PicturesToExe Deluxe 5.1
+ VideoBuilder:
> Encoding of DVD-Video disc (and AVI) works in 2-4 times faster now due to optimization for dual-core CPUs and using of hardware acceleration for video post-processing (if modern video card installed). Exactly same video quality as in previous version.
> You can choose a number of items per page in DVD menu.
> MPEG2 files can be added to a project. For example, you can encode your slideshow(s) to MPEG2 video file(s) and then use it again in new projects without re-encoding of it again.
> Music for DVD menu (with "Fade in" and "Fade out" parameters).
> Color adjusting of DVD menu (Hue, Saturation and Lightness). It allows very quickly modify a view of DVD menu and find your own individual style.
> Adjusting of a background image parameters (Tile, Stretch, Fit)
> Support of all kinds of AVI files imported to a project (including AVS video file scripts).
> A new tab in the Project options window - "Program" (customizing of priority mode for encoding and temp folder).
* More exact calculation of required disc space.
+ "Wait for a key press to show next slide" option in Project options available again. You can overwrite global value in a properties of a slide.
+ Adjusting of colors for Text/Button objects in hover and pressed states activated again.
+ PicturesToExe starts much faster now.
+ Timeline window remembers current position of a cursor and selected keypoint when you switch between Timeline window and main window of PicturesToExe.
+ Added support of multi-line default text comment for all slides (Project options | Comments tab).
+ Visual improvements in Music tab of Project options and Customize slide windows. You can visually re-arrange files in the playlist.
+ Slide list shows a hint what to do, when no slides added.
+ Added "Offset" parameter to "Advanced hour hand" effect in properties of a slide.
+ Small improvements in Create AVI file window (it displays filename of created AVI and browse button to open folder with AVI).
* Fixed bug with too large controls in Drop shadow dialog when 120 dpi graphics mode used.
* Fixed bug of previous versions when you couldn't create AVI file and "catCantCreateFile" error message occured. It happened when name of project contained a dot symbol ("Project 1.1" for example).
* Fixed bug of previous versions with renaming of image filename in Slide list if there are two or more slides with same image file.
* Fixed bug of previous versions when mouse wheel didn't work in Open/Save dialogs.
* Fixed bug of previous versions when "Load last used project" option in fact always was enabled.
+ New version includes official User Guide in PDF format.
+ New Welcome screen (when you starts PicturesToExe for the first time).
+ "Auto Save Project every ... minutes" option is added. (See Main menu | View | Advanced options).
+ Visual improvements in Music tab of Project options.
+ Support of media keys on a keyboard is added: Play/Pause, Stop, Next/Preview slide.
+ Displaying of pixel size of the main image has been moved to the 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 Video Builder 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.
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