How do I capture a video clip to use in a ppt?

[Guest]

Am working with a ppt presentation and I want to include two video clips of
about 1 minute each.
How do I capture it?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

mattie

if you have the video clips on your computer as a file,

then insert menu (in powerpoint) > movies > from file


if the movies are on old fashioned tape, then you need some kind of capture
device

see
http://www.techadvice.com/help/Products/E/external-video-capture.asp

and
http://www.videohelp.com/

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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[Guest]

It is a clip from a DVD

 

[ring_ding_us]

when I capture something I use my video card capture software. I have an ATI
radeon 9800, I think, that captures in DVD mpeg2 quality. I will then run
the dvd on a player external of my computer and capture the signal thru the
video card. I can capture tv signals, video tapes, dvds or whatever. Mine
has a built in tv tuner with the video card. Works great and easy. Just
cost about 200-300 bucks, but worth it to me.

 

[Austin Myers]

First I must caution you that copying from a commercial DVD and placing it
in PowerPoint is a copyright violation. In order to do what you want you
will need to obtain an illegal DVD ripper to "rip" the video to your hard
drive, you will then need to remove the macrovision protection, and finally
convert it to a file that can be used in PowerPoint. My best advice is to
either find another video clip that is not copyright protected or to use a
tool that allows you to play DVD's in PowerPoint. (One tool for this is
PFCMedia and you may download a free fully functioning trial from
www.pfcmedia.com)


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Guest]

thank you

when I capture something I use my video card capture software. I have an ATI
radeon 9800, I think, that captures in DVD mpeg2 quality. I will then run
the dvd on a player external of my computer and capture the signal thru the
video card. I can capture tv signals, video tapes, dvds or whatever. Mine
has a built in tv tuner with the video card. Works great and easy. Just
cost about 200-300 bucks, but worth it to me.

 

[Guest]

thank you so much. I am struggling to find where to rate you...,. but kudos!

 

[ring_ding_us]

Or you can do as i just suggested without all the converting this and that
and make it simple, get a video capture card, install video card, connect
dvd player to video card and press play on the dvd and record on the
computer. Works like a champ. However, your right the copyright stuff is a
problem, but there are conditions that must be met before it is a copyright
violation. Such as you making money on the video, you are claiming it is
your own, ect. You can however, use the video clip if it is strictly for
educational purposes and your are not recieving a monitary benefit and you
give credit to the producers, ex-bibliography. Even though it is digital it
is still very similiar to the old text days with a few exceptions, like
projection rights.
I am not a legal expert but it may not be a copyright violation in your
particular situation. Check out the laws yourself and decide. If the
copyright laws were so strict we wouldn't be able to have libraries and copy
machines.

 

[ring_ding_us]

Oh, by the way, just because you play the dvd in a commercial DVD player
through your computer does not guarantee or grant you broadcast or
projection rights. You still have the possibility of copyright
infringement.