Remember to use the ICS 2021 Online Template and ensure your disclosure slide is completed. You may want to undertake simple checks like testing your microphone and cleaning your webcam for dust. The deadline to upload your video is 31st August.
How to record your video in Microsoft Powerpoint using a PC
PC users are able to record audio and video narration while running through their presentations.
Record narration and timings
- Select Slide Show > Record Slide Show.
- Choose from two options:
- Start Recording from Beginning - to record from the beginning of a presentation.
- Start Recording from Current Slide - to record from a specific slide.
- The slide show opens in the Recording window (which looks similar to Presenter view), with buttons at the top left for starting, pausing, and stopping the recording. Click the round, red button (or press R on your keyboard) when you are ready to start the recording.
- Start speaking or add markings to your presentation.
Note: Audio won't record when slide transitions happen so let these play first before you start speaking.
Manage recordings
There are different ways to manage recordings in your presentation:
- Pause - to pause a recording.
- Close - to end a recording.
- Laser Pointer, Pen, Highlighter, or Eraser - to use the pointer, ink, eraser, or highlighter tools in your recording.
Remove recordings
A sound icon appears on a slide to show when a recording is available.
You can also remove recordings from slides.
- Select Record Slide Show > Clear.
- Choose from four options:
- Clear Timing on Current Slide - to delete timings on the current slide.
- Clear Timings on All Slides - to delete timings from all slides at once.
- Clear Narration on Current Slide - to delete narration on the current slide.
- Clear Narration on All Slides - to delete narration on all slides at once.
Export your presentation as a video
When you're done recording, save and share your presentation as a MPEG-4 Video. Your power point presentation will be converted and saved into a video file ready to upload on the abstract centre.
- Select File > Save As.
- Select where you'd like to save your presentation to.
- Under Save as type, select the dropdown arrow and then select MPEG-4 Video.
- Select Save.
Further support can be found at microsoft.com
Or watch this tutorial video
How to record your video in Microsoft Powerpoint using a Mac
Mac users are able to record audio narration only while running through their presentations.
Prepare to record
To begin, open the presentation you want and click the Slide Show tab.
- Make sure your microphone is set up correctly. On the Mac, go to System Preferences > Sound.
Record your slide show
To start recording:
- Click the Slide Show tab, select the slide where you want the recording to begin, and then click Record Slide Show.
- During recording, use Ctrl+click to access the recording commands that let you navigate through the slides, change cursors, or trigger screen blackouts or whiteouts.
- Click End Show to stop recording.
- A Save dialog box appears. Click Yes to save your recording, or No if you want to record it again.
Saving overwrites anything you've previously recorded. If you want to record another slide show with the same set of slides, save your presentation file with a different name.
- Click Play from Start to preview your recording.
Export your presentation as a video
When you're done recording, save and share your presentation as a MPEG-4 Video. Your power point presentation will be converted and saved into a video file ready to upload on the abstract centre.
- Click File > Export.
- On the File Format menu, select MP4.
- Select Internet Quality, video quality.
- Make sure the box next to Use Recorded Timings and Narrations is checked.
- Choose Export.
Further support can be found at microsoft.com
How to record your video with Panopto using a PC or a Mac
www.panopto.com allows users to record their webcam, microphone and computer screen online for free.
When recording is complete a .webm video file can be downloaded and then converted to .mp4 (our required format) at cloudconvert.com
How to record your video in Keynote using a Mac
How to record presentation (beginner)
How to record presentation with video (advanced)
Please note that when using Keynote you cannot use your webcam to record your image. If you still wish to use Keynote we recommend you watch this video as well.