Powerpoint slide show to VCR tape

[zebra1057]

I'm a new user of Power Point.I just finished a slide show for my wife's old photos with music background. The music came from a CD-Rom. My wife was so I happy with the outcome. We became like teen-agers again.

My problem is how to transfer the final outcome(the slide show itself) to a VCR tape so I can show it to her mother, sisters, etc. They only have VCR tapes in their homes.

Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

Zebra1057

 

[wybnormal]

There are several methods to do this.. all will having varying results depending on your equipment.

Use a Minicam and just record the monitor screen full frame.. trouble is the video screen refresh rate doesnt match the tape.. which is why you see the "rolling" pictures on a TV when it's taped as if it's watching it

Many laptops and video capture cards have a composite port to hook straight into the TV.. with this you can dump it straight to a VCR and get a decent signal

Buy or Borrow a good video card like the Osprey 100 which has a "S-video" jack on it and assuming your TV/VCR also has a S-video jack, you will get the best picture.

Some places offer this service for a reasonable price.. they will take a CDROM and transfer it to video for you.

I use a Studio 400 which uses the parallel port, Minicam and VCR. I also use some other software to change/edit/fold/spindle the various formats I use.

Personally, I would find a friend with a RCA jack on the latop and use that.

Mike S
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