[Bill Green]

Newer versions of PowerPoint have a “Create a Video” option under File, Save & Send -> File Types. I have used this feature before to publish the PowerPoint to YouTube. You have the option to record the slides with the specific timing between slides that you choose (simply clicking to the next slide). It is a fast way to create a video file with timing that matches the content of the presentation. I would suggest using this to create the video portion, pulling it into the Vegas timeline, then adding your soundtrack. Otherwise, you may need to convert each slide to a .jpg and add/stretch to get the desired timing.

[Bill Green]

I have the same 30p option for my Canon camera and when I start a Vegas project by selecting “match properties” it fills in the options as if it was a 60i source (with de-interlacing selected). I have rendered projects both with de-interlacing selected and rendered as a progressive source and find little difference in the result (convincing myself that the progressive render is slightly better). I, too, would feel much more confident if Vegas would recognize the source file as a progressive source.

Does anyone have more technical detail to help us solve the “30p wrapped in a 60i wrapper” question?