For Mac: QuickTime, VLC Also with built-in feature of PicturesToExe you can publish slideshow on Vimeo with HD quality and watch online from a browser (or download HD video file to computer and watch offline): http://vimeo.com/1975465

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 Beta Download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip (6 MB) 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 and PS3. - 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. ! "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 "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. + Improved installer of PicturesToExe, multi-lingual interface. + Various improvements. Slideshow as video file and online slideshow: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8907 Important note: In this beta slideshow in EXE format and Preview temporarily don't have all usual functions because we completely rewrote slideshow's engine. - No "Run application" and no new special "Run slideshow" - No "Wait for a key press" and looping of a slide. These features will be available in the nearest beta releases. Please post bug-reports in special topic: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8903 Beta 2: * Fixed problem with locking of the program at beginning of encoding video (for PC, iPhone, Youtube, Vimeo). * Fixed bug if set rarely used aspect ratio of a slide (more than 9:1) * Fixed bug with thin black line in encoded MP4 video for iPhone/Youtube. * Increased limit of bitrate to 24 mbit for "HD video for PC and Mac". + Activated "old" features: - Print/Save dialogs in slideshows (if they used). - Screensaver mode. + Updated French language file. + Various small improvements. Beta 3: * Fixed problem with encoding H.264 video under Windows Vista. * Fixed bug with NavBar when an action is assigned for Left mouse button in slideshows. * Fixed bug when Container of mask didn't remember assigned virtual size (in Properties tab). * Fixed various small bugs in the main program of PicturesToExe. + Activated "old" features: - "Pause when window of slide show becomes inactive" option (Project options | Main tab). Beta 4: * Fixed various bugs. * Improved reliability. Beta 5: + You can use 2-pass encoding of video (in preset for PC and Mac). + Improved speed of creating of video when "Pan and scan" option enabled. + Various small improvements. * Fixed old bug with visual defects in Slide list after pressing of Win+L key, or after locking of PC. * Fixed bugs with error message on attempt to delete a slide (if "Random show of slides" option was enabled). * Fixed problem when creating of H.264 video for PC and Mac didn't start. * Fixed bug with incorrect proportions of slide when "Pan and scan" option unchecked in creation of video for PC, iPhone, Vimeo. * Fixed bug when values in Size/Position tool window (O&A editor) were not actual. Beta 6: * Fixed problem with uploading of created video to Vimeo. * Fixed bug of previous betas when there were no music in created video files if music in WMA/OGG format. * Small improvements. Beta 7: + Improved encoder of H.264 video: quality of video better than created in previous betas, file size smaller on 30% but encoding takes on 30% more time. + "Pan & Scan" option (when you create MPEG4 video) is more intuitive now. + Added new FPS presets for creating of MPEG4 video: 24p, 50p, 60p. + Improved protection of images and music in created EXE file with slideshow against extracting. + Small improvements with inserting of a new keyframe. * Fixed bug of previous betas when there were no music in created video files if music in WMA/OGG format. * Fixed minor bug of previous betas with "Save slide" feature in slideshow. Incorrect slide number in file name - "Slide 5.bmp" instead of "Slide1.bmp" for a project with four slides. * Fixed an 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 an 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 other small bugs in the main program of PicturesToExe.

Bug-reports on version 5.6 Beta

Beta 1 of version 5.6 will be published tomorrow.

There is a serious logical problems with correct work of "Auto spread slides along music" option in PicturesToExe 5.5. When it's enabled, many actions with project, slides, moving even one slide will cause need to change times of all slides. As result - slow work of Undo/Redo mechanism and especially slow work of MiniPlayer. Because of this I apply this option only you create EXE file, video or start preview. This option perfectly works with simple slideshow program (like v4.49), but not when we have complex slideshow product with many features. I even think probably it better to remove this option at all, if I can't provide its correct work in design mode of PicturesToExe. Alternatively you can do same thing when you work in Timeline mode click "Timed points" button and then "Arrange all points". But of course, any change in slides will require call this function again.

Thanks, Tom! I just fixed this bug in next v5.6.