Igor

Dear Kim, I was wondered that the compilation takes so a long time (3 minutes) on your computer! Couldn't you let us know a little bit about configuration of your PC and size presentation, please? PC: CPU, memory, hard drive, version of Windows Presentation: size of the produced .exe file, a number and size of music files; a number of slides. Thank you,

Adding of thumbnail view is a subject of the next versions. We're developing new technologies for our current and future products and it will be used for creating of thumbnail view of image list and file panel (by option).

We'll add help system about "Customize synchronization" window in the next betas of v4.00

Dear Granot, Please try again with version 4.00 on different presentations and then with v3.80. I must to say that we didn't change anything in the "Preview" feature in v4.00. p.s. also please check your Temp folder. Maybe PicturesToExe can't create temporary p2e_prev.exe file. If it still there, please delete this file and try again with PTE.

I just checked with my newly created images and I was not able to call that problem. The bug appears only under v3.80 on my system.

Granot, please send me to igor@wnsoft.com example of a presentation which causes that problem. Many thanks!

This problem is fixed in the newest v4.00 beta #1 I highly recommend to use this version, because it's very stable and has *much* improved Visual Editor with Undo, Copy/Paste features.

You are able to install even all published versions of PTE simultaneously! Because PTE keeps its files only in the one folder and it keeps all settings in apr.ini file. And no DLLs.

Brian, You can look at our examples of presentations which only 500 KB - 1 Mb And you can produce presentation within 300 KB or even smaller.

Please leave your comments about improved Visual Editor. And especially how fast start large presentation produced with v4.00. p.s. I think that it is a very stable beta and you can try it.

It sounds very interesting! Please send me igor@wnsoft.com your utility. Thanks! p.s. we don't improve this option, because in any case advanced user will able to grab copy of screen using (for example) HyperSnap utility.

Please describe the possible usage of "Run Application and Show Next Slide" action.

Thanks, We'll discuss the option to show a main picture at necessary screen place. This suggestion is added to our TODO list.

Of course! I shall add it. p.s. in beta #1 it works for not synchronized presentations (select some slide in the Slide List and then look on the button at right-bottom corner of the preview area). I'm working now to finish preview from any slide and for sync'ed slide-shows.

I just added correction and PTE will show a wait rectangle in the preview area with a label: This JPEG image can not be loaded. Probably the JPEG file is damaged.

We are glad to introduce the first beta of PicturesToExe v4.00: http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr_beta.zip (1,25 Mb) This version works much faster than all previous versions of PicturesToExe. And presentations created with v4.00 will start in several times faster. The new version contains a lot of new features and improvements. PicturesToExe has simple and intuitive interface, so creating of a presentation is very easy. All you have to do is choose some pictures (in JPG, GIF or BMP format). PicturesToExe will produce single EXE file, which contains all images inside. No additional programs (including PicturesToExe itself) are needed to run resulting presentation - only that stand-alone EXE file. And it will work under Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP. If your demands are a bit higher, PicturesToExe allows you to make much more attractive presentations, than simply changing slides. You can customize each slide by specifying background color or picture, adding comments, sounds, objects. Moreover, it's possible to use different cinematographic transition effects between slides, add background music (in MP3, WAV or MIDI format). And ability to exactly synchronize show of slides to music, placing points on the time-line. If it is necessary, you are able to protect your presentation by password and assign expiration date. Presentations can be automatic (by timer) or controlled manually, run once or continuously. If you prefer, you can create SCR files (instead of EXE), and use your presentations as a standard Windows screen savers. The program has multi-language interface (19 languages are supported now). What's new in PicturesToExe v4.00: + Fixed several minors bugs + Preview of large images works much faster now (with same quality) in the Main window of PicturesToExe and "Customize Synchronization" window. + Improved quality and speed of full-screen viewer of images (Main window). + Improved quality of gradient filling of background, if screen in Hi-Color (16-bit) mode. + Improved shadow for the main picture: > It looks much smoothly now; > You can adjust opacity of shadow behind the main picture. (Project options | "Screen" tab | "Opacity". From 0 of full transparency to 255 of opacity; > The shadow can surround picture around all sides (see "Offset" parameter). + New default an icon for newly created .exe file of presentation. Also the main icon of PicturesToExe is improved. + Added new option: "Auto hide mouse cursor" (Project options | "Advanced" tab) + Some improvements in "Main" and "Advanced" tabs of the Project options. + Visual Editor of objects is vastly improved: * Fixed several bugs; > Added support for transparent GIF pictures (as objects of slide); > You can call "Properties" dialog for a some object by double clicking of mouse; > It's possible to cancel dragging of a object by pressing of <Esc> key; > To select/deselect several objects, click on an each necessary object holding <Shift> key; > To select all objects, press Ctrl+A; > Added "Undo" button to cancel last modification; > Added Copy/Paste functions (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V) > Improved popup menu when you click right mouse button on the object(s) > Added hot keys for all actions (see popup menu above) > And some other helpful improvements. + Produced presentations will start faster now. Especially large presentations start in several times faster! + "Preview" of presentation starts faster + PicturesToExe (main window) opens projects much faster + Time-line graphically displays effect duration for the transition points + Various improvements in interface of the program p.s. please notice that it is a first beta yet, and it doesn't contain completed features of v4.00

Please send me (igor@wnsoft.com) this Jpeg file and we will check it. You can check, how this Jpeg image will be opened with other graphical programs? Also JPEG image should be saved in RGB color range (not in CMYK). Usually all programs saves Jpeg images into RGB format.

Thanks, Wally! I think it is a subject of the next version. Because it also will be very useful and to use common objects for all slides.

p.s. many thanks to Rudi, whose JukeBox presentation very helped us to optimize PicturesToExe!

We have speeded up starting of a produced .exe file with presentation. Even large presentations (without mp3) like Jukebox will start within 0.3 - 2 second(s). p.s. we'll prepare a first beta soon.

Dear Granot, We all want to thank you for your work to improve process of creation of presentations! I consider that Presentation List and Pictures Index Viewer will find its user. Thanks! With warmest regards, WnSoft Inc.

Dear Rudie! We all were so impressed by your great job you have done! Your presentation fully uses objects, and I hope that coming v3.90 will vastly help you in the future projects. New Visual editor has the Undo and Copy/Paste features (which we just completed). Also, as I have checked, "Jukebox" contains about 27,000 lines of the .pte file. So we have optimized .pte file reader module and your presentation will run in 3 times faster now. With kindest regards,

I hope that it can be done. p.s. the Undo feature (for an one previous modification in the Vis. editor) is *exactly* exists.

+ Improved Visual Editor of objects: * Fixed several bugs; > Added support for transparent GIF pictures (as objects of slide); > You can call "Properties" dialog for a some object by double clicking of mouse; > It's possible to cancel dragging of a object by pressing of <Esc> key; > To select/deselect several objects, click on an each necessary object holding <Shift> key; > To select all objects, press Ctrl+A > And many other helpful improvements. And maybe "Undo" function will be added for this editor.

We have made really smoothed shadow for main picture. Like in Photoshop. And it works very quickly, - PTE can render 1000 large shadows per 1 second. Example of a new shadow