17 Dec 08 How to Best Prepare PowerPoint Slides for Video & DVD Production
Many times we have incorporated our client’s PowerPoint slides into their video and DVD productions. Because computer displays and television displays are different, keeping a few things in mind will be of help to both of us.
PowerPoint presentations are optimized for computers. DVDs are optimized for television. There are a number of differences between high-resolution output for computers and low-resolution output for television. Basically, computer resolution is far greater than television’s resolution of 720 x 486 pixels (NTSC). Also, normal televisions at a minimum crop as much as 10% from around the edge (5% from each edge), resulting in a number of consequences when incorporating PowerPoint images into your video production and then to DVD. Keeping the following guidelines in mind when designing your PowerPoint presentation will help insure a good DVD experience as well.
These are as follows
• Try to use 30 pt fonts or higher as small text may get lost on video.
• Use sans serif (e.g. Arial, Helvetica) bold fonts.
• Use no more than 4 or 5 lines of text per slide.
• Avoid the color red, use darker colors and greens and blues.
• Keep your graphics simple.
• Provide at least a 15% border around the edge.
We realize that these recommendations may seem limiting to you for your live presentation but it helps to be aware of this. In addition, audiences basically prefer simpler graphics. Too much information can cause them to disassociate altogether with the slide.
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21 May 08 Wondershare PPT2DVD 4.7.0 Released
New! Wondershare PPT2DVD 4.7.0 Released
May 21st, 2008-Wondershare- the world’s leading PowerPoint to DVD solution provider, today announced the release of PPT2DVD 4.7, an innovation that contributes greatly to the quality improvement of the last version. Continue to put all effort in perfecting the product and satisfying the customers. It is so far the best choice for you to burn PowerPoint to DVD for personal or commercial purpose.
Key Features
1. All the animations, transitions, sounds, video clips, internal links contained in the original presentation would perform exactly the same after the conversion;
2. An easy step-by-step conversion guide;
3. Flexible Output Options;
4. Support generating high resolution video for HD-TV playback;
5. Create professional look DVD menus for flexible and fast navigation;
6. Makes the videos in the original PowerPoint presentation full-screen play;
7. Supports 12 PowerPoint files convert at a time;
8. Compatible with Windows Vista, PowerPoint 2007.
What’s New
1. Burns PowerPoint presentations to DVD with improved video quality (Real Player 10 is recommended);
With an improvement to the output video quality, the images are clearer and the sounds have a higher fidelity.
2. The conversion process is more stable and fast;
3. Improved DVD menu more comfortable and easy to use
More menu design options are available. You are able to create professional look DVD menus without learning curve.
Main Benefits of burning PowerPoint to DVD
1. PowerPoint itself is an innovative presentation authoring tool. But due to its obstacle of sharing and spreading presentations, one may get quite annoyed sometimes.PPT2DVD helps you crack the big nut and enables you to distribute your presentations in the most popular formats.
2. PPT2DVD enables you to create professional look DVD menus easily. After burning your PowerPoint to DVD, you can have a full control of playing the presentation.
3. DVD machine takes the place of a computer when showing your PowerPoint presentations.
Low cost, but high efficiency.
4. Prevent your PowerPoint presentations from unauthorized editing.
5. A DVD disc is convenient for sharing and delivering.
System Requirement
1. Office Requirement: Microsoft PowerPoint Version 2000/2002/2003/2007
2. Operating System: Windows (32) 2000/XP(Service Pack 2)/2003/Vista
3. RAM Requirement: 256MB RAM or above
4. Available Disk Space: 2 GB Free Space or above
5. Other Requirements: Windows-compatible display with at least 800 x 600 resolution. Windows-compatible sound card (recommended) DirectX 9 or above
About Wondershare PPT2DVD
Wondershare PPT2DVD is the flagship product among Wondershare presentation tools which are easy-to-use, with comprehensive feature set and superior output quality. PPT2DVD is ideal for trade show, digital signage, business fair, company presentation, celebration and etc.
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