[starbuck]

Hey,
I am new to roxio 9 but so far I am impressed with what I can do with it. Recently I made a huge power point and wanted to move it to dvd. I converted the powerpoint files to jpg and imported into Videowave. I was able to do a lot with the program (transistions, music, naration etc). The problem I am having, however, is that when viewed on a dvd / tv the image edges are missing. How can I size down the powerpoint file to make the converted jpg fit on the DVD?
Thanks!!!!

[ggrussell]

What you are are experiencing is called TV Overscan. This has been aroudn since the TV was invented. Technically, there is about 10-15% that scans beyond the edges of what you see. When creating slideshows , you need to keep this in mind whe creating a project.

To see an entire JPG, you need to add a color panel and then add the JPG to the overlay track. Then reduce the overlay to 80-85%. If you have a lot of images, this isn't practical. You can use any image editor to add your own 'border' around each JPG, but I always recommend Image Cropper. It was origianaly developed to crop 4:3 digital camera images to 4x6, but now does more. Even supports 16:9 cropping. It has a batch mode so adding a border is fairly quick and it doesn't change the original image.

Get Image Cropper and learn more here. It's donateware. If you like it and use it, please support it. I did.

This post has been edited by ggrussell: 08 November 2006 - 10:42 AM

[starbuck]

ggrussell, on Nov 8 2006, 10:41 AM, said:

What you are are experiencing is called TV Overscan. This has been aroudn since the TV was invented. Technically, there is about 10-15% that scans beyond the edges of what you see. When creating slideshows , you need to keep this in mind whe creating a project.

To see an entire JPG, you need to add a color panel and then add the JPG to the overlay track. Then reduce the overlay to 80-85%. If you have a lot of images, this isn't practical. You can use any image editor to add your own 'border' around each JPG, but I always recommend Image Cropper. It was origianaly developed to crop 4:3 digital camera images to 4x6, but now does more. Even supports 16:9 cropping. It has a batch mode so adding a border is fairly quick and it doesn't change the original image.

Get Image Cropper and learn more here. It's donateware. If you like it and use it, please support it. I did.

11/08
Thanks very much. Adding the color slide and then putting the jpg over the top worked great. I can get all my text on using this technique.
Thanks again!

[jeanrosenfeld]

There are also apps that convert a powerpoint presentation to Video (google for choices)

http://www.gold-soft...wnload3847.html

http://www.hexisoft.com/

I haven't tried any, however.

[wupon]

There are also apps that convert a powerpoint presentation to Video (google for choices)

http://www.gold-software.com/download3847.html

http://www.hexisoft.com/

I haven't tried any, however.

As for me best prog for converting powerpoint to video is Presentation To Video Converter
It's also a DVD burner that is very convenient for me.
http://www.geovid.com/Presentation_to_Video_Converter/