Review Feature Office 2010: How to Create Video Using PowerPoint

In part one of "How to Make a Video Using PowerPoint", we covered the functional aspects of creating a video using PowerPoint and Windows Movie Maker. Today we'll cover the creative aspects of adding transitions, effects, and music to your video.

So we now have our pages on the storyboard in the order we wish them to appear.

Make sure that your "Task" pane is selected so that the menu appears on the left side of your screen
Click on the "View Video Effects" link in section 2 of the menu and you'll see all of the possible options which include;
Antiquing
Fading
Speeding up or slowing down
Rotating pages

Drag and drop the desired effect onto the applicable slide in your storyboard.

You'll see a star appear on the lower left hand corner of the slide. This will confirm your effect is in place. Do this for each slide in your video.

Next click on the "View Video Transitions" link, also in section 2, and you'll see all of the possible video transition options.

You'll notice a box with a chevron pointing to the right between each slide. Drag your transition choice from the box of options and drop it into this box. I recommend testing each transition as you add them to your video to see its effect.

To test your effects and transitions press the play button the video box on the upper right side of your screen.

Now, let the music play!

Find the song you want to accompany your video and save it on your PC in your "My Music" folder.
There are many places to find music on the internet such as ITunes, Emusic, and Rhapsody. However, I recently came across a blog article written by Buttermouth entitled 10 Legal Ways to Find Free Music on the Internet. If you search for the title + Buttermouth I'm sure you'll find it.

I've found that Windows Movie Maker works best with.wav files.

The music you will download will most likely be in MP3 format. However, Daniusoft offers an awesome free MP3 to.WAV music converter at http://www.wmatomp3-converter.com/mp3-wav-converter.html

Once you have downloaded and converted your music, return to the menu on the left, select "Import Audio or Music", and set the path to return to the location of your saved converted file, and import it into your video.

The file, which will have a music symbol, will show up as the first item in your collection.

In order to add the newly imported file to your video you must first click the "Show Timeline" button on the white bar direftly above your story board.Once you've switched the view you can then drag and drop your music into the middle "Audio/Music" area.Based on the number of slides you have and the length of your music track you can then manipulate the timing between each slide transition and the length of time each slide remain for viewing to synchronize the music to the video.

Stay tuned for part 3 of the series that will go into synchronizing the music in more detail as well as putting the finishing touches on your video.

As always, if you have any questions or need real-time support, please feel free to reach out.

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