Posted by P.C. Ford on 12/07/05 03:45

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 19:14:57 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote:

>
>"P.C. Ford" <meoh@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:22:42 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
>> <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"P.C. Ford" <meoh@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
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>>>> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:25:26 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
>>>> <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"P.C. Ford" wrote ...
>>>>>> "Richard Crowley" wrote:
>>>>>>>Watch out for Camtasia. In addition to being expensive, they
>>>>>>>have their own required codec.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> It is more expensive than I expected. But there is a 30 day trial.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> did notice that there was a proprietary codec. But I don't
>>>>>> understand
>>>>>> why that makes a difference to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>How are you going to distribute the program? Whomever you
>>>>>want to be able to read it must install the Camtasia codec. Dunno
>>>>>how complex this is for your potential viewers? We have found
>>>>>distributing WMV much better than AVI.
>>>>
>>>> Ok, thanks again Richard.
>>>>
>>>> The Powerpoint will become part of a video of a Powerpoint
>>>> presentation. That is, we want to edit the Powerpoint into DV
>>>> footage
>>>> of the presenter.
>>>>
>>>> Trouble here?
>>>
>>>Why? There are several other factors that we can't see because
>>>we have only what you have written here to go on. Why convert
>>>PPT to DV? Who are the viewer(s)? How is it distributed?
>>
>> Piece is a broad guage look at a company's products. It will be sales
>> tool. As I think I said earlier, the client will use it as a DVD for
>> computer and NTSC presentation.
>>
>> The piece could be considered to be a video of a Powerpoint
>> presentation. The presenter will be talking and backed up by the
>> Powerpoint slides. The slides are animated in the typical ways; I
>> needs a way to integrate them with the footage of the presenter.
>
>Are the PPT slides made to survive the low resolution
>of video? Are they composed to have text inside the
>safe area margins?
>
>> Must be a common problem. (?)
>
>Yes, and many people who just take typical PPT shows
>and put them on video are sorry that they didn't produce
>the video as a video (and not a video reduction of PPT).
>
>Are people viewing this on standalone players and TV
>sets? Or on computers and computer projectors? i.e.
>is this a low-res (NTSC) presentation, or hi-res (PC)?
>
>I am doing something similar to this right now. I shot
>the presenter on a camcorder, and I am editing the PPT
>slides into the live-action footage. But I created the PPT
>slides for the presenter with the knowledge that they
>would be reduced to NTSC 720x480.

I recognize this. I have the slides....and you put your finger right
on a problem. As I think I mentioned above, the video will be seen on
both high rez and low rez media. (PC and NTSC) The slides are
definitely made without regard for safe margins; the presenter created
slides text nearly to the edges. There are about 25 slides with
animation within. Guy is based in Australia. Probably ain't in the
cards to get him to redo them. I asked him about this before I saw
the slides. Will try to resize. (?)

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