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Jeff Harper · April 29th, 2009, 10:40 AM

My client want me to mix in Powerpoint slides with the video I shot for them...how might I do this?

Seth Bloombaum · April 29th, 2009, 11:05 AM

Assuming static slides, from within powerpoint: save as | png | every slide. Then throw those graphics on the timeline.

If the slides build with text or images, the best thing is to redo the powerpoint so that each build is on a separate slide, then export.

If there is important animation or video in the powerpoint, motion screen capture is about the only solution. Techsmith's Camtasia is an excellent product for this, and Vegas will see Camtasia's lossless screen cap codec (TSCC).

BTW, it is very common for clients to create slides with text sizes that cannot be read at video resolutions.

Jeff Harper · April 29th, 2009, 11:06 AM

Thanks Seth...painless!

Ian Stark · April 30th, 2009, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth Bloombaum

it is very common for clients to create slides with text sizes that cannot be read at video resolutions.

So much so that I have on several occasions recreated the slides from scratch as text overlays in Vegas, completely losing the original PP content. Chargeable, of course . . .

April 29th, 2009, 10:40 AM	#1
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Att: Powerpoint experts: How do I.... mix ppl with video in Vegas My client want me to mix in Powerpoint slides with the video I shot for them...how might I do this?

April 29th, 2009, 11:05 AM	#2
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Assuming static slides, from within powerpoint: save as \| png \| every slide. Then throw those graphics on the timeline. If the slides build with text or images, the best thing is to redo the powerpoint so that each build is on a separate slide, then export. If there is important animation or video in the powerpoint, motion screen capture is about the only solution. Techsmith's Camtasia is an excellent product for this, and Vegas will see Camtasia's lossless screen cap codec (TSCC). BTW, it is very common for clients to create slides with text sizes that cannot be read at video resolutions. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.

April 29th, 2009, 11:06 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Thanks Seth...painless!