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To Use Presentations convert to Video format before loading to Folder or Playlist

To create a high-quality video version of your presentation to effectively communicate your message to your audience, you can save it to a compatible format and play it as a video on your Nixplay Signage Display.

Depending on the type of presentation program you are using, there are many options to make your presentation a video playable on your Display.  We will focus on those most suited to be used in your Nixplay Signage Displays, saving you time and effort.

Note: While Nixplay Signage continuously upgrades its Display compatibility to play a wider range of video formats, converting your presentation to most widely supported formats is highly recommended. Commonly used video formats which you may use include: MPEG-4 video file (.mp4) or Windows Media Video (.wmv) for Microsoft Powerpoint, Flash video files (.flv) from Adobe Flash and QuickTime movie (.mov) for Apple Keynote.    

To convert Microsoft Powerpoint presentation (.ppt, .pptx) into a video

If using Powerpoint 2010:

  1. Click Save to ensure all your recent work has been updated in PowerPoint presentation format (.pptx).

  2. Then, on the File menu, click Save & Send.

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  3. Click Create a video under Save & Send.

  4. Click the Computer & HD Displays down arrow under Create a video to display all video quality and size options.

  5. Choose Computer & HD Displays for video quality option.

  6. Click the Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narrations down arrow, and then do one of the following:

    • If you didn't record and time voice narration and laser pointer movements , click Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narration.

      The default time spent on each slide is set to 5 seconds. To change that, to the right of Seconds to spend on each slide, click the up arrow to increase, or the down arrow to decrease the seconds.

    • If you recorded and timed narration and pointer movements , click Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.

  7. Click Create Video.

Congratulations, you have now converted your presentation into a .wmv file video. You may now upload the video on Signage Web App and view it on your Display.

If using Powerpoint 2013/2016:

When you have created your presentation and all the elements and animations are ready, you're ready to create a video file.

  1. From the File tab, Click File > Export > Create a Video. (Or, in PowerPoint 2016 only: On the Recording tab of the ribbon, click Export to Video.)

  2. In the first drop-down box under the Create a Video heading, select the video quality you want, which pertains to the resolution of the finished video. The higher the video quality, the larger the file size.

    Option

    Resolution

    Presentation Quality

    1920 x 1080, largest file size

    Internet Quality

    1280 x 720, medium file size

    Low Quality

    852 x 480, smallest file size

  3. The second drop-down box under the Create a Video heading tells whether your presentation includes narration and timings. 

    • If you haven't recorded timed narration, by default the value is Don't Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.

      The default time spent on each slide is 5 seconds. You can change that timing in the Seconds to spend on each slide box. To the right of the box, click the up arrow to increase the duration, or click the down arrow to decrease the duration.

    • If you have recorded a timed narration, by default the value is Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.

  4. Click Create Video.

  5. In the File name box, enter a file name for the video, browse to the folder that will contain this file, and then click Save.

  6. In the Save as type box, choose either MPEG-4 Video or Windows Media Video.

To convert Apple Keynote presentation into a video

To create a QuickTime movie of your slideshow you can follow these steps:

  1. Choose Share > Export and then click QuickTime.

  2. Choose an option from the Playback Uses pop-up menu:

    Choose Fixed Timing:  
     
    Viewers can’t control how the slideshow advances; the slideshow plays using the timing you specify in the next step.
     

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    Specify how long slides appear and how long it takes to complete object builds (animation) by typing values in the Slide Duration and Build Duration (animation) fields.

    • Slide Duration:  
      How long each fully built slide remains on the screen after the last object build is complete.
    • Build Duration:  
      The number of seconds between the beginning of one build stage and the next in each object build of animation. There is no delay between the moment a slide first appears on the screen and the first stage of an object build.

  3. If you choose Fixed Timing, you can choose an option from the Repeat pop-up menu:

    • Choose None:  
      The slideshow plays only once.

  4. Leave unchecked, “Enter full screen mode when opened.”

  5. Choose a playback quality and file size from the Formats pop-up menu:

    • Choose Full Quality, Large:  
      Preserves the best playback quality, but these movies are large and are therefore more difficult to transfer through email or across the web.
    • To include the slideshow soundtrack or the recorded audio, select the appropriate Audio checkbox. 

  6. Leave unchecked, “Include transparency.”

  7. Click Next, type a name for your movie, choose a location in which to store it, and click Export.

Note: If the slideshow includes a soundtrack, two movie files are created. The file with “soundtrack” appended contains only the audio and can be discarded.

Presentation converted from Apple keynote will turn into a Quicktime movie file (.mov)

Now that you have successfully converted your presentation into a movie, you should be able to view the movie on your Nixplay Signage Display.

 

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