PTE AV Studio Changelog

What's new in PTE AV Studio 11.0.13

Apr 5, 2024
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.12 (Feb 20, 2024)

  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.11 (Dec 21, 2023)

  • The new version includes many improvements, new effects and creative possibilities:
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.9 (Sep 18, 2023)

  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.8 (Jul 12, 2023)

  • The new version includes many improvements, new effects and creative possibilities:
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.7 (Jul 10, 2023)

  • The new version includes many improvements, new effects and creative possibilities:
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.5 (May 15, 2023)

  • The new version includes many improvements, new effects and creative possibilities:
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.4 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • The new version includes many improvements, new effects and creative possibilities:
  • Text animations
  • Displacement Map effect
  • Directional Blur and Blur with bokeh
  • Export Slides to Images
  • Drag'n'drop in the tree of objects
  • Nested opacity
  • Improved Slide Styles window and new styles and transitions.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.3 (Mar 21, 2023)

  • Added support for more video formats with alpha channel (transparent background).
  • Fixed problem with centering of some windows on first run of PTE AV Studio (Mac only).
  • Fixed problem with wrong thumbnails in the File List when Reverse Order option is enabled.
  • Updated French and Slovenian translations.

New in PTE AV Studio 11.0.1 (Jan 18, 2023)

  • Interface languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.9 (Sep 5, 2022)

  • Fixed issue with Auto Save function when multiple Save a project windows might appear.
  • Fixed rare problem with damaged text symbols in executable shows.
  • Fixed problem with inaccurate blur for several objects in a parent object in the O&A editor.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.8 (Jun 16, 2022)

  • Fixed issue with editing author’s description in a slide style.
  • Fixed problem with reading IPTC tags from certain JPEG images.
  • Fixed rare problem with copying a slide which had a certain custom transition.
  • Fixed problem of exporting a theme with slide styles.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.7 (Dec 28, 2021)

  • Added Slovak translation.
  • Fixed issues with Run Application command from the Slide Options on a slide with Quick transition.
  • Fixed problem with updating of the Objects and animation window in certain cases (Mac only).
  • Fixed problem in PTE AV Player for Mac with Run Application and Run Sideshow commands which couldn’t open a show created in a different minor version of PTE AV Studio - 10.5.5 and 10.5.6 for example (Mac only).

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.5 (Nov 2, 2021)

  • Fixed problem import/export of slide styles which contain a comma in a style name.
  • Fixed problem with high memory usage in the editor of a custom transition when a slide buffer is used multiple times.
  • Fixed problem with the “Go to slide…” command when using a slide name set by default (a main image name).
  • Fixed problem with freezing during video encoding when embedded video clip has a very short duration (about 1 ms).

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.4 (Sep 15, 2021)

  • Improved compatibility of created 4K videos with some 4K TVs.
  • Fixed problem with too high bitrate in MP4 video created with custom ‘Bitrate’ mode (Mac).
  • Fixed problem with Chroma key for a video clip (Mac).
  • Fixed problem with a preview of changes in chroma key for a video clip.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.3 (Aug 10, 2021)

  • Improved work of the File List for a folder with a large number of images. When you scroll files in the folder, thumbnails faster appear on the screen.
  • Fixed problem with a preview of cloned custom transition located in a project storage.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.2 (Jun 28, 2021)

  • More fonts are available for a Text object now (Windows).
  • Fixed problem with inserting a copyright symbol with Option+G (Mac).
  • Fixed problem with typing some French accented characters (Mac).
  • Fixed problem with cloning a custom transition immediately after importing.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5.1 (Jun 28, 2021)

  • Added Hardware acceleration option for MP4 video encoding on Macs with M1 chip.
  • Added Hungarian language for the interface.
  • New shortcuts (Control+F11/F12) to go next/praevious slide in the Objects animation editor (Mac only).
  • Fixed issue with Convert/Trim Video windows opened from a full screen view of the File List.
  • Fixed problem with crashing the Objects and animation editor if a preview area has zero size after resizing of the Timeline panel.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.5 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • 64-bit Application:
  • PTE AV Studio 10 is now a 64-bit application and can use more than 2 GB of system memory for large projects
  • Dark Mode and GPU Acceleration
  • PTE AV Studio 10 offers the choice of Dark Mode or classical Light Mode for the graphical interface. The main window of PTE AV Studio 10 uses GPU acceleration to show the graphical interface. Slide list, Timeline view and File list work faster with smooth scrolling
  • Audio Waveforms in the Objects and Animation Editor:
  • Easily synchronize keyframes of your objects with soundtrack (Pro version only)
  • New Audio Tools, FLAC and M4A Support:
  • FLAC and M4A audio files are supported
  • Split Audio Clip command
  • Separate Audio from Video command. This command will extract a soundtrack from a main video clip of a selected slide and insert a linked audio in the timeline on a new track.
  • Duplicate Audio Clip command.
  • Motion Blur Effect:
  • This option simulates a shutter effect in a camera and adds a cinematographic look for your show. Parts of objects with a fast motion will be blurred automatically. This feature is available when you create a video (Pro version only)
  • Improved Playback of Videos and Fast Video Encoding:
  • GPU acceleration for smooth playback of video clips in H.264 and HEVC formats
  • GPU acceleration for video encoding on NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics. Works 3-4 times faster
  • Support of HEVC and VP9 video files
  • Support of rotated video files
  • Trim Beginning of Video command in the Timeline view
  • Slide Styles and Themes
  • PTE AV Studio 10 introduces Themes of Slide Styles. A theme is a pack of several slide styles which can be applied in one click to multiple slides. Users can create new custom themes and share them
  • Other Improvements:
  • Save/reset font command for a Text object in the Objects and animation editor
  • Show in Explorer command in the popup menu for files and folders in the File list
  • EXIF Date sorting method for images in the File list
  • TIFF and WebP images support
  • Faster work of the File list in a folder with a large number of images (1000 and more)
  • New video converter to trim video or downscale resolution
  • Improved quality of edge anti-aliasing for images and video clips with 3D rotations
  • Auto Updates of PTE AV Studio

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.14 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Dark mode
  • 64-bit application
  • Audio waveforms are shown in the Objects and Animation editor
  • FLAC and M4A audio support
  • HEVC video support
  • Split audio clip, Duplicate audio clip and Separate audio from video clip commands
  • Motion Blur effect for video output
  • GPU acceleration for video playback, encoding and graphical interface
  • Introducing Themes of Slide styles

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.13 (Sep 24, 2020)

  • Dark mode
  • 64-bit application
  • Audio waveforms are shown in the Objects and Animation editor
  • FLAC and M4A audio support
  • HEVC video support
  • Split audio clip, Duplicate audio clip and Separate audio from video clip commands
  • Motion Blur effect for video output
  • GPU acceleration for video playback, encoding and graphical interface
  • Introducing Themes of Slide styles

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.12 (Aug 2, 2020)

  • Fixed problem with importing of several custom transitions without closing Project Options or Slide Options window.
  • Fixed problem with non-working Styles and Themes window after import of style which contains "&" symbol in a description.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.11 (Jun 25, 2020)

  • Added support for M4V video files (created in Final Cut Pro).
  • Added alternate Dutch translation (thanks to René Diepenbroek). See the Main menu > Settings > Language > Nederlands 2
  • Improved stability of the main application on some computers.
  • Improved the Color window. Translated OK and Cancel buttons.
  • Improved the Objects and Animation editor. Translated names of themes for a Button object
  • Fixed problem with a multiline text description of user slide style.
  • Fixed problem with cloning a custom transition located in a local storage of a project.
  • Fixed problem with a color of a title of windows in Dark mode of PTE AV Studio under Windows 10 May 2020 Update
  • Fixed problem with incorrect duration of a preview for a transition in the Slide Options if previous slide has a short slide duration.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.10 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Dark mode
  • 64-bit application
  • Audio waveforms are shown in the Objects and Animation editor
  • FLAC and M4A audio support
  • HEVC video support
  • Split audio clip, Duplicate audio clip and Separate audio from video clip commands
  • Motion Blur effect for video output
  • GPU acceleration for video playback, encoding and graphical interface
  • Introducing Themes of Slide styles

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.9 (Apr 3, 2020)

  • Fixed problem with importing of some transition effects.
  • Fixed small problem with leaving an empty folder in the storage after removing a slide style.
  • Improved Dutch and Spanish translations.
  • Fixed problem with a freezing of the editor if set a zero duration for Animated GIF (or for sprite animation).

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.8 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Note: Auto Update doesn't work for this version. Future updates will be available again through the Auto Update.
  • Added Slovenian translation.
  • Fixed problem with a wrong audio synchronization for some MP3 audio files after trimming.
  • Fixed rare problem with visual defects in the editor of a custom transition if it contains a video clip.
  • Fixed rare problem with trimming video clip in Convert/Trim command.
  • Improved playback of video clips: the decoder doesn’t miss last 3-5 frames at the end of a video file.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.7 (Feb 11, 2020)

  • Dark mode
  • 64-bit application
  • Audio waveforms are shown in the Objects and Animation editor
  • FLAC and M4A audio support
  • HEVC video support
  • Split audio clip, Duplicate audio clip and Separate audio from video clip commands
  • Motion Blur effect for video output
  • GPU acceleration for video playback, encoding and graphical interface
  • Introducing Themes of Slide styles

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.5 (Dec 27, 2019)

  • Fixed problem with non-working Styles and Themes window for a project saved in old version (7.5 or earlier).
  • Fixed visual defects (thin grey lines) in Flip 3D transition effect. Report
  • Fixed problem with deleting last custom transition effect.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.4 (Dec 18, 2019)

  • Fixed problem with video encoding for a project with a video track object and muted audio.
  • Fixed problem with video encoding for a project with a damaged audio clip (wrong duration).
  • Fixed problem with the Objects and animation editor after changing Border parameter in certain cases.

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0.3 (Dec 6, 2019)

  • Dark mode
  • 64-bit application
  • Audio waveforms are shown in the Objects and Animation editor
  • FLAC and M4A audio support
  • HEVC video support
  • Split audio clip, Duplicate audio clip and Separate audio from video clip commands
  • Motion Blur effect for video output
  • GPU acceleration for video playback, encoding and graphical interface
  • Introducing Themes of Slide styles

New in PTE AV Studio 10.0 (Oct 3, 2019)

  • 64-bit Application:
  • PTE AV Studio 10 is now a 64-bit application and can use more than 2 GB of system memory for large projects
  • Dark Mode and GPU Acceleration:
  • PTE AV Studio 10 offers the choice of Dark Mode or classical Light Mode for the graphical interface. The main window of PTE AV Studio 10 uses GPU acceleration to show the graphical interface. Slide list, Timeline view and File list work faster with smooth scrolling
  • Audio Waveforms in the Objects and Animation Editor:
  • Easily synchronize keyframes of your objects with soundtrack (Pro version only)
  • New Audio Tools, FLAC and M4A Support:
  • FLAC and M4A audio files are supported
  • Split Audio Clip command
  • Separate Audio from Video command. This command will extract a soundtrack from a main video clip of a selected slide and insert a linked audio in the timeline on a new track.
  • Duplicate Audio Clip command.
  • Motion Blur Effect:
  • This option simulates a shutter effect in a camera and adds a cinematographic look for your show. Parts of objects with a fast motion will be blurred automatically. This feature is available when you create a video (Pro version only)
  • Improved Playback of Videos and Fast Video Encoding:
  • GPU acceleration for smooth playback of video clips in H.264 and HEVC formats
  • GPU acceleration for video encoding on NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics. Works 3-4 times faster
  • Support of HEVC and VP9 video files
  • Support of rotated video files
  • Trim Beginning of Video command in the Timeline view
  • Slide Styles and Themes:
  • PTE AV Studio 10 introduces Themes of Slide Styles. A theme is a pack of several slide styles which can be applied in one click to multiple slides. Users can create new custom themes and share them
  • Other Improvements:
  • Save/reset font command for a Text object in the Objects and animation editor
  • Show in Explorer command in the popup menu for files and folders in the File list
  • EXIF Date sorting method for images in the File list
  • Faster work of the File list in a folder with a large number of images (1000 and more)
  • New video converter to trim video or downscale resolution
  • Improved quality of edge anti-aliasing for images and video clips with 3D rotations
  • Auto Updates of PTE AV Studio

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.20 (Sep 19, 2018)

  • New editor of animation:
  • PicturesToExe 9 includes a brand-new editor of animation with improved design and new great features
  • Timeline panel can show all keyframes for selected objects on multiple tracks
  • You can simultaneously add changes to multiple objects in the Properties Tab
  • Added multi-selection of keyframes. You can move or delete selected keyframes, and add changes in the Animation tab
  • New animation parameters:
  • Each group of parameters (Pan, Zoom, Rotate, Opacity, etc) can be assigned or excluded from a keyframe. You can uncheck a group of parameters to exclude it from the animation
  • Added Modifiers for animation of objects. A modifier can simplify creation of a complex animation
  • Improved work with speeds of objects (Linear, Smooth, Accelerate, Decelerate, and custom). Speed parameters are now part of Modifiers
  • Added a new kind of animation - Framing. It allows you to create a zoom in a frame. See Animation tab
  • New Color filters:
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, levels, saturation, lightness, and hue for images and videos
  • Mix several colors filters together to get the required visual effect
  • Change color filters dynamically at keyframes
  • Colors filters do not affect the performance, because PicturesToExe uses hardware acceleration
  • Improved Masks:
  • New structure of a Mask container: Mask Stencil and Mask Content
  • Ability to use any object (including Text and Rectangle objects) in a Mask Stencil.
  • New option Convert to Alpha image for an object in a Mask Stencil allows you to mix mask objects with additive effect. If you untick this option, mask layer can create a negative effect to hide objects in a Mask content
  • Color management:
  • Added support of color profiles in JPEG and PNG images
  • Color management also for Rectangles, Borders, Shadows and Texts
  • PicturesToExe now supports output for Adobe RGB displays and output for displays with custom color profiles. Color management works in PicturesToExe in the full-screen preview and in executable files. See Preferences > System
  • Color management does not affect the performance because PicturesToExe uses hardware acceleration
  • Improved Video Output:
  • UltraHD 4K video output up to 3840 x 2160
  • Improved visual quality of video
  • File size is reduced to 20-50% with same visual quality
  • Video encoding works faster
  • Added HTML5 video output
  • Improved Transition Effects:
  • New built-in transition effects
  • Creation of custom transition effects is improved
  • Custom transition effects now can be stored in the global storage or in a project
  • Custom transition can include several variants (directions)
  • Added “Splitter for background objects” for use in custom transition effects
  • Improved Slide Styles:
  • Author of a new slide style can add his name and commentary
  • New built-in slide styles. New beautiful slide styles for wedding photographers
  • Improved performance:
  • Smoother animation of large images, especially on slow computers
  • PicturesToExe opens a project 30% faster
  • New Objects and animation editor works faster with heavy projects
  • Other enhancements:
  • New Find Missing Files window. Ability to find and recover broken links to files of a project
  • Added export of all soundtrack to a single MP3 or WAV file
  • New Welcome demo and Sample project

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.19 (Jul 25, 2018)

  • Fixed problem with adding audio files which contain specific Unicode symbols.
  • Fixed issue with incorrect pixel values in Image Crop parameters and Border parameter.
  • PicturesToExe and executable shows work on Intel graphics by default in laptops with NVIDIA dual graphics (as earlier in all versions of PicturesToExe before 9.0.15). This decision is related with a poor performance of NVIDIA graphics on laptops under Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v1803). More info.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.18 (Jul 25, 2018)

  • Fixed problem with playback of audio clips which appeared within first 50 ms of audio as a sound “click” and waveform was distorted. Usually this problem doesn’t appear, because first 200-300 ms of audio files contain silence.
  • Fixed problem of cutting of last 20-50 ms in last audio clip. This problem also usually is not visible, because end of audio clips contain silence.
  • Slightly improved accuracy of audio keypoints (sound volume) during playback.
  • Fixed problem with PNG images in a fullscreen preview and in created EXE files which were rotated in the File list or Slide list.
  • Fixed problem with drag’n’drop of variants of custom transition.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.17 (May 14, 2018)

  • Fixed critical problem with work of PicturesToExe and executable shows on laptops with dual NVIDIA graphics under Windows 10 (April 2018 Update). More details here
  • Improved compatibility with video players for created MP4 video files.
  • Fixed problem with wrongly created executable slideshow for Mac. This problem occurred only in Windows 10 if a file name of a project was very long.
  • Fixed problem when Missing files window didn’t display missing icons (.ico).
  • Fixed problem updating of buttons in custom windows.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.16 (Jan 30, 2018)

  • Fixed problem with a combination of options “Wait for a key press to show next slide” and “Show next slide after indicated time interval” in certain slides.
  • Fixed problem with BitDefender antivirus due to false positive. Developers of BitDefender were informed about this problem, but solution might take several days or more. We simply rebuilt the executable files of PicturesToExe to avoid a conflict with BitDefender wrong detection.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.15 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • Now PicturesToExe 9 works faster on laptops with dual graphics (Intel + NVIDIA). Dedicated NVIDIA video card is used by default for the main window of PicturesToExe, in the Objects and animation editor, and in created EXE shows. This improvement provides more smooth playback of animation and effects.
  • Fixed problem with hanging of presentations on macOS Sierra and High Sierra if a project contains non-animated GIF images.
  • Fixed problem with missing Animated GIFs as additional images in a custom transition.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.14 (Dec 1, 2017)

  • Reduced memory usage during encoding of a video. This helps to avoid a problem of missing images (black pictures) in a created video, if project contains many large images on one slide. Earlier you could observe a problem (black pictures) with a slide style "10 portraits" for large images.
  • Fixed problem with freezing of the Objects and animation editor after copying/pasting some objects between slides.
  • Fixed problem with non-working EXE presentations which are larger than 2 GB. Max allowed size is 3.9 GB.
  • Fixed problem with missing “Help” custom window from projects saved in versions 8.0 and 7.5.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.13 (Oct 19, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with drag-and-drop of multiple audio clips in the Audio tab of the Project Options.
  • Fixed problem when video encoding doesn’t start if a project contains audio files with certain non-latin letters.
  • Fixed problem with copying text from PicturesToExe to another text editor.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.12 (Aug 21, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with “Go to slide...” command if “Slide name” (in the Slide options) was cleared manually.
  • Fixed problem with sorting of some custom slide styles in alphabetical order.
  • Fixed problem with changing of a text caption for “Blank…” slide styles in “Caption” category.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect view of custom transition effects which have multiple variants in executable files for PC or Mac.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect show of transition effects for slides with “Default transition” in some rare cases.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect indexes of main images after copying and pasting objects to another slide.
  • Fixed problem with a position of the cursor in a text box for a Text object in the Objects and animation editor.
  • Increased height of a text box in the Objects and animation editor for High DPI screen mode (125% and more).

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.11 (Aug 2, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with an error message in a project with master video clip(s).
  • Fixed problem with a font list button.
  • Fixed problem with an error message on closing of the main window.
  • Updated language files.
  • Improved stability of PicturesToExe.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.8 (Apr 10, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with using of IPTC and EXIF tags in a Text objects.
  • Fixed problem with "Create backup in a ZIP" command for a project with some slide styles.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.7 (Apr 10, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with encoding of a video in some projects.
  • Minor improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.6 (Mar 27, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with encoding of a video for a project opened from Windows Explorer.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.5 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with incorrect work of an option “Use background of a slide” for a custom transition with gradient background.
  • Fixed problem with some slide styles created in previous version 8.0.
  • Fixed problem with a Text object in the Objects and animation editor when “Zoom” parameters could be turned on randomly in all keyframes.
  • Fixed problem. 2-pass video encoding didn’t work.
  • Fixed problem. Protection options for executable show didn’t work.
  • Fixed visual problem with Shape transition effect.
  • Fixed problem with a missing item “Documents” in the tree of folders.
  • Added support of UltraHD 4K video (3840 x 2160) for output. 64-bit version of Windows is required.
  • The Objects and Animation editor displays full slide duration in the status bar.
  • The status bar in the main window now shows a full path to a file for a selected slide.
  • Other improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.4 (Mar 10, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with incorrect work of some projects/transitions saved in previous versions of PicturesToExe.
  • Fixed problem with video clips 4:3 encoded at 1440 x 1080.
  • Fixed problem with a wrong direction of a rotation for main images in the Slide list by Ctrl + F.
  • Small improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.3 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Fixed problem with missing parameters in slide styles.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.2 (Mar 3, 2017)

  • Added “Close” button to the top toolbar in the Objects and Animation editor.
  • Typing of ASCII codes works without NumLock key now. See details
  • Fixed problem with empty thumbnails in the Slide list if a slide contains a Mask Container with modified time range.
  • Fixed problem. Slide options shown incorrect slide duration, if the option “Show full slide duration” was enabled in the Preferences.
  • Improved stability.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0.1 (Feb 28, 2017)

  • Text edit and text box support inserting of special symbols (Alt + code).
  • Fixed problem with not working link to a created video file in video output window.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect value of a text template <%SlidesCount%> in the Objects and Animation editor.
  • Fixed problem with with applying of some slide styles to video clips.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect position of objects with unsharp mask + blur in video output.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect default scale in the timeline panel of the main window.
  • Improved stability of PicturesToExe.

New in PTE AV Studio 9.0 (Feb 21, 2017)

  • New editor of animation:
  • PicturesToExe 9 includes a brand-new editor of animation with improved design and new great features
  • Timeline panel can show all keyframes for selected objects on multiple tracks
  • You can simultaneously add changes to multiple objects in the Properties Tab
  • Added multi-selection of keyframes. You can move or delete selected keyframes, and add changes in the Animation tab
  • New animation parameters:
  • Each group of parameters (Pan, Zoom, Rotate, Opacity, etc) can be assigned or excluded from a keyframe. You can uncheck a group of parameters to exclude it from the animation
  • Added Modifiers for animation of objects. A modifier can simplify creation of a complex animation
  • Improved work with speeds of objects (Linear, Smooth, Accelerate, Decelerate, and custom). Speed parameters are now part of Modifiers
  • Added a new kind of animation – Framing. It allows you to create a zoom in a frame. See Animation tab
  • New Color filters:
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, levels, saturation, lightness, and hue for images and videos
  • Mix several colors filters together to get the required visual effect
  • Change color filters dynamically at keyframes
  • Colors filters do not affect the performance, because PicturesToExe uses hardware acceleration
  • Improved Masks:
  • New structure of a Mask container: Mask Stencil and Mask Content
  • Ability to use any object (including Text and Rectangle objects) in a Mask Stencil.
  • New option Convert to Alpha image for an object in a Mask Stencil allows you to mix mask objects with additive effect. If you untick this option, mask layer can create a negative effect to hide objects in a Mask content
  • Color management:
  • Added support of color profiles in JPEG and PNG images
  • Color management also for Rectangles, Borders, Shadows and Texts
  • PicturesToExe now supports output for Adobe RGB displays and output for displays with custom color profiles. Color management works in PicturesToExe in the full-screen preview and in executable files. See Preferences > System
  • Color management does not affect the performance because PicturesToExe uses hardware acceleration
  • Improved Video Output:
  • Improved visual quality of video
  • File size is reduced to 20-50% with same visual quality
  • Video encoding works faster
  • Added HTML5 video output
  • Improved Transition Effects:
  • New built-in transition effects
  • Creation of custom transition effects is improved
  • Custom transition effects now can be stored in the global storage or in a project
  • Custom transition can include several variants (directions)
  • Added “Splitter for background objects” for use in custom transition effects
  • Improved Slide Styles:
  • Author of a new slide style can add his name and commentary
  • New built-in slide styles. New beautiful slide styles for wedding photographers
  • Improved performance:
  • Smoother animation of large images, especially on slow computers
  • PicturesToExe opens a project 30% faster
  • New Objects and animation editor works faster with heavy projects
  • Other enhancements:
  • New Find Missing Files window. Ability to find and recover broken links to files of a project
  • Added export of all soundtrack to a single MP3 or WAV file
  • New Welcome demo and Sample project

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.20 (Jun 29, 2016)

  • Improvements for 2in1 devices (laptops with touch screen).
  • Fixed problem with export of multi aspect ratio slide styles.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect size of File list and preview area in some cases.
  • New digital signature of the installation file (picturestoexe-setup.exe) for better compatibility with Windows 10 after January 1st, 2017.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.17 (Jun 30, 2015)

  • Added "Cover slide" mode for main images in the Project options, Defaults tab.
  • Improved support of High DPI screens (125% and more) in the Objects and animation editor.
  • Improved support of 2in1 devices with touch screen in the Objects and animation editor.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.15 (May 5, 2015)

  • Fixed problem of previous version 8.0.14. Wrong "User styles" group was added by default.
  • Fixed problem with a wrong numeration of objects in the Objects & Animation editor. In all previous versions if you add a series of text objects they had names: Text1, Text2, ... Text9, Text10. The next new object always will have a name "Text10" instead of Text11, Text12, etc. Same problem was with Rectangle and Button objects.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.14 (May 5, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with incorrect position of a shadow of a video object.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.13 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with "Invalidate float point operation" error in the Project Options window, Transitions tab with custom transition effects on Windows 8.
  • Fixed problem with the video converter when several video files were being added separately. And only last video file was replaced after optimization.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.12 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • This version fixes a problem with the power saving settings of a display in Windows 7 and 8. The problem occured when Windows is configured to turn off a power of a display after a time of inactivity. When this value is short (5 minutes, for example) and you watch an executable AV show the display could be turned off. This update solves this problem.
  • An alternate solution for old executable shows - increase time value in the power saving settings of the display or simply move a mouse cursor to activate the display again.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.11 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Added support of OpenType fonts with Postscript.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.10 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with quality of images with adjusted canvas size.
  • Fixed problem with duration of last slide after applying of a slide style in the timeline view.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.9 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Online license validation.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.8 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Improvements in English and French language files.
  • Other improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.7 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Up/Down keys to go next/previous slide in executable slideshow. It allows to use remote controllers which are compatible with Powerpoint.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect size and position of shadows in DVD menu.
  • Fixed problem with replacement of a linked audio file in the Project options window.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.6 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with playback of recorded DVD discs on some DVD players.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.4 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed problem with renaming of images in the fullscreen view of the File list.
  • Fixed problem with wrong visual size of multiline text comments.
  • Small improvements.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.3 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Improved quality of JPEG images.
  • Improved accuracy of values in 3D Parameters window.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.2 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Improved work of DVD burning.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0.1 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • Fixed bug with displaying of a mask object on some Intel video cards.
  • Fixed bugs with custom transitions in slide styles.
  • Fixed bug with appearing a message “Created in a trial version...” in produced AVI video files.
  • Fixed the problem of accidental disappearing of the envelope in the timeline view after opening of the Preferences window.
  • Fixed bug with displaying of not exact values in the Canvas size window and Size/position in pixels window in some cases.

New in PTE AV Studio 8.0 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Improved Timeline View:
  • Displays all audio tracks and gives the user control over each audio clip.
  • Sound volume can be adjusted using keypoints to create an Envelope.
  • Fades in and out can be applied to any audio clip.
  • An audio clip can be linked to a slide. If you move that slide, the audio clip moves with it.
  • Audio comments added to slides are displayed on the timeline.
  • Audio Improvements:
  • New design of Audio tab in Project options.
  • Export of audio tracks into a single MP3 to reduce the file size of an executable show. Use of this feature also eliminates audio file incompatability when creating EXE files for playback on Mac systems.
  • Audio Comment’ command in the popup menu of the Slide list.
  • Slide Styles:
  • These are templates of objects with predefined animation which you can apply to existing slides.
  • Styles can be created, exported and imported using the Style Editor.
  • Objects and Animation:
  • Dynamic blur can be applied using keyframes. If blur is applied to a parent object, any child objects will also be blurred. Blur can be used for slide objects in custom transition effects.
  • Dynamic unsharp mask can be applied using keyframes.
  • Color adjustment (e.g. sepia, grayscale) can be applied using keyframes.
  • Crop tool in “Adjust image and border” window.
  • Mask container can be inserted into another mask container.
  • Transparent background of slides for custom transition effects.
  • Linked images on a slide. See “Main object” parameter.
  • Optimized performance of Masks objects.
  • Scale key frames in objects (on time change)’ mode in Slide options is fully reworked and used by default for new slides. You can change default settings in the Preferences / Project tab.
  • Change slide duration command in Tools menu. Use of this tool allows the user to keep absolulte time positions of keyframes or to scale keyframes after changing the slide duration.
  • Video:
  • Video masks.
  • Adjustable speed of video clips.
  • Chroma Key.
  • Support of video clips with alpha channel (requires video clips in RGBA format).
  • Output for Android tablets at 1920 x 1080.
  • Control:
  • Added Exit show button ("X") at the top-right corner of the screen in executable shows. This option requires navigation bar with Video style. Set checked "Exit" button in the list of available buttons for the navigation bar.
  • Templates of Projects:
  • New Templates tab in the Preferences window to manage project templates.
  • Customizable options by default for new projects.

New in PTE AV Studio 7.5.0 (Nov 9, 2012)

  • Improved Timeline View:
  • Waveform display for each individual audio clip.
  • Drag'n'drop of audio clips between audio tracks and from the File List.
  • Drag'n'drop of files from Windows Explorer.
  • Editing of audio clips (start time, duration, time offset, cross-fading).
  • Editing of audio tracks (mute, lock).
  • A track with thumbnails of slides.
  • Management of Transition Effects:
  • A preview of the chosen effect.
  • Custom transition effects can be created and saved by the user. This offers almost unlimited creative possibilities.
  • Saved transition effects can be zipped and sent to other users of PicturesToExe.
  • Improved User Interface:
  • New command – Settings | Preferences
  • New design for the Project Options window
  • New design for the Customize Slide window
  • New design for the main window, including customizable Toolbars (via Settings | Preferences)
  • The File Open button now includes a list of recently opened project files.
  • New fullscreen mode for the Slide List and Timeline (also accessible via F4 key).
  • New command - Slide | Fit all slides to soundtrack
  • Enhanced Slide List:
  • Improved design of Slide List.
  • Animation introduced when adding, deleting or moving slides.
  • Copy/Paste slide uses Windows Clipboard now.
  • Drag'n'drop of files from Windows Explorer.
  • Improvements for Objects and Animation:
  • Improved edge anti-aliasing for Images, Video clips, and Rectangle objects.
  • Support of Unicode for Comments, Text and Button objects.
  • Added "Non-exclusive fullscreen mode" option (the Project Options, Screen tab).
  • Added "Shift Key Frames" command (Ctrl+E) to the popup menu of the timeline in the Objects and Animation editor.
  • Improved Mini-Player in The Main Window:
  • New fullscreen mode of the mini-player can be chosen at any point in time during playback.
  • Mini-player can play an audio file selected in the File List.
  • Mini-player can play a video file selected in the File List in the fullscreen mode.
  • Double click toggles the fullscreen mode for the mini-player.
  • Enhanced Output features:
  • Added a new output option - "Safe executable file for Internet". This option creates a special EXE file with a digital signature of WnSoft Ltd.
  • Creation of an AVI file has been simplified by using a built-in video codec.
  • Output format now supports iPad with Retina display, iPad mini, and iPhone 5.
  • Added support of Android tablets and other mobile devices (1024x600, 1024x768, 1280x800).
  • Better Support of Video Clips:
  • More video formats are supported.
  • Project options | Music tab and Customize Slide | Audio accept video files as sound tracks.
  • Auto Recovery:
  • PicturesToExe automatically saves your edits without interrupting your work. A copy of your project is saved every 7 minutes and recovered in the event of an unexpected shutdown.
  • Compatibility with Windows 8:
  • PicturesToExe Deluxe 7.5 is fully compatible with Windows 8.

New in PTE AV Studio 7.0 (Sep 13, 2011)

  • Video Clips in Slideshows:
  • Put video files onto slides and apply any effects (3D effects, Masks, Pan/Zoom/Rotate, Shadow, etc). Playback in real time. PicturesToExe has built-in convertor for video files with ability to resize or crop video clips.
  • Unsharp Mask for Sharp Picture:
  • This feature dramatically increases sharpness of picture. PicturesToExe adds unsharp mask for entire screen in real-time, even for slides with animation.
  • Improved Quality of Picture on DVD:
  • Now PicturesToExe is the only one software which provides the best quality of picture with more details on DVD. We use smart image processing to deliver best quality.
  • Improved User Interface:
  • Slide list displays times of slides and durations of transition effects. Updated view of the main window of the program.
  • New Navigation Bar in Slideshows:
  • With a slider control for rewinding and sound volume control.
  • Recording of Voice Comments:
  • You can easily record sound or voice comments to slides right in PicturesToExe.

New in PTE AV Studio 6.5 (Aug 4, 2010)

  • Audio Editing and Manipulations:
  • Crossfading between audio clips. Multi-tracks and simultaneous playback. Tools for editing of an audio clip (start time, duration, fade in, fade out, time offset, etc). Envelope Tool for an audio clip.
  • Animated GIF Support:
  • In addition to animated GIFs, professionals can use manually animated PNG/JPEG images specially processed in a graphical editor.
  • New Features in the Objects and Animation Editor:
  • Better usability, special improvements for editing of 3D objects. Reworked a tree of objects with icons. Automatic naming of new objects.
  • Video Output for iPad and iPhone 4:
  • Watch slideshow in HD quality on mobile device.
  • 1080p for YouTube Output:
  • FullHD quality for your slideshows now.
  • Improvements in Slides:
  • A new feature "Insert blank slide". Name of slides displayed in the Slide list. Improved "Go to Slide..." of objects which can use a name of a slide in addition to a slide number. "Show Next/Previous slide" buttons in Slide properties window.

New in PTE AV Studio 6.0 (Nov 9, 2009)

  • 3D effects for Images and Text. You
  • Multidisplay support.
  • Built-in editor to create masks directly in PicturesToExe for special effects.
  • A lot of small important improvements which makes PicturesToExe the best photo slideshow software

New in PTE AV Studio 5.60 (Jan 22, 2009)

  • Added export of slideshow as a video. (See Main menu -> Create)
  • Export of HD video for playback on PC, Mac.
  • Export of video for iPhone/iPod.
  • Publish online on Youtube.
  • Publish online on Vimeo with HD quality.
  • New 3D transition effects between slides:
  • Added "Flip 3D" effect.
  • Added "Swap 3D" effect.
  • Reworked "Curling of page 3D" effect. Set large radius parameter to get completely new effects.
  • Improvements in Objects and Animation window:
  • Mask objects for creating of special effects. You can apply several Masks to one image object.
  • Music and sounds when you click "Play" button for preview.
  • Added "Anti-shimmering (mipmapping)" option for Image and Text objects. This option prevents appearing of shimmering when object has zoom from small size to large size.
  • Improved view of "Action on mouse click" list.
  • Added new action "Run slideshow".
  • Added "Pause" button.
  • "Original size" mode of objects has been replaced. Now use "Fixed size of slide (in pixels)" mode in Project options | Screen tab. And "Size/position in pixels" button in Common tab of object properties.
  • Added "Virtual size of slide" parameters as alternate way to set aspect ratio of slide (Project options | Screen tab). It helps in work with "Size/Position" tool window in "Object and animation" editor.
  • Added new commands "Run Slideshow" and "Run Slideshow with Return" to Project options | "More" tab and as an action for objects. This option highly recommended if you want to start another slideshow from current one and for building of menu. It will guarantee flawless start of next slideshow from current one. In fact a series of slideshows will work as one large slideshow that provides optimal memory usage.
  • Added "Color outside slide area" option (Project options | Screen tab). By default if you run widescreen slideshow (16:9) on 4:3 display you see black strips around the slide. Now you can choose this color.
  • Added menu on Create button.
  • Faster rewinding of slides in created EXE file and preview.
  • Added "Crypt images/music against extracting from EXE file" option. See Main menu | View | Advanced options. (Enabled by default).
  • Improved installer of PicturesToExe, multi-lingual interface.
  • Fully rewritten shadow for objects. Now it has correct view for a long text object. And better visual quality.
  • Changed caption of "Change Image File" button in the main window.
  • Added a new command line for a slideshow in windowed mode: -desktopalign (for example: "Show1.exe -desktopalign"). With this parameter if size of a window larger than main display it will not be reduced to fit the main display. This command useful if you wish to place a window on all space of two or more displays.
  • Improved view of keypoints on the timeline in the main window.
  • Improved scrolling of the timeline when you move blue triangle cursor outside visible area.
  • After switching between Slides list and Timeline modes the program adjusts scrollbar position to make visible selected slide.
  • Various improvements.
  • "Run application" options has moved to the last page of Project options (More tab).
  • "Disable F1 key to show help window" has moved to "Customize help window" dialog (Main menu | Project).
  • Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when after renaming of a main image in Slide list or File panel MiniPlayer didn't display renamed image.
  • Fixed old bug (since v5.1) when changing of display resolution, locking of PC or Sleep mode applied during encoding of video caused visual defects in created video file.
  • Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when all color text objects (excluding black and white) had slight almost invisible greenish contour.
  • * Fixed old bug of all previous versions: pressing Ctrl+O (Open project), "Ctrl+N", "Ctrl+S" and other key shortcuts whilst PicturesToExe creates large EXE file it caused incorrect work of the program.
  • * Fixed old bug (since v5.5) when "Image Load Error" might occur in Slide list, MiniPlayer and Objects and animation editor on projects with hundreds slides of large images (about 8 megapixels each one).
  • * Fixed old bug (since v5.0) Push effect had mixed up "Bottom-Top" and "Top-Bottom" variations with disabled hardware acceleration option.
  • * Fixed old bug (since v5.0) with an incorrect work of "Save image/slide" dialog in slideshows (if it was configured through "Print image" option).
  • * Fixed old bug (since v5.5) with sticking of picture in MiniPlayer after closing Objects and Animation editor on some NVIDIA video cards (the most likely the problem in those video cards).

New in PTE AV Studio 5.6 Beta 9 (Nov 27, 2008)

  • Added "Run Slideshow with Return" command for making of menus.
  • Added "Pause" button to "Object and animation" editor.
  • Added "Crypt images/music against extracting from EXE file" option. See Main menu | View | Advanced options. (Enabled by default). This option was added to Beta 7. Since Beta 9 you can turn it off if you wish.
  • Various small improvements.
  • Fixed small bugs with "Run Slideshow" command.
  • Fixed crashing of the program at 99% of creating of H.264 video. (It was announced for the previous Beta 8 but the problem still existed.)
  • Fixed bug of previous betas when error message "Resource avi_apravs not found" could appear.

New in PTE AV Studio 5.5 (Jun 10, 2008)

  • Pan/Zoom effects in real-time with highest quality. Sharp picture and smooth animation.
  • 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.

New in PTE AV Studio 5.11 (Jun 3, 2008)

  • 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. 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.

New in PTE AV Studio 5.1 (Dec 18, 2007)

  • 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 in PTE AV Studio 5.03 (Jul 19, 2007)

  • Creating of ISO image of DVD disc in VideoBuilder works much faster now.
  • Fixed bug under old Windows 95/98/Me in the slideshow engine. When Help window, or startup screen adjusted without an image appeared, slideshow crashed.
  • Fixed bug when startup screen with an image could be larger than current screen resolution (for example, if you used huge 3500x2200 image).

New in PTE AV Studio 5.01 (Jun 23, 2007)

  • Fixed bug with incorrect size of shadow for JPEG images in slide show when "Hardware acceleration" option disabled.
  • Fixed bug when Distance of shadow for a button object changes according length of caption.
  • Fixed bug with earlier appearing of a next slide where set "Quick transition" when "Hardware acceleration" option disabled.