[Igor Kokarev]

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.5

We're grateful to all beta-testers who helped us create this new version! I always remember that we couldn't make PicturesToExe alone without their generous help. Thanks for bug-reports and suggested ideas!

Download link:
http://www.wnsoft.co.../apr-deluxe.zip (5 MB)

User Guide:
http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/help.htm

Press-release:
http://www.wnsoft.co...ase/pte-55.html

Key features of the new version:
+ Timeline is integrated to the main window now.
+ Slide list displays pictures of real slides.
+ Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window.
+ Added mini-player to the main window. You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window.
+ Added Grid (Ctrl+G) to "Objects and animation" editor.
+ Improved reliability of VideoBuilder.

Full list of new features in version 5.5:

+ Timeline is integrated to the main window now.

- Pressing "Timeline" button switches between Slide list and Timeline.
- You can drop new slides to Timeline from File list.
- Parameters of the timeline mode are located in Main menu | View | Timeline Options.
- Waveform now displays mixed left/right channels. But you can turn on independent view of left/right channels waveforms. See timeline options in Main menu.
- "Autospread slides along music" option moved to Project options | Main tab.
- Faster work of the timeline on very long slideshows (one hour and longer).
- You can adjust end of a slideshow on the timeline (dragging vertical green line after last slide).
- Added "Set End of Last Slide at End of Music" command to "Timed points" menu in Timeline view.

+ Slide list displays pictures of real slides. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slides in Slide list" option)
+ Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slide in mini-player" option)
+ Added mini-player to the main window:

- You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window (press Play/Stop button)
- Quick access to any part of a slideshow.
- Left mouse click for Play/Pause.
- Right mouse click for fullscreen preview in both states: when paused and when it plays.

+ Main window now displays duration of a slideshow (in minutes and seconds).
+ Other improvements in the main window:

- Picture/Sound/Comment fields are moved to the top part of the window.
- Reworked pictures of a folder, improved view of a selected slide.
- Reworked view of a drag'n'drop cursor in Slide list.
- Other small improvements.

+ Improvements in Objects and Animation window:

- Added Grid (Ctrl+G) to "Objects and animation" editor. You can adjust parameters of the grid and enable "Snap To Grid" option.
- Added "Cut" button to the top toolbar.
- Reworked view of Delete, Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste buttons.

+ New version includes official User Guide in PDF format.
+ New Welcome screen (when you first time starts PicturesToExe).
+ Added "Auto Save Project every ... minutes" option. (See Main menu | View | Advanced options).
+ Visual improvements in Music tab of Project options.
+ Added support of media keys on a keyboard: Play/Pause, Stop, Next/Preview slide
+ Displaying of pixel size of main image has been moved to status bar.
+ Added Farsi language.
* Fixed problem with black screen on encoding of DVD-Video disc or AVI file on some PC/laptops with Intel integrated video cards.
* Fixed crashes of PicturesToExe (main program only) and VideoBuilder under Windows Vista with DEP protection (NX-bit) option enabled for all applications.
* Improved burning of DVD-Video discs. Previously discs couldn't be burned on some PCs with previous versions.

Updated build 5.5.1 (July 8, 2008):
+ Updated language files: Chinese, English, Farsi, French.
* Fixed bugs in fullscreen view of Slide list opened from Timeline mode (selecting slides with pressed Ctrl key, deleting slides by Del key).
* Fixed incorrect work of "Arrange All Points" function when no music.
* Fixed bug with displaying effect time ("About 3 seconds") in "Effects" tab of Project options.

Updated build 5.52 (July 15, 2008):
* Fixed problem with too high memory usage in the main program of PicturesToExe, especially in case of large images of slides. (The problem doesn't affect on created EXE file of a slideshow.)

[fh1805]

Congratulations to you and your team on another wonderful piece of work. You turn our hopes and dreams into reality. Many, many thanks.

[baldsparky]

Many thanks to you and all your team, for the hard work you put in and for yet again, improving an already great product.
It is very much appreciated.

Kind regards
Paul

[denwell]

Igor

Once again you and your team have delivered to us all a software second to no other in its simplicity, coupled with an awsome power to make real our creative thoughts and ideas.

Greatful thanks to you all.

DEN (NE UK)

[Lin Evans]

Bravo Igor and team - well done!

Lin

[Alan Lyons]

Fine piece of work Igor,
Now go and enjoy your holiday with Maureen and Robert,
Alan

[alrobin]

Congratulations, Igor, and the rest of your team! Thank-you so much for all the new features! It is such a pleasure to have all of these new tools at our disposal and to have the old ones made so much more versatile and yet still remain so user-friendly.

PTE is a great program, and it continues to become even better with every new version!

[Cèlou]

En français IGOR,

Permettez moi de vous féliciter vous et toute vôtre équipe.

Un grand Bravo à vous tous.

[Ronniebootwest]

Is this the final release of this version now?
Ron West

[Lin Evans]

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.5

"We're grateful to all beta-testers who helped us create this new version! I always remember that we couldn't make PicturesToExe alone without their generous help. Thanks for bug-reports and suggested ideas!"

Ronniebootwest, on Jun 2 2008, 09:16 PM, said:

Is this the final release of this version now?
Ron West

[jfa]

As always a job very well done Igor and all the team at WnSoft. PTE just keeps getting better and better, a BIG thank-you to you all.

[Ronniebootwest]

Lin Evans, on Jun 2 2008, 11:47 PM, said:

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.5

"We're grateful to all beta-testers who helped us create this new version! I always remember that we couldn't make PicturesToExe alone without their generous help. Thanks for bug-reports and suggested ideas!"

Is that a yes or a no Lin?

[Mike Reed]

admin1, on Jun 2 2008, 03:24 PM, said:

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.5

We're grateful to all beta-testers who helped us create this new version! I always remember that we couldn't make PicturesToExe alone without their generous help. Thanks for bug-reports and suggested ideas!

Download link:
http://www.wnsoft.co.../apr-deluxe.zip (5 MB)

User Guide:
http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/help.htm

Key features of the new version:
+ Timeline is integrated to the main window now.
+ Slide list displays pictures of real slides.
+ Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window.
+ Added mini-player to the main window. You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window.
+ Added Grid (Ctrl+G) to "Objects and animation" editor.
+ Improved reliability of VideoBuilder.

Full list of new features in version 5.5:

+ Timeline is integrated to the main window now.

- Pressing "Timeline" button switches between Slide list and Timeline.
- You can drop new slides to Timeline from File list.
- Parameters of the timeline mode are located in Main menu | View | Timeline Options.
- Waveform now displays mixed left/right channels. But you can turn on independent view of left/right channels waveforms. See timeline options in Main menu.
- "Autospread slides along music" option moved to Project options | Main tab.
- Faster work of the timeline on very long slideshows (one hour and longer).
- You can adjust end of a slideshow on the timeline (dragging vertical green line after last slide).
- Added "Set End of Last Slide at End of Music" command to "Timed points" menu in Timeline view.

+ Slide list displays pictures of real slides. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slides in Slide list" option)
+ Preview displays real slide at top-right part of the main window. (See Main menu | View | Advanced Options | "Show real slide in mini-player" option)
+ Added mini-player to the main window:

- You can quickly play your slideshow in this small preview window (press Play/Stop button)
- Quick access to any part of a slideshow.
- Left mouse click for Play/Pause.
- Right mouse click for fullscreen preview in both states: when paused and when it plays.

+ Main window now displays duration of a slideshow (in minutes and seconds).
+ Other improvements in the main window:

- Picture/Sound/Comment fields are moved to the top part of the window.
- Reworked pictures of a folder, improved view of a selected slide.
- Reworked view of a drag'n'drop cursor in Slide list.
- Other small improvements.

+ Improvements in Objects and Animation window:

- Added Grid (Ctrl+G) to "Objects and animation" editor. You can adjust parameters of the grid and enable "Snap To Grid" option.
- Added "Cut" button to the top toolbar.
- Reworked view of Delete, Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste buttons.

+ New version includes official User Guide in PDF format.
+ New Welcome screen (when you first time starts PicturesToExe).
+ Added "Auto Save Project every ... minutes" option. (See Main menu | View | Advanced options).
+ Visual improvements in Music tab of Project options.
+ Added support of media keys on a keyboard: Play/Pause, Stop, Next/Preview slide
+ Displaying of pixel size of main image has been moved to status bar.
+ Added Farsi language.
* Fixed problem with black screen on encoding of DVD-Video disc or AVI file on some PC/laptops with Intel integrated video cards.
* Fixed crashes of PicturesToExe (main program only) and VideoBuilder under Windows Vista with DEP protection (NX-bit) option enabled for all applications.
* Improved burning of DVD-Video discs. Previously discs couldn't be burned on some PCs with previous versions.

Hi Igor and the team.

Let me just join in all the praise for version 5.5. Can PTE get any better?

Mike

[ContaxMan]

Great work - much appreciated!

[Pevara]

Igor and Team,

Bedankt (Dutch for Thanks).

Peter

[Techman1]

Ronniebootwest, on Jun 3 2008, 03:14 AM, said:

Is that a yes or a no Lin?

Ron,

That is a "YES". This is the official release announcement from Igor.

Take care,
Fred

[Techman1]

Igor,

My congrats to the team also! A lot of great work here.

All the best,
Fred

[LumenLux]

Here again, another Thank You Igor and Team. Your consistent work over the years has again paid off in every way. It is rare for a software to be always improving and reliable through it all. Thank you all - again.

[Tomuk]

Igor and the team,

congratulations and thank you for a first rate package with V.5.5, your software has become a must have for the discerning A.V maker.
I'm now looking foreword to your next project.

Tom

[RayC]

Thanks Igor & Team,
A great job well done The best program on the market today.
Have a great Holiday Igor and the best of luck to the team and Beta testers.
Ray