[Steve Newcomb]

Steve Newcomb, on Jan 24 2009, 06:14 AM, said:

RE: Vista Taskbar Visible in P2E EXE Slideshows

I recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate and I was surprised when the Vista taskbar was still visible in every EXE slideshow....

Update. I found out not every show does this. Older shows do not show the Vista taskbar. I'm not sure which version the change occurred, but all the shows downloaded from this forum recently show the taskbar on my machine.

Steve Newcomb
Tucson, AZ USA

[Igor Kokarev]

Steve,

Sorry, we can't reproduce this problem with TaskBar.

The major change in this version 5.6 - we don't use anymore exclusive display mode for slideshows when Aero UI turned on in Windows Vista. It allowed solve some problems (bugs in Windows Vista) when in previous version you seen visual defects on screen on closing of slideshows (re-initializing screen mode).

Strange that Taskbar doesn't hide on your PC. Our guess that your variant of Windows Vista Ultimate has some pre-installed 3rd party software which prevent from hiding of Taskbar. Please check up other applications - video player and Media Center in full screen mode and let me know about result.

[Steve Newcomb]

admin1, on Jan 26 2009, 05:16 AM, said:

The major change in this version 5.6 - we don't use anymore exclusive display mode for slideshows when Aero UI turned on in Windows Vista. It allowed solve some problems (bugs in Windows Vista) when in previous version you seen visual defects on screen on closing of slideshows (re-initializing screen mode).

I see what you mean, the visual defects after the slideshow is over (though I could care less with those defects! LOL)

admin1, on Jan 26 2009, 05:16 AM, said:

Please check up other applications - video player and Media Center in full screen mode and let me know about result.

Looking into this a bit further, most programs cover the taskbar (IE, Media Player, Opera, Firefox) but a few do not like Google Earth, P2E 5.6.

In addition, the toolbar become translucent, you can see the program below the taskbar. So there must be a new setting somewhere in th OS, display drivers, or program code for this "feature".

Asus EN9600GT 512MB Silent video card.
2048x1536x32 screen resolution
NVidia 181.22 video drivers
Vista Ultimate 64bit OS SP1 with auto update on

This is an OEM install an no 3rd party programs were installed with the OS installation.

Steve Newcomb
Tucson, AZ USA

[Barry Gordon]

Every time a new version comes out I look to see if it has the one feature that will convince me to buy it, the ability to designate which monitor of a multi monoitor setup is to be the target display.

I want to use it in my home theater whaich has a nice high end PC controlling it. The main monitor on the PC, a 20" LCD, is for theater status. The second monitor (Display 2) is the theater's 1080p projector. I want to be able to launch a picturetoexe slide show and have to play on dissplay 2.

If there is a way to do this please let me know and I will gladly buy the product. If there is no intention to add this capability please let me know that so I can stop checking in to see if it has been added.

I guess I could make a Video file in HD and then try and find a video player that will play that file on Display 2. If anyone has done this I would like to hear from them

TIA

[davegee]

Hi barry,

Sometimes it is better to be part of a community in order to get the things you want.

Being outside and looking in is perhaps not the best way.

I'm sure that you would be welcomed by the forum and have a lot to offer - you could also plug your wish list in the "Suggestions for the next version" section regularly.

Your experiences with your home theatre and 1080 projector would be a valuable asset here.

DaveG

[peterandjean]

Ronniebootwest, on Jan 24 2009, 10:37 AM, said:

I am interested to learn how you manage to provide a download of the program, direct from your web site. I have been asked my visitors to my own site if this can be made available from my own site and I wonder how I can make it possible.
Ron

Hi Ronnie
I have not spoken to you for some time but I am still around and really loving 5.6 of pte. You mentioned about the download from other websites. I would feel confident from your site but with all the virus's about i may feel a little uncomfotable using other than winsoft. I think other people could feel the same. I like to know who I am downloading from
Regards
Jean

[Barry Gordon]

Davegee,

Well I am about halfway in. I am a registered member of the forum I have played with the product, but have not bought it due to the missing capability to deal with multiple monitors, in particular a second screen, not a clone.

If it can deal with the second monitor in any independent way I would buy it in a flash, but until then it is of little use to me.

Personally I do not see why this would be such a complex item to include. I was a professional programmer, retired now, and home automation/home theater is my hobby. I consult for several installers and manufacturers doing a lot of beta testing and the development of utility programs to enhance their products. I do a lot of windows development work and I just do not see the issue and why the resistance to including it. It would seem to me that a lot of formal presentation work would benefit from having this capability.

I have posted the request in the wish/suggestion list, probably more than once.

[Lin Evans]

Hi Igor,

1600x1200 MP4 not working right in Classic Home Cinema - It appears 5.6 is creating the file correctly because it runs properly on Kantaris Media Player, but Classic Home Cinema 1.2.908.0 cuts off the bottom of the file and distorts the bottom at 1024x768.

Lin

[Ross E]

In april 2008 you suggested that P2E was being converted for MACs... What is the progress on that

Ross

[AbdolReza]

Ross E, on Jan 28 2009, 06:47 PM, said:

In april 2008 you suggested that P2E was being converted for MACs... What is the progress on that

Ross

Ross

Quote from Igor (Admin1) below:

Quote

We're trying write as possible more common code of PicturesToExe for both versions - Windows and Mac. It vastly simplifies work on the program and reduces appearing of possible bugs. The more complex program the more we have to think about optimization of its code. Two programs (Windows and Mac) without common code is a true disaster for development.

BestWishes

[xahu34]

AbdolReza, on Jan 29 2009, 02:30 AM, said:

We're trying write as possible more common code of PicturesToExe for both versions - Windows and Mac. It vastly simplifies work on the program and reduces appearing of possible bugs. The more complex program the more we have to think about optimization of its code. Two programs (Windows and Mac) without common code is a true disaster for development.

Just a remark: This statement has been taken from a post of admin1 from Jan. 18, this year, see here.

Regards
Xaver

[Ken Cox]

yes it was
BUT
AbdolReza
USED THE SEARCH FUNCTION OF THE FORUM AND SUPPLIED THE INFO

ken

[Steve Newcomb]

Steve Newcomb, on Jan 24 2009, 06:14 AM, said:

Vista Taskbar Visible in P2E EXE Slideshows
I recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate and I was surprised when the Vista taskbar was still visible in every EXE slideshow.

Update2: More use and observation seem to indicate the problem is not with P2E, but probably the video drivers. To get the high resoultion (2048x1536) I have to use the custom settings and Vista 64bit seems to be confused by this, or store different values for the screen in different areas. Different programs show different behaviors (Irfanview covers all of the taskbar except the round windows logo, quite odd), which indicates to me they are using different techniques to acquire the desktop's dimensions and full screen mode.

Steve Newcomb
Tucson, AZ USA

[Techman1]

The above message by AbdolReza was modified to show that it was a quote from Igor (Admin1).

Thanks for posting that AbdolReza in response to Ross E's request.

-Fred

[Igor Kokarev]

Steve,
Thanks for the updated info! I'm glad to learn that it is not our bug

To all:
Please excuse me that I still didn't reply on your recent emails.

[Barry Gordon]

It seems that everybodies email as postings on various topics get some sort of attention except the issue I would like to have resolved or be told no way will that be done. The issue is the effective use of a second (not cloned) monitor

[Igor Kokarev]

Barry,

The most likely output to second display will be possible in the next version 5.7 (it is in my TODO list). But it will work well only with Windows Vista, because Windows XP has serious problems with performance when we use Direct3D mode for secondary display.

[Barry Gordon]

Thanks for the reply. This is like an obstacle course. I will not use windows Vista. Maybe windows 7. XP is a rock solid stable OS that does everyting I need and I am not looking for grief. I will however try it as long as you don't do anything to kill it under XP. I am not looking for anything as involved as most, just simple transitions between slides with a music line that is synced up. Maybe it will meet my needs. the PC I use is pretty powerful ( a fanless duo core intel system in a literal block box with no controsl on the front. Just two way too bright led's that are taped over with little pinholes. I need to get some neuteral density gel.

Once again thanks for the reply and I will watch for 5.7. If you want me to do a little beta work (I do that for many a/v mfg's) let me know

[Lin Evans]

Hi Barry,

One of the reasons PTE has so few bugs is that we are all beta testers. Beta versions are available as they are built for all to test therefore maximizing the probability of swatting bugs before the release.

Best regards,

Lin

[jevans]

I am experiencing a problem with V 5.6. I have a number of shows created in previous versions of PTE, including some shows created in Version 4.48. The "exe" files of these shows run correctly (as you would expect) when run as separate files. However if you create a menu using Version 5.6 which calls up these old version shows, they sometimes do not run correctly. The most usual error is that the sound track plays but there are no images. Unfortunatley the problem is rather random. Sometimes the shows plays correctly and other times there is an error. To overcome the problem I have had to create a menu using Version 5.5.