Re: FLASH: Flash and Power Point compatibility.

[Wayne Townsend]

>	I have a client who has a 200 slide presentation done completely in

>powerpoint including  wavs, and midis. I was wondering if there is a way to

>save time converting this presentation into shockwave? If so it would save me

>a world of time. Thats pretty much it.

>

>Thanks

>Eric Cole

>Dirt Cheap Designs

>www.dcd.nu


Hi Eric,


We do this kind of work as a specialty at webstaffing.net


It is rather labor intensive.  Most graphics need to be redrawn, because

when taken directly into Flash from PowerPoint, they have far too many

elements. (HUGE!)  For example, copy a PP grad fill into Flash, and see

what you get.  On another frame, redraw it with native flash tools.  Then

check the report on the swf.  The graphics from PP are rather *fat* to say

the least, and not appropriate for the web.

On the good side Flash makes a fantastic tool for creating web

presentations.  The best there is.  The streaming eliminates the wait.  By

the time the audience has looked at a few slides, most of the presentation

is loaded, so thereafter, moving to the next slide is *instant*.


Of course, if this *isn't* for the web, then filesize won't matter as much.


You'll have to play the midis through a hidden frame.  If your client used

the PP built-in proprietary wavs in the presentation, you've got trouble.


Let your client know that this job is going to take a while.  It won't be

Dirt Cheap.  ;)


If you find any shortcuts, let me know.  I haven't found any.  :(


The lesson for the client is this: In the future, if they're going to be

creating presentations for viewing on the web, they should have you do them

in Flash from the start, instead of doing them in powerpoint and then

converting them to Flash.  It's far less costly that way.


/wayne


Wayne Townsend

WebStaffing.Net

Farmersville/Princeton, Texas

waynettopher [dot] net

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