Need help with optimizing text appearance when exporting video

Here's what I'm trying to do:
1. Convert a Powerpoint presentation to an MP4 (AVC) file, frame rate 30 (actually defaults to 29.97) and video bit rate of 1200kbps,using Wondershare PPT2VideoPro.  (There are no actual video clips contained in the original PPT file).
2. Import the newly created MP4 video into a new project in Premeire Elements.
3. Add audio files (WAV) created by Audacity.
4. Export the final product as a video.
Here's the problem:
The text quality in the final exported film is very poor, and the screen occasionally seems to sublty flicker once and a while.  I've tried multiple different settings, but all with the same result.
Can anyone offer suggestions on optimal settings for exporting the final product such that the text is as clear as possible?  (The text in the MP4 file created by Wondershare looks great.)
Thanks!
- Ernest

One option would be to create the Text Images in Photoshop, and Save_As a PSD.
For large sets of Titles, I do the text portion in Word/WordPerfect, so I can use Spell-Check. Then in PS, I just Copy/Paste the text into an Image, where I apply all of the PS Styles that I need. Because I use PrPro for most of my NLE work, I will often do the Titles with Layered Text, and Import those as a Sequence, so that the Layers are not Flattened. This allows me to independently animate each Layer, as I need. Unfortunately, PrE does not allow one to Import the Layered PSD's, Unflattened, as it does not have Sequences.
Also note that PrE's Titler's Styles are just a starting point. Once applied, one can alter most aspects, and when they are satisfied with the changes, they can then Save the new Style and re-use it over and over. Do not forget the ability to modify those Styles.
From PowerPoint, and this depends on the version, the best that one can usually do is to Export each "slide" as a TIFF, and Import those into the NLE program.
Good luck,
Hunt

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              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                   Object o = e.getSource();// the component that fired this event
                   if (o == textField)
                        //action from the textField
                   else if (o == passwordField)
                        //action from passwordfield
              public static void main(String[] args)
                                  JFrame frame = new TextSamplerDemo();
                                  frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
                                       public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
                                                 System.exit(0);
                                                                new swing1(); //make a new instance of your class
    [\code]
    why won't the label on my password field dislay?
    and can you take a look at the end of my code i got it off another program, i want to get rid of the HTML page its trying to access and i want it just to close when i click X
    any help would be briliant
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    Since you are new to Swing the first thing I would recommend is to read the tutorial "Creating a Gui with JFC/Swing". I think the Text Component section has a demo on creating a username/password GUI. It can be downloaded at:
    http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
    Why doesn't the password field label display? You are not adding it to the container. You add textField, textFieldLabel, passwordField, actionLabel but no passwordFieldLabel.
    Instead of adding a WindowListener and implementing the windowClosing() method, there is an easier way to close the JFrame in JDK1.3. Simply use:
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
    The class "TextSamplerDemo" doesn't belong in this class (it must be a demo class you downloaded from somewhere). All the code you need in the main method is:
    JFrame frame = new swing1();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
    Also, by convention classes should be named with the first character of each word capitalized. So you class should be renamed to "Swing1" from "swing1". Also remember to rename the file as the filename and class name must be the same and case does matter.

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