Audio + Graphics

[Sarah]

I would like to make graphics appear in conjunction with embedded audio
files. Is there a way to time them so that they appear at the correct time
during the audio? For example, the client pushes the audio button and the
narrator begins to speak. As he is speaking he refers to the top part of the
slide which is simultaneously highlighted by a bright red box? Is this
possible? How would one go about achieving such an effect?

 

[Rick Altman]

Off the top of my head, Sarah, I would say that this is completely doable,
on two conditions:

1. The highlighting you want done can be accomplished with PowerPoint
animation.

2. You do not require synchronization to the 1/10th of a second.


So first ask yourself if the "highlighting by a bright red box" can be done
with custom animation. (It probably can, but I would need to get more
details from you to say for sure.) If so, then this all becomes an animation
sequence, with the clip starting first on a trigger, and the highlighting
being delayed by an amount that has it beginning when the speaker reaches
that part of the audio clip. You'll be able to get it to within about a
quarter of a second accuracy, but PowerPoint will frustrate you if you need
it to be more precise.

These instructions are up at a couple hundred feet; let us know if you need
us to get to street level...




--
Rick Altman
PowerPoint Live
Oct 11-14, 2009 | Atlanta GA
http://www.betterpresenting.com





As long as the action that you want to por

 

[Sarah]

Thank you!!!

Off the top of my head, Sarah, I would say that this is completely doable,
on two conditions:

1. The highlighting you want done can be accomplished with PowerPoint
animation.

2. You do not require synchronization to the 1/10th of a second.


So first ask yourself if the "highlighting by a bright red box" can be done
with custom animation. (It probably can, but I would need to get more
details from you to say for sure.) If so, then this all becomes an animation
sequence, with the clip starting first on a trigger, and the highlighting
being delayed by an amount that has it beginning when the speaker reaches
that part of the audio clip. You'll be able to get it to within about a
quarter of a second accuracy, but PowerPoint will frustrate you if you need
it to be more precise.

These instructions are up at a couple hundred feet; let us know if you need
us to get to street level...




--
Rick Altman
PowerPoint Live
Oct 11-14, 2009 | Atlanta GA
http://www.betterpresenting.com





As long as the action that you want to por

 

[Ute Simon]

For example, the client pushes the audio button and the

What Rick said, plus:

If possible, split the process into many small steps.

1. The narrator says his first sentence(s) (WAV or MP3 file No. 1). The
highlighting animation 1 appears.
2. Sound file No. 2 is started with animation "After previous", and
highlighting animation 2 appears.
3. And so on.

This makes sure, that even on computers with different speed, the animation
can "catch up". Splitting of sound files can be done with the free software
Audacity.

Another option would be to make a video, e.g. with software like Camtasia
Studio (not free, but free trial). Simultaneous actions will be recorded
simultaneously.

Best regards,
Ute