Saturday, March 10, 2007
PowerPoint to Flash Converter
www.giveawayoftheday.com offers a different software application every day for free on that day only. This week I hit the jackpot with FlashSpring Pro 2.0 - it converts PowerPoint Presentations to Flash! 
I was starting to research this kind of software and there is was FOR FREE!! (It's $199 and $120 with Education discount.) Read all about it here.
How did it work.. ALMOST perfectly.. I was able to convert my USA MOVIE to a flash file. This software solved 2 problems for me. 1) PowerPoint doesn't embed MP3 files and this does. and 2)It makes the file non-editable (protected). I had to alter the transition timings to compensate for the conversion lags.. but for simpler presentations, it was flawless. You can watch my USA People & Places movie to see the results. There's another (shorter, no sound) presentation here. This is a much better solution than zipping up your presentation with your audio files. The user doesn't have to download anything (assuming he/she has Flash player installed - and almost everyone does).
What it DOESN'T do.. convert your internal links :( if they are on a Master Slide (and so many are)You're presentation has to be linear. There are other converters on the market - some are a lot more expensive. (Maybe one of these preserves internal links? Will have to research later on.) Anyway, this one works pretty well if you ever need one. There's an upgrade coming soon that WILL convert links on masters slides! It's expected next month.
Educational discounts are available - see FAQ for details on company website - 40% off.
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