Capturing VHS video to use in Ppt Presentation

[threeofhardts]

Ppt 2002

I have a client that would like a video (VHS) placed in a
ppt presentation for her daughter's graduation. Luckily,
she doens't graduate 'til next year. (New ppt viewer -
Yippee!)

Anyway, I know it can be done but I really don't know how
or what one needs to accomplish the task. Can anyone
direct me to an on-line tutorial that will explain how
this is done?

I thank-you in advance.

 

[threeofhardts]

Hi Tim

I'm not sure how long the video is. We're still in
the 'maybe' stage since there's time.

I sure don't want to invest much money, if any, into
this. Things are very tight right now. I was hoping I
could just pop the tape into the VCR, connect the VCR to
the computer and capture it that way. I just don't know a
darn thing about it and my Googling hasn't helped much,
either.

I'll check out Dazzle to see what it's all about. Thanks
for your reply.

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[BJChadwick]

Hi Tim

I'm not sure how long the video is. We're still in
the 'maybe' stage since there's time.

I sure don't want to invest much money, if any, into
this. Things are very tight right now. I was hoping I
could just pop the tape into the VCR, connect the VCR to
the computer and capture it that way. I just don't know a
darn thing about it and my Googling hasn't helped much,
either.

I'll check out Dazzle to see what it's all about. Thanks
for your reply.

I just bought a Dazzle USB external -- haven't used it yet but it cost about
$70.

BJ

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I sure don't want to invest much money, if any, into

this. Things are very tight right now. I was hoping I
could just pop the tape into the VCR, connect the VCR to
the computer and capture it that way. I just don't know a
darn thing about it and my Googling hasn't helped much,
either.

If your video card supports TV out, you can plug it into the VCR and record
the results.

Understand, though, that the quality won't be very good. If you keep your
text big, don't depend on any small detail to tell your story and stay clear
of highly saturated colors, red especially, you might be in business. And
what the heck, it's cheap to try out.

 

[threeofhardts]

Thanks, Steve, I'll check it out.

I've only seen one example of video taken from VHS and
added to Ppt and it weren't purdy! I have no idea how it
was captured or anything but the screen was so small and
everything was very dark. If you enlarged the screen, it
got even worse.

Perhaps someone in my area does this at a reasonable
cost. She'd be better off having somebody who 'knows what
they're doing' than having me fumble my way through it.

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[threeofhardts]

Where did you find Dazzle at that price? I checked out
their site and it was much higher there.


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[Pat Harper]

-----Original Message-----
Ppt 2002

I have a client that would like a video (VHS) placed in a
ppt presentation for her daughter's graduation. Luckily,
she doens't graduate 'til next year. (New ppt viewer -
Yippee!)

Anyway, I know it can be done but I really don't know how
or what one needs to accomplish the task. Can anyone
direct me to an on-line tutorial that will explain how
this is done?

I thank-you in advance.
.
I am looking for this exact option. Did you get a

response to the tutorial question? If so, please share
with me this option.

Thanks
Pat

 

[Austin Myers]

Pat,

Your going to need *something* to convert the TV (VCR) signal into a digital
format your computer can deal with. The cheapest solution is a video card
with a "TV in" port like those made by ATI. Any card you buy will have the
instructions needed to complete the task.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP team