Dear valued users,
For anyone installing DVD Presenter on a Vista machine: you have to run the activation and setup program as administrator (right click on “activate” and click on “run as administrator,” then choose“run.”
There is a new version 4.0.1 of DVD Presenter. This new version improved the compatibility with Windows Vista.
And many other fixes.

Try it now: http://www.sameshow.com/powerpoint-to-dvd.html

Tried the forums for my problem, but they don't seem to be in working condition (what are the odds?)

Started up DVD Presenter and loaded up my .ppt file (all 38mb of it). Selected a spot on my HD (1.8gb free) and it didn't like that- not enough room it said. Ridiculous that it wanted more than 1.8gb to process a 38 megabyte file. Inserted a DVD and pointed to it as the output (left the temporary file in the default location) and it still refuses to run. Lovely.

First time I've come across software on GotD that I couldn't use.

I could'nt install as I do not have the product key. Activate.exe produced an error. So much for this sort of problems -- see comments 10, 15, 106, etc. Three instances of failure out of 108 suggests that the program is not worthy of a place on GOTD. Or is it?

I work as a disabled scouts leader and I missed this, will it be republished as we would like it for our groups use, as the scouts make powerpoint shows and this is the ideal solution to their needs? Michael Group Leader.

Toay I downloaded and installed it for the second time. This time was OK, no registration asked. But ppt files from OOo did not work :-(

Very nice programm. But it does not work. I cannot install it on my Windows XP pro PC, because it asks for e-mail and registration code..... It also does not work with OpenOffice.org, when saved as ppt-file then I get an I/O error 32.
On the site of Wonderware I can not find any info about that it will work with OpenOffice.org.
For help, please see my posting on the GOTD-forum.

When trying to install this on a computer running Vista, it installs & says it Successfully Activates, but asks for email & reg and says 15-days left in the title bar. Installing it on a computer with XP works though.

Interesting program.
Installed w/o problem on XP Home with MSOffice 2000.
Was able to preview and convert 81 slide PPT with effects - video quality was good after changing video quality level to HIGH. All simple effects in slides worked whether clickable or automatic.

Can create ISO file for burning.

Like the idea of creating DVD's for different countries. Have to try final quality with video and/or sound embedded in ppt.

Problems:
1. Program does not "see" my DVD burner whether there is DVD in or not. Able to create iso for burning with NERO.

2. When I request that the automatic slide advance takes 10 seconds, the output advances at 1 second (default). Changed advance to 8 seconds to see if it makes a difference. I am using WinDVD to view the Video_TS folder output before burning a disc.

3. I wonder if it is capable of emulating the ppt ability to change slides along with narration - each slide being of a different wait time. Have to try that out too.

#12 System Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista; Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (or above); Pentium III / Athlon 1 GHz or above; RAM 256 MB or above; Hard Drive: size 2 GB Free Space or above; Display 800 x 600, 32bit (or higher); DVD or CD writer Yes (Optional)

Thanks GOTD!!! That's exactly what I need!!

Why is it asking for a Licensed Email Address and a Registration Code? Please help!

stunning
i like this one - it is very easy to use application
very great that it does work even without instalation - from USB drive. Easy to use interface is a breakdown!
thank you GAOTD and wondershare

Hello,

Due to my previous post (#78) I have done some experiments and it looks like the software only runs if you have Microsoft Office installed. Open Office won't do either.

Some would argue that you don't need DVD presenter if you don't have power point, well ..., I do. I won't bore you with the details but I do. If somebody knows a workaround, could you please enlighten me?
I have a thread in the Forums, so maybe you can post there?

-Mario

I tried again to install it after many failed attempts with the trial period coming up (using Vista) - it did install by right clicking on Administrator as many of you suggested. Thank you for your help in installation. :)

will not work with vista. big pos. dont say vista compatible if it isnt. im an it prof....dont insult me with your crap.

YES!!!!!!!!!1 thank you good people! I am very happy with this software. I have lots of powerpoint presentations and I had not found a converter that could make a film out of it with all the qualities intact. good images, good timing from the original slides and size choices. and furhtermore it becomes mpeg. wonderful. works too! very very happy me!

Hi how can i get and where can i get Registration code
Where can i find then .
pls some one help
Thanks

Unlike most people that seem to frequent this site I have no dire need for .pps / .ppt tools.

Unlike most of them I don't need to make big reports that involve powerpoint files for an audience where there is no computer available How often does that case happen anyway ? How many schools, conference rooms, board rooms, staff rooms are there out there where one can't use, or temporary install, a PC (portable or desktop) hooked up to a decent screen or projector but where they do have a DVD player available as well as a big screen? Any place that can invest in setting up a big screen or projector should at least have the potential for hooking up a computer. There for I can't really see a big market in business.

What about schools I hear you say? Same deal. If a school wants it's students to present there material in slide show format then what are the chances that the school doesn't have computers especially if they do have TV's and DVD players.

For a 100 USD one can buy a quite decent video card with TV out so that one could connect it to any TV set-up. I for one would consider that a much more valid expenditure then using it on a piece of software which is a one trick pony.

If you going to use if for at home then I have to ask why in heavens name did you put the pictures in power point. There's lots of dedicated programs out there that are actual made for that and which don't cost the arm and leg that MS office cost.

Program is ok. It does what it does. Has lots of room of improvement for instance in the ability of actual timing the length of time for an particular slide.

Then again unlike all these big business people on here that were just craving for this kind of particular program and are trying to out do each other in superlatives ... I work for a living. I have worked on computers, programmed them, put them together, sold them, taught people to use them, trouble-shot them, used them and I am, on top of everything else I do, the replacement for the sys-admin in the company I work for. The company does lots of presentations. Most of them in powerpoint. It does this all over the country and in neighboring countries, in all kinds of situations from universities to companies to city councils. Never has it happened that there has been any need for this. Therefor I find the 93% approval for this program that has a very limited actual market is not exactly believable.

The price is simply stupid. I know the USD value has been heavily declining the last 6 years but to ask this amount for a program with limited appeal and possibilities means that some one is living in La-la land. That or as teh qoute that inaccurately attributed to P.T. Barnum goes : "there's a sucker born every minute".

I notice that we are taken to a new screen " hosting partner of Giveawayoftheday.com" and today's date is quoted as download date and the date of June 14th 2007 is quoted as the expiry date. Is there any particular reason that any date fills this space or else why not quote the same date as the download date? I think this confuses people or gives them the wrong information. Is it possible to make this small change?
lucky

@13: Don't think that software that takes up less space is automatically worse than bigger software and should cost less.

Great program, thanks GOTD. Will make presenting ppts much easier.

Does not work with Open Office even when presentations are saved as Powerpoint extentions...


Oh well..

Nr. 15 & 24 Solution for activation. For vista users go to user/name/appdata/local/temp/rar$EX09.125 then you will see the files activate, read me and setup file.Choose activate;right click and Choose run as administrator. In my case it works.(sorry for my bad english).

Nice little tool. Easy to use. Thanks you.

COOL i love it
looking forward to tomorrow

Thanks GOTD! I have Office Pro on my home PC, and cant always share my PP shows with others. This is great. :0) And to all you sour apples who gripe everyday... Try and remember it is FREE. You cant please all the people all the time. Maybe tomorrow you can act like grown-up's!

I would actually like to see Wondershare DemoCreator tomorrow. I think people would really like to see and use it. As a software developer, it would be reallly useful.

Same problem as #15 & 24. Vista install results in a 15 day trial.
I tried everything, not successful.

Excellent program.

I've been searching for something like this for a long time and have tried many programs. This is the first one that actually works!

Thanks!

#48 & #52, Ahh! There it is! I got to agreed with BladedThoth because he thinks that 100 dollars is too much and stated that "I would say it’d be better around $49.99 to $69.99."

Now you see why I am computer expert and knows the zone. Thats why I have tested that software after I downloaded and seemed that it is not 100 dollars software. If it is 100 dollars software, they should have throw lots of good features and security in it that can racked up the cost. To #48 & #52, I got to disagreed with your comments because this budget does not fit for this software! But yes I did recommend to anyone to the presenters or PowerPoint users who rely on PowerPoint oftens should grab that while it's free within 24 hours period.

Installed the program, tried to convert a Microsoft Powerpoint file and it gave an error. I have uninstalled, not worth the trouble.

am i the only one wondering if the resoultion of a dvd (480 lines ntsc, 576 lines pal) is somewhat too limited for viewing pp presentations?

Re Comment 41--John,had the exact same problem as you for two days running. Missed the last Alien Shooter game because of it. In my case the fix was to disable SpyCatcher which was apparently blocking the connection with the server. If you have similar software that may be the answer.

Hello,

This is a great program, according to the comments and its price. I was convinced to give it a try. I installed it without a problem, read the docs and went to try my first .ppt file.

The interface looks phenomenal and very easy to do. Every step is very clear and one of the options I love the best is that you can create dvd's in pal, secam or NTSC, so I can burn presentations and my co-workers in Spain don't need a computer to watch the result.

It has every possible output format one can desire. There has been a lot of work behind this software.

One this I disliked very much is that when a DVD presenter fail to convert a .ppt file to mpeg-2 one gets the error message:

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Failed to Convert PowerPoint file(s)
Please contact our technical support team.

Choose the next step:
Contact Wondershare Technical Support
Work on new project.
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Given the fact that we are not entitled to tech support this message is useless. I guess that high price of the software entitles paying customers to all the help they can get from Wondershare, but the folks here at GAOTD are stuck with a meaningless errors.

Other than that, this is a superb program.

-Mario

PS:I should mention that I wan't able to convert half of my working .ppt files to mpeg-2. The ones that work looked great, but I am not sure what to do about the other ones.

Terrific! No complaints. Works fine so far. Thank you. Your quiz app looks great too! I hope that flys by this site also. Thanks GAOTD.

Very nice...wife will love this for her work as she is a graphic designer and works a lot with power point...installed great, added 8 presentations to burn onto a dvd and it did the job with no prob...thanks!

i have installed the program, tested it, and my final judgement on this is that it still is not worth $100, possibly $25, but not one hundred dollars. It did just what it was meant to do without problems.

$100 for this? just from taking a look at the publishers other products available on their website, i take it everything they can think of deserves to be outrageously overpriced. Oooh lookit! i bet we could make an application that makes a bunny hop around the monitor all day, and it could even stop and eat/poop too! I'm thinking we could probably get $50 for it, right?

yes, that's about right you brilliant man you. keep on coming up with things only a few people need and price them for idiots with credit cards, and i'm sure you'll be successful businessmen eventually... sure you will. riiight.

#46 same problem here, it is always like a second then the next slide popps in - program may be good but quality of slides in video is not
but it is still fun to play around with it

This software downloaded and installed perfectly first time.
It ran perfectly and successfully converted a large Powerpoint file but the quality of the finished product was rather poor. I shall be uninstalling this.

Same problem as #15 and #23 but I get 15 day trial on windows XP not even Vista.

Hi Wher can i get reg code.
pls
thanks

Does this require powerpoint to be installed also? Getting error messages when I get to the burning to dvd part.

This is for those desperate enough to pay $100 to demonstrate their PowerPoint presentations to viewers with only a DVD player instead of a computer? Usefulness seems very limited. At least it appears to be good software for its purpose. The high price seems reasonable for something so few people would actually pay for. PowerPoint files can be saved to play directly in the IE browser. Anybody can download Microsoft's PowerPoint player for free.

This site was recommended to me a week ago. Since then, I've visited daily, but this is the first program I actually downloaded. The program downloaded and installed without a hitch. (XP Home, Dell Inspiron Laptop 6400 Laptop.) I already had a Power Point Presentation to work with, so I dove right in. With just 4 or 5 clicks, the program converted the PPT Show to an MPEG presentation that I was watching in 10 minutes. There were .wavs embedded in the PPT presentation that didn't end properly, but I don't think that was the DVD Converter's fault. The PPT slide transition was set to mouseclicks. I believe if I changed the transition to a timer before conversion, then turned the .wav file off when the next slide was shown, I'd get better results. As for DVD, I can't test the program with writing to CD/DVD right now as I'm away from home.

I have very little experience with media (downloading, converting, etc.). This program is about as easy to use as Print Shop was 25 years ago. I can't vouch for more experienced and seasoned users, but if you, like me, are just delving into the media frenzy, I'd say definitely give it a try. Again, I can't vouch for success burning / running a DVD, but the MPEG was certainly a success.

first we need to find a use for powerpoint... but so far goatders are giving it pretty good %

This is the best PowerPoint to video program offered here on GOTD so far. It actually converted the embedded video so that not only do you see the the slides, transitions, etc., you also see the video. This is definitely a keeper for me. We do a lot of PowerPoints with video embedded, and will be nice to distribute it in video format to keep people from dismantling it easily.

Converts files but the timing option seems not to be working.
I set the slides to be 6 seconds but they fly through at about 1.5 seconds.

Will do some more testing. Anyone else tried this?

Could not install it on Vista, comes up Trial and asks for reg code etc.

Same problem as #15 & 23. Vista install results in a 15 day trial.

Out of all of the software that I have downloaded on this site, the 3 Wondershare programs I have are, to me, the best.

Aimersoft DVD, iPhone Video Converter and now DVD Presenter are the definition of user friendly. Like the previous 2 programs, DVD Presenter has a gorgeous, shiny "Web 2.0"ish interface and guides you through the process of turning a PowerPoint Presentation (or Open Source equivalent) into a DVD or video file. In fact all you have to do is select the file/s you wish to convert (up to a plentiful 8 on one conversion), select the output type and then press Start - everything else is done for you!!

I tested this out on a PowerPoint file I created to test the program as I don't use PowerPoint right now but will be doing soon when I start a teaching course abroad - likewise even if you do not have a need for this software right now it is well worth downloading and keeping for the future as it is so good and you never know when you might need it or when it might come in handy.

At first it would not open the file I had just saved coming up with "I/O Error 32" I discovered the reason this was happening was because I had the PowerPoint file open when attempting to open it in the DVD Presenter program; the file in PowerPoint must be closed in order for DVD Presenter to open the file.

I tested the program out by converting it to MPEG format and within 30 seconds had my test presentation playing on Windows Media Player. You can also burn the file to different DVD regions so that it will play on players worldwide which is an important feature.

For anyone who uses PowerPoint (as I say, now or in the future - you never know!!) this is a fabulous tool and without doubt worth downloading to keep. It is actually worth downloading this to a flash drive so that you can run it on different computers if necessary. A terrific advantage of the program is that it gives you the capability to get your presentations to those who don't have PowerPoint, or indeed, a computer. Anyone can view your presentations on any DVD player worldwide and as I am writing this, the cogs are turning as I contemplate creating promotional DVDs for my business with this genuinely amazing program.

Finally, don't forget that you can use this without having to have PowerPoint - you can get its free Open Office equivalent from http://www.openoffice.org