Igor

Please describe your idea in more details with example how this function should works. And where to locate this tool (as a new tool, or part of an existed tool).

PixBuilder Studio v1.00 beta #1 Our new product - graphical editor Please visit new forum specially created for PixBuilder Studio and download beta #1 http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=5&t=3133

The first public beta is almost ready. In the next versions. Currently we have only v1.00

We're realizing new graphical engine with Pan/Zoom/Rotate effects with *very* smooth motion and sharp picture as usually. No current plans about integration of Flash movies into slide-shows, sorry. Yes, I think in the next version.

Our team prepared new product. Personally I almost don't work on it, but I'm testing it and we discuss together all important moments. Sergey Malyshev is leader developer of this product (earlier he've wrote about 70% of code for music player, waveforms, AVI video output for PicturesToExe). Sergey worked on this new project during a year and four months. It's only 1 MB (without help file) The program starts within a 1 second. And I think it will costs about $30 or $50 It contains necessary instruments (with all parameters and high quality of result): - Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Color balance, Hues/Lightness, etc - Rotation, - resizing, - Free transform, - Transform selection, - Save with Preview, - Print With Preview, - Effects, - Layers support, - Full undo. Fast work with large images, support of palette. The first beta should be ready within a week or so. I'll explain why graphical editor. We didn't find suitable small and powerful graphical editor, except Photoshop which costs so much. Also we would like to have alternate graphical editor with high quality of image resizing (Bicubic and Bicubic Sharper algorithms as in Photoshop). Of course, our graphical editor not for professionals who work with CMYK images or who uses all functions of Photoshop. But we position it as a tool for preparing of digital photographies for web, or for PicturesToExe (for example), for sending by email, etc.

PicturesToExe v4.41 is released http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip (1,4 MB) What's new in v4.41: * Fixed bug when Ulead DVD MovieFactory or another DVD converter didn't work with video file of PicturesToExe. * Improved stability with AVI video output feature * Fixed bug when random show of slides didn't work in synchronized presentation. * Fixed one visual bug on the timeline. * Fixed problem with skipping of sound comments (closely located) in some cases. p.s. Thanks to all, who helped to solve above mentioned problems!

Bigbert, I agree that text editor should be improved in PicturesToExe and we're continiously working on the program. Currently we're creating new graphical engine and after this we plan fully rework Visual editor of objects. But, it's very unpleasant to say about this here, a member of the forum may not use bad words in caption of topic and the text of the messages. Also topic and its message should not incite/provoke other members. It's incorrect and not suitable at all. Next time such member account will be deleted. This theme is closed.

Thank you! I just posted beta #4 http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=3072

PicturesToExe v4.41 beta #4 is released http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip (1,4 MB) Thanks to JRR, who found bug with sound comments! Sound comment might be skipped in previous versions, if gap between two sounds comments was lesser than 300 ms. No problem, if previous sound comment longer. Only if there was a gap in 200 ms. (1/5 of second) after end of sound comment and start of the next sound comment. All this problem is completely solved now. Sergey Malyshev and I fixed reason of this problem. What's new in v4.41 beta #4: * Fixed bug when Ulead DVD MovieFactory or another DVD converter didn't work with video file of PicturesToExe (Thanks to Lumenlux, bbdigital and aztari !). * Fixed bug when random show of slides didn't work in synchronized presentation (Thanks to Ken Cox). * Fixed one visual bug on the timeline. * Fixed problem skipping of sound comments in some cases.

Thank you! I've finally reproduced this problem with your help. It seems that sound starts playing (during 300 ms. or so) and then stops. I almost always now within several seconds (view preview) can reproduce this problem when gap is 200 ms. and "Don't interrupt..." option is enabled. It should be fixed soon!

RNB I just prepared newest v4.41 beta #3 which fixed problem with Pinnacle Studio. Now all should works fine! http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip

I just tried with v4.41 beta #2 and Pinnacle Studio 8 and it really flickers (one frame normal, then black screen). Thank you! We'll fix it tomorrow in v4.41 beta #3

I really very wondered by such problems! I didn't change anything in the interface of main window. Please send me screenshot to int_support (insert @ symbol) wnsoft.com Try to uninstall v4.41 and re-install it again. RNB I'll try with Pinnacle Studio 7

Is this problem with skipping of some sound comments occur when you change slides? Or even when just you watch slide-show (without keyboard and mouse actions)?

Thanks for testing! It seems that Pinnacle skips frames - it's not our bug, but it's unpleasant, of course. However if compare right now v4.41 and v4.40 - is there any difference? I think Push effect for Pinnacle will be improved in the next version only.

Please try newest v4.41 beta #2: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip It should add correct support of Ulead DMF 4 This version of Ulead DMF4 work different. English and German versions of the program have not equal parameters! This reason of some problems.

Of course! Not a problem.

Please try right now with previous version - v4.40 again. I also will try to find trial version of Pinnacle Studio 8 for testing.

Barry, Please send the screenshot (entire screen) to my email address.

Yes, it will possible with new graphical engine. So it will be added in two next versions.

Ok, I'll wait for the .pte project file where this problem occurs. And please let me know examples of slides where skips occured. I'll explorer this moment.

By the way, we'll show first beta of our new product (not WinNavigator) in nearest future (soon). It's not my project, we only discussed all moments of it together and tested this product. It's almost ready and Sergey Malyshev (who mainly created music player, waveforms and video output for PicturesToExe) main author of this new product. He worked more than 1 year and 3 months on it. I hope it will become useful for somebody.

1) As I've understood some sound comments were not played at all when you use "Don't interrupt..." option? 2) Please let me know version of your Windows. 3) Do you use background music to that slide-show? 4) Did you try to run that EXE file on another PC? 5) Will some sound comments skip if you temporary DISABLE "Don't interrupt..." option? 6) Please can you create small test example. For example with several slides (5 sec. interval between slides). Then add two sound comments to 1st slide and 4nd slides. If all works OK, sound comment of the 1st slide will play over 1,2,3 slides and when 4nd slide appears you should hear new sound comment? 7) What file size of your EXE file? Please can you send it to me - int_support(insert @)wnsoft.com if it's not more than 10 MB. Or if larger, send me only .pte project file.

When you use Ulead DVD MF please alsways use "For Ulead" option which produces special .ptev video file for Ulead. Only this option allows to create smooth video (50/60 fields) in Ulead programs. So we highly recommend to use this option if you work with Ulead products. If you use usual AVI file, please remove "Interlaced" option. Because Ulead can't recognize interlaced AVI video file and converted video will jerk (not smooth). Not interlaced AVI will contains only 25/30 fields, it will not jerk, but Push effect and Curl effect will not look enough smooth. Another programs, like TMpegEnc, Adobe Encore, Pinnacle Studio correctly recognize AVI files with "Interlaced" option and produces smooth video with 50/60 fields. Concerning problem with Ulead DVD MovieFactory 4. Apparently it's a bug that it can't recognize special .ptev video format anymore (when you enable "For Ulead..." option in PTE). I've tried with trial version of Ulead DMF4 and all works fine. Please download this test which will help me to find why PTE can't correctly find installed Ulead DMF4: http://www.wnsoft.com/beta/FindUleadDMF4.exe (130 KB)

Please try newest v4.41 beta http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=2&t=3060