Creating a screen demo video from Powerpoint 2007

[cmdematos]

Let me start by saying that I am unsure that Powerpoint 2007 can do this at
all.

I want to find out whether Powerpoint 2007 can be used to create stand alone
video (wmv/mpeg) of an application demonstration.

Basically I want to execute and application and capture the screen (or just
the application window) and have something record the screen (showing mouse
movements) and voice so that it can be turned into downloadable 'demo' of
some feature of the software.

I was told Powerpoint could do this, I am using ppt2007. Can this be done?
If so, how? If not, what is the best tool to use to achieve this?

Thank you in advance,

 

[Mary Sauer]

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 Download
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
How to use
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Vista
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/ec3fff68-e53c-4168-ae74-8557325e57e21033.mspx

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Carlos,

You may want to also post this in the Powerpoint discussion group directly, using the link below.

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Let me start by saying that I am unsure that Powerpoint 2007 can do this at
all.

I want to find out whether Powerpoint 2007 can be used to create stand alone
video (wmv/mpeg) of an application demonstration.

Basically I want to execute and application and capture the screen (or just
the application window) and have something record the screen (showing mouse
movements) and voice so that it can be turned into downloadable 'demo' of
some feature of the software.

I was told Powerpoint could do this, I am using ppt2007. Can this be done?
If so, how? If not, what is the best tool to use to achieve this?

Thank you in advance,
--
Carlos De Matos >>
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Please let us know if this has helped,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

LINKS
A. Specific newsgroup/discussion group mentioned in this message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint
or via browser:
http://microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.powerpoint

B. MS Office Community discussion/newsgroups via Web Browser
http://microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx
or
Microsoft hosted newsgroups via Outlook Express/newsreader
news://msnews.microsoft.com

 

[cmdematos]

Hi Mary,

WMM does not allow me to create a video from what I am doing on my screen. I
would need a video camera pointed at the screen to effect what I need to
achieve.

If I am wrong in this please let me know.