Most people know how to create a PowerPoint presentation, but many don’t realize that the same presentation can easily be turned into an Animoto video, which can be posted to YouTube and used as a source for video marketing. The following information will identify how this is easily accomplished.

When creating a PowerPoint file, I would recommend keeping it small and concise (no more than 12 slides) and making sure your font is large enough so it can be easily read when viewing the video. Once you’ve finished your PowerPoint, save it as a .ppt file (nothing special here, you just need to have a copy on your computer).

What we are going to do now is to save each slide of our PowerPoint as an image, the easiest way. Create a folder on your desktop where your images can be saved. Open your PowerPoint file and then go to File>Save As>Other Formats or in the File>Save As choose dialog box GIF Graphics Interchange Format (*.gif).

Note: Be sure to save the *.gif files in the folder created above.

Click on the Save in PowerPoint and the images will be saved inside the folder you created; you will now have 10-12 images saved.

If you haven’t already, create a free account on Animoto. Choose to create a video in Animoto, select a free background. A preview of the background will be displayed. Click on the link that says “make a free 30 second video”. You only need a free video to use, but you can pay if you want a longer video.

The video interface will be displayed. Click on the Upload photos and point it to the folder where you saved your PowerPoint *.gif images. You may need to adjust the arrangement of your images in Animoto; you can even add slides, if needed. Select or upload music for your video.

Click on the To finalize and you will be given the opportunity to enter information about your video. This is where you can enter SEO terms and other variables to help get your video used for video marketing. Once finished, click on the create video button. Once the video has been created, you can choose to export the video to YouTube. Once on YouTube, you can add additional information useful for SEO and video marketing.

All in all, this process takes 5 minutes or less, but it is very effective. For help with this or for more information, feel free to visit our website or email us.