Capture slides into Pinnacle Studio 9 presentation

[Fatfreek]

I have a Powerpoint 2003 presentation I would like to move to a DVD player.
For that I'm thinking Pinnacle.

I've used Pinnacle Studio 9 for several of my family slide shows and it can
pretty much run unattended. If I want to attend I can do that with a remote
in my hand, using the PAUSE button.

My main concern is the video quality of the slides. How can I capture them
in the best way? I have Paint Shop Pro.

Are there other issues I should be concerned about?

Len Miller

 

[Ute Simon]

I use Camtasia Studio, www.techsmith.com to record my presentations to a
video format. They have a very good PowerPoint Add-In.

You should make sure, that your slides have the right format for use on DVD
before you record them:
- Play PowerPoint in a window and set the size to the same as the TV
- Don't use gradients and fast animations
- Don't place important objects near to the margins, the TV will cut off up
to 10 per cent

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Fatfreek]

Thanks for the Camtasia tip. I'll have to think about that $180 (via
Froogle) for awhile, though.

Len

 

[PPTMagician]

I, too, recommend Camtasia as the very best for this. However, if you're
really financially challenged and since you already have Pinnacle Studio, I
have a tutorial for doing it on the cheap:

http://www.pptmagic.com/articles/pptvideo.htm

I've included some examples created with Pinnacle Studio 9.
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Thanks,
Glenna Shaw
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
http://www.pptmagic.com

 

[Fatfreek]

Glenna,

Thanks very much for that tutorial. I will certainly look it over.

I was mistaken on that $180 price I'd found earlier. That was an academic
price and I would not qualify.

Len

 

[John]

Hello, Fatfreek

I prefer to use Presentation To Video Converter
http://www.geovid.com/Presentation_to_Video_Converter/

This a powerpoint converter & burner.

Regrads,
John

 

[Fatfreek]

John,

That looks interesting and attractive at some 30% less cost.

What is it about this package that you prefer?

Len

 

[Ute Simon]

The program John recommended is only for capturing presentations to video,
if you one day should decide you want flash or want to capture other
programs (e.g. for a tutorial), you need to buy additional programs.
Camtasia Studio outputs to various video formats plus Flash, and captures
everything on your screen as well as imports videos and images and sound.
For me, these additional capabilities are worth the higher price, but you
have to decide, what you need.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Fatfreek]

Thanks, Ute, for that sensible advice.

Len

The program John recommended is only for capturing presentations to video,
if you one day should decide you want flash or want to capture other
programs (e.g. for a tutorial), you need to buy additional programs.
Camtasia Studio outputs to various video formats plus Flash, and captures
everything on your screen as well as imports videos and images and sound.
For me, these additional capabilities are worth the higher price, but you
have to decide, what you need.

Best regards,
Ute

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Ute Simon
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team und PowerPoint-User-Team
Tipps, Tricks und Kostenloser Newsletter: www.ppt-user.de
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