How To Make Video Sales Letters Using Text and Pre Recorded Audio

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spearce000

11 years ago

You want to record the audio track first, and then add the pictures and text to it afterwards - correct?

Most non-linear editing systems will allow you to do this - in fact it's how most videos are editied. You can do it in Windows MovieMaker, but that might be a bit "clunky". The software I use for this sort of stuff is Serif MoviePlus HD Video Editing Software – MoviePlus X5 from Serif (not an affiliate link).

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Martin Luxton

11 years ago

Originally Posted by spearce000

You want to record the audio track first, and then add the pictures and text to it afterwards - correct?

Most non-linear editing systems will allow you to do this - in fact it's how most videos are editied. You can do it in Windows MovieMaker, but that might be a bit "clunky". The software I use for this sort of stuff is Serif MoviePlus HD Video Editing Software – MoviePlus X5 from Serif (not an affiliate link).

Looks good. Do they have different video skins and a standalone video player?

Martin

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spearce000 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Martin Luxton

Looks good. Do they have different video skins and a standalone video player?

Martin

No, they don't, but you can always save the result as a .mp4 file and use JWPlayer.
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awoodyear

11 years ago

Hey

Thanks for the advice spearce000, that is exactly what I want to do. I just want a quick way to get audio into a text/image based presentation that can be used as a sales video. I know camtasia can do it but it just seems cumbersome have to playback the whole powerpoint presentation to get the timing while it is being recorded.

Will give the starter edition a shot.

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spearce000

11 years ago

Originally Posted by awoodyear

Hey

Thanks for the advice spearce000, that is exactly what I want to do. I just want a quick way to get audio into a text/image based presentation that can be used as a sales video. I know camtasia can do it but it just seems cumbersome have to playback the whole powerpoint presentation to get the timing while it is being recorded.

Will give the starter edition a shot.

You're very welcome. Camtasia has its place, and it's very powerful software, but it's not going to do what you want in this instance. Serif software is very underrated IMHO. I'm using MoviePlus X3 right now (the current version is X5) and I'm often amazed by what it can do.

BTW, Serif give away older versions of some of their software products for free (sadly video editing software isn't one of them) at this site: FreeSerifSoftware – free software downloads I recommend getting the free version of DrawPlus as you can create some pretty cool video graphics that way.

If you have an existing PowerPoint presentation, save each slide as a .jpg file and import them into the timeline that way. PM me if you need any assistance.

Shaun

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Don Schenk 11 years ago

Originally Posted by spearce000

You're very welcome. Camtasia has its place, and it's very powerful software, but it's not going to do what you want in this instance. Shaun

Huh? I use Camtasia to do exactly this. I first record the audio on one of these. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...p?product=1547

Then I create a Powerpoint slide show (I've also use Open Office for the slide show).

I turn on Camtasia and record the Powerpoint show while listening to the audio for timing. Then I simply drop the audio into Camtasia.

There is a free Camtasia look-alike called Camstudio. You should be able to do the same with that.

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- spearce000 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Don Schenk
  
  I turn on Camtasia and record the Powerpoint show while listening to the audio for timing. Then I simply drop the audio into Camtasia.
  
  Yes, but you still have to sync the slides with the audio on the fly, which isn't what the OP wants to do. The method and software I mention in my earlier posts will also enable you to create videos like the one below, which you couldn't do in Powerpoint and Camtasia.
  
  http://youtu.be/cuIcL72x1WU
  
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  Gail_Curran 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by spearce000
  
  Yes, but you still have to sync the slides with the audio on the fly, which isn't what the OP wants to do.
  
  Or you can record the Powerpoint in Camtasia, add in the pre-recorded audio track, and then adjust the length of each slide as necessary to perfectly synch up with the audio.
  
  Lots of different ways to achieve the same end, depending on the tools used and one's skill level.
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Don Schenk

11 years ago

Oh, so he wants to import images into a vidio he makes while talking.

I've made Camtasia videos without using Powerpoint by importing jpegs. Doing the audio first gives me the timing, and I drop slides into Camtasia at the appropriate places and tell Camtasi what type of transitition I want between that slide and the next.

He says,

"...the only way to do it I believe is by recording system audio while recording or importing the slides into camtasia as images.

Is it that he wants to record or import the slides while talking? That seems like it would really be on the fly, and a hard way to go - one little timing mistake and he would have to start recording audio all over again.

Movie Plus looks interesting too and not expensive.

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spearce000

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Don Schenk

I've made Camtasia videos without using Powerpoint by importing jpegs. Doing the audio first gives me the timing, and I drop slides into Camtasia at the appropriate places and tell Camtasi what type of transitition I want between that slide and the next.

Interesting. I didn't realise you could do this with Camtasia. I just use it for screen capture videos, and MoviePlus for everything else.

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Liverich

11 years ago

Does anybody know about the best Text to Speech voice converter software/tool, which can produce close to human like voice? I've checked out many but none of them is good. It could be a very useful tool for the people who are shy of recording their own voice in a video presentation or for the ones who don't speak English as their first language.

Your inputs will be much appreciated for the sake of all the warrior who are interested to know about it....THANKS.

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Don Schenk

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Liverich

Does anybody know about the best Text to Speech voice converter software/tool, which can produce close to human like voice?Your inputs will be much appreciated for the sake of all the warrior who are interested to know about it....THANKS.

Take a look (give a listen) to Natural Reader at Free text to speech software with Natural Voices-- Free NaturalReader

I am not an affiliate.

I would think you could record the audio and use it as an MP3.

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awoodyear

11 years ago

Thanks for the help everyone. I just wanted to make a video with text using prerecorded mp3 voiceovers. Sounds like Camtasia and Movieplus can do it.

I've seen many squeeze pages with video consisting of only text/graphics with someone talking. I assume this is done with Camtasia most of the time?

Originally Posted by Liverich

Does anybody know about the best Text to Speech voice converter software/tool, which can produce close to human like voice? I've checked out many but none of them is good. It could be a very useful tool for the people who are shy of recording their own voice in a video presentation or for the ones who don't speak English as their first language.

Your inputs will be much appreciated for the sake of all the warrior who are interested to know about it....THANKS.

I recommend ivona.com, it sounds pretty good.

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semmyw 11 years ago

I always use camptasia and power poin presentation and a mic. hope this help you
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Anonymous Affiliate 11 years ago

Originally Posted by awoodyear

I recommend ivona.com, it sounds pretty good.

Another vote to Ivona.com. Best text-to-speech service in my opinion.
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Liverich

11 years ago

Thanks Don, I checked out the site you suggested and it has some appeal and worth testing further on their Free version. I'm definitely going to go further into it.

Thanks "awoodyear" for your suggestion as well. I've checked out your suggested site too but Don's site appealed to me more as the voice sounds much closer to human like on that.