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Powerpoint
and Multimedia Files
PowerPoint
may come with a bunch of templates and some backgrounds but if you throw
all that away and simply use it as an engine to display your graphics
(whilst keeping those familiar editing tools for the text etc.) it's
actually capable of some pretty stunning results.
You can include suitably encoded video, sound (either as feedback, voiceover
or music bed), flash animations, hyperlinks and photos all across a
background perfectly suited to your requirements
We
can encode video from any standard or format (VHS, PAl, NTSC, Beta,
DigiBeta etc etc) into a variety of digital formats - AVI, QuickTime,
MPEG1 and MPEG2 are the most common. The choice of encoding depends
on the quality of the source material, the capability and OS of the
playback machine and the size of image required.
As
a rough rule of thumb:
- AVI
- will run on virtually any Windows machine with no additional software
(data rate and frame size can be chosen to allow playback direct from
CD). This is not really an option if you require full screen video
- QuickTime
- generally requires the installation of the (free) application on
a PC, most predictable for Mac.
- MPEG1
- currently supported by most modern 'multimedia' PCs, capable of
running at full screen
- MPEG2
- DVD standard, excellent quality, great full screen capability -
does require a DVD codec to be installed and demands some serious
hardware. Currently not suitable for distribution but for a conference
where you've got control of the playback machine this is the standard
to choose...
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