About the Book
Use easy tools to create compelling presentations
you deliver on line!
With CREATING DYNAMIC PRESENTATIONS WITH
STREAMING MEDIA, you don’t have to be a digital media professional to produce
stunning digital media. This easy-to-follow handbook introduces Microsoft®
Producer for PowerPoint® 2002—an all-in-one tool for turning ordinary
slides, audio, video, and still images into impressive online presentations.
From product demos to documentaries, e-learning to executive briefings,
you’ll discover how to make your message come alive with rich streaming
media you produce and publish yourself!
• Get professional production tips, tools,
and how-tos—direct from the Microsoft Windows Media™ team
• Learn how to record high-quality, live
video and audio
• Reuse your prerecorded material—from
sound bites to Web content
• Easily edit and arrange your footage
and files using the timeline tool
• Synchronize audio and video with slides
• Add scene transitions and special effects
• Stream your presentation—on demand—over
any network!
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Table of Contents
Introduction
xi
PART I INTRODUCING MICROSOFT
PRODUCER 1
CHAPTER 1 What is Microsoft Producer?
3
What
Can I Do with Microsoft Producer? 3
Working
with Microsoft Producer 4
Getting Content into Microsoft Producer 4
Editing in Microsoft Producer 5
Synchronizing Your Presentation 6
Previewing Your Presentation 6
Publishing Your Presentation 7
What
Other Software Works with Microsoft Producer? 7
What
Hardware Can I Use with Microsoft Producer? 7
Video Capture Devices 8
Audio Capture Devices 8
Your
Presentation: the Final Product 8
Understanding
Windows Media Technologies 9
Streaming Media 9
Windows Media Tools 9
How Is
Microsoft Producer Different from PowerPoint? 11
Usage
Scenarios for Microsoft Producer 11
Creating Business-to-business Communications 12
Creating Internal Corporate Communications 13
Creating Training Events 14
Creating Sales and Marketing Presentations 16
CHAPTER 2 The Microsoft Producer
User Interface 17
Using
the Menus 17
File Menu 18
Edit Menu 20
View Menu 21
Tools Menu 23
Clip Menu 25
Play Menu 26
Help Menu 28
Using
the Toolbar 28
Using
the Tabs 29
The Media Tab 29
The Table of Contents Tab 32
The Preview Presentation Tab 33
Using
the Timeline 34
The Timeline Tools 35
The Timeline Display 36
The Timeline Tracks 36
PART II PREPARING TO CREATE PRESENTATIONS
39
CHAPTER 3 Creating an Engaging
Presentation 41
Planning
Your Presentation 41
Considering Your Audience 42
Determining the Purpose of Your Presentation 42
Considering Time Constraints 42
Considering Budgetary Constraints 43
Scheduling Your Presenter 43
What
Makes an Engaging and Effective Presentation? 44
Guidelines for the Speaker 44
Using Digital Media in Your Presentation 48
Tips
for Video Screen Captures 51
CHAPTER 4 Setting up Hardware
and Software 55
Video
Formats 55
Video
Sources 57
Video Cameras 57
Web Cameras 58
Analog or DV VCRs 58
Satellite or Cable TV 58
Broadcasting
Standards 59
Understanding
Capture Devices 60
Video Interfaces 60
Video Capture Devices 64
Audio Sources 66
Configuring
Capture Devices 66
Device Driver Software 67
Connecting Video Capture Devices 67
CHAPTER 5 Preparing to Record
Digital Media 73
Planning
the Video in Your Presentation 73
Choosing
a Recording Site 75
Choosing
Recording Accessories 77
Preparing
an Office for Recording 80
Lighting 80
Improving Sound 82
Choosing a Background 83
Creating
a Presentation Plan 85
Creating a Basic Script 85
Using Storyboards 85
Rehearsing the Presentation 86
CHAPTER 6 Recording High-quality
Audio and Video 89
Video
and Computers 89
How Codecs Work 90
Bandwidth Considerations 91
Recording
Video 92
Basic Recording Steps 92
Common Video Camera Features 93
Advanced Features and Effects 94
Some Basic Shots 96
Setting up Shots 97
Recording Video to Edit 100
Recording
High-quality Audio 101
PART III CREATING PRESENTATIONS
USING MICROSOFT PRODUCER 103
CHAPTER 7 Starting a New Presentation
105
Using
the New Presentation Wizard 105
Choosing a Presentation Scheme 108
Entering Information About Your Presentation 111
Using PowerPoint Slides or Still Images 113
Synchronizing Slides—Now or Later 116
Completing the Wizard 116
Synchronizing Slides and Still Images 117
Starting
a New, Empty Project 119
Importing Digital Media Files 120
Saving Your Project 124
Saving Project Archives—Pack and Go 124
CHAPTER 8 Capturing Video, Audio,
and Still Images 129
Before
You Begin Capturing Content 129
Starting
the Capture Wizard 131
Starting the Capture Wizard through the New Presentation Wizard 131
Starting the Capture Wizard through the Tools Menu 132
Using
the Capture Wizard 133
Narrating Slides with Video and Audio 135
Capturing Video and Audio 141
Capturing Still Images from Video 145
Capturing Images from Your Computer Screen 146
Capturing Video from Your Computer Screen 148
Understanding
Capture Settings 151
Considerations for Choosing Capture Settings 153
Choosing
Video and Audio Devices 154
CHAPTER 9 Editing on the Timeline
161
Working
with the Media Tab 162
Adding
Files to the Timeline 163
Creating Clips from Video Files 163
Determining Where Files Are Added on the Timeline 164
Setting Default Durations for Digital Media Files 166
Adding Web Links 167
Adding Templates to the Timeline 168
Removing Files from the Timeline 168
Editing
Video and Audio 169
Trimming Video and Audio 169
Splitting Files and Clips 170
Combining Clips 171
Adding Video Transitions 171
Adding Video Effects 173
Moving and Copying Files on the Timeline 174
Working
with Audio 175
Using Audio Effects 175
Normalizing Audio on the Timeline 175
Adjusting Audio Levels 176
Editing
the Table of Contents 176
Creating
or Editing the Introduction Page 178
Previewing
Presentations 179
Setting Security Zones for Previewing 179
Editing
a Project 182
CHAPTER 10 Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentations in Producer 193
Using
Slides in Your Presentations 193
Using
PowerPoint to Edit Slides in Producer 194
When to Edit Slides 195
Inserting Images in Slides 195
Editing
Imported Slides in PowerPoint 196
Using
the Microsoft Producer PowerPoint Add-in 199
Working with Slide Timings 200
Understanding Add-in Security Issues 201
Using
Slide Animations and Transitions 203
Using Time-based Animations 204
Using On-click Animations 204
Viewing Slide Animations in Producer 206
Video
and Audio in PowerPoint Slides 207
CHAPTER 11 Publishing Your Presentation
209
Understanding
the Publishing Process 209
Files Published by Microsoft Producer 210
Understanding Servers 210
Selecting a Publishing Profile 214
Publishing with E-services 216
Using
the Publish Wizard 218
Publishing to My Computer 218
Publishing to a CD 224
Publishing to My Network Places 229
Publishing to a Web Server 233
Understanding
Presentation Playback 240
Specifying a Profile for Presentation Playback 241
Using Other Playback Parameters 242
PART IV ADVANCED PRODUCER TOPICS
245
CHAPTER 12 Customizing Producer
Templates 247
Template
Basics 247
CSS Selectors and Properties 247
Template Naming and Styles 249
Choosing a Presentation Template 250
Getting
Started 251
Naming a Presentation Template 253
Customizing
a Presentation Template 254
Customizing Background Images 255
Customizing the Media Player 261
Working with Slides 266
Customizing HTML Display 269
Customizing the Table of Contents 271
CHAPTER 13 Customizing Your Presentations
275
Opening
Web Content in a New Window 275
Customizing
CD AutoPlay 276
Creating a New Scan.hta File 277
Editing an Existing Scan.hta File 278
Getting
a Jump Start on a Presentation 282
Creating
a Microsoft PowerPoint Template 283
Annotating
Slides for Your Presentation 285
Switching
Published Video Files 287
Copying
a Published Presentation 288
CHAPTER 14 Creating Custom Publishing
Solutions 291
Customizing
Registry Keys 292
Custom
Publishing with E-services 299
Displaying
a Custom Publish Wizard 303
Building
a Simple E-service 305
Making
Your E-service Public 312
Taking
the Next Step 316
GLOSSARY 319
INDEX 325
About the Authors
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