Converting Mac presentation to Windows presentation

[cassical]

I've made a beautiful presentation using an Apple Mac, then made it
into a movie, adding a backing soundtrack (the soundtrack doesn't
involve copyright). When opening to view, it opens as a QuickTime
application. Then I saved it onto a disc and tried to open it on a
Windows XP machine, but it wouldn't/couldn't open.

When I tried to recreate the presentation on Windows, I wasn't able to
make a movie out of it, nor was I able to put in a soundtrack.

Anyone able to offer any suggestions - either for converting the PP
Movie from Mac to Windows, or for creating a PP Presentation on
Windows, which includes a soundtrack.

Thanks

 

[Chirag]

QuickTime player is available for Windows. Install it to play the Mac
created QuickTime movie.

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I've made a beautiful presentation using an Apple Mac, then made it
into a movie, adding a backing soundtrack (the soundtrack doesn't
involve copyright). When opening to view, it opens as a QuickTime
application. Then I saved it onto a disc and tried to open it on a
Windows XP machine, but it wouldn't/couldn't open.

When I tried to recreate the presentation on Windows, I wasn't able to
make a movie out of it, nor was I able to put in a soundtrack.

Anyone able to offer any suggestions - either for converting the PP
Movie from Mac to Windows, or for creating a PP Presentation on
Windows, which includes a soundtrack.

Quicktime Pro for Mac is fairly inexpensive and should allow you to convert
your QT movie to something more PC-edible.

 

[cassical]

Thanks for those answers guys, but it's still not really working for
me. What I need to do is be able to put this presentation onto CD and
send it out to people to support a funding submission.

I need something generic that can be used on any PC - hopefully without
people having to download or purchase software to watch it.

Now, I can put the PowerPoint Movie created on the Mac onto disc and
watch it on any Mac I want. The problem is that most people use
Windows. So, I suppose I have the following questions:

1) does the PowerPoint 2003 for Windows have the ability to turn a
PowerPoint presentation into a movie like the Mac does?

2) if not, what's the easiest and best way to put this presentation
onto a CD, that also includes a backing soundtrack?

Thanks, I appreciate any help you can give me.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks for those answers guys, but it's still not really working for
me. What I need to do is be able to put this presentation onto CD and
send it out to people to support a funding submission.

I need something generic that can be used on any PC - hopefully without
people having to download or purchase software to watch it.

That's what PFC Media is all about.

1) does the PowerPoint 2003 for Windows have the ability to turn a
PowerPoint presentation into a movie like the Mac does?

No. It's a much-requested feature, though.

2) if not, what's the easiest and best way to put this presentation
onto a CD, that also includes a backing soundtrack?

Follow the suggestions here to set the presentation up so that links don't
break:

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email
a presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm

That still leaves you with the problem of getting movies to work; even if
linked properly, they may not play because of codec problems. That also is
what PFC Media is all about.

For US$0.00 (or the equivalent in Aus$, Cd$ or Euro) you can test it yourself.
It seems like The Thing To Do.

 

[cassical]

Steve,

thanks so much for your help, i really appreciate it... i'm looking
at the site you pointed me to... i'm not sure it's going to be much
help *sob*


grrr... Windows PPt needs that feature !!