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I've attached two screenshots. It's a good example of advantage quality of video that renders beta #7 for AVI and DVD. New beta doesn't produce jaggies on sharp details of an image. The original image was 1280x1024 with strong unsharp filter and it very good illustrates case of hard task for rendering of video. Usually difference not so noticeable.

Den, Is it possible that where was not enough space on a disc where located temp folder? It means that one or two MPEG2 file couldn't be created. We'll add more informative text messages to prevent this situations. Jeff, Don't worry about it, my colleague Aleksey works on synchronization of music for PTE. DVD Builder didn't delay it even on one day. I almost finished my part of code and I'm waiting when Aleksey will finish works on music synchronization and when Artem finish works on second graphical engine.

Jean-Pierre, I think it's mistake, our MPEG2 files definitely have 4:3 aspect ratio or 16:9 as you set. All MPEG2 utilities confirm this value.

See PicturesToExe Deluxe beta on main forum.

Jean-Pierre, Send me please screenshot where you seen aspect ratio as 0.8 It's impossible. Media Player Classic, Media Player 10, special MPEG2 tools shows 4:3 as expected. Try other MPEG2 files created in another program. p.s. long time because as I said we use high quality rendering to prevent appearing of jaggies on a picture. But you can disable this parameter if you wish: sav_hiqualityvideo in apr.ini file.

I self-confidently has expected that it will be enough simple task, because another person worked on code of DVD Builder. But it required more testing and my participation. My mistake.

Dave, The advantage of our solution that PicturesToExe Deluxe do all work for creating DVD video and you can easily add several slide shows. Also we think that our DVD Builder has easy in use interface. Quality of video in AVI and in DVD Builder same. The only small nuance that DVD Builder renders video directly to 720x576 (if PAL), but not all programs can accept AVI with 720x576 (4:3) so by default we create 768x576 AVI file and these products should resize picture from 768x576 to 720x576. As I know only Adobe Encore can handle 720x576 AVIs and we suggest special option for it in Video window - "For Adobe Encore". Works on DVD Builder helped me to better understands need and problems of creating DVD-Video discs and reach maximal sharpness with no flickering. Andreas, I spent several days to find terrific way to completely eliminate problem if jaggies on details in beta #7 (for both - AVI and DVD Builder). It's know-how of PicturesToExe. But it's with help of image file you sent me.

Jeff, In every beta we can add new features and bug fixes to main PTE and to DVD Builder. But you're right, I'll call say beta #7A, beta #7B, etc for bugs fixes of DVD Builder. Dave, It's your choice DVD Builder or another DVD authoring product. I think we will have very competitive solution in final version. We set optimal parameters and bitrate, really no need to change audio or video bitrate.

Fred, Thanks! Jean-Pierre, How many minutes of your slide shows for this DVD? Speed of rendering depends on video card. Also we use series of post filters and algorithms to rich better sharpness and no flickering. On my Geforce 6800 60 seconds of slide show takes 90 seconds to encode to MPEG2. But I plan to vastly speed up rendering where static slides exists (no animation). Try to set second CPU based graphical engine maybe it will works faster in your case: Main menu | View | Advanced | Use hardware accelleration for video and editor

We just found and fixed problem with creating of ISO images. Now they are fully compliant with DVD-Video standard. Wait for beta #8 please.

As first test, who found problem with recognizing of recorded DVD discs in players and in PC. 1) Please let me know what DVD-RW drive you have and what DVD-/+R or RW discs you used and what speed you choosed? And version of Windows. 2) In DVD Builder please choose only "Create DVD folders" option. After DVD folders will be created, please download this DVDTest utility: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/DVDTest.zip (670 KB) And add created in DVD Builder files from VIDEO_TS folder to DVDTest utility. Try to burn disc. Will recorded disc plays now? 3) If DVDTest utility was not able to successfully create DVD-Video discs start Nero and choose DVD -> DVD-Video project. Add files from VIDEO_TS folder to Nero and record RW disc. Please note that it's nessary to choose "DVD-Video" preset in Nero 7, not "DVD-ROM(ISO)"! I've attached two screenshots.

Thank you all for testing first beta version of PicturesToExe Deluxe! We'll solve this problem, please a little patience. Today I'll prepare special test version which will help to determine exactly reason of the problem. I would be grateful if you will help me.

Dominique, Mainly I only tested quality of DVD Builder. My colleagues worked on it. Lin, Try again please, with another DVD-R disc. If it will not help, try to create ISO image and burn it in Nero or in another program. Al, Or just double-click to show Properties

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.