Using Microsoft Producer for Sophisticated Presentations


You can use Microsoft Producer to create automated PowerPoint presentations with audio and video content. Slide presentations can be linked to a video of the presenter, as well as audio of the presentation with synchronization between slides and rich content.

Downloading and Installing Microsoft Producer

Microsoft Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 can be downloaded free at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1B3C76D5-FC75-4F99-94BC-784919468E73&displaylang=en. The program works with PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint XP (2002).

Once downloaded, run the MSPROD2.EXE file to install the software. The installation options are as follows:

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Click Next to continue past the Welcome page.

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Enter the user and organization names, and then choose whether you want to install the software for anyone who uses the computer or for just the user of the current session. Click Next.

3.

Upon reading and accepting the licensing agreement, click the I Accept the Terms pf This Agreement check box and click Next.

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Choose either a Typical Installation or Custom Installation. The Typical Installation option installs the two components that come with the tool, so there is usually no reason to choose Custom Installation. Click Next to continue.

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Click Install to complete the installation. Click Finish when prompted.

Using the Microsoft Producer Add-on

Once installed, you can launch Microsoft Producer and create a media-integrated presentation file. Do the following:

1.

To launch Microsoft Producer, select Start, Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Producer.

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Choose Use the New Presentation Wizard to begin a Microsoft Producer project.

3.

Click Next at the Welcome screen.

4.

Choose one of the presentation templates. If you're unsure which to use, start with the default template and then try some of the other options. Click Next to continue.

Note

If you just want audio with a PowerPoint presentation deck, the Standard Audio - Resizable Slides template option provides a left pane where the audio can be controlled, and a right pane where the slide size can be changed based on the resolution of the user's monitor.

The Standard Video (320x240) - Resizable Slides template option provides a video section in the upper-left corner, session controls also in the left pane, and a resizable slide area on the right side.

5.

Select the font, size, color, and background for the table of contents, as well as any slide area background file. Click Next to continue.

6.

Enter the title for the presentation, along with any information about the presenter, introduction page image, and description. Click Preview to see what the intro page will look like, and click Next to continue.

7.

Select the path and slides that will be part of this project. This can be in the PPT and PPS presentation formats, or in the JPG, JPEG, JPE, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF, DIB, WMF, or EMF image formats. You can select multiple files and images. Click Next to continue.

8.

Select the path and files for the audio and video files that will be part of this project. The files can be in the AVI, MPG, M1V, MP2, MP2V, MPEG, MPE, MPV2, WM, WMV, and ASF video formats, or in the WAV, AIF, AIFF, AIFC, SND, MP3, AU, MPA, WMA, and ASF audio formats. You can select multiple audio and video files, and you can even click the Capture button to capture real-time content. Click Next to continue.

9.

You are prompted with an option to synchronize your presentation slides and audio/video content. Typically, you will select Yes so you can organize the content with the appropriate rich media and slides. Click Next. Click Finish to begin importing presentation decks, slides, audio, and video content.

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On the Synchronize Slide page, click the Play button to start the video/audio content. Click the Next Slide button when the video/audio connects with the desired slide. The Microsoft Producer interface is shown in Figure 37.9.

Figure 37.9. The Microsoft Producer synchronization interface.


After the project has been completed, the project can be saved as a Microsoft Producer file for future modifications or changes. Additionally, one of the major functions of Microsoft Producer is to publish the integrated presentation. The published presentation is saved in JPEG and WMV files that can be viewed using a standard browser.

To publish the presentation file, do the following:

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From the Microsoft Producer screen, select File, Publish.

2.

For the playback site, choose either My Computer, My Network Places, or Web Server. Click Next.

Note

Choose My Computer to publish the presentation to a file that can then be burned to CD or DVD, or accessed from a standard file server.

Choose My Network Places to publish the presentation to a network share or a SharePoint Portal, or Windows SharePoint Services share.

Choose Web Server to publish the presentation to a Web server, so that Microsoft Publisher content can be stored on a Web server, and the media content is stored on a Windows Media Server system.

3.

Enter the filename and the location where the files are to be published. Click Next.

4.

Confirm the title, presenter, introduction page image, and description for the Presentation Information page. Click Next.

5.

For published settings, select the Choose Publish Settings for Different Audiences option instead of the recommended Use Suggested Settings option so you can select the quality and transfer speed of the content. Click Next to continue.

Note

As noted in the "Choosing the Bit Rate(s)" sidebar, select the bit rate that meets the available bandwidth being used for the playback. If you plan to burn the presentation to CD-ROM, keep the content small enough to fit on a CD-ROM disc. If you plan to publish the session over the Internet, you need to choose the bandwidth available for your remote client connections.

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Click Next on the Publish Your Presentation screen to process the presentation.




Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed(c) R2 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed (R2 Edition)
ISBN: 0672328984
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 499

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