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Executable PowerPoint files

Apr 12, 2012 5:14 PM

For church, I create PowerPoint files with the slides synchronized with inserted music (mp3 files). Do any of the Adobe products allow converting these files to executable files that are easier to run and to pass on to other people?

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  • mkalyanp
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    1. mkalyanp,
    Apr 17, 2012 9:00 PM   in reply to SteveH1943
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    Hi

     

    You can use Adobe captivate to generate executables by importing Powerpoint files

    But note that Presenter assets will be lost. Synced animations are also lost

     

    thanks

    Mahesh Nayak

     
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  • Jorma Jennings
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    2. Jorma Jennings,
    Apr 19, 2012 8:38 AM   in reply to SteveH1943
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    Does publishing as a PDF not meet this need? You will end up with a single page PDF that plays the presentation. It requires Reader 9 or newer.

     
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  • SteveH1943
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    3. SteveH1943,
    Apr 19, 2012 9:10 AM   in reply to Jorma Jennings
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    I did a "save as" to a .pdf. I can then bring it up in Acrobat 9, and can manually flip through the slides. I don't see how I can start it and let it run through the slides automatically by the timings I set up in the PowerPoint file. Am I missing something?

     

     

    Thanks,

     

     

    Steve

     
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  • Jorma Jennings
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    4. Jorma Jennings,
    Apr 19, 2012 9:16 AM   in reply to SteveH1943
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    You should publish to PDF through Presenter, not save as PDF through PPT.

     

    PDF Publishing.jpg

     
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  • SteveH1943
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    5. SteveH1943,
    Apr 19, 2012 9:30 AM   in reply to Jorma Jennings
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    I don't have Presenter. Before investing $500, I'd need to know that it works. Questions:

     

     

    Would the resulting file keep the mp3 file that was inserted in the PowerPoint file and maintain the coordinated slide advancement timing?

     

     

    Would it handle the animations established in PowerPoint?

     

     

    Would the resulting file be easily transferable to another person?

     

     

    Is there an Apple version? This isn't mandatory, but I'd prefer working on the Apple.

     

     

    Thanks for your input.

     

     

    Steve

     
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  • Jorma Jennings
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    6. Jorma Jennings,
    Apr 19, 2012 10:05 AM   in reply to SteveH1943
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    Well, best option is to do the trial version, available here: http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/

     

    But as an example, here is a POC we did. It show the timing and audio in the presentation and being played back in a PDF.

     

    http://realeyesconnect.adobeconnect.com/p16xfk92sjc/

     

    Presenter is a Windows only application, so no Mac version.

     
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  • SteveH1943
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    7. SteveH1943,
    Apr 20, 2012 9:15 AM   in reply to Jorma Jennings
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    Thanks much for your assistance. I don't have time now, but when I do, I'll play with the trial version.

     

     

    Steve

     
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