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I’m
curious
Can I add audio to my prezi?
Can I add audio to my prezi? It would be nice to be able to use audio.
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3You can use a screen capture movie maker like CamStudio. Just fire it up, read your script while clicking at the appropriate times. When you are done, it becomes a video that is portable or can be posted anywhere.
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I’m
getting annoyed!
Okay, so I used flash to create a button with audio attached, however the file does not play in prezi. Any suggestions?
Also, how do you make it so that when you click on the butterflies in the example presentation, it takes you to text saying not to click on them? -
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Hi,
audio will be supported, today it works with a workaround - create an flv movie with the audio, and maybe a speaker icon as an image.
the butterflies are simple swf animations, and if you click on them, prezi takes you to their original position, where we simply wrote that text in prezi- view 4 more comments
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Or, you can simply press undo (CTRL+Z) if you've just posted it.
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Any idea why my SWF won't upload/play?
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I’m
happy and want MORE!
1How do I create a presentation like the 'summer guide'? What I would like to do is add an audio track in synch with the presentation path so that this can be made into an audio-visual presentation. It would seem to me that we could make the visual part and then as we step through it narrate the presentation and thereby have that synched audio.
I saw in some of the demos with video/audio file when at a certain point in the presentation. (in the Karaoke Invaders example) I also heard audio throughout a presentation, music, I think, but cannot find the example. -
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3You can use a screen capture movie maker like CamStudio. Just fire it up, read your script while clicking at the appropriate times. When you are done, it becomes a video that is portable or can be posted anywhere.
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I’m
sad
2The moment you support formats other than flv I'll start using Prezi for lots of things, but at the moment it's just too much of a hassle to get the audio synced.
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Yes, was surprised that integrated audio for standalone presentations and Web distribution wasn't a very key focus.
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Did anyone find a good solution for syncing audio to the presentation ?
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How about if I just want a song to play along with my Prezi? Any one know how?
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syncing audio = FLV
one song along with entire Prezi = SWF
http://prezi.com/learn/insert-sound/
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No, I didn't get a reply from the Prezi creators. However to add a video from youtube you need to download relaplayer and then you will be able to dowload the videos as a "download this video" box will (or should) appear on the you tube video. Or you can seach for the video from the realplayer software. And then you can insert the file using the prezi tool.
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I’m
disappointed
2Audio in Prezi sounds like it should be high on the developer priority list. If you're giving the presentation and talking at the same time Prezi is great. If it's posted on the web then audio is essential. Is there a timescale for adding proper audio support without needing any flash software (that most people don't have).
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I’m
worried that I'll have to use Powerpoint
1Until audio comes out, does anyone know of a good flash audio app? I have limited (read:Library) access to Flash, but I'm not to interested in trying to make a play/pause button/time slider/etc. app but I'll probably need these features for my presentation for one of my many final projects in school.-
I have downloaded specific apps to convert. Wondershare seems good but you get a watermark that is quite bold unless you upgrade and buy a version. I have also used zamzar.com to convert one file to another - it has always been fast and reliable. I am experimenting with creating an iMovie that has a variety of pictures in it, pictures that I might have put in the prezi but would have been too zoomy, to accompany the audio words. This is the only interim solution I have figured until prezi gets better with audio. I too would like some way to sync audio with the paths.
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I’m
frstrated and hoping they sort this out.
http://wishfulthinkinginmedicaleducat...
I spent a very long time trying to figure this out last night. I didn't manage to convert my .wav file to .swf, so instead I recorded a scrrencast in Camtasia and added the audio track. I really think there should be an option to synch audio to the pathway. -
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I’m
as frustrated as the others.
1I'm not sure why audio isn't a feature yet. It really should be a priority for the Prezi team. They've done a fantastic job so far and the tweaked contextual editor obviously proves they listen to their users. Audio integration must be just around the corner.
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I’m
frustrated but still engaged.
1Can't wait until prezi has the ability to more easily integrate audio!! Having some way to play audio defined by path sections would be the best. It would be even "greater" to create audio clips directly in prezi - I would pay to upgrade for that feature!
Taking too much time trying to figure out interim audio solutions!-
http://wishfulthinkinginmedicaleducat... Hi Karen... did you see this? I call it a Prezicast:)
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I’m
frustrated and would like an update.
I managed a (very convoluted) workaround by doing a screen recording of the prezi and integrating the sound with Camtasia to create a new file. OK... very long-winded, but I got the right effect.
I think it would be nice if an employee from Prezi could give an update here - it appears to have been a year since the last comment from them. A little bit more customer interaction might not be a bad thing! -
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1This is the work around that I was able to figure out. I'm running windows xp; I used movie maker and an encoder to flash. The upload to prezi is easy, but the process to create it has a few steps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inpUdW...- view 7 more comments
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I would like to once again thank Donna very much for putting me on the right path. I am sure that I can still do better, but take a look at:
http://prezi.com/dv05zqwqw_at/achievi...
This seems to be working pretty well so long as you advance the slides manually.
I am now going to look into the third party solution to see if we can get programmed timings for Autoplay.
I would appreciate feedback from the community. Althought this solution is "not perfect," it does allow us to get something done that is fairly cool.
Thanks.
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Follow up: I purchased the Autoplay product from slidedynamic.com and got it up and running this evening. It is very easy to configure. Works with your offline Prezi. Used it on the Prezi cited above, which has 45 path stops. Although it is just out, it seems to work quite well, and worth the 19 Euro purchase price. I will continue to report as I obtain more data, but my initial reaction is that one can now create a narrated, variable timing Prezi that can run unattended in auto-loop if need be. It's work, but you can get the result. Attention: The 19 Euro version is for downloaded Prezis only; the fancier solution costs more, and I have not purhased or tried it.
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I use .mp4 files created using the pro version of Jing. When they're imported, they have play buttons so it makes it easy for the viewer to play, pause, etc. -
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I’m
patiently hopeful
Bump #PreziSoundTracks :-) TY for greatest prez innovation in decades! -
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I’m
hopeful that Adam will fulfill his commitment he made a year ago.
I, too, want to be able to add audio files to Prezi. Ideally, the audio will start as soon as the 'frame' containing the audio is entered either because it is part of the 'path' or because the user clicked on the frame or a component within the frame. The objective is to have Prezi presentation with voice over... with the user controlling the presentation (just as it is now, but without the voice over).
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I’m
blue
Presentations should have audio capabilities. Prezi is really nice in terms of flow, but really primitive as a prez tool. In my last prez, I needed to change the color and the style of a single word but I could not. -
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I’m
frustrated
There must be a simpler way for teachers to add audio to their presentations...- view 6 more comments
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Here is another one . I am a Mac user, and Camtasia doesn't have a Mac application so I used ScreenFlow instead. I am just learning my way around Prezi, so it is pretty rudimentary, but in conjunction with screencasting it is brilliant for creating novel informational videos.
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@Sydney - thank you. Learning a lot here. And hopefully this will help others learn as well. The more detail the better for me.
@michelle - Ma'am, your link didn't work for some reason. Would like to see what you did. -
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I’m
annoyed and perplexed
Really? It's been a year and no developments on this?
I'm really upset I just bought the "pro" edition for my company and I will be the only one who knows how to add audio/will have to do everyone's presentations because I know Flash. I thought the whole point of your product was to make exciting presentations accessible to those who DON'T know Flash, or any web design for that matter. Please get moving on this. Or else someone is going to take your idea, execute it better, and you'll be left in the dust.-
Well said, Allie. It's been too long. And frankly I have not seen much in the way of developments in other areas as yet, either. But then, I have gone back to PowerPoint because at least there I can add audio, and in fact have done my latest in Windows Movie Maker, as clunky as that works.
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I’m
hopeful that our users understand we are doing what we can to always improve Prezi.
I'm sorry to hear your frustrations - we certainly hear your requests and are constantly working to deliver user-requested features. But as you may know we are a tiny startup so we can't work on all the features at once. This year alone we release the Edu license, ability to print, updated Desktop, and Prezi Meeting. We recently made enhancements to the editor to make it easier to build a prezi and we are always working on other features:
http://blog.prezi.com/2010/10/14/new-...
http://blog.prezi.com/2010/09/10/work...
I hope you have patience with us - we work on the features as they are requested (and based on the number of requests).
Warmly,
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Dario has the right idea. In today's market you can get help like that in trade for licenses, etc. Get creative about that and put the word out. Look at how WordPress grows and even Apple and the Droid - all have add-ons, or plug-ins or 'apps' as they call them developed by third parties. Maybe a third party develops the method for adding audio and you test it and approve it and allow them to license their 'audio-for-prezi' add-in for a small fee to the end user.
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Dario has the right idea. In today's market you can get help like that in trade for licenses, etc. Get creative about that and put the word out. Look at how WordPress grows and even Apple and the Droid - all have add-ons, or plug-ins or 'apps' as they call them developed by third parties. Maybe a third party develops the method for adding audio and you test it and approve it and allow them to license their 'audio-for-prezi' add-in for a small fee to the end user.
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I’m
concerned
Yes, we are using Prezi as an adjunct to Camtasia, not the other way around. Camtasia has the editing tools - video, editorial, as well as audio - for a recorded presentation. We've felt all along that the Prezi team originated Prezi as a live presentation aid, especially in education - while the world has moved on to recorded Web-delivery (YouTube, etc) as a major medium. It's unclear what Prezi thinks is its current mission statement will be moving forward since we've noted so many requests for a self-sufficient delivery system that is about the Web in addirion to or rather than live presentation.
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I’m
still perplexed
We will have a Camtasia movie available soon to share with you. All movies, flash, screen captures and audio are done in Camtasia, we use Prezi captured in Camtasia as the video intermediary to navigate between highlights in Camtasia.
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I, too, would love to see audio added! I hope Prezi moves audio up to the top of their list! Considering how many responses this thread has, audio is very important to Prezi users.
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@Michelle - way cool. Guess I will have to read up on how these things work. Your video is very clear. Was the entire thing done with Screen Flow?
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Yes. I have one huge problem with ScreenFlow though - the text function is basically worthless. I usually create my text elsewhere (Photoshop) and import - giant time suck - wish they would hear my pleas! I didn't here and it shows!
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Thank you Julio, really awesome demonstration and idea!
Would you think if instead of the table every path point had editable narration option, would that also work for you? -
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Sorry this does nothing for me. I don't understand what the message is? Are you selling something? Yes, Prezi can make things move and flow and zoom in... But you need to have your message Clear
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I’m
confident
1Thanks Adam, ;))) we architects sometimes have good ideas.
About the sources of the sound in Prezi I think that it will be good to provide to the user with the greatest possible set of possibilities.
Editable narration option, could be one of those possibilities, but I see it together with others, and never avoiding the possibility to just link mp3 files (hosted in Prezi's server or not).
This is what offer most part of multimedia creation software (Wink, SlideShare, PowerPoint, etc) , and I think that it is logical because, now a days, the ways to get one determinate audio file are very varied (create and/or edit with Audacity or the like, get it from a video, get it from a presencial meeting or conference, get it from one radio broadcast, or one generalist audio depot, etc).
I think also interesting not to lose the posibility of to put sound to one entire Prezi with one unique mp3 file, this will be one particular case of the method that I suggest.
In "more details", in the slide with the "Chronogram of exemple" ( http://www.screencast.com/t/OGU2NTdiYmIt ), this case you will see as this :
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Again I hope that this help, and keep waiting some developments in this issue.
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This is very sound advice (pun intended). Having a timeline for audio is accepted practice. It can be a) mp3 clips uploaded, b) soundtrack from video clips, and c) live audio by presenter. Prezi needs to accommodate all these, including multiple formats of sound and video.
Prezi presentations without sound and video are like a climate with no sunshine, sex without love. or wine without cheese.
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Audio works with much effort FLV's were my answer.
I will be happy to see an easier way, to incorporate Prezi with music soon.
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I’m
annoyed
how do i put music so it changes every time i go to the next part of the path?
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I’m
hopeful
Thread moved to being an Idea in order to allow the company to express development plans instead of simply marking the question "answered".
See thread at:
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I have a question on audio. I have made my presentation and I have two you tube videos loaded. However, when it gets to the second you tube (that I only want the music for to continue through the rest of the presentation) the path I had to create for the rest of the presentation makes the music stop playing. Am I missing something?
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I was thinking that if it's possible, Prezi could copy the style from Microsoft Movie Maker where the narration and the slides will be created on different platforms while each audio is linked to some form of shapes, pictures, etc similar to Powerpoint. meanwhile there could also be a different platform for audio in the form of narration so that it would be an improvement from MMM -
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Thanks Ben:
I figured out another way to add audio. Create an audio clip in Flash and export it as a .swf and you can insert that in prezi. However, it just plays over and over....
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There is another way to create audio movies: Put the audio in Powerpoint or Keynote and export as quicktime! You can even use the animation options of those programms
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Yes, Keynote is a much better program when it comes to creating excellent presentations. I just don't get why people like this Prezi. There is no Wow factor, OK prezi sucks.
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My problem with Keynote is that I hate Apple products in general... I find that they are kind of.... um.... wasteful, dull, overrated, etc...
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Can we keep this thread focused on constructive suggestions for Prezi, and in particular how audio should be implemented. All this product bashing is needlessly distracting to this purpose. Thank you!
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I’m
happy
Just to add a request for audio in Prezi and more specifically a request for Dragon voice recognition compatibility.
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I agree on both counts - and I have to say I did stop using Prezi because of the lack of audio - I am considering making whiteboard movies and overlaying them with audio using NCH's VideoPad Editor to overlay the sound.
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aggravated
We need audio in the Prezi, without the possibility of adding audio seamlessly without needing other programs, I will continue to use powerpoint for my more complex presentations. -
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I’m
thankful
I would also love the ability to make standalone presentations for the web by combining with audio. It's the one feature that in my mind is 'missing' at the moment. Otherwise I love the way prezi works - it is much more intuitive to my way of thinking than the 'traditional' powerpoint... -
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I’m
frustrated
I like so many others have had the not so fun experience of trying to take a Prezi and add audio to it for online delivery.
I began my development piece on my project by recording a full audio track, and then used that to inform what I would need to have appear in my Prezi. I was able to develop the Prezi relatively quickly and then spent 3 hours trying to figure out how to add the audio track.
In the end what worked was to: 1.Download the Prezi (which mildly screwed up some of the zooming, but I was too tired by that point to care). 2. Use "Screencast-O-Matic" (because it allows you to download a mp4 of your project not just a swf) to record a click-through of the presentation while I listened to my audiotrack, 3. Download the screencast and pull it into iMovie where I was able to add my wav track for the audio. 4. Publish it to Youtube.
This seems like such a round about solution for what I feel is a very solvable problem.
I would believe that the main way people want to add audio to their prezi is as it they were giving online.
As I see it there are 3 ways that users are likely to want to add this audio:
1. Import audio much the way you would insert a picture
2. Record audio directly while clicking through the Prezi
3. Link to streaming audio content that is being hosted somewhere else online.
The way I see it, you all ready have the infrastructure to upload pictures, so uploading an audio click to a path segment would use much the same methodology.
You also have the picture weblink function which should hand the 3rd way of adding audio.
The hardest one is in incorporating a way to actually record/edit audio in the prezi tool itself. Perhaps that is why there is a two year hang up between the start of this post and incorporating this feature... I would contend though, that users have a multitude of ways to record audio on their computers without having it build in to Prezi--so why not incorporate the easier to add functionalities to meet these needs now? -
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sad
Thank you, Avine269, for your posting.
Your patience in continuing to let the Prezi folks know that this absolutely core feature is missing is echoed a thousand times over by us other users who have sidelined Prezi until it is resolved.
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I’m
frustrated
If you work on items based on feedback, then let me add to this thread. Adding audio to a Prezi is KEY! I would like to use it for, but NEED this feature to make that possible.
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1Thank you Paul as well as KrisandSusie I am hopeful that keeping this thread alive will lead to change (though it has been a very long time in coming). The fact that people are still replying to this post 2 years after it was created should be a clue to the Prezi people that this is an essential feature and that they are missing/losing a piece of their audience by not building it in.
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I’m
frustrated
Add me to the list; the lack of a straightforward way to add an audio soundtrack is (in my view) appalling.
I like the tool, I get that is was developed perhaps with synchronous delivery in mind but 80% of what we present is "canned" and published online so it can be looked at again.
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Including sound and video, managing it within Prezi, are critical functions - the user base will be frustrated without it, and growth and sales will peak, then diminish.
Having a timeline for audio is accepted practice. It can be populated with:
(a) audio clips uploaded (mp3, wma, other popular formats)
(b) soundtrack from video clips, and
(c) live audio by a presenter.
Prezi needs to accommodate all these, including multiple popular formats of sound and video.
Prezi presentations without sound and video are like a climate with no sunshine, sex without love. or wine without cheese. -
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Audio....!!! Was ready to buy the whole works from you guys...not without a simple narration and music embedding feature...Work list seems clear to me having read this forum.
Also can you export Prezi files as a vid file directly. Would be great if you could set up your Prezi to play through with all features and that you could simultaneously record it as a video file.
Having to click - narrate and try to get the right timing seems silly. Why not make an option bar thats lets the user control the length of exposure to each frame etc.
Press play, capture, post it somewhere.
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I am echoing all the constructive comments above. Please include the ability to add sound/audio/music. I am an educator. I want to use this with kids. But the lack of the basic background audio/sound track function is a weakness of this product. They can't believe you can't do that when Prezi can do all the other wonderful things it does. Please please please include the ability to add sound/audio/music!
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Hello. I am building my first Prezi and want to show it at a meeting on autoplay (approx 3 mins, with the 4 second delay).
Is is possible to have an audio (music) track to accompany this, that runs throughout the Prezi i.e. all 3 mins?
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I’m
Frustrated
I've just spent two days trying to get my prezi to have voice over for each slide. Although the suggestions I've gotten on here are good, they always fell short of delivering what I need.
- I was able to create video in Imovie
-Convert to FLV in IPrism
-insert it into my prezi
I actually used photos to cover my flv but those photos are off center on the slides (either on the right or left side of the slide, NOT CENTERED). When the presentation reached the slides, it began playing my voiceover, great! but the photo took the entire screen leaving the rest of the slide (and my text) out of view.
I'm so frustrated, that I am going back and starting over on Power Point. Really disappointed with Prezi.-
Since you are bailing out, there may not be much point in coaching, but here goes.
The FLV and the size of the static image within it is what sets the camera position center point and zoom level when the path lands on the FLV node and starts the autoplay. Too small of an image may cause the calculation to be overly influenced by the FLV display frame. Once the node of the path is setup, position and scale the images and text you want visible to be within the viewport when the node has focus without changing viewport position or zoom level.
An excessive difference in Z-index could be influencing the alignment. A one unit movement left or right is magnified by the zoom level to be a large displacement on the screen.
Visualize the issue by holding your finger up at arms length and move it one finger-width left and right, a small adjustment from that perspective. Zoom in so the finger is near your nose and move it one finger width left and right and you are seeing big jumps left and right. You also don't have sub-finger adjustment capability so the finger is on one side or the other of the distant object, not directly on it.
This is caused by significantly different zoom levels applied to the image and the FLV (the FLV is pushed way far away from the camera and the image is pulled very close to the camera to make it appear larger in comparison to the FLV.
To solve this, the two source files should be rendered at similar display sizes and both inserted while at the same zoom level so they have the same z-index and scaling factor, then move your image behind and then in front of the FLV so they are next to each other in the z-ordered stack of layers. Do the same with your text - add it in at a zoom level that it will look correctly sized relative to the image, do not zoom it after insertion as this tends to bring it too close to the camera.
If you are still having trouble, edit your image to add a whitespace border (transparent area in a PNG) and type / render the text as part of the image. That way they are both displayed at the desired resolution when the entire image is the focus target. If you also need the text zoomable, have another instance using the text tool and frame that is behind the image plus FLV so you zoom through the rendered image version of the text (that will pixelate as you zoom) to reach and display the vector text once the camera is behind the image/FLV.
Taking time to understanding the third dimension (depth from the camera) as used in the software is important to mastering it's incredible power. You need to have a sense of where you are working in 3D space (camera Z position hinted by the viewport's zoom slider) to have the control you seek. Using the zebra to scale up an object is the equivalent of moving it toward the camera in the z-axit. A higher resolution image placed further away from the camera simply has greater x-y position control (enlarged image of a finger held at arm's length seems like it is next to your nose, yet has the finer x-y finger-width control.) -
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I’m
finally happy with Prezi
Yes, it would be wonderful if there was audio, Yes, it would be wonderful is path speeds could be controlled. Yes, it would be wonderful if the background was fixed. Yes, it would be wonderful if the wonderful people at Prezi got that it's Web-world not a podium world.
Perhaps our Prezi will help a few retain hope (captured by inexpensive exceptioonal screencasting software:
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1It is time for path linked audio.
Without it the whole idea of a prezi is dull and lifeless.
Remember - in video, the sound is 75% of the production.
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I’m
frustrated
I spent all day learning Prezi for an important presentation and got it all working, figuring that adding an MP3 would be just an upload and link to the start somehow. I had such a good time I was going to buy the product. But in reading this, wow, i don't have time for this amount of work. Prezi is just so worthless without audio. Wow.
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I think this is a good example of how all of our expectations about products get ratcheted up over time. In the early days of PowerPoint, the tool was pretty basic and did not include audio capabilities, yet no one complained.
Over the years, and it did take years, PP got better and more and more people used it and liked it. It became a de facto standard. And audio became part of what everyone expected.
Prezi is a relatively new product, only a few years old, with a very small fraction of the resources available for its continued development compared to the massive warchest that Microsoft was able to devote to PP as part of MS Office. One can argue about which features should have priority, but the bottom line is that even in its present state Prezi can do things that PowerPoint can't and never will. It changes the presentation paradigm.
There are solutions for audio. They just require some additional work on the users' part until the product in its native form evolves and matures with the passage of time.
For me, it's simple. If I prefer the Prezi style to PowerPoint and audio is crucial, I do the extra work. It's a call each user must make for himself or herself. -
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I would agree with you except there have been some key suggestions to improving Prezi for over a year and there has been little extra functionality. Considering the pricetag for using Prezi, I think people have a right to be skeptical and disappointed.
As an educator, Prezi is great, but there are some features that would replace PP if they were present. If people are to switch to Prezi, the responsibility is on the developers to convince people to switch from PP, and with the lack of functionality, it's not likely to happen.
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I’m
braindead in America.
I would offer a different take. Prezi seems to have been conceived as an easier more artistic way to offer presentations in academia and the corporate world. The frustration I have, and I sense is so pervasive, is since Prezi was created the world has become Web-centric. I don't go to trade shows any more or do live presentations. I do Web Conferences, Webinars, Web training and O post videos on YouTube and Vimeo. Audio is needed because NO ONE IS TALKING because no one is doing a live prentation anymore. As the Clinton campaign would paraphrase, it's the Web ...
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Let's be a little careful here. We shouldn't confuse audio capabilities for a different problem.
I can prepare a Prezi for use in a webinar and still do a voiceover as part of my presentation. No problem for Prezi. I advance the slides and talk over them, much as I would do at a live presentation. Invoking the web as a medium doesn't change the basic dynamic: I have a fixed video progression, and I advance it at an appropriate speed and insert color commentary as appropriate. I can tailor this presentation from webinar to webinar, depending on the feel I have for the audience.
This is to be contrasted with a canned presentation. In this mode, we have a total package: you hit play, and the presentation unwinds, both visually and with voiceover narration. It is basically a YouTube video. There is no variation from instance to instance, and no operator or user intervention. Hit start, play to completion.
So, what do you want? In the first case, native audio as part of Prezi is not needed. In the second case, there are a multitude of ways to add things like background music or timed audio narration to the canned Prezi.
If your argument is that "no one is doing a live presentation anymore" then what I think you want is a product that allows you to do canned YouTube-type "presentations." The tools exist to do this. But I would argue that this misses the point of what Prezi really has to offer: the ability to navigate ad hoc across the Prezi presentation canvas in real time in response, for example, to questions from the audience during a webinar.
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Joe- this is not a minor amount of work. In fact, i could not even figure out what to do, even though they purportedly gave us step-by-step instructions. Video without audio these days is just not acceptable for web presentations. It's just not.
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Send me your e-mail address and I will send you something to look at.
I don't think I can convice you, but at least I can get you to see the problem from a different angle.
Thanks.
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Sorry, wasn't meaning to be negative.
But I've watched with much interest the continuing threads on audio, misic, pacing and screen capture. Think all says YouTube to me, and why people seem so frustrated.
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So David, what's the problem with this saying YouTube? I'd **LOVE** this to be a YouTube exportable capability. It costs $5K to create something like Prezi on YouTube if you hire an outside firm. Check out the "Who Knew?" series on Yahoo! Prezi could be the "Who Knew?" packager for YouTube and they'd have lots more signups, at a higher price. Heck make audio add-ins a premium product. Heck make it an aftermarket program. This does not have to be fancy. It just needs to be functional. How hard can this be to export a final working version of the Prezi to a file that you then append voiceover or an .mp3. There are so many third party flash editing programs it would be like one phone call to one to cut a deal and make them the official Prezi aftermarket program to do this. I think that Prezi is overthinking this. If they can get this solved in any decent way (and I consider the present way to be so kludgey from what I understand that it's just not viable), people will shut up. It does not have to be elegant, just SIMPLE. For how long this has been an issue, this is either Prezi not listening to its customers or Prezi not thinking creatively. Either is bad. We don't owe it to every startup to given them a chance to be Steve Jobs. If Prezi can't meet the market need, someone else will, it's simple startup Darwinism.
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1Hi all, MP3 loaders - yes a workaround :)
offline http://prezi.com/2yrrgtfmqi5q/mp3-pla...
Online (URL version): http://prezi.com/ldbvbelsbxuj/mp3-loa...
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'pedro To save you being bored and while you wait im just adding to the thread but possibly an alternative in certain situations. Audioi sync with Autoplay individual timied transittions etc. Dont manually advance or it scuppers the sync...i have a fix for that thou
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That's cool, slidedynamic. Can this then be uploaded to YouTube?
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Hi All,
I'd like to announce the release of PreziFly, a free software tool for auto-playing online or downloaded Prezis. Using its graphical interface, you record custom slide times as you advance through your Prezi. Then PreziFly will build an executable player file to play your Prezi automatically. PreziFly can also play an audio track of background music or narration or both, bridging the transitions between path stops and providing a smoother experience.
You can distribute the player file and audio track to users or use the player file to auto-play and auto-loop your Prezi at trade shows or conventions. Full support for pause and resume is provided.
PreziFly works on Windows PCs or in Windows partitions on Macs. It is easy and convenient, and it's free. See http://www.myreckonings.com/prezi for more details and to download the software. You can also download demo player files for online and downloaded versions of a new Prezi describing PreziFly at
http://prezi.com/8vvkz5o9ykp_/
The combination of PreziFly and Prezi’s new theme, font, and color facelift moves the entire system into a compelling presentation vehicle for both “podium” and “web” presentations, both delivered in person and unattended. This functionality makes Prezi a platform with appeal to the corporate world. It is a full-up method to produce exciting presentations in a variety of venues.
Cheers,
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Looks great! Question: You say this works on PCs and Windows partitions -- does that refer to the software itself or also the audio-enabled Prezi? Will someone on a Mac watching a Prezi in Mac OS/Safari be able to hear the audio?
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Hi Danny,
Unfortunately, the current PreziFly solution, including the player files that are distributed to users, can only run on Windows, either on a PC or in a bootable Windows partition on a Mac. The reason is that the player file generates Windows OS commands to position the mouse and click it at appropriate times as if the user were doing that manually. It allows us to interact with Prezi without having to have access to or knowledge of its underlying implementation. The player file also launches the audio file and pauses and resumes it with Windows-specific hotkey commands. The player file is created from an AutoIt script populated with data during the PreziFly entry and recording process, and the AutoIt language is specifically designed for Windows. I don't know if AppleScript or Automator on Macs have these capabilities, but it would be a new development effort. In fact, the GUI itself is written in Tcl/TK, which is indeed portable to Macs; it's the AutoIt low-level scripting that's the problem.
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Any timeline for when Prezi will support audio?
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I can't believe this not a feature on Prezi. I am a new user and are there any new capabilities that have not been mentioned to add audio to help users understand our presentation when they watch it online?
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Just echoing everyone else's sentiments. I work in radio and need the ability to embed audio files. Adam said 3 years ago this was a feature Prezi would make available but as yet nothing. Surely it can't be that complicated to use an open source player on presentations.
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Is there a way to remove an accidentally placed SWF file that contains audio but no image file? The audio plays as soon as the page loads (hooray) but now i'd like to remove the file and tweak the audio a bit.
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Hi jeremy - have you got a page URL I could look at and I'll try for you
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Thanks John. Here’s the URL: http://prezi.com/ckm4jbel9yxb/edit/#0...
Jeremy Allen
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I spent a while on this this evening - the easiest thing in the end was to make a wmv in a Windows Movie Maker and add the mp3 (with a picture) in that way. Not amazing but does the job OK. Audio support please, Prezi!
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Please, good Prezi people, We need some proper audio support now. You said "soon" about 3 years ago. Hope it will be soon.
In the meantime I noticed this presentation that has a nice music track builld in. It keeps playing even if the viewer deviates from the path while studying the prezi. Look here: http://prezi.com/uoxifxloh22h/powerpo...
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hello Morten,
see this page : http://prezi.com/learn/insert-sound/
a sound+an image convert to video file in SWF format will start to loop in continuous playback as long as the prezi is open.
see http://swftools.org/ to create this video
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I converted a clip from iMovie to FLV and inserted it into my prezi. The clip plays when press the play button but it does not begin automatically when moving from path to path like in the example on the insert sound page of the manual. What am I doing wrong?
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Also, why do I want to convert it through Zamzar and what do I want to convert it too?