On 05/14/2008 06:34 AM, mike scott wrote: > On 14 May 2008 at 9:17, bill wrote: > >> mike scott wrote: >> > On 13 May 2008 at 8:28, John Jason Jordan wrote: >> > >> > >> >> On Tue, 13 May 2008 07:04:46 -0400 >> >> bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo: >> >> >> >> >> >>> As a sideline I teach at the college level. I have agreed to do an >> >>> on-line course this term and in order to prepare the on-line lectures I >> >>> need to feed a narrated powerpoint lecture into a processor that >> >>> converts it to interactive HTML. > ... >> > I wonder if the OP is looking for something like 'rehearse timings', >> > which is well described in help, and can be started from the 'slide >> > show' menu. >> > >> > That, plus starting a sound track in the transition for the first >> > slide (as was discussed here some months ago) allows a pre-recorded >> > soundtrack, with the slides changed with pre-programmed timing. >> > >> > Don't know about the conversioin to interactive html though. >> > >> > >> The Narration function of PowerPoint allows the user to create a slide >> show and then go back and add voice narration - as if one were giving a >> lecture to a live audience. The user changes slides as he/she wishes >> while talking. The .ppt file then contains the slides and the digitized >> voice. > > Ah. I see, useful. > > I don't believe this is inbuilt into Impress (no doubt someone will > correct me if I'm wrong!); however, much the same could be done by > creating the slide show, starting an audio recorder/editor such as > audacity, and recording the narration, then proceeding much as above. > You then also get the chance to edit the sound file (remove the ums, > ers and coughs perhaps!), although the procedure would be more > complicated. Thinking about it, if you don't edit the sound file, > you'd probably only need the one pass with care. > > Any better offers out there?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=openoffice+%2Bimpress+%2Bnarration turned up several methods. Perhaps the best might be eVoice: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/taxonomy/term/3 http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/eVoice Disclaimer: I've not tried it (yet:-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
