PowerPoint Using Photos And Video Effectively For Great Presentations

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Lynda

Manufacturer Website: lynda.com

Author: Richard Harrington

Duration: 2:14

Type dispensed material: videos

Language English

Description: Start incorporating photos and videos more effectively in your PowerPoint presentations, and create a message that paints a picture worth a thousand words. In this course you'll learn best practices for using photos and videos in your PowerPoint presentations. Author Rich Harrington covers both design principles as well as practical techniques to improve the look and usefulness of your presentations with multimedia.


Effective use of photos and video clips into PowerPoint


Introduction

Welcome

Using the exercise files

1. Working with Photos

Why use photos in a presentation?

Aesthetic recommendation when choosing images

Technical requirements for presentation images

Using stock photography

Sources for free images

Copyright essentials for presenters

2. Browsing Media

Using the ribbon to browse content

Browsing online

Browsing photos and video

Organizing media

3. Inserting Images Manually

Using the Insert command

Dragging and dropping images

Copying and pasting images

Using screenshots

Inserting a photo album

4. Adjusting Images in PowerPoint

Using Corrections commands

Using Recolor commands

Using Artistic Effects

Creating background images

Reusing an effect

Compressing pictures

5. Masking Photos

Cropping an image

Cropping with a shape

Adjusting an image within a crop

Straightening a photo

6. Working with Transparency

Using embedded transparency

Removing a background

Adding transparency with Photoshop

Adding transparency with Photoshop Elements

7. Creating Photo-Based Layouts

Designing with a grid

Using photo-oriented themes

8. Inserting Video Files

Supported files

Adding a video file

Trimming a video file's duration

Setting the volume for a video clip

Setting playback controls for a video clip

Controlling video playback during a presentation

9. Prepping Images and Video Outside of PowerPoint

Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop

Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop Elements

Prepping a video file with QuickTime Pro

Prepping a video file with Windows Media Encoder

Conclusion

Wrapping up





Sample Files: present

Video Format: MP4

Video: AVC, 1280x720, 16: 9, 30fps, 960kbps

Audio: AAC, 48kHz, 128kbps, stereo

Introduction

Working with Photos

Browsing Media

Inserting Images Manually

Adjusting Images in PowerPoint

Masking Photos

Working with Transparency

Creating Photo-Based Layouts

Inserting Video Files

Prepping Images and Video Outside of PowerPoint

Conclusion

Exercice Files

1.62GB