How to Use - Convert Powerpoint to Video 4dots
How to make a powerpoint into a video - ppt to mp4
How to specify the documents that you want to convert powerpoint to video
To specify the Powerpoint presentations you want to convert from ppt to video :
Press on the "Add Audio" button of the main screen and then select the Powerpoint files you want to add. You can also press on the "Add Folder" button to add the entire contents of specific folders.
You can also drag-and-drop Office files or folders with Powerpoint files to add them.
To remove a Powerpoint file from the list, select it on the grid and then press the "Remove" button. To clear all the Office files from the list press the "Clear" button.
How to import list of Powerpoint files
To import list of Powerpoint files press on the "Import List" button of the toolbar.
One Powerpoint file path should be on each line of the list file.
How to specify Powerpoint slide number ranges
You can also specify in the grid for each powerpoint document ranges of the powerpoint slide number that you want to convert e.g. 1-5,10-12 e.t.c.
Options for the generated Video
You can specify also the image transition effect e.g. crossfade, curtain e.t.c. that will be used.
Moreover, you can also specify how long each slide will stay on the screen.
Additionally, you can press the "Browse button" to specify backgruund music for the video.
If you check the "Loop" checkbox then the background music will loop and will continue to play if the video is longer than the music duration.
How to specify exceptions
You can also specify exceptions for the image transition effect that will be used and how long the slide will stay on the screen.
Select the powerpoint file and then press on the second tab "Exceptions".
Press then on the "Get Slides" button and wait for the application extract the image slides.
Afterwards, you can specify in the comboboxes of each slide the specific image transition effect that will be used and how long the specific slide will stay on the screen.
Final step to convert powerpoint to video
Finally, after you specify the output folder for the video, press on the "Convert to Video" button and wait for the application to do its job.
In the end the output folder will open in Windows Explorer.
Command Line Usage
Convert Powerpoint to Video 4dots can also be executed from the command line.
Therefore, it can be included in scripts and batch files.
Convert Powerpoint to Video files.
ConvertPowerpointToVideo.exe [[file|directory]]
[/cmd]
[/stay:STAY_ON_EACH_SLIDE_SECONDS
[/transition:TRANSITION_INDEX
[/bmusic:BACKGROUND_MUSIC_FILE
[/loopbm]
[/overwrite]
[outputfolder:OUTPUT_FOLDER_VALUE]
[/videoprofile:VIDEO_PROFILE_NAME]
[/ffmpegArgs:FFMPEG_ARGS]
[/stayException:"SLIDE_NUMBER-STAY_DURATION"]
[/transitionException:"SLIDE_NUMBER-TRANSITION_NUMBER"]
[/?]
cmd : use the command line
file : one or more powerpoint files to be processed.
directory : one or more directories containing powerpoint files to be processed.
stay: Stay on each slide for n seconds.
transition : transition index
0:Crossfade
1:Pan and Zoom
2:Fade in, Fade out
3:Slide Random
4:Curtain
5:Zoom In Zoom Out
6:Blur Transition
7:Random
8:Slide Left
9:Slide Right
10:Slide Top
11:Slide Bottom
12:Slide Top Left
13:Slide Top Right
14:Slide Bottom Left
15:Slide Bottom Right
16:Zoom In
17:Zoom Out
bmusic: background music file
loopbm : loop background music
overwrite : overwrite existing output file
outputfolder: Output folder value (if different than the folder of the first file)
videoprofile: Video Profile Name or use default if empty
ffmpegArgs : FFMPEG Arguments such as bitrate, video size e.t.c. for generating the video
stayException: Exception for stay duration. e.g. 1-9.5 to stay on first slide for 9.5 seconds
transitionException : Exception for video transition e.g. 1-5 to use transition 5 for first slide
/? : show help
Example :
ConvertPowerpointToVideo.exe "c:\documents\PsPowerpoint.pptx" /stay:3.5 /transition:2
/bmusic:"c:\music\BackgroundMusic.mp3" /loopbm /overwrite /outputfolder:"c:\documents\video"
/videoprofile:"Veryfast" /ffmpegArgs:"-b:a 40k" /stayException:"1-8.5" /transitionException:"1-5"
How to watch folders for Powerpoint files and convert them to Video automatically
To watch folders for Powerpoint files and convert them to Video automatically select "Watch Folder Service Options".
Then add in the new screen the folders that you want to watch by pressing the "Add" button and selecting them.
Afterwards, specify whether to run the folder watch program automatically on Windows Startup and if it will be run only for the current user or the local machine.
Finally, press the "OK" button.
Now, when a Powerpoint file is created in the folder, it is automatically being converted to a video.
How to change user interface language
When the application is first started it asks you for your desired user interface language.
You can also change the user interface language from the "Language" menu.
How to Register and Buy the application
You can buy our application by visiting the product page on our site and then press the "Buy" button.
Alternatively, start the application and press on the Buy button, and you will be redirected to our store webpage. (2)
After buying the application, a registration code will be sent to you via email within minutes.
To register the application and unlock all its functionality and remove the nag screen press on the "Register" button (1).
Then in the registration screen enter the registration code in the textbox and press on the "Register" button (1).
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