Re: Video in Powerpoint

On May 10, 2004, at 4:18 PM, E. Bond Francisco wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Any quick tips or pointers to information about working VIDEO clips
> into
> Powerpoint. I have a project where I want to take analog video from an
> old
> VHS camcorder through a DV camera (consumer level Sony TRV50).
It sounds like the easiest way to do this is if you can hook up the RCA
outputs from the VCR to the corresponding inputs on the DV camera.
This way you don't have to deal with sound and video being separate.

> I want to
> capture footage from this tape into a video+sound file that I can then
> play
> in Powerpoint.
If the transfer to digital tape is successful, then you can use the
i.Link/IEEE-1394/FireWire port to hook up your camera to your Mac. The
editing software you use will automatically recognize the camera.

> So I think I need these files to be in .MOV formatk, but I
> use a Mac.
Apple invented QuickTime, so you're actually ahead there. You should
be able to just drag a QuickTime movie from your Desktop onto a
PowerPoint slide (There's also a command you can use). Then you can
set options for it to loop/repeat, etc.

> The Mac has 1924 (I think) M-Audio Audiophile (I think) sound
> card.
You may not need this.

> So the jist of this is that I have Final Cut Pro on my mac, and I
> want to capture this footage, and insert it into a slide show in
> powerpoint
> (and maybe eventually FLASH) . If anyone has any good suggestions on
> how
> best to accomplish this I'm all ears.
>
Depending on the extent of your editing, you may want to consider using
iMovie since you have a Mac. It makes the export from DV footage to a
QuickTime file a painless task. Given my limited experience, I tend to
think that Final Cut Pro may be overkill unless you are going to be
mixing multiple tracks, correcting color, and the like.

Just a few ideas to get you started, I am sure others will give you
more concrete advice.

Gary

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