Keynote Audio

I am having trouble with the audio (imported music from iTunes) starting and stopping throughout the presentation. It does it on both my iBook and my iMac. I have it set to loop.
Thanks, Evelynn

I changed my thinking. I have far exceeded both total file size and individual image size of the test presentation versus the problem presentation (audio interruptions). At this point I don't think the photo size is the problem at all. Found out something very interesting: On my problem presentation with the audio quitting, I changed slide #1 with #2. Slide #2 is actually the first slide in the presentation and my #1 slide is now in position #2. Guess what? This took care of all the audio problems except for one time when it stops in the middle of the presentation. Before I changed these two slides arouond, I had eight audio stop and starts in the presentation. No matter what I did, this continued to stopa number of times in the same place. Ok, does this mean that moving a slide to another position might cause the audio to stop and come back on? If one moves the slides in the original order that will solve the audio problem or at least it seemed to in my case? Tricky, but still working trying to determine more so I can better understand exactly what causes this problem. WIll try switching more slides around to try to fix the one remaining stop in the presentation. At this point I do not think the size of the photos is affecting this audio problem in any way. I will continue to share my results.

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Is it possible to export recorded Keynote audio at all? I'd like to offer the video as a separate, downloadable mp3 for an online course I'm creating.

Two possible ways:
1. Not sure if this will work but worth a try: Export an item description of the track with the subs in. The n open new project and import that Item description which will bring in the track complete with subs, movie and sound. If this is all you want this should work fine.
2. If however you want to actually export the subs to maybe edit elsewhere or whatever you do the same and export Item Description of the track.
Download Subtitler
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26322
And use this to extract the subs from the Item description. Can be a bit flakey but works - make sure you have defined the language of the subs in DVD-SP and also make sure you use the Item Description Import not Auto in Subtitler. Then you can save them as STL file for use elsewhere.
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want to direct the audio to external speaker for a keynote presentation.
I have an old round JBL speaker that I use with my ipod - i am trying to
send the sound through that rather than my laptop speakers.
how do I do that. can I?
debcoo

I'm interested in this answer, too. Pre-installed on a Macbook Pro, 10.7.2 (brand new). Thx.

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I think you meant the Metrics Inspector? Also, to get this info, you need to have your audio object selected. The QuickTime Inspector does not give you file info, and neither give you file location data. Don't know why, unless Keynote is assuming you've set you media files to be embedded.
BTW, if you ever want to isolate a file outside of a slide, you can drag the proxy icon out of the Media Inspector and drop it on an appropriate app on the Dock. For this audio file, you could drag it onto QuickTime Player, and then Command-click on the proxy icon in QuickTime Player to see the path of where the file originated. Kinda kludgey, but it works...
!http://web.me.com/csyverson/filechute/audio_drag.png!

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!http://web.me.com/csyverson/filechute/audio_drag.png!

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What audio file format do I need to embedd into the program so that it will play on a Windows machine. Obviously, almost any type of file will play on a Mac, but some of the viewers of the presentation are not yet enlightened.
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These files are Windows Media Audio and are specifically designed to play on Windows. You should test the wma file on a Windows machine, if at all possible using Windows Media Player, to test the file will play at all.
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System Properties > Sound
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Jimmie,
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SMC RESET
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Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
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Release the power button.
Attach the computers power cable.
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Exporting to .ppt seems to produce an audio file in .mov format in a separate folder. Go figure that one!
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Well after researching this, it seems there is no answer to my issue, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I have set up a Keynote presentation using Smart Builds. I have four slides. Each slide has approximately 40 pics and one song. The timing of the pics is set to correctly end at the same time the music stops and move on to the next slide, with its pics and music. Everything is timed right in Keynote.
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I suppose I could go back to Keynote and make it "not line up" in there so that it will in QT. But that would be: 1- ridiculous and 2- a huge waste of time (as this would be a "trial and error" approach.
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Anyone else experience this?
Or know of a work-around?
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I was digging up a keynote file I made a while back which contains many video clips dragged into it. However when I play the videos, some of them have sound, but no video. This is very frustrating and doesn't make any sense. Has this happened to anyone else and is there a fix?

Botareen,
Yes, there is a fix. It all depends on a couple things. What kind of file is it? .avi, etc? And the builds you have on it also affect the videos. Also, dropping and dragging video files can affect keynote using them. Try deleting them and go to the Insert tab up top and inserting them that way.
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Keynote Audio Question

Hey guys - my first post on here...
I'm making a keynote pres. and was wondering if it is possible to have multiple songs play throughout... Right now, I can't seem to find any way to have more than one song play or loop throughout the presentation...
Any Ideas?
Thanks

There is a simple workaround. I have done this at numerous places within the slide show with from 6-25 slides. You simply compose the slides and then paste each one with all of its objects on top of the first slide which has the sound file that you want played for all of the slides. Timing will have to be adjusted to suit. I found the easiest way to do this is to create a new Keynote file which I call a build file it contains all of the individual slides and a master slide. After I have set all the objects to build properly on the individual slides I then paste them into the master slide which has the initial transition and the sound file as well as a top level text file which identifies the sound file being played. I paste each additional slide, on the master slide, as a new set of object layers play and adjust timing as required. When I am satisfied I take the finished master slide and paste it into the master Keynote presentation. My most complex one to date has over 200 objects in the build order and takes about 3 minutes to play.

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I have a presentation that is around 100 slides, and for the last 15-20 slides or so, I need to play music. I only need the music for these last slides. I can start the music where I need it to start simply by dragging the sound file onto that particular slide. But when I move to the next slide, obviously the music stops. Is there any way for me to have this music continue for the remainder of the presentation and play through the remaining slides? Hope someone has an easy answer, or a possible work around that will do what I need to do. Thanks in advance.
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This thread discusses this issue, and provides a possible solution.

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This was a great suggestion and it solved my issue although I wish there was something natively, I am so grateful for this suggestion. Here is my process for correcting the audio for anyone that may be looking for a way to normalize their audio clips:
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