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Jeff, Beta #7 contains only those new things I described above. Full synchronization, sounds comments exist only in AVI and DVD video output. Also I forgot to say that we added second graphical engine to Visual editor and it can work witout modern video card. Also video rendering can work without video card. We work simultaneously on all parts of PicturesToExe and I can say exactly that all other missing features almost ready and will be inserted to the next betas soon.

Ken, What codec used in that AVI files? It better to add .pte project files for maximal quality. Ian, I think in the next version. We need to finish v5.00

We're glad to present new edition of PicturesToExe: PicturesToExe Deluxe v5.00 beta #7 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip (4 MB) With PicturesToExe Deluxe you have complete solution for creating slide shows and burning DVD-Video discs. What's new in beta 7: + Added WnSoft DVD Builder. Click "Video" button in the main window. + Vastly improved quality of video output (AVI, DVD and HDTV). + Some other small improvements. * Fixed small bug with renaming file in File list. Main image lost link with file. WnSoft DVD Builder is work of my colleague Sergey Malychev and me. Templates and logos created by Pavel Malychev who works at WnSoft. PicturesToExe Deluxe v5.00 beta #7 can be dowloaded also from http://www.guru.to.it/en/downl_e.htm (European server)

Jan, 1) Please try to install latest drivers for your Geforce 6 video card on your computer and install latest DirectX 9.0c 2) If it will not help, try to create slide show without music at all and test how it will work now.

Hello! I just sent you a letter to your email address on hotmail.com

We just finished works on pre-beta of PicturesToExe Deluxe. I fully reworked rendering of video for AVI and for our PicturesToExe Deluxe and results should be quite amazing. I spent one week to find optimal variants and PicturesToExe analyzes every slide-show to render it with maximal quality. I tested burned DVD discs on CRT TV, on high quality LCD projector Panasonic AE900, and on LCD display. I remember Andrew wrote me about problem with jaggies on large images, now this image looks exceptionally well without prior reducing in Photoshop. Beta will be very soon.

Yes, two betas: - PicturesToExe v5.00 beta #7 (1.6 MB, apr_beta.zip) - PicturesToExe Deluxe v5.00 beta #7 (3.8 MB, apr_deluxe_beta.zip) The only difference of second edition - built-in module "WnSoft DVD Builder".

Please wait for the next v5.00 beta #7 where I'll vastly improve quality of AVI video output. Also with next beta we'll present PicturesToExe Deluxe which can create and burn DVD-Video discs. As temporal solution, use smaller images when you create slide-show for DVD.

Please write him about this problem. Try our official demo with slide show: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow.zip (12 MB) Does it also starts long time? If yes, I'll write to them, too. p.s. I had absolutely another problem with AVG antivirus. After yesterday's update all programs that have tree of folders start on 20 seconds longer. But this problem disappeared itself after a half of a day.

I also asked for this. We already had two disasters: one with our forum hacked on past week and forum and site of TheDom which were hacked and destroyed. And I hope that we will not lose one more forum and site. p.s. I'm glad to say that we almost finished works on DVD burning module for PicturesToExe. And most likely you'll see PicturesToExe Deluxe in the next beta in 2 weeks.

We've thought about idea with optional alternate variant - player which will open and play slide show. This player could be downloaded from our WnSoft web site. The only technical problem that player should "understands" all versions of slide show.

Neither posts will be edited more. I'll ask moderators about this. I'm sorry about this problem! Friends, I only would like to ask all to always duplicate postings on English language to prevent possible misunderstandings.

Dominique, I would want express my apologizes about this problem! Probably your web hoster did daily backups of your entire site/forum? This forum also was hacked two days ago. There are stupid persons which only destroy work of others and these "hackers" are not possible for nothing more. Poor limited people.

Some bad person hacked forum. I again apologize for this problem! Invision just installed latest forum security updates. Color scheme is old good one again.

Thank you, friends!

We apologize for this problem! We didn't change anything in the settings. It seems to be strange bug in the forum and I asked Invision to solve this problem ASAP and find reason why it happened. Also we plan to update Invision forum's engine to latest version.

The problem was in email address specified in the order. My letter with the key sent to it also returned back. After this I wrote to Siliva and I sent the key to a second email address.

As soon PicturesToExe Deluxe will create slide shows in EXE files, in AVI (WMV after convertation) and create MPEG2 video files and record DVD-Video it will be ideal solution. Personally I will record my slideshows as DVD-Video discs and include autorun.inf file and EXE version of my slide shows. So this disc will work on any device. What concerning temporal problems with playing of Pan/Zoomed slide shows as EXE files. It's not directly our problem. I should say again we did all that was possible. Now we wait when all PCs will be upgraded for Windows Vista where new video card is required. Problems with some drivers will be solved, too. And I don't know other programs that can work better at this moment. If it is so, it confirms that this task exceptionally difficult.

It's a strange. I again should say that we don't set any Internet connection nor in PicturesToExe nor in slide shows. I hate such behavior of some programs and I will never do it in my programs. As message says slide show didn't try to set connection with some web site. p2e_prev.exe is EXE file for fullscreen Preview when you work in PicturesToExe v4.48 For any your project PTE creates EXE file with this name in temp folder of Windows. Probably because of this your firewall mistakenly reacts on changing of this file?

Fred, Screen saver mode is not releazed in v5.00 beta yet. Steve, Audio Format Your suggestion is right, I'll add option - 48 KHz or 44 KHz In PicturesToExe Deluxe we'll always use 48 KHz. But because CD audio and MP3s in 44 KHz resampling still is necessary. We use good algorithm for resampling. Added Numbers to AVI Filenames I did so because some DVD authoring products (for example, Ulead DVD Movie Factory 2) caches converted MPEG2 file and even doesn't look that we want to convert modified AVI file with same filename. Interlaced vs. Progressive PicturesToExe renders video in Progressive or Interlaced formats. - If your slide show doesn't have any animation, only static slides and Fade effects - set Progressive format. - If you have fast Pan effects, Circle, Curling of page - set Interlaced format for more smooth animation. Background Music for Show Dialog Box OK, I'll check up this moment on Monday. Thanks!

We agree with opinion of Lin. I plan to add special templates (in v5.1) to easily collect keypoints states and apply for other objects. It's necessary. But we don't plan to add button to create Auto Pan or Auto Zoom for one or all slides. I'm not professional in this question of digital photo, but I feel that Pan/Zoom should be thought-out individually for every image.

It available in v4.48 not officially: Open .pte project file find opt_runapponexitiflastslide parameter and set it 0 instead of 1 Now "Run application after last slide" will work as you expect.

Yes, it's in our TODO list for v5.10 By the way, today I've compared quality of resized images in v4.48 and in v5.00 with hardware acceleration. In v5.00 images (2272x1704 reduced to screen 1024x768) look more sharp and no need to additionally apply unsharp mask in Photoshop.

I uploaded updated beta 6 with fixed bug when you was not able to set custom aspect ration in Screen tab of Project options. Thanks.

Dominique, Sorry it's my mistake with editing aspect ratio. I'll upload updated beta 6 today.