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December 14, 2006 1:19 PM   Subscribe

Creating a podcast with synchronized images that will pop up at irregular intervals during the podcast. I'll also be showing some very unsophisticated users how to do this in a few months. Which tool is best for the job...

Both for Mac and Windows, by the way. I know for Mac, iPhoto or Garage Band will let me do this pretty easily. That's fine. For Windows, I could go with Microsoft Photo Story or even Movie Maker. But what's simplest?

But I know there must be even easier (and that's the key here--simple to use, simple to teach) solutions-- the target demographic is people who require SERIOUSLY easy instructions.

Is it possible to even do this in PowerPoint? I thought it was, but I can't figure out how to create a persistent audio player that will remain onscreen and playing the podcast throughout the duration of the slideshow. When I try embedding one, the audio stops the second the slide switches.
posted by LGCNo6 to Computers & Internet (3 answers total)
 
Yeah, if you want it to play on iPods, and you want it to be an audio file with pictures, you need to do it in AAC with Garageband. Which is annoying to anyone who doesn't use an iPod and/or iTunes.
posted by YoungAmerican at 1:43 PM on December 14, 2006


Response by poster: The audio is just a long-form narrative MP3 file (voice and some music, but the voice is key). Around 10-30 minutes long.

And yes, I know what a podcast is-- the audio file alone is available for download and via RSS. But the audio + images will be for a different purpose.
posted by LGCNo6 at 2:04 PM on December 14, 2006


Response by poster: Hi neustile. That's not an option, as the podcast (truly a podcast, I assure you) is pre-recorded and available separately as an audio track. It can't be re-recorded, since some of the audio in it is taken from audio diaries and on-site discussions with people who won't be there to record new narration.

Nothing like a sticky, persistent audio player in PP?
posted by LGCNo6 at 3:02 PM on December 14, 2006


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