Igor

v4.42 is usual update of PicturesToExe and designed for all users. Install it and use for your new projects. EXE files created with previous versions of PicturesToExe didn't work under professional sound card RME DIGI9652. Now slide-shows created with v4.42 work even on PCs with such rare sound card.

PixBuilder Studio v1.00 is released: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=5&t=3274

Thank you, Roger! Nice tutorial. We can add an URL on our web site.

PicturesToExe v4.42 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip (1,4 MB) What's new in v4.42: * Fixed problem with lockings up on PCs with professional sound card RME DIGI9652. Thanks to Tim Z who said us about this problem. + Added Finnish language. + Updated German and Polish language files.

I suppose, the maximal attention in such professional cards is intended for main professional purpose. Opposite usual inexpensive/game sound cards more carefully tested with wide range of softwares/games. I'll try to find to buy RME Digi9652 sound card to test how PTE works there! It a little bit difficult and may takes a month or so.

Tim, Thanks for testing! (I just sent you more detailed letter.) Yes, as I know, RME Digi9652 is a very professional card for sound processing. But probably mainly it is not intended for usual music playback, if you say that ProShow also often doesn't play music. ProShow uses DirectSound API for music playback, PicturesToExe uses much more reliable WaveOut API. So some mistakes in RME drivers don't allow correct playback of music. By the way, how other programs play music? WinAmp or Microsoft Media Player. Maybe new version of sound drivers for RME Digi9652 will help? I believe there should be solution of this problem!

Tim, I apologize for this problem and we'll try to solve it. Yes, it seems that problem because of this professional sound card. Maybe it's our reason or maybe not enough compatible drivers for music playback. 1) What version of Windows you have installed? 2) Please say me again concerning ProShow. Will their .EXE slide-show with MUSIC work and play on your PC? 3) I just sent you a letter with two test applications. Please let me know about result.

It's possible right now with some manual correction: 1) Close PTE. 2) Open apr.ini file in PicturesToExe's folder. 3) Find the next strings: AVIVideoRenderWidth=1024 AVIVideoRenderHeight=768 Set the next values: AVIVideoRenderWidth=1920 AVIVideoRenderHeight=1080 PicturesToExe uses these parameters for rendering of frames for video. p.s. Thank you. In the next version I'll make automatical adjusting of internal resolution according custom AVI parameters.

PicturesToExe *never* contained QuickTime and never required it, of course! Also produced .EXE slide-show does *not* require QuickTime. All that you need it's even absolutely newely installed Windows 95,98,Me,NT4,2000,XP or 2003.

Ok, I've understood! I've added this moment to my TODO list.

Please explain me more. I think not earlier than after two months. We have a lot of work with this version.

We'll add ability to use panorama effect without any delays, of course! Also we'll work to find optimal way to show *at least* a sequence of several slides without delay for loading (maybe some kind of caching). p.s. recently I vastly improved speed of work with Slide List (in main window) which contains 400-1000 or more slides. Also Undo/Redo feature is almost realized.

I just sent your registration key for PicturesToExe again.

Maybe already in v4.50 or later we'll add ability of animation for objects. You will able to show two or more images as objects (with different effects) via these new objects in one slide. But as usually only an one slide on the screen (to keep PTE simple in use).

PixBuilder Studio v1.00 beta #3 http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=5&t=3199

Of course, for web Flash is better and only one variant! Usually Flash animation work only in small part of screen and because of this it plays smoothly. For full screen playback it better to use another technology.

Thank you, Lin We'll try to make possible complex movement for Pan/Zoom/Rotate effects in the next version (using several keyframes or maybe another method). Personally, I think, there is not enough smooth Pan/Zoom effect in Flash realization (these effects require absolutely another graphical engine). ProShow has smooth these effects, but it doesn't provide enough sharp picture (only 800x600 in any screen resolution).

We don't provide phone support. I just sent you email with several questions. p.s. I've replied you earlier today (I'm developer of PicturesToExe).

Yes, PicturesToExe v3.xx and v4.xx can't open project files created in v1.xx. 1) So please download old PicturesToExe v2.30 http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/pte230.zip which supports project files created in v1.xx. 2) Then open this project in PTE v2.30 and save again with v2.30 3) And after this you will able to open it in any new version of PicturesToExe (including v4.41).

Ken, I hope we've found idea how to solve this problem! Please read below. Brian, I had in view usual Undo/Redo (Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y) functions in the PicturesToExe for (as usually in other programs - Main menu | Edit | Undo). You said about ability to recover .EXE file. It also will be possible. We plan to use not special security code, but several digits (e.g. 5) from personal registration key to PTE (the program will do it automatically). So there are no special passwords, and *only author* will able to recover his EXE file. No questions, passwords - only one item in main menu - "Recover EXE file". So only *author* will able to restore *any* EXE file which he've created. Because after you click "Recover EXE file", PTE will verify digits from your registration code and digits written in EXE file and if they equal PTE will restore EXE file. Also we can add option which will prohibit to recover EXE file even for author. What you think about it?

I'm working now on adding of full undo support in PicturesToExe (anywhere). I'm sorry this obvious feature was not realized earlier. Also we're working on the new graphical engine now.

Yes, we will very closely work on next improvements of PixBuilder Studio and batch operations will be added. I fully agree with you! p.s. we just prepared beta #2 of PixBuilder v1.00 http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...iew=getlastpost

Thanks, I've understood now. Nice idea! We plan to add this ability in the next version. Currently we would like to prepare first release (which in development during 1 year and 4 months).

Really, no need to dispute about it Of course, it would be great if author could prepare slide-show and burn DVD using one program (it solves possible problems with incompatibility). We plan to add own MPEG2 encoder in the future. Only probably this module will be available as plug-in to PTE and it will cost additional money, because we will need to pay royalties to Motion Picture Entertainment Group.

It's a strange problem, because PTE starts a next track immediately after previous one (without any delay). What can you say about music composition during last second of the first track? Is it fades to silence? Please make another test. Add again two music tracks. Click "Time-line" button and place cursor on 10 seconds before end of the first track and click "Play" button. Will this "click" occur again between tracks? I think this sound effect may be caused because of sharp border between two tracks when they are totally different in first and last 10 milliseconds (1/100 of second). PTE instantly starts playing of new track and we may hear sound click. Usually compositions have at least 10-100 milliseconds of silence at begining and at the end.