Powerpoint compatible with FCP?

[Walter Biscardi]

[Angela6] “Does anyone know if this is possible…and if so how?? Thanks!!!”

In Powerpoint you can export the slides as a series of JPEG’s. Do this and set the resolution for 72dpi and then import those JPEG’s into FCP. You may need to resize the images a bit in FCP.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Angela Boyd]

Thanks for the quick answer….I appreciate your help

[John]

I have noticed you get even better results when you choose “save as” and select PNG for the file type. The type seems to be much crisper. Much like the JPEG method you will end up with a folder with all your PNG files. Also,these PNG files are usually saved at 720 X 540 so you wil have to convert them to whatever pixel ratio you are working in.

3 additional things to check

1.Check safe title! Most clients completely ignore title safe when creating power points.
2.Watch out for thin lines (less then 3 pixels) these will flicker in the TV world.
3. If you client’s PowerPoint originally existed on a PC you will want to do you the “save as” from the PC. This will ensure the type and graphics show up the same way they do on your clients PC.

[Mark Suszko]

Powerpoint is The Devil. Avoid it entirely if you can. Like gun control, powerpoint users should have to be licensed before they perpetrate their presentations.

Keynote may be more refined, but it’s still a poor substitute for real CG work. Whenever possible, I cut and paste the text from the slides into a real Character Generator and re-compose the graphic to broadcast standards using decent principles of graphic design.

Be aware many Powerpoint slide shows will use broadcast-illegal colors/levels and be too hot on whites or too low on blacks. And the line widths and font choices often will give you fits. If you HAVE to use it as given, I find it helps to add the PPT drop shadows to the text. If you can replace the seriffed fonts with something like Arial, Optima, or the like, readability improves.

Want proof Powerpoint is evil? Google “powerpoint” + “Gettysburg Address”.

[Bryce Whiteside]

And then there was this thread:

Powerpoint Conversion with Video
https://www.creativecow.net/forum/read_post.php?postid=111150987393989&forumid=8
OR just in case of wordwrap
https://tinyurl.com/3sgjd

If Keynote was able to remain true to any animated transitions iWork would be a must have for only $79. …uh, it’s a must have anyway. If the PowerPoint just went to slide to slide without transitions or not very sophisticate transitions you should be in the pink with Keynote 2.
https://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/
https://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/compatibility.html

HTH,
Bryce

Don’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…

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[Alan Lacey]

Can one just export the individual frames as bitmaps from keynote.

The last job I did, I had to export the animation as a jpeg sequence and discard 900 odd frames to get 15!

Alan

[Bryce Whiteside]

According to this it does:

Apple – iWork – Keynote – Compatibility
https://tinyurl.com/4ks7k
(You may or may not have to copy paste “https://tinyurl.com/4ks7k” — no quotes — to your browser URL address window.)

Read the last two paragraphs in the first column.

HTH,
Bryce

Don’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…

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Final Cut Pro HD
DVD Studio Pro 3
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[Alan Lacey]

yes that’s what i did Bryce but there were animated transitions between the slides, hence all the redundant bitmaps.

It looked like you couldn’t just export the full frames without all the dross.

Alan