And here's how you record your PowerPoint presentation with LECTURNITY
Prerequisites: LECTURNITY is installed and the desired recording equipment is connected. Tip: to begin with, a headset and webcam are sufficient. Or at least the built-in microphone on your laptop.
Step 1: Importing slides
Open your slides as usual in PowerPoint. Now click on "Open in LECTURNITY Studio" (this function was integrated in PowerPoint during installation of LECTURNITY). The slides are now converted and opened in LECTURNITY.
Step 2: Configuring audio and video devices
You can now see your slides in LECTURNITY. In the menu section "Studio Settings ", under "Audio/Video Settings", you can check the device selection and set the volume and recording quality.
Step 3: Presenting
Press the record button and start your presentation! The toolbar provides various options for working in the slides. During your presentation, LECTURNITY records everything, indexes the text and synchronises the data streams.
Step 4: Press the stop button, done!
After ending the recording, everything is "in the can" so to speak. You can now distribute your production immediately, view it first in the Player or optionally edit it. The easiest way of calling up these functions is to use the graphical icons: Player on the left ("Replay"), Editor View in the middle ("Edit") and Publisher on the right ("Publish").
Step 5: Editing (optional)
You can skip this step if you prefer. Lecture and presentation recordings are usually made accessible to the students immediately using the Publisher.
The Editor View allows you to edit your recording and to add further media, such as pictures or video clips. Interactive elements, such as stop and skip marks, hyperlinks and various test questions can also be added. You can compile new media from several LECTURNITY recordings or update parts of older productions.
Step 6: Send it to the people
The Publisher opens up a wide range of distribution options for learning applications. The first time you use it, it's best to always click on "Next" and you will obtain a high-quality lpd document with all the typical conveniences of LECTURNITY.
Otherwise, you can choose different output formats, quality levels and user interfaces depending on who you wish to make your media accessible to. In the case of podcasts, please be aware of the small display on mobile devices when designing your slides.
Step 7: Viewing
The LECTURNITY Player is used to view your learning applications immediately after recording them. It also plays the lpd (LECTURNITY Presentation Document) format generated by the Publisher and offers a text search function and pin-sharp slide texts. The Player is available as a free download, immediately and without registration.
