Composite images of a PowerPoint slide, Kaltura Capture recorder, chapters timeline

DETI Basics: Make a PowerPoint Movie

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3 Ways to Create an Audio Slideshow

A PowerPoint with audio should not be uploaded to an eLearning@UNG (D2L) module. The file size is too large and it will take too long for a student to download the file. Additionally, a PowerPoint with audio is not closed-captioned

Here are three options for turning a PowerPoint with audio into a closed-captioned video.

Kaltura Capture

After installing the free app on your PC or Mac (equipped with microphone and webcam), use the software to record a PowerPoint lecture and upload the video to your My Media repository in eLearning@UNG. The video will be automatically closed-captioned (please correct the captioning errors). Embed the video in a course. Students can stream the video on any device.

The software can be installed on multiple computers (work, laptop, personal home computer). Internet access is not required to record a lecture, but is necessary when uploading the media file.

VIDEO: Kaltura Personal Capture Walkthrough (3 min. 38 sec.)

(on kaltura.com) Watch the Introductory Video

Recording Options

  • Screen: Record a lecture with Screen and Audio when making a PowerPoint video.
  • Camera: The camera can be on or turned off. Record Screen, Audio, and Camera to create a picture-in-picture PowerPoint video.
  • Audio: Turn off the Camera and Screen to record audio only.

Kaltura Capture media (audio/video) is saved to the computer’s hard drive. A copy is uploaded to My Media. Deleting the My Media video does not delete the original on the computer, and vice versa.

Learn More About Kaltura Capture

(myUNG login required)

Kaltura Chapters

Kaltura Capture or an audio recording program can be used to record a lecture. An MP3 audio file is then uploaded to My Media (Kaltura) in eLearning@UNG (D2L).

On the media’s timeline in My Media, add a PowerPoint slide (or the entire PowerPoint deck), or PDFs. Click and drag a slide to move it into the proper location on the timeline. The slide information (the chapter information) can then be edited, or the slide deleted. The audio will be closed-captioned automatically in Kaltura. Make captioning corrections as needed.

(On myUNG, login required) Instructions: How to Closed Caption Media in Kaltura

Note: Making a PowerPoint video this way is a slow process and should be used for projects with only a few slides.

Previous Story: Slideshow and Video Chapters

Kaltura Basics

Export a PowerPoint Video

Older desktop versions of PowerPoint (2013, 2016, 2019) on a Windows computer can export an audio slideshow as a movie. Be sure to have “Play Narrations” and “Use Timings” checked when recording the slide show.

PowerPoint Ribbon with Slide Show section open. Play Narrations, Use Timing, and Show Media Controls are checked.
Be sure the settings are checked before recording the audio.

Create a Movie

  1. Select File > Export.
  2. Select Create a Video (MP4).
  3. Select the video quality (Internet Quality).
  4. Select Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.
  5. Click Create Video.
  6. Upload the video to My Media (Kaltura).

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