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I found that this problem occurs when all slides have zero time (and 0 seconds of total duration). How it may happens I have no idea yet. So I've added checking for this situation to the code of MiniPlayer and it will prevent from appearing this error message. I'll investigate this problem to find exact reason.

Excuse me Jean-Pierre that I missed your this earlier suggestion.

Peter, When you create new keyframe (via "Create New Keyframe Here" button in Animation tab, or choose "Add Keyframe Here" from Timeline popup menu, or click "+" small button) it creates a keyframe at the position of the cursor on the Timeline. If the cursor was placed near (+/- 8 screen pixels) to keypositions (0 ms, end of transition effect to current slide, beginning of next transition effect and end of next transition effect - see two thin grey bars on the Timeline) PicturesToExe will put new keyframe exactly at this important point and dock it. That's useful if you later will change duration of transition effects or slide - such docked keyframes still will be located in these keypositions (e.g. end of transition effect). I understand now that sometimes it bothers to place new keyframe near to keypositions but not exactly. So what variants we have? Special option - "Snap new keyframes to keypositions"?

Tony, It seems that problem occurs when PicturesToExe starts with last opened particular project "A", you run Preview and then try to open another particular project "B". Please try to remember and reproduce with these projects A and B. And if you can reproduce this situation, please send me backups of both projects in ZIP archive. I'll able find a reason of the problem and quickly fix it. You can use mediafire.com to upload and send files

First or second pinned topic on this forum: "PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.6 Beta 6". Direct download link: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip

It's necessary if you want to get predictable size of created video file. OK, we'll add new FPS presets: 24p, 50, 60.

I'll reply on other problems tomorrow. Sorry for delay.

Graphical problems usually related with drivers for video card. Please try to re-install it or install newer drivers.

nobeefstu, Sorry to ask that, are you sure that you have closed right application? Window for encoding of video is another application that visible on TaskBar. How you closed it? By pressing of X button at the corner of the window or clicking Cancel button? Can you reproduce this problem again? Thanks in advance!

Ray, We always encode H.264 (MP4) video with variable bitrate. The peak/maximum bitrate now about 40 mbit. There are many and many settings of H.264 video. You can look at mp4presets.dat file to see how many settings it includes. I'm afraid we will not change it more. In fact quality of created MP4 video already high. In next Beta 7 we even improved it more.

Thanks for news! As I remember re-installing of video drivers helps in all similar cases.

Thanks, we'll explore this problem.

Mary, Thanks, we've fixed that text message. Tom, Thank you, it's also will be fixed.

There is a problem with Vimeo and Youtube for us as developers. They don't provide examples how to upload video from Windows applications. They suggest SDK and examples only for web/online applications. So we have to use HTML based requests instead good reliable API. It's sad.

Probably it is some kind of moire? Or you see pulsing on edges of white framed photos? How you think the problem visible only in dynamic and can't be seen on static picture if you will make shot by digital camera?

Just single about 100 KB DLL file. PicturesToExe will perform this checking not more often than one time per day, or after failed attempt to upload file to Vimeo/Youtube. Process of checking is just reading of small .ini file from WnSoft's server (something like "CurrentVimeoVersion=1.00") and if server contains newer version, PTE will download new 100 KB file of configuration DLL file after user confirmed it. All described above applicable only when you use PicturesToExe for uploading of slideshow to Video/Youtube. In other case (presets for iPhone, video for PC/Mac) - no internet connections.

Vimeo changed settings for uploading in external programs (as PicturesToExe). Please download and install updated Beta 6: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip To solve this problem in future we will realize auto-updating in next betas. And before uploading to Vimeo/Youtbe, PicturesToExe will automatically check WnSoft's server for fresh configuration file with settings for Vimeo/Youtube.

Beta 6: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip * 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.

Probably there is a recent program which works in background with high CPU loading. It deserves to try update the sound drivers.

I'm sorry to speak about this problem. I'm getting more and more questions and suggestions in emails and on the forum and regrettably I'm not able more reply in time on each request. I'll reply on all bug-reports, probably with delay. And add suggestions/ideas to my TODO list mainly without replies. Thanks for understanding! And I'd like to say thanks to all users and beta-testers who help me every day with replies to other users on various raised questions related with PicturesToExe!

Gary, By default "Pan and scan" option enabled to avoid black strips if your choosed video format (say 1280720 = 16:9) not equal your project's settings (4:3). Choose "Custom" in video output window and untick "Pan and scan".

There are two kinds of sizes: - Native size (adjustable in Properties tab for Frame/Rectangle and non-adjustable for Images created in Photoshop); - Visual size on the screen (Animation tab, Size/Position tool window). Why we need to specify native size for Frame (in Properties tab)? Because it's possible to put another object to Frame. If you change only height of Frame it will stretch sizes of all embedded objects. If you change Native size it doesn't happen. See attached screenshot. Both Frames have same visual size, but different native size.

I posted Beta 5 which fixes the bug with values in Size/Position tool window for Frame object.

It looks great, Dominique! Very dynamic.

Beta 5: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip + 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.