How do you convert a PowerPoint presentation to DVD
readable format to be played in a standard DVD player.

Ron,

It would be nice if powerpoint could just do this simply....
File > Save to DVD

But it cannot.

One way is to follow this tutorial
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com...int-to-dvd.htm

There are other ways.... like buying a DVD recorder and the correct graphics card and record the presentation as you
play it.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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Hello Ron,

PowerPoint does not have the built-in ability to save presentations as
video files or other video formats such as DVD-Video and, even if it did,
there would be significant loss of interactivity (because DVD-Video and
PowerPoint slide show have very different capabilities in this area) and
loss of visual fidelity (DVD-Video resolution is less than typical computer
display resolution and most television will not render colors the same way
that a computer display will).

So, if the ability save presentations to DVD-Video (even with unavoidable
loss of some interactivity capabilities), directly from within PowerPoint,
is important to you (or anyone else reading this message), or if there are
specific features of PowerPoint slide show distribution that you would like
to see (which might eliminate the need to save presentations as DVD-Video),
don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft
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> There are other ways.... like buying a DVD recorder and the correct
graphics card and record the presentation as you
> play it.

TAJ,

Do you know of any good links with details on this process? We have some VHS
tapes we'd like to convert to play in regular DVD players, and the local
company wants one of my arms to do it. A quick search tells me I'm looking
at $350 USD for the hardware and software to do it myself...

-John

John,

All I can think of is a DVD recorder.....video cable from vhs player to dvd recorder....job done.... OK so you have to
invest in a dvd recorder.....but that's a one of cost.

Cucumber
TAJ

Thanks, that's probably the way we'll go. Couldn't be easier!

-John