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Creating
Web Based Content with MS Producer
Microsoft
Producer is an add-on for Microsoft PowerPoint version 2002 in Office
XP that makes it easy to capture, synchronize, and publish audio,
video, slides, and images. With it, you can create engaging and
effective rich-media presentations that can be viewed on demand
in a web browser via Internet, Intranet from a CD distribution.
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Please
ensure you have PowerPoint 2002 before downloading MS
Producer. The installation steps are fairly simple.
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Upon
installing you need to build up your project by importing content
(such as video, audio, PowerPoint slides, images, HTML, etc.)
onto the Tree pane. Click on the individual
content type follow by import. Do not move or rename the physical
content files from Windows Explorer once it is link in MS Producer.
That is why it is a good practice to make a copy and house all
the contents of the same project within a common folder. As
for HTML content, you can use the web browser to save the web
pages. |
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Next
drag all the content and arrange them into the Timeline
track at the bottom of the screen. You can the use
the Synchronize function to assist in aligning
the Powerpoint slides to the video/audio. |
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Finally
to add enhance your presentation, you add the various templates
to the timeline track. Video effect and transition can also
be added in the same manner. |
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You
can index your presentation by clicking on Table of
content tab. Mouse-over the Timeline display
and click to set a position. Next click on Add
button to add the index. By default, all the PowerPoint slides
timeline will be indexed. |
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Click
on the Publish button and choose the mode of
publishing. CIT supports publishing to Web/Streaming server
such as K:\ drive. Next you need to choose the format for publishing
based on the various profile shown follow by a last click on
the Finish button |
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Lastly,
save the project file so that you can make any amendment or
updating for future re-publishing purposes. |
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Links
Microsoft
Producer homepage
How
to use Producer |
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System
Requirement
Microsoft Producer requires the following minimum system requirements:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack
1 or higher, or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
• 400 megahertz (MHz) processor, such as Intel Pentium
• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM
• 2 gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space
• An audio capture device to capture audio
• A video (DV or analog) capture device to capture video
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
• An Internet or network connection (to publish a presentation
to a Web site, e-service provider, intranet site, or shared
network location).
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