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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / November 2005Sound
I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack such as background music can not be added across a whole presentation independently of individual slides? -Joe > I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. > Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack > such as background music can not be added across a whole presentation > independently of individual slides? It can be done under the Windows versions. I don't have 2004 installed to test with, but if you'd like to put on your lab rat costume, here's where the maze starts: Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it) http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm Seriously, give it a go and let me know how it works out. If it works with minor tweaks to the Mac/2004 version, I'd like to add the needed steps to the FAQ ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > > I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. > > Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ Steve, I just skimmed over your link and it sounds interesting and promising. I'll set up a trial run and let you know how I get along with it. I did a slide presentation earlier this year and overall I liked PPT best except for this snag so I went to iMovie and gave up some nice features I would have liked to use. -Joe Steve, I have spent a lot time checking out all of your suggestions and they all work as long as I keep the presentation on a computer. However, and I did not say this in my earlier post, my end objective was to be able to put my slide show on a DVD to play on a DVD player into a TV set. Today I found a clear statement, finally, in the PPT help files that says PPT does not support the sound settings I want to use when exporting as a Quicktime file. The later versions of PPT for Windows seem to follow the same setup as in the Mac 2004 version. -Joe > Steve, > > I have spent a lot time checking out all of your suggestions and they > all work as long as I keep the presentation on a computer. However, and > I did not say this in my earlier post, my end objective was to be able > to put my slide show on a DVD to play on a DVD player into a TV set. Ah. That's a very different animal. You're no longer even talking about a PPT presentation in that case. > Today I found a clear statement, finally, in the PPT help files that > says PPT does not support the sound settings I want to use when > exporting as a Quicktime file. The later versions of PPT for Windows > seem to follow the same setup as in the Mac 2004 version. There are apps on the Windows side that let you do what amounts to a moving screen + sound capture of your presentation as it plays. Perhaps there's something similar for Mac (by now you've no doubt noticed that I speak with a pronounced Windows accent <g>) ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ On 11/4/05 10:36 PM, in article VA.00001d67.5b2eebec@localhost.com, "Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote: >> Today I found a clear statement, finally, in the PPT help files that >> says PPT does not support the sound settings I want to use when >> exporting as a Quicktime file. That';s true. >> The later versions of PPT for Windows >> seem to follow the same setup as in the Mac 2004 version. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > something similar for Mac (by now you've no doubt noticed that I speak with a > pronounced Windows accent <g>) Some users have reported success using Snapz Pro to create a QuickTime movie of the presentation. <http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/>  SignatureMickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > Some users have reported success using Snapz Pro to create a QuickTime movie > of the presentation. > <http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/> Thanks, Mickey. I've added that here: Convert presentations to VHS or DVD video http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00156.htm ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Mickey & Steve, I just visited the Snapz Pro X2 web site and the description sounds very promising but the best thing is that a full featured version can be downloaded for a free 15 day or 100 capture trial before buying even though it is not a terribly expensive software. In fact if it works well it is very reasonably priced in my opinion. -Joe > On 11/4/05 10:36 PM, in article VA.00001d67.5b2eebec@localhost.com, "Steve > Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> > Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > Mickey & Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > though it is not a terribly expensive software. In fact if it works > well it is very reasonably priced in my opinion. If you give it a try, could you let us know how it works out for you? Thanks! > -Joe > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> > > Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Will do, Steve. I'm a little concerned that my G4-466 may be a little weak for this task but the free trial should tell me pretty quick. -Joe > > Mickey & Steve, > > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Will do, Steve. I'm a little concerned that my G4-466 may be a little > weak for this task but the free trial should tell me pretty quick. I can barely run PPT 2004 on my iBook G3 500! SignatureTo reply by email, remove the word "space" Kurt, While I was working in PPT 2004 today I fired up the Activity Monitor utility and monitored RAM usage. At one point PPT alone was using over 500 MB of my 1.25 G of RAM. This came about with 36 color photos inserted into my PPT presentation. I thought you might be interested in this. -Joe > > Will do, Steve. I'm a little concerned that my G4-466 may be a little > > weak for this task but the free trial should tell me pretty quick. > > > I can barely run PPT 2004 on my iBook G3 500! > Kurt, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -Joe Thanks, Joe Very telling. A recently had a PPT presentation with about 50 BW (but RGB) photos in it. Dissolves were horrible, and PPT crawled. Ended up running the show on a PC. My iBook G3 500 has only 512 RAM. Wonder if it's even worth beefing up the RAM? Would I get any real better performance? SignatureTo reply by email, remove the word "space" > > Kurt, > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > -- > To reply by email, remove the word "space" Kurt, I checked Apple's web site for the specs on ibook G3-500 and it looks like the max ram is 640 MB. If that is true 128 MB more ram would probably not help much since that would only be a 25% increase over 512 MB. Also, you may be already at 640 MB if your G3 is one that has 128 MB on the logic board and you added 512 MB to that. -Joe > > > Kurt, > > > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > -Joe It's still a great computer as long as I don't have to run Microsoft programs on it. ;-) SignatureTo reply by email, remove the word "space" On 11/6/05 6:46 PM, in article VA.00001d71.64abf98e@localhost.com, "Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote: >> Mickey & Steve, >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > If you give it a try, could you let us know how it works out for you? You can read a short tutorial & review by Geetesh Bajaj here. I meant to post this earlier. <http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/mac/snapzpromovies.html> >>> On 11/4/05 10:36 PM, in article VA.00001d67.5b2eebec@localhost.com, "Steve >>> Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> of the presentation. >>> <http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/> SignatureMickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > You can read a short tutorial & review by Geetesh Bajaj here. I meant to > post this earlier. > <http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/mac/snapzpromovies.html> Thanks, Mickey. I've added that to the FAQ too. ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. > Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack > such as background music can not be added across a whole presentation > independently of individual slides? > > -Joe But you can have a sound (like background music) play over multiple slides simply by indicating the number of slides you want it to play through. SignatureTo reply by email, remove the word "space" > > I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. > > Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > To reply by email, remove the word "space" That's true, Kurt, so long as you keep the slide show in .ppt format on a computer. However, when you export the slide show to .mov format so it can be burned to a DVD for viewing on a TV using a DVD player the sound becomes imbedded in whatever slide you attached it to and that slide displays for the duration of the sound track followed by the balance of the slides shown without sound track. Buried in the PPT Help files is a statement to this effect but you can not find this statement by searching for it. There is a simple, low cost solution and I will post it here on this thread either tomorrow or the next day. -Joe > > > I have studied just about everything I can find on sound in PPT 2004. > > > Am I correct that, while sound can be added to each slide, a soundtrack [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > -Joe Oh no, not another deficiency in PPT! :-) Thanks for that tip. I wasn't aware of that. SignatureTo reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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