Video

On this page, you will learn how to:
 * insert video into Smartboard Notebook presentations
 * insert video into PowerPoint presentations (coming soon)
 * rip DVDs, convert and insert a three-minute clip of that movie into Smartboard and/or PowerPoint (coming soon)

=Video for Smartboard Notebook=

There are three steps:
 * 1) find the video you want
 * 2) convert the video to flash video
 * 3) insert the video into your presentation

**Step 1: find the video you want**

 * first, find the video you want to use (on youtube from your computer at home?)
 * google?
 * if you are experiencing bandwidth issues at home and cannot view/vet videos from home, try zamzar.com and send the videos here at school. Unfortunately, Zamzar's "flv" format **//is not//** compatible with Smartboard Notebook...but it **//is//** a great work around for bandwidth issues.

**Step 2: convert the video to flash video**

 * Smartboard Notebook uses".flv" files (but Smartboard Notebook will not read all .flv files unfortunately)
 * Here are a few ways to grab/convert video files off of youtube for Smartboard NB
 * **Option 1**: download it straight from Youtube
 * **Option 2**: insert "kick" immediately in front of "youtube" (which will take you to another website where you can choose what you want to convert it to: //choose ".flv" for Smartboard Notebook//). This would look something like "www. **kick** youtube___" (your video's specific URL would go in the blank space I typed)
 * **Option 3:**if you use Mozilla Firefox at home, I can show you a couple more "add-ons" that may simplify the ".flv" conversion process
 * **Option 4:**Youtube Downloader works well for PCs (I looked for the Mac version, couldn't find it...)
 * **Option 5:** any other ideas? I know that there are other ways out there, so let me know if you do something and find it easy

**Step 3: insert the video into your Smartboard presentation**

 * to begin, make sure that you have the "flv" file (Flash Video File) saved on your H drive
 * Open up the Smartboard Notebook file that you are working on
 * Click on "insert" and choose "flash video file"
 * [[image:falconcollaboration/insert.png width="416" height="326"]]
 * Find your video where you saved it (on your H drive here at school)
 * It should drop into your presentation where you can play, move, modify, enlarge, shrink, etc.
 * Hope it goes well, and let me know if you have any questions

=Video for PowerPoint=

PowerPoint is similar in that it will only play certain .avi or .wmv files

...more info coming soon...

=Three minutes of Video from your DVD collection *= This is where things get a little complicated...but not too bad. One more step is necessary.

...more info coming soon...


 * three minutes stays within the educational fair use policies so as to avoid copyright infringement

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