Feedback on software for converting Powerpoint Presentations to Video

[LJB]

I found the following freeware from a search with ask.com.
Has anyone heard of the freeware version of E.M. PowerPoint Video Converter from EffectMatrix
http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/index.htm
If so, did anyone try it yet? Did you feel it was worth trying, or just a complete waste of time?

I currently use Camstudio with good results, but I was just wondering if there was any other freeware available that you have found to work better?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

[G)-(OST]

Hi

My wife uses camstudio to recored her skype sesions with her sister since she has moved interstate, she loves it, but we have never used it for PP, but give E.M. a go, since camstudio is old & has a few bugs that need ironing out, it looks like they have stoped updating it, the last update was in 2003

Denis

[LJB]

Thanks Denis.
I guess I'll fiddle with it this weekend.
I use Camstudio to record the ppt files as they play on screen.
I just thought it would be nice to be able to convert the ppt file without having to play it in realtime.

[lordsmurf]

Starting with PP 2003, didn't MS release some sort of PP-to-WMV converted at one of the MS sites?

I downloaded something some many months ago, but the PP-to-FLV project was canned (thankfully! those slideshows were torture!), and I never got much further than download+install. I was going to go from WMV to FLV -- quality may have been subpar, but I didn't really care, the content was garbage and nobody was going to watch it anyway. Just another narcissist company executive wanting to show off her elementary-school-quality computer knowledge.

All the freeware/trialware I found at the time was complete and utter crap. Most likely I tried the one you've asked about. My project budget was $0 -- make that skinflint narcissist company executive!