We're glad to present

PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0
http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/apr-deluxe.zip (4 MB)

We're very grateful to all people who helped us during two years of
development of version 5.0. Thank you for your new ideas, advices and
bug-reports - all it made better PicturesToExe.

Key features of version 5.0
- New graphical engine which uses all power of your video card.
- Burning of DVD-Video disc with your slide shows right in PicturesToExe.
- Pan/Zoom/Rotate effects in real-time with high quality. Sharp
picture and smooth animation. Special option "Perspective correction
for Zoom" to reach natural looking zooming.
- Completely new editor of objects and animation. Proportionally
scalable objects. Improved Text objects, drop shadow or glow can be
applied for any object. Seven skins for Button objects.
- New cool view of Navigation bar.
- Tree of folders in main window of PicturesToExe.
- PNG images support.
- Improved quality of music player.
- Improved support of Windows Vista (in main program of PicturesToExe).
- Undo/Redo feature.

Example of slide show created in PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.0:
http://wnsoft.com/apr/show/PteShow.zip (8 MB)
Demos created in version 5.0:
http://www.thedom.fr/share/dload.php?action=category&cat_id=8
And many other slide shows: http://wnsoft.com/download.htm

Base version of PicturesToExe 5.0 is free for all existing registered
users. If you want to burn DVD-Video discs you have to pay $20 for
Upgrade to Deluxe edition:
https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsel...e%20to%20Deluxe


Full list of new features in version 5.0:

+ New Visual editor where you can add Pan/Zoom/Rotate effect.
See "Objects and Animation" button (Ctrl+ B) on the main window.
> Added "Drop Shadow and Glow" option for objects (see Objects and
Animation window).
> Added "Diagonal" style for Rectangle objects.
> Added alpha parameter to color of Rectangle objects. You can set
alpha 255 for one side and 0 for another side and make partially
semi-transparent rectangle.
> Added "Perspective correction for Zoom" option for objects. See
"Objects and animation" window.
With this option enabled we simulate true movement of a camera to an
object.
> You can adjust any non-linear speed for Pan/Zoom/Rotate effects for
objects.
+ Added Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y) features.
See Main menu | Project | Undo (Ctrl+Z) and Redo (Ctrl+Y).
+ Transition effects:
+ All transition effects work much more smooth with new graphical
engine, especially "Curling of page"
+ You can change center of appearance for "Circle" effect.
+ Improved Navigation bar.
> New Navigation bar themes.
> Fade in/out effects.
> New parameters.
> Added support of skins. You can add any images of buttons and
background,
Navigation bar can be semi-transparent and has a shadow. See folder
"NavBar"
in PicturesToExe's folder. Just add new folder to create new style of
Navigation bar.
+ Added tree of folders to main window. See Main Menu | View | Show
tree (Ctrl+G)
+ Added support of PNG images files (including PNG with partial
semi-transparency).
+ You can quickly remove slide(s) from Slide list simply dragging them
back to File list.
+ You can quickly press Enter to show "Customize slide" window for
selected slide(s).
+ Main image of a slide can be transparent GIF or transparent PNG now.
+ Added new function to Main menu | File. "Create backup in ZIP" which
compress all files
of your project into one ZIP archive. It can be useful for moving
project to another PC.
+ Vastly improved speed of work of PicturesToExe's main window.
Instant response now.
Especially when you work with 1000 or more slides in the Slide list.
+ Added new style of background image of a slide: "Fit to screen".
+ New view of color dialog.
+ Added option "Keep slide aspect ratio" (1,3333 by default) to
correctly draw slide
+ Added "Scale keypoints in objects (on time change)" option in
properties of a slide, "Main" tab.
This option useful if you have complex animation (with several
keypoints) and you need to change slide time from 4 seconds to 12
seconds, for example.
+ AVI video output window:
+ Added "Anti-flicker filter" which is turned on by default.
+ Added "HD-1080" mode. If you slideshow has 4:3 aspect ratio it
produces 1440x1080, if 16:9 then 1920x1080
+ Added "HD-720 progressive, 50/60 frames" mode.
+ Fully rewritten music player and improved quality of sound.
+ Vastly improved quality of video output (AVI, DVD and HDTV).
+ Ability to insert comment or description from EXIF info of JPEG images.
See Project options | Comments tab | "Set comments for all slides as"
| "Display EXIF".
on various displays (usual 4:3 and wide screen). See Project options |
Screen tab.
+ Added compatibility of main interface of PicturesToExe
with Large font (120 dpi) mode of Windows.
+ Main interface of PicturesToExe supports "Clear type" font mode of
Windows XP.
+ Various improvements in File list in the main window.
+ You can customize double click in the Slide list: show Slide window
or Objects and animation window. See main menu | View | Advanced options.
+ Enlarged size of preview area in "Customize synchronization" window.
+ Added text macros.
+ New "About PicturesToExe" window.
+ New Welcome Screen.
+ Added "Loop this slide", "Pause at the end of this slide", "No
actions after this slide" options in properties of a slide, "Main"
tab. + New drive bar (in main window).
+ You can create screensaver from any EXE file with slide show which
created in v5.00 or later. Just rename SlideShow.exe to SlideShow.scr
+ New drive bar (in main window).
+ Added "Pause when window of slide show becomes inactive" option
(Project options | Main tab).
+ Added global option "Allow modification of EXE file with slide show"
(Main menu | View | Advanced). This option disabled (by default) and
if EXE file with slide show damaged or infected, it will warn that
slide show damaged and will not run. When this option enabled, you can
use EXE packer/crypors to pack or additionally protect EXE file.
+ Added compatibility of main application of PicturesToExe with
Windows Vista.
+ Added compatibility of main application of PicturesToExe with
restricted user accounts in Windows.
+ Improved installer.

Please send us your comments about new version via our forum:
http://www.picturestoexe.com/forums/index.php?showforum=2

Igor Kokarev,
int_support@...
http://www.wnsoft.com