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Best way to make a DVD from a PowerPoint Presentation--using FCPX?

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26 Apr 2013 20:44 #25041 by screendor
Not normally what we do but have a client who wants a PPT deck transferred to DVDs for playback on multiple screens. Any recs/advice?

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26 Apr 2013 21:41 #25045 by andykay
Well, you can save PPT files as .wmv and so long as you have all the timings and animations set up, they will carry over to the .wmv file (I think that function is only in Office 2010 though). I guess from there you can convert it to a .mov and bring it into FCPX that way.

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26 Apr 2013 22:24 #25046 by TrixTrax9000
Or, I think you can still open ppt files in Keynote. Then you could even jazz them up a bit so they don't look so awful, then just export it as an MOV file.

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27 Apr 2013 04:40 #25059 by dgwvideo
Yes, Keynote is the best way here. It works well. There are some minor text and format issues on occasion with the conversion, but for the most part it works well and any corrections are usually easy to make.

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27 Apr 2013 08:24 - 27 Apr 2013 08:25 #25067 by mistermattsmith
Or use Camtastia to screen capture the PPT as a .mov and then bring into 10.
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28 Apr 2013 06:29 #25086 by BenB
I've opened many a PPT project into Keynote, fixed it up, exported as a .mov and been done with it. I feel it is the best way to do that.

I'd also recommend ScreenFlow over Camtasia. But that is some unnecessary work in this instance, I think.

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28 Apr 2013 15:05 #25103 by screendor
Thanks folks for the advice/ideas. Much appreciate.

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