Igor

It's only visual effect. Currently Pan/Zoom are linear with constant speed.

Try new function in v5.00 - main menu | File | Create backup in ZIP archive.

We solved this problem today. I think much more reliable beta #2 will be ready in 1-2 days.

Invision updated our forum with latest security patches today. Please let me know if you'll find any problem.

Richard, In fact all Pan/Zoom effect do video card only. CPU loads new images and plays music and some calculations. However we use even several threads, but they have small load for CPU.

Al, Sorry for this limitation! I just increased limit from 1000 to 100 000 in beta #2. I hope it will enough.

Thank you, Dave! We'll fix this problem. It's bug in this particular model of video card. But we'll solve this problem in all similar cases with gamma level.

Ken, Please try with another MIDI file. If problem happens only with this particular MIDI file, send it to me int_support (AT) wnsoft.com

Granot, Custom window, in the next beta(s). Endless panorama - only if you place several slides with same 360's panorama.

Thank you, Lin! Hot keys in the Visual editor: "/" and "*" (on additional keyboard) to set scale of a slide to 100% and Auto Free resizing of an image when you hold Shift key. Hold Shift key when you need to move image exactly horizontally or vertically. Multiselect with Ctrl key or with mouse selection.

Ken, In v5.00 I've added Large fonts support. After settings Large font mode Windows requires to restart and after it all should work well? Please send me screenshot to int_support /-at-/ wnsoft.com

Dave, please download these test examples: http://www.wnsoft.com/test/GammaTest.zip You'll find 3 EXE files and JPEG image to compare. Please let me know what examples will have normal brightness and high brightness.

So even in Visual editor images OK ("Objects and animation" button), but in Preview and in EXE file image look brighter? What video card you have? It could happens if you've adjusted brightness/gamma for fullscreen applications (for games) in settings of video card. But I did several steps to prevent this problem. I'm wondered that this problem happened.

I'll fix this moment in the next beta. By default v5.00 installer will suggest another folder than previous v4.xx

For Pan/Zoom in fact only video card is the most important factor. Almost any CPU and memory size at least 256 MB NVIDIA Geforce 4 Ti4200, 5600 or 6600 (or ATI Radeon 9600, X600) already in several times more powerful than v5.00 requires for Pan/Zoom. So no need for more powerful video. I already don't speak about Geforce 7900/Radeon X1900 where we can load only 5 or 10% of this video card I think after releasing of Windows Vista (January of 2007) almost all video cards will be quickly upgraded. So all laptops/PC will have powerful video cards. Their new 3D Aero Glass user interface requires very powerful video card. Reliability of DirectX and video drivers also will be very high, because Windows Vista will be built on DirectX.

Ron, Thank you that you noticed it. We'll work with this question.

Al, Text objects will be in the next beta versions, but please download source files of my PteShow demo and you'll find that I used graphical editor to create perfect text with fine smooth shadow and saved it as transparent PNG image. One large text labels with shadow takes only 40 KB of file size. Patrick, OK! After this additional month or two, pleas write me all what you think about PTE and v5.00 in particularity

I really wondered how you quickly learned all new functions of the Visual editor! Thank you. I many times worried that Visual editor maybe looks too difficult for first understanding. But I didn't find other variants to provide you more simple inteface for individual animation of every object.

Thank you that you noticed problem with editor when it attempt to set Internet connection. Earlier it thought that it's a bug of my firewall Agnitum Outpost, but I see now that it's serious problem. PTE doesn't set any Internet connections, of course! Outpost informed that when we initialize DirectX mode some loaded to application system libraries (DirectX DLL modules) attempt to set Internet connection. We'll try to solve this problem in the next beta. Sorry for this problem! You see that we still have enough work with v5.00 but after we created new graphical engine and new system of scalable objects all "old" features will be quickly realized. Patrick, Please a little patience. This is an earlier beta for beta-testers only, I agree it's not fully public version. We will not publish it on our web site. Just to play a little bit with Pan/Zoom effects who want to have earlier look on future v5.00 When all will be OK, it will be called v5.00 final release. I consider that for more than 2000 pages of very complex new code it's a good result with only a couple of serious bugs only. Thank you, Ian for letting me know about several problems: Please send me such PNG image to int_support (_at_) wnsoft.com You need to uncheck small button between two X and Y edit controls. Temporal warning for us. It will be fixed. Other problem are temporal limitations of the first beta.

PicturesToExe Deluxe v5.00 Beta How to download v5.00 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe_beta.zip Example of slide-show created in PictresToExe v5.00 1) "PteShow" - http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow.zip (8 MB) EXE file Source files of this project: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow_sources.zip (8 MB) Powerful slide-show with high quality 2400x1500 images. Intended for modern video cards. 2) "Flowers" - http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/Flowers.zip (1.5 MB) EXE file and source files. 1024x768 images. Works fine almost on any video card. 3) "NoResizing" - http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/show/NoResizing.zip (1.5 MB) EXE file and source files. This example shows how to display images as is without resizing on any screen display. Exactly pixel in pixel. But personally I don't like this option. It better to use scalable images, as in settings by default. What's new in v5.00: + New Visual editor where you can add Pan/Zoom/Rotate effect. See "Objects and Animation" button (Ctrl+ on the main window. - Added "Drop Shadow and Glow" option for objects (see Objects and Animation window). - Added "Drop Shadow and Glow" option for objects (see Objects and Animation window). - Added "Diagonal" style for Rectangle objects. - Added alpha parameter to color of Rectangle objects. You can set alpha 255 for one side and 0 for another side and make partially semi0-transparent rectangle. - Added "Perspective correction for Zoom" option for objects. See "Objects and animation" window. With this option enabled we simulate true movement of a camera to an object. + Added Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y) features. See Main menu | Project | Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y). + Transition effects: + All transition effects work much more smooth with new graphical engine, especially "Curling of page" + You can change center of appearance for "Circle" effect. + Improved Navigation bar. > New Navigation bar styles. > Added support of skins. You can add any images of buttons and background, Navigation bar can be semi-transparent and has a shadow. See folder "NavBar" in PicturesToExe's folder. Just add new folder to create new style of Navigation bar. + Added tree of folders to main window. See Main Menu | View | Show tree (Ctrl+G) + Added support of PNG images files (including PNG with partial semi-transparency). + You can quickly remove slide(s) from Slide list simply dragging them back to File list. + You can quickly press Enter to show "Customize slide" window for selected slide(s). + Main image of a slide can be transparent GIF or transparent PNG now. + Added new function to Main menu | File. "Create backup in ZIP" which compress all files of your project into one ZIP archive. It can be useful for moving project to another PC. + Vastly improved speed of work of PicturesToExe's main window. Instant response now. Especially when you work with 1000 or more slides in the Slide list. + Added new style of background image of a slide: "Fit to screen". + New view of color dialog. + Added option "Keep slide aspect ratio" (1,3333 by default) to correctly draw slide + Added "Scale keypoints in objects (on time change)" option in properties of a slide, "Main" tab. This option useful if you have complex animation (with several keypoints) and you need to change slide time from 4 seconds to 12 seconds, for example. + AVI video output window: + Added "Anti-flicker filter" which is turned on by default. + Added "HD-1080" mode. If you slideshow has 4:3 aspect ratio it produces 1440x1080, if 16:9 then 1920x1080 + Added "HD-720 progressive, 50/60 frames" mode. + Fully rewritten music player and improved quality of sound. + Vastly improved quality of video output (AVI, DVD and HDTV). + Ability to insert comment or description from EXIF info of JPEG images. See Project options | Comments tab | "Set comments for all slides as" | "Display EXIF". on various displays (usual 4:3 and wide screen). See Project options | Screen tab. + Added compatibility of main interface of PicturesToExe with Large font (120 dpi) mode of Windows. + Main interface of PicturesToExe supports "Clear type" font mode of Windows XP. + Various improvements in File list in the main window. + You can customize double click in the Slide list: show Slide window or Objects and animation window. See main menu | View | Advanced options. + Enlarged size of preview area in "Customize synchronization" window. + Added text macros. + New "About PicturesToExe" window. + New Welcome Screen. + New drive bar (in main window). + Added compatibility of main application of PicturesToExe with Windows Vista. + Added compatibility of main application of PicturesToExe with restricted user accounts in Windows. + Improved installer (allows to choose folder where to store settings and templates). (Please leave you responses in the next thread. This topic only for announcement.) Please note that new Pte 5.00 beta #8A Deluxe can be downloaded also from http://www.guru.to.it/en/downl_e.htm (server in France). Page en français: http://www.guru.to.it/fr/downl_f.htm Pagina in italiano: http://www.guru.to.it/it/downl_i.htm

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Al, Please tell me more. What version of DirectX you had before? Where you download new version and what version of Windows (with SP2 or not) you have? It's a very important information for me.

"Flowers" demo doesn't contain music. I already several times was asked about this problem. You're right, it may causes misunderstanding. I'll update this example tomorrow and add music.

Thank you for your all responses! It seems that now v5.00 beta slide-shows work on all PCs without serious problems. Currently in beta #1 speed of movement of objects is linear, but in the the next betas it will be adjustable (with acceleration, deceleration, etc)

Please ignore this message about memory leak. It's a simple mistake and our quality control system informs us that we forgot to free 36 bytes of memory before closing of slide-show. We'll fix it.