Converting PowerPoint Presentation To Video

Now that you have done creating a PowerPoint presentation and you are ready to convert it into a video, you can use PowerPoint 2010 to do that. PowerPoint 2010 has an added functionality for a presenters to easily convert a presentation into a Windows Media Video (.wmv) file that can be distributed using a disc, the Web and e-mail.

Listed below are the steps for converting a presentation into a Windows Media Video file:

Step 1: Open the presentation using PowerPoint 2010. Click on the File tab at the top-left corner of the ribbon.

Step 2: While in the File Menu is open, scroll down to Save & Send option and click it. This will display all the options available for saving a file in different format in the middle panel.

Step 3: To save the presentation as a video file, click on the Create a Video option under File Type category.





Step 4: In the Create a Video pane on the right panel, click the Computer & HD Displays down arrow. PowerPoint 2010 provides a user the option to save the presentation in one of the following video format:

Mode	Description	Resolution
Computer & HD Displays	To create a high quality video for viewing on a computer monitor, projector or High Definition (HD) Displays.	960 x 720
Internet and DVD	To create a video for uploading to the Web and burning to standard DVD.	640 x 480
Portable Devices	To create a low-quality-small-size file for portable devices.	320 x 240

You can choose any of the option listed above that will benefit the most from your presentation.



Step 5: Next click on the drop down for Don’t Use Recorded Timings and Narrations, select one of the following options:

the option to incorporate all recorded timings, narrations, and laser pointer gestures in the video file.

You can have your presentation play through according to timings that you set for each slide and can queue up recordings and laser points as well.

There’s the option to record Timings and Narrations if you require them, otherwise click “Don’t use recorded timings and narrations.”

Option	Description
Don’t use Recorded Timings & Narrations	Select this option if no timings or narrations have been recorded.
Use Recorded Timings and Narrations	Select this option if you recorded and timed narration and pointer movements
Record Timings and Narrations	To turn on the record for time narration and pointer movements
Preview Timings and Narrations	To preview the record of the time narration and pointer movements

Step 6: The default time spent of each slide is set to 5 seconds. You can manually adjust the time spent on each slide enter the number in the text box next to Seconds to spend on each slide or click on the up arrow to increase or the down arrow to decrease the duration (in seconds) for each slide.



Step 7: When you’re ready, click on the Create Video button to start the conversion process. When you click on the Create Video button, PowerPoint will pop-up the Save As window.

Step 8: In the Save As Window, go to the File name text box, enter the name for your Windows Media Video file, choose the target location and click on the Save button to save the file.



You can continue to use PowerPoint while the video is being created.

Vazi Okhandiar

NR Computer Learning Center

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