Igor

Terri, Navigation bar doesn't appear in teh sychronized mode when you exactly assigned time of show for slides on the time-line. Please let me know if you used this mode for showing slides and what time interval between two slides. Also I'd grateful if you could send me project file (it's a small .pte file only) of your presentation to igor@wnsoft.com When you make changes in a presentation, you always need to click "Create" button to produce updated .EXE file with your show. I advice you to press Ctrl+F9 and it produces new .EXE file and automatically runs it. p.s. you said that your presentation is 630 Mb and it's very large file! Probably you've used WAV music files or not reduced BMP or JPEG images from digital camera? I recommend to use mp3 music files and JPEG images with resolution 1024x768 or 1280x1024 at 100-300 Kb per each image file. Thanks you for your patience,

Hello Terri! It's a very strange problem. Did you tried to save your project file (Main menu | File | Save) BEFORE clicking of the "Create" button? As minimum it will save all your settings and you will able to continue work with earlier composed project of the slide show. After you've saved your project, press "Create" button and then try to run produced .exe file (via Windows Explorer, not from PicturesToExe). Will this .exe file be successfully started and played? If not, try to remove music in the PicturesToExe and produce new .exe file again. If it will help, then please let me know the following: 1) Version of PicturesToExe; 2) Version of Windows; 3) Your PC (CPU, memory size, screen resolution) 4) Usual graphical size of your pictures (in pixels), file size (in KBytes) and type (Jpeg or BMP). 5) File size of music files (and is it mp3 or wavs?)

I'll reply soon!

Dear Granot, Thanks for your utility! Yes, Bill is right - to correctly find fonts' folder we should to use function from API or just read this path from the Registry. And it works under all versions of Windows: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders "Fonts"="C:\WINDOWS\Fonts" It is necessary because even for Windows 95 user can choose another path of installing. E.g. many years ago I always assign C:\Win_95 p.s. probably we will add installing of fonts in the next versions (on the fly with deleting after exiting of show).

AVI Our programmer is helping me in creating of AVI video-output module. It will included when it's done. And I think it will be realized as a plug-in (to keep the main code of PTE small and compact). Let us the ability to embbed the files which we use now in "Run external file" so we'll have also "Run embedded file". I'll try! Help system Yes, we're already working on it! Some alternative to OBJECTS that won't with changes with screen resolution changes. Good theme about proportional resizing of all elements of the slide! I think about it a half-year. I'd like to discuss this question a little bit later in a new topic. To ADB 1. Yes, I wanted to make it already in v4.1, but still have no idea how to add such button to the main window of PTE elegantly. 2. Push effect (and probably Zoom) is scheduled for this new v4.20. But I'm afraid there will be a little pause between effects in your case of panorama, at least 50-100 ms. (to prepare next slide). 3. I think in the future next versions. I'll think about Animations for objects - I also really like this idea. About interface. I'm continue think about this every time. I want to find more fine solution. And of course, we will discuss variants together! Auto backup. How many new interesting ideas! Thanks I will try this idea (of course, as a special separate .pte file). (also I hope that PTE v4.12 works stably anyway) Thank you!

I'd like to thank creators of "England - The West Country" show. http://www.beechbrook.com/pte/downloadfile.asp?id=471 It's a terrific presentation!

Dear friends! I'm back and glad to start work on a new version! Now I'm busy with reading and processing your suggestions in the two large topics. Our main plans for the next v4.20 are following: + New effects; + Full control in synchronized mode; + And ideas which you'd like to see. We've spent last week to improve MP3/OGG and especially MIDI playback on old PCs (Pentium 150 - 400 Mhz). Also I think that Fade in/out transition effect will works much more smoother.

Dear Ken, It's not new version, but a little updated v4.1 with fixes of several problems. It's 5-10% of time and work which usually takes really new version.

PicturesToExe v4.12 is released http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip (1,3 Mb) What's new in v4.12: * Fixed bug of v4.10 when Visual Editor crashed on exit. * Fixed delay with synchronization in OGG Vorbis music file after rewinding on the time-line. * Fixed old bug when personal music of a slide didn't start, if main playlist is empty and "Repeat music after playing" option is turned off. * Fixed bug in window of Personal settings of a slide. * Fixed old memory leaks, if terminate Fade in/out transition effect. * Fixed sound skips on old PCs (150 - 400 Mhz) when second or later mp3 music file starts. * Fixed several minor bugs. + Improved smoothness of Fade in/out transition effect for first slide with background music. + Various minor improvements. + Updated Slovak and Ukrainian language files. Two fixes added in v4.11 earlier: * Fixed bug of v4.10 when you was not able to set "Time limited usage" option in new presentations. * Fixed bug of v4.01 and v4.10 only with synchronized presentations which have Startup Window with added "Exit" button. Presentation closes with error, if user choosed "Exit" button in this Startup window. The problem is fixed now.

Yes, I had vacation with 2 weeks. And after v4.12 I'll plan to have one more week additionally

Also there is AbyssAudio Converter ($17) It converts between MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV files. http://www.abyssaudio.com/aaconverter.zip But there are (but I can't recollect) similar freeware products.

PicturesToExe v4.12 beta http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip (1,3 Mb) What's new in v4.12: * Fixed bug of v4.10 when Visual Editor crashed on exit. * Fixed delay with synchronization in OGG Vorbis music file after rewinding on the time-line. * Fixed old bug when personal music of a slide didn't start, if main playlist is empty and "Repeat music after playing" option is turned off. * Fixed bug in window of Personal settings of a slide. * Fixed old memory leaks, if terminate Fade in/out transition effect. * Fixed sound skips on old PCs (150 - 400 Mhz) when second or later mp3 music file starts. * Fixed several minor bugs. + Various minor improvements. + Updated Slovak and Ukrainian language files. Two fixes added in v4.11 earlier: * Fixed bug of v4.10 when you was not able to set "Time limited usage" option in new presentations. * Fixed bug of v4.01 and v4.10 only with synchronized presentations which have Startup Window with added "Exit" button. Presentation closes with error, if user choosed "Exit" button in this Startup window. The problem is fixed now.

Hello! We've fixed delay in synchronization of OGG Vorbis music after rewinding on the time-line. Please wait for future v4.12 very soon. Dear Bill, Thank you for sending me example how to reproduce sound skips on old PCs (150 - 400 Mhz). It happens when second (or later) file of mp3 music starts. We'll fix this problem.

Dear Barry, Thank you! I just read your posting and sent a reply: http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums//index...t=ST&f=3&t=1000

Dear Barry! (I just sent you email!) We are very grateful to you for your publication about PicturesToExe in the UK Digital Photo Magazine! I was very pleasantly wondered when our sales became vastly increased a week ago. And all this time we have a lot of new customers from the United Kingdom. We never seen such effect after any publication! I can remember only similar lesser case, - small publication in a newspaper also in the Great Britain, and also on August, but in 2000. p.s. Happy Birthday! I noticed announcement on the start page of the forum! With kindest regards,

Sorry, you're right! Just my trip will only at the end of this week.

PicturesToExe v4.11 is released. http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip This version contains two fixes: * Fixed bug of v4.10 when you was not able to set "Time limited usage" option in new presentations. * Fixed bug of v4.01 and v4.10 only with synchronized presentations which have Startup Window with added "Exit" button. Presentation closes with error, if user choosed "Exit" button in this Startup window. The problem is fixed now.

Dear Johnny, Thanks for finding this bug! I was able to reproduce it, when created similar test presentation with your description. This problem appears in v4.10 and in old v4.01, if you click specially added "Exit" button in the Startup window of presentation which has Synchronization mode with music. I just prepared fix of this problem: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip

I'm sorry! Because it was my careless mistake, as I just checked up. You couldn't turn on the time limited usage option in newly created presentations only. Just changing of this checkbox was ignored when you clicked "OK" button in the Project options. Really 5-minute simplest fix. Please download this corrected version 4.11: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip

Thank you all for new suggestions and ideas! I'll attentively read all messages after vacation.

Dear Nancy, This problem rarely may occurs with version 3.80. Please uninstall the program and reinstall PicturesToExe again. Or better download and install newest v4.10. If problem still appears after this, please write me to igor@wnsoft.com

Thanks, Al! I only want to say my opinion, that I don't fully agree with Adobe Quality Engineer and I believe that correct MP3 should plays correctly. CoolEdit writes fully correct body of MP3 file, but it only has incorrect value of duration in the header (4 bytes!). It's a mistake of CoolEdit.

Dear friends! We're glad to introduce PicturesToExe v4.10! How to download: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.zip (1.25 Mb) or self-extracting installation kit: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr.exe (1.25 MB) Key features of PicturesToExe v4.10: This version contains a new music player which provides high quality of the playback, especially of MP3 files. It adds built-in support of OGG Vorbis audio format. And your any even very large presentation will start within 1-2 seconds now! New version allows to separately assign each parameter in personalized slides (own time, effect, background, etc). And many other improvements. You can find full list of new features below. Especially we would like to thank all beta-testers whose help was outstanding. I very grateful to you! What's new in this version: * Fixed two old minor visual bugs in the main window of PicturesToExe. * Fixed old visual bugs on the time-line in case of long music track (40 minutes and more). * Fixed bug of v3.80 and v4.00 when music plays however, even if you've turned off "Play background music" option ("Music" tab of Project options). * Fixed old bug when PicturesToExe showed error messages if it was added incorrect or damaged JPEG or GIF picture * Fixed old bug with creating of template. Some main pictures of slides or music files were not copied into template's folder if "Show picture" or "Play background music" were unchecked. * Fixed old small bug when name of an opened template was added into "Recent Projects" list. * Fixed old memory leak. Presentation might fall with "Out of system resources" message, if many slides contained large objects (pictures or transparent buttons). * Fixed old bug when you copy slide it didn't remember color of text comment in the personalized slides * Fixed old visual bug on the time-line (in the Customize synchronization window) when sometimes it didn't show preview for selected transition point in the Pause/Stop mode * Fixed old bug with "Add arranged time points" if length of music more than 42 minutes. * Fixed old bug with sorting by date in the file panel. * Fixed several other minors bugs. + Improved speed of opening project or presentation with number of slides more than 300..500. + Added support of JPEG pictures which have unusual .jpe extension + Ctrl+A is assigned now to select all pictures in the file panel, instead of "Save As" + This version contains new improved music player: > Added built-in support for OGG Vorbis music files (.ogg); > You need not to choose between "Internal" and "External" players more. New music player provides high quality playing and exact synchronization; > It fully compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP; > New player can work even under Windows without installed DirectX or Media Player; > Even presentation with 500 Mb of music files starts immediately now; > Improved support of various types of MP3 and WAV music files; > MIDI music instantly starts playing under Windows XP; > Fixed rare cases of music glitches on some configurations; > Many other improvements. + Added fine customization of a slide. Earlier if you wanted to set own time of showing for a slide it was necessary to make all this slide personalized. Now you can assign own time, but keeping background preference or font of text comment according common settings from the Project options. This feature will work and with your current projects. + Improvements in the Customize Synchronization window: > Double-click on a transition point to show "Customize Slide" window; > Status bar always displays current position of the cursor; + Imporovements in the Visual Editor of objects: > It's possible to cancel dragging of object(s) by pressing of the right mouse button; > You can move selected object(s) pressing arrows of cursor on the keyboard; > You can call popup menu by clicking of right mouse button or special key on the keyboard; > To switch between objects press <Tab> key on the keyboard; > Status bar displays file name of picture for selected transition point; > Some other improvements. + Added "Run application after last slide" option (Project options | "Advanced" tab). Another presentation can be ran when main presentation finished with last slide. This options also requires turned on "Close show after last slide" option. + Added new option "Slide List: Show file names only (without full path)" (see Main menu | Advanced options). And this option is turned on by default, but of course, you can set the old view with displaying of full file path. + PicturesToExe displays real file name of a project in the caption of the main window. + You can use "Caption of show" parameter (Project options | "Screen" tab) to displayname of presentation in the caption of window or on the taskbar. If this parameter is not assigned then presentation will display name of .exe file (which assigned on moment of creation). + Improved welcome screen of PicturesToExe. + And many other various improvements.

Thanks, I just fixed this memory leak, too! p.s. I use Task Manager from Windows XP which can show how many GDI resources takes each application.

Bill, try again, please. The server should be workable at present.