Helpful solutions to create video from PowerPoint

There are those times people need to create video from popwerpoint. For instance, teachers like to make courseware with PowerPoint demonstration while businessman show complex annual financial statement analysis or marketing strategic proposal by PPT slides. As for you, it must be a great experience to make a nice Christmas e-cards or greeting e-mail for friends with it. Whatever the reason, many people may expect to do these stuff with great ease. In that way, it’s very easy to publish the content on website or burn to DVDs.

Regarding to this, here are two helpful solutions.

Method 1: Create video with PowerPoint 2010

For Microsoft 2010 users, you’ve got good news that PowerPoint 2010 presentation can be directly saved as videos. Check more about this feature, you will see more options to collaborate to make a high quality video as you expect.

Specific say, by click “Record slid show”, you will be prepared to create video using PowerPoint. You are totally in control of slide and animation timings, voice narration and laser pointer, making them appear as you planned, and then record into the video.

After all the elements you want have been recorded to video, just click File-> Save & Send-> Create a Video.

Under that option, you will be provided with three levels of video quality, they are Computer & HD Displays, Internet & DVD and Portable Devices. Choose proper one according to your needs. The video will be finally saved as WMV (windows media video) format.

What about PowerPoint 2007, 2003, WPS PowerPoint, etc?

Here is another solid solution for you- Screen Video Recorder. With help of it, you can record just everything on PC screen. Together with any kinds of PowerPoint, this utility will be your best helper to create video from PowerPoint 2007, 2003, 2010 or whatever, and convert videos for any wireless devices and video-sharing websites, like YouTube, Dailymotion.

Watch a video tutorial created from PPT 2010 with Screen Recorder.

Method 2: Software to record video from any PowerPoint slideshow

Remind: If you want to record webcam video to illustrate along with the PPT, just record with screen recorder, and insert into the slide.

Firstly, you should get your PowerPoint ready by adding multimedia or office files you want, such as, background music, narration, images, excel spreadsheet. Many people tend to insert videos into PPT slides. Here is an instruction to put YouTube video into PowerPoint, just use the “Insert Objects” option.

Secondly, open the PPT presentation but don’t play it.

Then run the screen recording suite, set related options, including hotkey to start, pause, and stop recording. Select a record mode-full screen, custom area and certain window.

Press pause hotkey (default F10) to make time to open up slideshow. After playing, press F10 again to start to create video from PowerPoint.

Convert fabulous videos for more sharing purposes

The built-in media converter will help you convert videos to any formats and digital players like avi, mp4, mkv, 3gp, flv, android phones, Apple products, Sony player.

Tip: If you want to record your voice, the microphone needs to be plugged into computer. Meantime, in “Options” set audio input to Microphone or both system sound and Mic.

Written by: Alice Wang on May 24, 2012