Wednesday, April 21, 2010

How about making your own media?

We often get asked how to "borrow" youtube videos to embed into powerpoint productions. Typically, we are apt to help - but it is important to point out that technically downloading personal copies of Youtube videos is not supported by the Youtube terms of service. There are tools and sites, such as Zamzar, Meep, Vixy and others that assist in this process - but be aware that if you do this and it is in violation of youtube's terms of service, you do so at your own risk.

If internet connection allows, it's always best to link directly as opposed to downloading a video from the web.

Better yet - there are a host of media creation software out there to try. Here's an overview of what Microsoft offers:

Get Microsoft Silverlight

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