Can Anyone Recommend an Easy Way To Make Voiceover Powerpoint Videos?!

11 years ago

It's actually pretty simple. Just open up Powerpoint, start recording via the Camtasia Powerpoint add-on, do a preview of the slideshow and talk as you go through the slides. When you're done, turn off the recording, export to Camtasia, and trim as necessary.

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Cool Hand Luke

11 years ago

Originally Posted by rdpayne

It's actually pretty simple. Just open up Powerpoint, start recording via the Camtasia Powerpoint add-on, do a preview of the slideshow and talk as you go through the slides. When you're done, turn off the recording, export to Camtasia, and trim as necessary.

Thanks, but that won't work because I already have the audio recorded...

I need to know how to sync and record my finished audio with a powerpoint presentation and record that using camtasia.

I've been looking and haven't found a single detailed resource, guide, FAQ, or even a youtube video on how to do it and I'm at a loss.

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rdpayne

11 years ago

Use the same steps, but instead of talking, play your audio so you know when to advance the slide. After you import into Camtasia, you can unhook and delete the audio track if necessary and then import the pre-recorded audio track.

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chg

11 years ago

Camtasia is a lifesaver. Will also come in handy if you want to do any cool screen capture videos.

RDPayne had the best course of action for you. It's exactly what we've done in the past in these situations.

For the future, you might want to make the video first and then narrate afterwards. It's easier.

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spearce000

11 years ago

If you've already got the audio recorded you've got two options (either way involves importing the completed audio into Camtasia on Track 2):

1. Export your Powerpoint presentation as JPEGs, import into Camtasia and sync with the audio. or...
2. Open your presentation and record the screen in Camtasia while playing the audio back using Audacity, clicking through to each slide in turn.

Personally, I'd do option 1.

PM me if I can be of further assistance.

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troy23

11 years ago

Create the slides in PowerPoint.
Set it to slideshow mode.
Set Camtasia to record - you may need to adjust the window to capture the area of the PowerPoint slides.
Speak as you record the slides and move from one slide to the next.
Press F10 to end the video.
Go into edit mode.
Make any edit changes/cuts etc.
Produce the video as whatever format you want..i.e WMV. AVI, MP4, YouTube etc

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Kurt

11 years ago

Here's how I would do it:

Open the audio in Audacity (free audio editing software).
Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder

Cut the audio into segments so that you have multiple sound files, one for each Powerpoint slide. Just copy the desired audio part for each slide into another Audacity file, then save.

Add each audio file to the associated slide. You will need to set Powerpoint so that it plays each audio file automatically. This is actually done through the "Animation" panel in Powerpoint.

Once you're added an audio file, PowerPoint will automatically time the slide to change once the audio file is over, assuming you don't have any animation settings that are longer than the audio.

Another option would be to add your single voiceover file and have it play throughout the entire presentation. Then, adjust the timing of each slide to match the audio.

How to Make PowerPoint 2010 Slides Advance...

Yet another option is to rerecord the voiceovers directly into PowerPoint.

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Kurt

11 years ago

PS. Since you have Powerpoint 2010, forget about Camtasia!

PP 2010 and 2013 will export as video, so there's no need to use Camtasia.

Also, don't use the style in the example video you used. It's been proven people don't read and listen very well at the same time.

Instead, just insert headlines into the PowerPoint slideshow. Then let your voiceover do the talking. It's not only better, it's easier.

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Cool Hand Luke

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

PS. Since you have Powerpoint 2010, forget about Camtasia!

PP 2010 and 2013 will export as video, so there's no need to use Camtasia.

Hi Kurt, could you elaborate on this part a little more?

I know that I can export projects as videos directly through Powerpoint, but how do I set the slide timings with the audio?

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Kurt

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Cool Hand Luke

Hi Kurt, could you elaborate on this part a little more?

I know that I can export projects as videos directly through Powerpoint, but how do I set the slide timings with the audio?

Insert the audio to play through all videos, then watch the video in my first post to adjust the timing of each slide.

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Cool Hand Luke

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Insert the audio to play through all videos, then watch the video in my first post to adjust the timing of each slide.

Thanks Kurt, this is actually what One-Hour Video studio does (adds the audio to a powerpoint presentation and sets the slide transitions manually) but it seems to get the timing off. I'm going to go in and manually set the slide transitions and see how that works.

Thanks for the help so far.

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Kurt

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Cool Hand Luke

Thanks Kurt, this is actually what One-Hour Video studio does (adds the audio to a powerpoint presentation and sets the slide transitions manually) but it seems to get the timing off. I'm going to go in and manually set the slide transitions and see how that works.

Thanks for the help so far.

Hey Luke,

One Hour Video is supposed to set the timings automatically, but I've heard others say they've had some trouble with that feature.

I believe you probably have the timings already in the One Hour transcript? If so, they may be of some help when you do it manually in PP.

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Cool Hand Luke

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

Hey Luke,

One Hour Video is supposed to set the timings automatically, but I've heard others say they've had some trouble with that feature.

I believe you probably have the timings already in the One Hour transcript? If so, they may be of some help when you do it manually in PP.

Thanks again Kurt, and yes, you're completely right: 1HVS does set the timings automatically and it works great for shorter videos, but the timing seems to come undone on longer videos (10-minutes+)

From now on I think I'm going to split my audio file up into shorter chunks and use 1HVS to create a different video for each, then add them together using Windows Live Movie Maker to create a full VSL.

In the meantime, I'm just going to edit the slide timings manually and hopefully that works out well.

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Kurt

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Cool Hand Luke

Thanks again Kurt, and yes, you're completely right: 1HVS does set the timings automatically and it works great for shorter videos, but the timing seems to come undone on longer videos (10-minutes+)

From now on I think I'm going to split my audio file up into shorter chunks and use 1HVS to create a different video for each, then add them together using Windows Live Movie Maker to create a full VSL.

In the meantime, I'm just going to edit the slide timings manually and hopefully that works out well.

Hey Luke,

I'm not sure the purpose of your video...if it's a sales video, then the following strategy may not be best.

But, generally I suggest making a number of shorter videos, then adding them to a playlist on Youtube. For example, if you have a 10 minute video, make 5 two minute videos and a playlist containing all of them.

This gives you 6 assets on Youtube. Each of them, including the playlist, can rank and bring traffic/money.

Also, you have a very good chance of increasing your video views in a legit way. Instead of someone watching a long video (if they make it through), with shorter videos they may watch 5 videos, which means 5 views instead of one.

User engagement is also important. With shorter videos, if someone leaves they will have watched a higher percentage of the video. However, if they leave after 2 minutes for a 10 minute video, they will have left after watching only 20% of the video. This is an important ranking factor.