I agree with Robert. Save as a Flash file. On my Mac, with Keynote, I'd export to QuickTime as an alternative.
Scott -- R. Scott Granneman [email protected] ~ www.granneman.com Full list of publications @ http://www.granneman.com/publications My new book: Linux Phrasebook @ http://www.granneman.com/books "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." ---A Yale University professor's response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. That paper formed the basis for Federal Express. On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Theresa Kehoe wrote: > > Hey all, > > here's the setup: I have Open Office running on my Ubuntu box. I > have a > bunch of short .avi film clips. I wanted to use OO's Impress to > make a > simple slideshow ... you know the drill, a couple of cheezy slides, Hi > All, Wish You Were Here, Merry Christmas From ... and then the various > film clips. > > In Impress, it was very easy! -- just create a slide with a title > ("Auntie Em and Toto") and insert the film clip as an object into the > slide. Set the timing for the slide to be 2-3 seconds longer than the > time on the film clip, which allows for cutesy special effects. > > Stitch those together, and you have a nice, simple, cute, kind of > movie > for folks, that can be put on a CD. > > Major Bummer Time: recipients are Windows-only. > > So OO to the rescue? You can do a "save as..." and save it as a .ppt > document. There is only one little catch -- it loses the embedded > videos! (which was the whole point) > > Anyone got any quick-and-dirty fixes? This CD is supposed to be in > the > mail in double-short-time to get somewhere in time for Santie Claws! > > Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Theresa > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
