Powerpoint to video... at DVinfo.net

Ken Gilford · June 16th, 2008, 10:14 AM

This might not be the right place to post but...

I recently did a graduation that had powerpoint slideshows in it. Shooting the slides off the screen comes out bad, so I want to convert the powerpoint slides to video and overlay on the audio.

I have done this in the past and had problems with timing, but thats not a big deal. What is a big deal is getting the slides sized right in the output video and getting the transitions to come out right in the conversions.

Any ideas? How do you folks do this?

Thanks.

Bill Mecca · June 16th, 2008, 12:53 PM

I recently had to do this with a training seminar. I have the PPT file, but the exported graphics were jaggy, so I used Camstudio to record the PPT presentation. I recorded each screen for about 30 seconds, if I needed more I just dropped it on the timeline again.

Mark Holland · June 16th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Wow, talk about good timing! I've got exactly the same situation, but I've never tried to insert PowerPoint into video before. I guess I just thought there was some way to simply convert and import the file. Hmm...

Anyone have pointers on how to even begin this task?

Thanks!

Mark

(And Thanks to Ken for bringing up this topic)

Jonathan Bufkin · June 16th, 2008, 02:16 PM

Just a thought....if you are a Mac user you could try opening the Power Point file in Keynote. I have done this and everything except for certain fonts and individual timings for specific slides will appear. Keynote self-playing movies only seem to allow you to set the same delay for every slide(i.e. 3 seconds per slide). You could export this out of Keynote using Quicktime conversion and then use iDVD to author the DVD. I know it's a stretch :) but in theory it should work.

Carl Wilky · June 16th, 2008, 02:44 PM

You could output your presentation project to .jpg, use these in your time line and extend the image for the length of time needed.

In the event that you have animation on the slides, i think Bill's idea is quite good, especially since you can choose the codec you like to work with.

Boyd Ostroff · June 16th, 2008, 03:49 PM

Try our search function, this has been discussed before. Here are a couple threads; there are more:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ght=powerpoint
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ght=powerpoint

June 16th, 2008, 10:14 AM	#1
Ken Gilford Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 32	Powerpoint to video... This might not be the right place to post but... I recently did a graduation that had powerpoint slideshows in it. Shooting the slides off the screen comes out bad, so I want to convert the powerpoint slides to video and overlay on the audio. I have done this in the past and had problems with timing, but thats not a big deal. What is a big deal is getting the slides sized right in the output video and getting the transitions to come out right in the conversions. Any ideas? How do you folks do this? Thanks.

June 16th, 2008, 12:53 PM	#2
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	I recently had to do this with a training seminar. I have the PPT file, but the exported graphics were jaggy, so I used Camstudio to record the PPT presentation. I recorded each screen for about 30 seconds, if I needed more I just dropped it on the timeline again. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

June 16th, 2008, 01:32 PM	#3
Mark Holland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, & surrounding areas) Posts: 301	Wow, talk about good timing! I've got exactly the same situation, but I've never tried to insert PowerPoint into video before. I guess I just thought there was some way to simply convert and import the file. Hmm... Anyone have pointers on how to even begin this task? Thanks! Mark (And Thanks to Ken for bringing up this topic) __________________ These are my own opinions, based on my own mistakes...

June 16th, 2008, 02:16 PM	#4
Jonathan Bufkin Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 253	An idea... Just a thought....if you are a Mac user you could try opening the Power Point file in Keynote. I have done this and everything except for certain fonts and individual timings for specific slides will appear. Keynote self-playing movies only seem to allow you to set the same delay for every slide(i.e. 3 seconds per slide). You could export this out of Keynote using Quicktime conversion and then use iDVD to author the DVD. I know it's a stretch :) but in theory it should work. __________________ Jon Bufkin focalpointcinematic.com

June 16th, 2008, 02:44 PM	#5
Carl Wilky Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Montéal, Canada Posts: 115	You could output your presentation project to .jpg, use these in your time line and extend the image for the length of time needed. In the event that you have animation on the slides, i think Bill's idea is quite good, especially since you can choose the codec you like to work with.

June 16th, 2008, 03:49 PM	#6
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,800	Try our search function, this has been discussed before. Here are a couple threads; there are more: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ght=powerpoint http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ght=powerpoint