Adding audio to presentation

I added audio from my I-Tunes Library to my presentation. But when I play my presentation, there are silent gaps in the played music. (not in the original music). How can I solve this problem ?

Look Here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Keynote/5.0/en/kyntc68d86ec.html
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Since I got a new PC (Windows 7), I'm having an issue / problem adding audio in Presenter 7 (PowerPoint 2010).
It doesn’t happen every time, but randomly with many presentations...
In PowerPoint, right after I import audio (through Presenter) and click “ok”, I get the following errors:
Then, I can't get into the "import/sync/edit" mode, from the Presenter tab...
Already tried reinstalling Presenter, resaving new presentations, deleting the .ppcx/audio folders, importing the audio locally (vs from my network drive), etc.
Then sometimes, randomly, it will let me get back in and edit the audio, after numerous attempts…?!? I can't figure out what the pattern is, which is causing this new problem (never had this problem before, w/ my old PC - Win XP / PowerPoint 2003 / Presenter 6 & 7)
Anybody have an idea what the issue could be?
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Mike P.

Hello,
I tried to reproduce this issue but I am not getting any error message. Please provide us following information; this might help to reproduce this issue:-
1) You are seeing this issue in PPT or PPTX
2) You seeing this issue in newly created presentations or its just old presentation which is not working properly.
3) OS and PowerPoint version
4) If this issue is consistent on any particular presentation then please share it.
5) Can we have exact reproducible steps
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Other ways of adding audio recording to presentations Adobe Presenter 8?

Hi there,
I just realised that I asked a question in the wrong language! I have a quick question re. audio recording in AP8. Is there anyway to add audio to a presnetation other than with a traditional recording device? i.e. can audio be recorded via PC or telepohne and then be added to the presentation? if so, how?
Many thanks!
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You can use the Import Audio tool to import any MP3 or WAV audio file. Presenter doesn't care where the audio file comes from, so as long as you can record the audio as one of those two file types, or convert it to one of those file types, you should be able to bring it into Presenter.
To simplify the process, you may want to break up the audio files so there is one for each slide, but this can be done in the audio editor if needed.

Help with adding audio files to page

I am using DW CS5. I have had numerous troubles adding audio files to any page. Please know that I am not at all computer savy when it comes to html codes etc. But I have been working with DW CS5 and have a functional website and my pages validate. That being said, please be patient with me if I am asking stupid questions or don't understand the solution.
Now to the problem....I originally wanted to add mp3 files...but I am not sure how to work with plugins or which plugin to use.
Therefore, I converted my mp3 files to swf and used the insert media file feature in DW CS5. But when I look at the finished page...I only see a big white box. Nothing happens when you click on it.
First question...which is the best method to add audio files?
Second question...what steps do I need to follow achieve the desired result?
Note: there is one validation error on this page and I'm not sure why or how to fix it. Any suggestions here would be greatly appreciated.
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Woohoo! I was able to resolve the issue including the validation issue. But I have a follow up question...
Currently if you click on the play button another window pops up which has the play/control/stop buttons to control the audio file. The attribute is set to new window. If I change the attribute to parent window, then the page that has the control buttons overlays ontop of the page with the link.
To get back to the original page, one must click on the back arrow near the address bar.
Isn't there a way to not have a separate window appear? In other words, the controls are embeded into the parent page?

Problem in adding voice over presentation

Ok so I want to do a voice over narration on my keynote presentation
I go through the steps of adding audio to my presentation, on the recording screen
the red button is not blinking and my voice is not recording onto the presentation can anyone help pls
Ogay

This is my recommendation.
Step 1) Create your Keynote presentation.
Step 2) Record your speaking part (separately) with an audio recording program.
I recommend Audacity. It's a great free application. You can download Audacity from www.sorceforge.com among other places. You'll also want to get the Audacity LIB file that is needed to export your audio recording to .mp3.
3) From the Keynote Inspector, under the Document tab, go to the audio section and add your new voice recording file to the Soundtrack.
4) From Keynote, go to File, Record Slideshow.
While the audio plays, click through your slides. This is getting the slide change time down.
5) From Keynote, go to File, Export. Make sure to have the following settings:
Playback Uses: Recorded Timing
Include audio (sound files, movie audio): NOT SELECTED
Include the slideshow soundtrack: NOT SELECTED
Include the slideshow recording: SELECTED!!!
Click next and your Keynote presentation should export to a .mov file (keep in mind, this .mov file has no audio. we'll take care of that in the last steps).
6)Open the new .mov Keynote presentation in Quicktime Pro.
7) Open the original .mp3 sound file in Quicktime Pro.
8) Select All of the .mp3 file and then click CTRL + C to copy it.
9) Go back to the .mov Keynote file and Select All. Then go up to Edit > Add to Movie.
This adds your sound and movie file together.
10) Finally click on File > Save As. Select, Save As A Self-Contained Movie and you're done.
I Hope This Helps!

Audio visual presentation using photo's.

I am looking for software for the iMac to make an audio visual presentation using photo's. I want to be able to show photo's at different length to match the music.

There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).
If what you want is what I want, namely to be able to use high resolution photos (even 300 dpi tiff files), to pan and zoom individual photos, use a variety of transitions, to add and edit music or commentary, place text exactly where you want it, and to end up with a DVD that looks good on both your Mac and a TV - in other words end up with and end result that does not look like an old fashioned slide show from a projector - you may be interested in how I do it. You don't have to do it my way, but the following may be food for thought!
Firstly you need proper software to assemble the photos, decide on the duration of each, the transitions you want to use, and how to pan and zoom individual photos where required, and add proper titles. For this I use Photo to Movie. You can read about what it can do on their website:
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)
Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.
Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!
To simply create a slide show in iDVD 7 onwards from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089
If you have any further question please state what version of OS X you are running.

On a Mac, in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, when adding audio to an edit, i get the message "Could not complete your request, because Dynamiclink is not available". When performing the exact same operation in Adobe Photoshop CC, i can add audio in the same way,

On a Mac, in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014, when adding audio to an edit, i get the message "Could not complete your request, because Dynamiclink is not available".
When performing the exact same operation in Adobe Photoshop CC, i can add audio in the same way, no error message. Any ideas to solve this, anyone? Would be greatly appreciated.

I tried to update and it keeps telling me to get the Application Manager. And this is what happens
Adobe Application Manager failed and it told me to download the Adobe Support Advisor.
Adobe Support Advisor told me that there was an issue:" cpsid_82829s1: "A restart is pending," bootstrapper error has occurred. "Token Number: 40-87772-063201122012
I followed the instructions it gave me to correct this issue:
If you receive the error "Installer has detected that a machine restart is pending. It is recommended that you quit the installer, restart try again," do the following:
#Restart the computer and try the installation again.
#If the installation fails, delete the InProgress registry key:
Disclaimer: This procedure involves editing the Windows registry. Adobe doesn't provide support for editing the registry, which contains critical system and application information. Make sure to back up the registry before editing it. For more information about the registry, see Windows registry information for advanced users on the Microsoft support site, or contact Microsoft.
Launch Windows Registry Editor.
(Windows XP) Choose Start > Run, type regedit in the Open text box and click OK.
(Windows Vista/ Windows 7) Choose Start, type regedit in the Search box, and press Enter.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager.
Delete the InProgress key.
I was not able to find the "InProgress" key.

Adding audio to Video Demo: Captivate 7

Hello, i have several questions about working with audio in a video demo in Captivate 7.
I have a video demo that was captured without audio, then the intended script changed signifigantly so the timing is way off (sometimes the video doesn't hold on a screen long enough for the narrator to finish talking, sometimes it holds too long).
Any tutorials out there for adding audio after the video demo is recorded, when the timing is all off and I need to hold on some frames longer than the movie does? I'm doing still screen grabs and inserting them as images for the duration of the hold, but there's got to be a better way!
Is there any way to add text-to-speech in the Video Demo (other than adding it in slide notes, exporting the audio file and then importing it to the background of the video demo?)
When adding audio to a Captivate 7 video demo, is it better to add it to the video (Edit Video Demo > Audio > Import to > Background) or to add it to the slide in the regular timeline? Pros/Cons? Best practice?
Thanks!

Are you un-checking "Edit Volume" before you play it?
Sue
Hi Sue, Thanks for your help, I am new to the Mac, so forgive me if I am slow!
I cannot find "Edit Voume".
I can find "Show clip volume" in the "View menu" is that the same thing?
Thanks for your help. Chatch

Ducking doesn't work on added audio track

I have an iMovie 09 video clip of people dancing to music in the background. I attached a separate audio clip of music to the video (it appears in green beneath the video).
At a certain point in the video, I want to fade the added music clip so you can hear what's going on in the video. So I went to "Audio Adjustments" on the video clip and checked the Ducking box to that the music on the added audio clip would fade at that certain point.
But it doesn't fade at all. How do I fix this? Thanks.

You should be able to trim expanded audio in previous versions, also. Then you do trim, the audio will only turn dark, not get physically shorter, when you Expand Audio Components. When you Expand Audio, it will physically change the length of the audio section. One thing to remember is that when you Expand Audio/Video, the whole clip is selected by default, click on the head or tail of the audio first. If it is red, you can not expand it out, but can trim it in.
Tom is correct about ROLL edits, they only work in FCPX 10.1 and later. Only works with clips in a Storyline. Only work with audio that has enough Handles to accoedate the Roll edit.

When adding audio to my webpage do I have to add a photo as well?

Hello,
I just set up my website using iweb and it was really fun and easy. I added an audio file to one of my pages and it required me to add a photo or it wouldn't add the song.
Can this be changed?
Thanks, Chad
Powerbook G4 1.5 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

A clip from the help file:
To add audio:
In the site organizer, select the webpage you want to add the audio to.
Do one of the following:
To add a single audio file, drag it to the image placeholder on a webpage or to the webpage canvas. If you drag the audio file to the image placeholder on a blog (the Blog or Podcast template), iWeb creates a podcast. (See the podcast topics below.)
To add more than one audio file, drag them to the webpage canvas. (Select more than one file at a time by Command-clicking.)
To add links to the songs in the iTunes Music Store (not the audio files themselves), drag a playlist (from the Media Browser or iTunes) or a song from the iTunes Music Store to the webpage canvas.
If you added audio files (not links), you can drag a graphics file to the placeholder above each song's audio controls. Or you can create a text box with a solid color fill to put over the placeholder. You can resize the graphic and the audio controls by dragging the handles.

How do I delete added audio?

Is there a way to remove/delete added audio to a project that has already been sent to media browser?

If you mean in an iMovie file then no you can't do that in iDVD.
You would need to go back to the Movie in iMovie remove / add the audio and reshare the movie to iDVD.
Ian

Adding audio suddenly creating video gap

I'm working on a slide show and it was going really well until today. The video is finished, with transitions, effects, etc., and I've been adding audio over the past couple of days. Today, I added a couple of songs and they did fine, then I added another one and it caused a gap in the video. When I go to the video line and right-click the gap, the "Delete and Close Gap" is greyed out so I can't use it. The gap doesn't "match" the audio--it starts about halfway through the audio and then ends where the audio ends. This is really frustrating, as I can't see anything different about this section of the project from the rest of it. (same file types, etc.) Can anyone tell me why this is happening and how I can correct it? Thanks!

Steve--Thanks so much--of course that worked like a charm! :) I can always count on you to know right away what I'm doing wrong!! I do have one more question--why did the ripple feature only kick in towards the end? I had 1 hour and 6 minutes of audio tracks that didn't cause any of the ripples, then it seemed to happen out of nowhere. I don't *think* I was doing anything differently up to that point. I'm mystified! But also very, very thankful to know the cure--I'll be doing some last minute touch-ups and then I'll be ready to burn this one! Yahoooooo!!!!! :) Take care, Tina

Crashing after adding audio clips

So I have had to rebuild my 50 minute vacation movie 3 times now due to the files become corrupt after adding audio clips. The audio clips are legit and not just downloaded from a random site. Happens with different songs not just particular ones.

Here is a good tutorial for how audio works. In your case, you want to drag and drop the music track on top of one of your video clips at the frame where you want the music to begin.
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/imovie08.html#audioclips

Adding Audio Consolidated Sceneline

Seems each step forward in PE4 involves a step or two backward.
I imported audio (a WAV file) to a newly-created audio track (Audio 4), and presto-change-o! my Sceneline contracted to a single frame that contains the video for the whole movie (3 mins. long). Previously, the Sceneline showed dozens of clips individually. If I clicked Play in either the Sceneline or Timeline, the movie still played normally.
Realizing that the Soundtrack was empty, I figured maybe I should have added the audio there, and maybe adding it where I did, in Audio 4, caused the disruption to the Sceneline. (I couldn't imagine why it should, but still...)
I deleted the recently-added audio, clicked on Audio 2 (the primary video track is Video 2, with opacity clips in Video 3), and clicked "Delete Empty Tracks," which got rid of my newly-created Audio 4.
This did not restore the Sceneline to its previous state.
In added the audio file to the Soundtrack. No change to the Sceneline.
The movie plays okay, including the new audio track, but with the Sceneline all compressed into one frame, I can't move clips or do any of the other editing tasks that are fast and easy in the Sceneline.
Anybody got an idea how I can restore my Sceneline?
John B

YES! That did it. Thanks, Robert. I had no idea pressing the backslash compresses the Timeline to show the whole movie, or that you could lasso a track. Nice to know.
What I did know, and what gave me brief trouble, is that when you try to drag a clip or a track vertically in the Timeline to a track or position that's not visible, dragging up or down does *not* force the tracks to scroll in the direction you want to go.
But I found that once I had the primary video/audio track lassoed, if I hit Ctrl-C (Copy) with my other hand, it did in fact copy what I had in the lasso. I then clicked the empty Video 1 / Audio 1 track, typed Ctrl-V (Paste), and the primary video/audio track copied into place.
And yes, with the primary video back in Video 1, all the clips once again display normally in the Sceneline, solving my original problem.
Thanks to Bill, Steve and Robert for contributing to the solution.
PROBLEM SOLVED, and important lesson learned: Don't let anything displace the primary video from Video 1.
John B

Audio Problems - Presenter 6 & 7

I currently use Presenter 6.2 (but have also downloaded and
tried this with Presenter 7.0). Whenever I try use Import Audio,
Synchronize Audio, or Audio Editor, Powerpoint crasches. That is
part of the problem.
The other more serious part for now is that when I click on
Record Audio and begin to record audio, there is always an
electronic interference type noise being recorded over the audio. I
have isolated it to the Presenter Plugin, as my headphones record
just fine in other programs (but this does me no good, as I cannot
import audio without Powerpoint crasching).
I am therefore assuming that there is a problem between the
Presenter plugin and my sound card (and/or codecs). I have a
SigmaTel High Definition Audio Codec. I am not sure however where
the information is for my actual sound card. It was not listed in
the device manager , only the drivers and codecs were there. There
was one the said Legacy Audio Drivers, Manufacturer (standard
system devices, location uknown, but said to be working properly).
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to resolve these
problems? - most importantly, being able to record audio in
Presenter without this electronic interference being recorded over
the voice recordings.
I am using a Dell Latitude D830 with Windows XP Professional
Version 2002 SP2, with Microsoft Powerpoint (Office) 2003, Intel
Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz, 2GB RAM. Also perhaps important is that I am
also using a German version of Windows
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide me in
resolving this issue.

Best practice for tables in HTML (RH or not) is to use
percentages instead of absolute measures. Using this method, we
have had no problems with the transform into Printed Doc.
We use:
For 2-column tables at normal paragraph level, 100% and
usually 20%,80%
For 2-column tables in a list, 90% and usually 20%,70%
For 2-column tables in a second-level list, 80% and usually
20%,60%
Don't worry about any long, unbroken character strings in
column 1 (such as a long database column name), because the HTML
default is to grab the space it needs to prevent breaking up such a
string. If the text needs 27%, for example, it will take it.
Good luck,
Leon

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