Turning a PowerPoint into a movie for DVD...

Wondering if it is a simple process to get a PPT presentation and turn it into a movie, so we can play a DVD of it on a DVD player.

I was thinking worst-case-scenario, just FRAPS it and encode it, but I would rather do it a different way if I could.

Thanks

--Kibb

 

http://www.indezine.com/articles/powerpointtodvd.html

For years, users have been using Camtasia Studio to record presentations, but the process wasn’t very intuitive. With the release of Camtasia Studio 2.1 in late 2004, TechSmith began providing a PowerPoint add-in to record, convert, and deliver PowerPoint in multiple video formats including Flash, Windows Media, Real Media, QuickTime, and a Pack-n-Show executable.

Users can also take advantage of Camtasia Studio’s MenuMaker for creating an auto-run CD-ROM. Camtasia Studio is also the only tool available to turn a PowerPoint file into a DVD-ready AVI file that delivers superior quality during playback on either a television or computer. This is because Camtasia Studio uses a unique TSCC lossless codec to create a crystal-clear AVI source file. Other tools use only a single dead-end delivery format. Camtasia Studio’s AVI file can then easily be imported into any of the popular DVD-burning software packages.

Here are a few instances when converting a PowerPoint file to video would be beneficial:

To give your corporate audience or sales prospects a take-home video of your narrated presentation on CD-ROM or DVD.


To record and post your presentation online so that students and parents can review assignments at their convenience.


To create PowerPoint-based how-to videos for colleagues and customers who are learning to use new software.


To create a presentation for grandma of her grandchildren and deliver it on DVD in the new DVD player that you bought her for the holidays.