PowerPoint to Video

Project presentations are best accompanied by video support or a neat slideshow in which you manually go to the next picture of interest. PowerPoint also provides a great deal of interaction, but if you simply want to play such a presentation automatically, then PowerPoint to Video can help you convert it to a more suitable format.

As the name suggests, the application’s core function is to convert presentations created in the PowerPoint component of Office, with the output being a video file. In order to successfully deliver your video Office needs to be installed on your computer. What’s more, you need to make sure that presentations are under the PPT format, and not PPTX.

The initial window that shows up is the file selection screen. It isn’t fitted with too many options, and the only choice you have is to import the presentations you want to convert. This can’t be done through drag and drop though, so you need to rely on the browse dialog, where it’s possible to pick multiple files.

Pressing convert only takes you halfway through, because some effort is required on your behalf until the end of the process. The new prompt that shows up is where all output configurations can be set. These let you specify the destination folder, output audio and video codec settings, as well as recording and capture method.

During conversion, you get to work in a larger workspace, with the center area playing your presentation as it gets converted. According to recording options, it’s possible to capture audio from a connected microphone to use as background or explanations. Among others, you can pick desired resolution, and chop off margins.

Truth be told, you can build some impressive presentations with the help of PowerPoint, by combining different visual elements and animations. PowerPoint to Video helps you convert it to a format that’s easier to trigger and requires only a media player to view, in case the computer you need to run the presentation on isn’t fitted with Office.