Message text written by INTERNET:sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de >I also want to edit out the bad parts. I'd really like to include my little style shift movie in my PowerPoint presentation for the NASS conference, but I'm not sure how to do it. (Somebody told me that there are files called mpegs, like jpegs but for movies).<
I did something similar for my daughter's wedding using edited embarrassing highlights from her youth. The clips had been taken on a VHS camcoder and I used a Pinnacle MP10 external interface and software to edit the clips on the PC and to fade them and the sound etc - Not sure if this Pinnacle product is international or not but I am sure there will be plenty compatible ones in the US. I then recorded it as an MPEG file as you suggest and it ran easily within Powerpoint.. It wouldn't be hard to delete every other frame to speed things up by a factor of two but it might be tedious...! Be careful though if you intend - as I originally did - to hire a laptop so I could more easily give the presentation in the hotel. The problem is that most laptops up to 1999 had video cards that cannot keep up with MPEG video. They do manage to process it but only in a jerky fashion. If you do go for hiring such a PC then make sure it is fast enough. I was told that if I got a laptop with a DVD interface then the video cards on those are likely to be fast enough. Failing this you'll just have to take your desk top PC with you to the conference! If you also use a digital projection device that handles the sound as well. It can all be very neat. Hope this helps... Patrick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Patrick_Powers/ Lat: N 51d. 49m. 09s: Long: W 00d. 21m. 53s -
