Powerpoint slideshow

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Harold Daitch

1.I would like to record a PowerPoint slideshow onto my
digital camcorder. Please tell me how this is
accomplished.

2. I also tried showing it on TV from my laptop via the s-
video connection. The image was much too large on the
screen. How can I reduce the image size?

Thank you very much.
 
Harold,

This site will be of unimaginable value to you:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
It has answers to questions you didn't think to ask... yet.

Have you researched your computer/video card's website and manual for tips
regarding your S-video out connection? These references would be my
recommended first step. It sounds as though is may only support a preset
screen resolution. The web-site/manual should tell you the settings for
best output.

There is also a very useful page on the problems faced in recording to
VHS/DVD/VCD:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00156.htm


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Harold,

1) Digital Camcorder....Hmmm...what connections does you cam have accept
video (firewire, usb, other) ?
What filetypes can the camcorder accept (avi, mpeg, mjpeg..other) ?

2) Most s-Video connections just "send the image down a cable"...you have
very little control on the size of the image. And most TVs do not have the
necessary controls to size the display.

A magic box between computer and the TV can help in these cases. This
particular one allows you to size and move the image (zoom and pan) before
it reaches the tv

http://www.tvone.com/scanconpage.shtml
TVone - For hardware to connect your PC or notebook computer to a TV or
Video recorder. From the low end CorioScan Connect to the high end CorioScan
Pro SG

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free sample templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
 
Harold Daitch said:
1.I would like to record a PowerPoint slideshow onto my
digital camcorder. Please tell me how this is
accomplished.
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You're up against several factors here...
Not all camcorders can record from an external source. Even if your
camcorder has firewire in it may not have analogue in. Do you know this
information about your camera?
There's no way I know of to capture screen motion via firewire, though I'd
love to know of one as that would provide another possibility for DVD
creation.
If your camera does have analogue in and your PC has video out then you
could capture that way.
2. I also tried showing it on TV from my laptop via the s-
video connection. The image was much too large on the
screen. How can I reduce the image size?
Click to expand...

A couple of things to know about the difference between PC monitors and TVs:
While the only limitation to the resolution of a PC display is the
capability of your graphics card and monitor, TVs have a set 'resolution'
that you can't change. That's oversimplifying it a little but there you
go...as far as an S-video output from a PC is concerned the resolution of
your display is scaled down to 720x576 (PAL) or 720x480 (NTSC).
Just to add a further complication, TVs overscan that image so that the
edges get lost in space. The amount that you lose varies from TV to TV (and
can be affected by your graphics card) but it's always safest to allow a
5-10% margin around the entire border of your slides.
 
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