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Hello thedom, I tried your demo, absolutely perfect, no flickering, no hickups, very smooth with hardware acceleration on. 5 shows are started and the third slide from right started the Media Player, right? Greetings, Cor

Hello Dominique and other participants to this discussion, If you want to read more about previous efforts and want to go through the saga, see play multiple pte after each other pte show for camera club . If you go there, some links are not working any more, except you still can try TEST Chain Show.zip The only thing I can say is that with PTE version 6.0 beta 16 my show is still playing perfect with no flicker or other interruptions what so ever. My configuration: HP Pavilion m8180.be Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz Physical Memory: 3070 MB DirectX: 10.0 Hard disk total: + 4 TB Video card: NVidia Geforce 8600 GT 512 MB ram VGA DVI Monitor: HP f2105 Wide Flat Panel Monitor - res.: 1680 x 1050 VISTA Home Premium I also tried the demo on a XP machine, Pentium 4 2 GHz, Memory: 1 MB, Nvidia Geforce Graphics n card with 128 MB. Greetings, Cor

Hello Lin, Thanks for your explanation. I'll look for your template and do some trial. 3D is quite new to me. I'll have to figure it out how one can use it functional in a slideshow. Greetings, Cor

Hello Lin, Thanks for the test and nice demonstration. My video card did very well, only the white borders have some "flickering" when turning. I have a question. About the last part of your demonstration, the reflections: In the beginning, when the pictures are tilted, the reflections are very smooth (smooth out of focus). Then the picture is put straight and turned away. By then the reflection is cut off. I just wonder, if it is possible to have a smooth out of focus of the reflection as well, when the picture is turned away? Greetings, Cor

Happy Anniversary to Igor and his team! Have an exciting day!

Igor, Congratulations for the new version. I'll send you in a personal post the adapted dutch translation for version 5.7 beta 1 and VideoBuilder. I noticed and received in: 1) Project Options/Advanced/Customize Navigation Bar.../Scale for Sky style, when I pull the bolt to the max., I'll have: "Access violation at address 0049461B in module 'PicturesToExe'. Read of address 00000000." and for Air style: "Access violation at address 0049461B in module 'PicturesToExe'. Read of address 726F531B." I'll work in Vista Home. This access violation does not occur in PTE version 5.6.4. 2) Project Options/Comments/Set text comment for new slides: The blue text button: "Insert template" in dutch it is translated in "Invoeren tekstsjablonen" In previous versions it was always in a good position in the frame. In version 5.7 beta 1 the dutch text is disappearing to the left of the frame. There is only: "eren tekstsjablonen". This small slight is shown only in the dutch translation, not in other languages. Have a nice day, Cor

Hello Jeff, Thank's for your answer. 1) Yes, one can position the blue triangle back to the beginning, but that was not the case in the older versions I think. Maybe there is a reason for this change? 2) Indeed, there are no jerks in the playback (screen window), nor in the preview at the first sight. But the blue triangle is really "bumpin" against every slide number and there is a stop, a fraction of a second. I don't know what it gives for example in a show with 200 slides. I have not seen this in previous versions. Cor Note: I noticed when I make the timeline window smaller, the "bumpin" problem is almost gone. When I make the window bigger the blue triangle is delayed for about a second and react further as above.

Hello to All, 1) Opening PicturesToExe 5.6.1 final version, with a project, I noticed that the "arrow" cursor in the timeline window is not starting from "0", but at the end of the transition of the first slide (small grey flag). 2) Running the project with the start button in the screen window, the "arrow" cursor start to run, but is "popping" on every "slide flag" in the timeline window for a fraction of a second. I don't know if this results in a delay of the final project, but it is worrying me. I did not notice this in the older versions of PicturesToExe. Did someone else see this? Regards, Cor

Dave, By pushing the "play" button it will change in "pause". Also a "stop" button is showing in place of the "<" and ">+" buttons. Pushing a second time on the "pause" button will ""stop"" the cursor on that place. Pushing the "stop" button will bring the cursor to the start position. Also in the main screen you have the same action, cq pushing "play" become "pause". In the timeline the cursor will ""stop"" on that place. When you push the "stop" button here, it will bring the cursor to the last starting place of your cursor (not to the beginning of the timeline). Greetings, Cor

Thank you so much Igor. Many photoclubs will be very happy. Very easy indeed when you have projection afternoons or evenings. I look forward to this feature. Great work! Greetings, Cor

Hallo Andreas, Very nice demo! Nice setting up, good pictures. Thanks for the exe and project files. This is very educational. If one want to see how it works, this is the way. With the project files, one can divide and separate elements and see how it is done. Very much appreciated. Greetings, Cor

Hello Dave, For your info. I have seen your demo experiment. TRACTOR 1 = I have seen it exactly as you describe it. Very smooth on my computer (Quad CPU, 3 GB RAM, NVidia Geforce 8600 GT 512 Mb). TRACTOR 2 - TV SAFE ZONE = Also very smooth, 10 % TV zone: OK. But as described by you, 1-pixel lines between the black strips. Also the rectangles on the random basis, are showing a "raster" when they come together. Disappearing after +/- 1 second. Cor

As a regular translator in Dutch of PTE, an option could be, to change "Fullscreen" in "Screen mode" and leave the "Windowed mode" (the second option). Cor

Dave, Fullscreen is also confusing, because if the slide show has a different aspect ratio as the monitor, it will only fit to the nearest aspect ratio, and not fill the screen completely, isn't it. Cor

Jean-Pierre, Peter, Yes we must have a value anyway to start with (in the frames properties). Maybe it is possible to show the aspect ratio (of the working screen) AND a starting value for the frame in properties? Cor

Hello again, I think there is a misunderstanding in the first and fundamental start of thinking in the dimensions relationship. In "Project Options" - "Screen Options" there is the statement "Aspect Ratio of a slide" this must be in my oppinion "Aspect Ratio of the working screen" (see in O&A). When you consider the right aspect ratio of your working screen and put a wanted value in the properties for the frame, you can easyly see what is happening with your child(s). Cor

Thank's Igor, It looks good to me now. I did several tests with parent-childs, it's working as it should. Tested also some complex old title effects with 19 various parent-childs and successive slides, all is appearing as before in version 5.52. Congratulations again, Greetings, Cor

Hello to All, I have seen the following: 1) When in "Project Options" - "Screen Options" the "Fixed size of slide (in pixels)" is ticked, everything is working fine. Ex.: Pictures 1024 x 768, size on screen = 1024 x 768. When you use bigger or smaller pictures everything is adapted to the 1024 x 768 size on screen. No point if you have a screen of 1600 x 1200, 1680 x 1050, or whatever. Also the parent and child behave perfect. 2) When in "Project Options" - "Screen Options" the "Fixed size of slide (in pixels)" is NOT ticked. I receive the following (according my size of pictures 1024 x 768 and HP display of 1680 x 1050 pixels). Aspect ratio of a slide: 4:3 Your display: 16:10. Opening O&A; "Size/position in pixels of parent" I see, Position = 0,0 x 0,0 Size = 1400 x 1050. What is logical because the aspect ratio of the slide 4 : 3 and the maximum in heigth the screen can show (1050 pixels). When I put several childs they show always their proper dimensions cq. 1024 x 768. And the Position values are adapted perfect when one change the positions of the child to parent. So this is all working well and in a logical way. AS LONG AS YOU DO NOT PUSH FIRST ON THE BLUE "SIZE" BUTTON IN THE LITTLE SCREEN OF THE PARENT SLIDE, because then the parent slide dimensions change to the real dimensions of the slide, this is in my case 1024 x 768, and all other childs are shrinking too. So the proportions on the screen are lost. As a solution maybe (I'm not a programmer) it is necessary to block the possibility of changing the dimensions of the parent by pushing the "size" button, when in "Project Options - "Screen Options" one want to work with Aspect ratio and display size. 3) Some other small error: The description "Size/position in pixels of parent" is showing the same title for childs also. Greetings, Cor

Hello Luc, This must solve the problem, please download via MediaFire: Sharing URL: http://www.mediafire.com/?2d32zwxgyds "Nederlands.ini" file for PicturesToExe deluxe 5.5 beta 10 - Upload the file from "MediaFire" - Exit PTE - Copy the "Nederlands.ini" file in the "WnSoft PicturesToExe/5.5 Beta 10" folder, confirm replacement - Restart PTE Greetings, Cor

Hello Brian, Sorry about the misunderstanding, I thought I'll give the link the name of the file, so it will be clear to everybody... But no problem, my mistake, I'll follow "the etiquette" next time with the MediaFire Folio Link. Hello Henri, With pleasure. Just click the link. Sometimes MediaFire is slow, but it's working. Hello Ken, Thanks for the reply. But just for your records, I'm a HE Have a nice day. Cor

Hello to All, For all Dutch speaking members and users of PTE deluxe 5.5 beta 9, who are interested: Adapted "Nederlands.ini" file with translation of "Auto save". MediaFire: Nederlands.ini - Upload the file from "MediaFire" - Copy the "Nederlands.ini" file in the "WnSoft PicturesToExe/5.5 Beta 9" folder, confirm replacement. NOTE: There are no changes in the translation of VideoBuilder in beta 9. Enjoy , Cor

Hello Brian, Hello to All, I have been lucky, and so are the members of my photoclub, to make use of some technical cards that Brian made to solve our problems with different devices (screens and beamer). It's an excellent initiative. One cannot know everything and I enjoy learning every day. Thank you for sharing. Greetings, Cor Hello Henri, 1 Inch = 2.54 cm, 1 Feet = 30.48 cm, 1 Feet = 12 Inch See cm-inch-cm conversions Greetings, Cor

Ray, Thank you for your offer, but with the test of Peter it's clear now. Peter, Thank you for your test with v5.04. Yes, of course, for the longest text line you do not see the "transport". So, if one want to put different text lines, with different locations (starting points) on a slide, you must create more text objects in <Objects and Animation><Properties>. So far that could have been some problem to line the text, but it is not anymore because we have the grid now. Excellent, thank you all to clear this out. Greetings, Cor

Hello Peter, Yes, it's not that easy for me to explain what I want to say in English, but I do my best. All respect to you for finding a final solution to this "problem". I am really interested in your tests. And thank you to consider and try "my approach". If we 'll manage to find a solution, this will benefit to all the photoclubs who have to organize their festivals, or projection evenings/afternoons. Let's hope for the best result. Greetings, Cor

Hello Lin, I thought that I have used it ones in the past but I'm not sure anymore. Yes, it's the same in v5.1. It's a pity, I don't have older versions either to check. Maybe Igor can look at it when he has some time, it's not priority I think. Greetings, Cor