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Re: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
Chris A lot of us don't have 'video production company-like' knowledge and skills like you do or the financial resources to go down the route you took. Guess I'm forced to wait and see if LogMeIn will ever respond to my PPT embedded video fix request. Still no word from LogMeIn....not looking good. Stay healthy. gmacnv4.9KViews1like4CommentsRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
As a business solution provider, I was expecting GoTo to provide a simple, turn key solution. Again, PPT is a basic business tool and anyone in the business solution business should be compatible with these types of tools employed by a Customer. It's not the Customers job to make a business solution work for their business (i.e. BM mini). It's the job of the provider to adjust to the needs of the Customer. Bottom line....GoTo doesn't seem to fit my business needs. That's OK but I can't justify staying as a GoTo customer under these circumstances... particularly when I provided extensive feedback. I just need to find someone who can meet my business requirements and fortunately I have at least one promising lead. gmacnv4.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
AshC Chris is correct. Surprisingly, GoTo isn't compatible with one of the most basic, common and widely used business tool...PowerPoint (PPT). My PPT presentations…text…animation…embedded video… is scripted, formatted and orchestrated to achieve a high degree of audience attention, maximize their participation and maximize their learning experience. Unfortunately, embedded videos in my PPT came across as to choppy and negated all of my hard work, effort and significantly reduced learning. I’m exceptional at putting a square peg into a round hole. I am painfully aware of the five video upload capability, but what do you do when your presentation has 15-20 videos? I got around that limitation because I decided to invest 7-8 hours (for all 10 of my presentations) Using video editing software that I had to learn on the fly, I combine 5-6 of my videos into one of their five video maximum limit. That was a lot of time and effort and...why only five? By combining 5-6 videos (i.e. topics) into one video, I'm now forcing my participants to “track” 5-6 different topics. When the video ends and there is post video discussion, there was always some confusion as to which of the 5-6 videos are we discussing Their uploaded video capability only offers play and stop, no rewind for a 2nd or 3rd review…what the hell? Their uploaded video capability caused me to jump between the PPT presentation and GoTo's video library. As a result, my presentations grew longer (not a good thing), I had to reduce content (not a good thing) to maintain time and participants learning experience was lowered (definitely not a good thing) The most ugliest of all…I had to spent 7-8 hours per presentation (times 10 presentations for a total of about 80 painful hours) to totally redo my presentation format/approach to fit an extremely untenable GoTo business solution Now that my spring presentation window is over and my summer presentation window isn’t until late June, I’ve decided that GoTo’s business solution won’t work for my business and now is the time to look for a replacement. It’s not that I haven’t given GoTo an opportunity to meet my business needs, I’ve contacted them multiple times and generally get little to no response (arn't they in the business to provide business solutions). Seems my business isn’t that important to them. I can’t repeat what I just went through so I started searching for a replacement….first up is ZOOM. Have an account and started testing. So far, they seem to have a high quality PPT embedded video play capability. Will continue to explore. Hope to be back on track in a couple of months. Thanks! gmacnv4.6KViews0likes1CommentRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
OK. The majority of my spring presentations are over, it was soooo painfull; now have to get ready for my summer presentations. I haven't heard from LogMeIn wrt LogMeIn solving my PowerPoint embedded video problems and the problems that were spawned from that. LogMwIn said there were working on a "fix" but I've heard anything, even after repeated requests. Time to move on. Checking out other Webinar business solution providers. First up...Zoom. Signed up for an account a few days ago. Started playing around with it and so far it seems like it might work. The biggie....my MAJOR PPT embedded video problem seems to be gone (Great!!). PPT embedded video seems to play well (video and audio). The video is smooth, not choppy.There is an about a one quarter to one half second delay between the presenter and the participant. That's not a big deal to me and is a great trade for improved video quality. Control panel is about the same as LOGMeIn and its intuative enough for an easy and acceptable transition. I thought LogMeIn's response to my problem was terrible and indicative of their lack of interest in keeping their small business Customer base. GmacNV4.6KViews0likes10CommentsRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
OK. The majority of my spring presentations are over; now have to get ready for my summer presentations. I haven't heard from LogMeIn wrt LogMeIn solving my PowerPoint embedded video problems and the problems that were spawned from that. LogMwIn said there were working on a "fix" but I've heard nothing, even after repeated requests. Time to move on. Checking out other Webinar business solution providers. First up...Zoom. Signed up for an account a few days ago. Started playing around with it and so far it seems like it might work. The biggie....my MAJOR PPT embedded video problem seems to be gone (Great!!). PPT embedded video seems to play well (video and audio). The video is smooth, not choppy.There is an about a one quarter to one half second delay between the presenter and the participant. That's not a big deal to me and is a great trade for improved video quality. Control panel is about the same as LOGMeIn and its intuative enough for an easy and acceptable transition. I thought LogMeIn's response to my problem was terrible and indicative of their lack of interest in keeping their small business Customer base. GmacNV5.2KViews1like0CommentsRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
AshC One more thing I forgot about...because I have to compile 3-5 videos into one video and now have multiple topics and multiple talking from my compiled video, I now have to take numerous screen shots at different points in the compiled video and cut and paste those screen shots into my PPT. Uploaded video only offers play and stop, no rewind...can you believe that. I have to cut and past because that is the only way to focus and discuss a particular point within the video. And...I have to generate talking points for each screen shot. Secondly, because a composite video now includes multiple topics, cutting and pasting gives me some chance (not enough) to keep my audience organized and on the same topic. Man-o-man is that labor intensive. It stinks and I'm doing the best I can putting a square peg into a round hole. Again...this isn't something anyone should expect from a professional business solution company. gmacnv18KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
AshC I do that already but that doesn't help when you have 12-15 videos in my PPT presentation. Webinar only allows up to upload five videos. To get around that constraint, I use video editing software to compile 2-5 videos into one video which allows me to squeeze 15 videos into five uploaded videos. The problem with that approach is i'm now forced to present 3-5 different subject matter and then rewind so to speak and go to the compiled video and repeat the discussion. It disrupts the whole flow of the presentation which is animated and scripted; this jumbled presentation format is challenging for the presenter to present and for participants to follow. Secondly, jumping back and forth between PPT and video is another disruption, adds time to the Webinar which in turn reduces the amount of subject matter presented. Uploading videos has created more video editing work for me. And whats really bad, uploading videos has also forced me to make two separate and distinct presentation versions, one for in-person presentation and one for a Webinar presentation. Creating and maintaining two presentation baselines (times 10 individual presentations for a total of 20) is enormous and frustrating. So...No...uploading videos is not a workable solution. To me, uploading PPT (with embedded video) is a basic and expected business function. As soon as my presentation window is over I plan to look for alternative providers. gmacnv19KViews2likes1CommentRe: Play video embedded in PowerPoint and mix multiple computers and cameras to a GoToWebinar -
Chris Congratulations! As a very frustrated GoToWebinar user I'm envious. I don't think I'm going to go your route. I think GoToWebinar should deliver a turn key solution for its Customers rather than have its Customers shoehorn in a workaround by paying for additional add-on's and operate multiple computers to make our presentations work. Again...congratulations. gmacnv19KViews0likes3Comments