Chapter 1

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imported into a DVD authoring program that supports slideshows. The
advantage of using the slideshow feature is that you can have the DVD
player pause indefinitely on each still until you press the Enter or Play key
on the remote control. (Note: make sure the authoring software supports
true slideshows with “infinite stills,” since many programs just render slides
as video.) The disadvantage of using stills is that you won’t get animations
and other fancy PowerPoint effects. Alternatively you can record the PowerPoint
presentation as a video file (use a PowerPoint add-in or a motion
screen capture program) and import the video file into the DVD authoring
program. This preserves the full visual effect but locks you into the timing
you used when recording the presentation.