Producer Instructions - Faculty Resources - Central Virginia Community College

Microsoft Producer Instructions

Set up Information

Use the fire-wire (IEEE3) cable (there are 2; one is longer and thicker with clear coating. The other one is purple and came with the camera. There is also a cable to dump the memory stick onto the hard-drive via USB port)
The power cord plugs into the camera under the battery (There are two parts to the power cord itself; they plug into each other)
The memory stick slot is beside the battery

There is a strange quirk with this camera. It goes into some sort of screensaver mode because without the memory stick, the camera thinks it is not in use. It begins doing funny things with the picture (jumping, shaking, text on top of picture, etc) If it happens during a recording session, the session will be fine BUT do not start recording if this is happening. Turning the camera on and off again will stop this.
(Jennifer recommended turning the camera on and off between consecutive recording sessions)

Push green button in and press down to turn Power on
A blinking icon on the preview screen just means we have no memory stick inserted but we do not need one.

Turn on the overhead light and adjust
When viewing preview screen on the camera, adjust your position to eye level with the screen
(The image looks very different so this is important)

Jennifer used the tripod with camera placed a little below chest-high with slight downward slant

You must use a strong, clear voice for the audio to work properly.

To Record The Video:

Open Producer (like any Microsoft Office product)

Select “use new presentation wizard”
“Next” until you get to
Import or Capture Audio and Video
Next
Capture Video, Audio or Still Images
(If all options are not available, there is an error with the setup---check all cables, etc)
Video with Audio
Target Audience Connection---- select
- “Dial-up Modem Connection at 50kbps”
- “Small 160 x 120”
Next
Choose Capture Devices
“Preview”
“Next”
Begin RECORD/CAPTURE to begin recording
Then we recorded a small test session with Susan speaking
NOTE: you can see the length of time the video lasts during taping. It is visible on the screen in Producer. Videos should be no more than 5 minutes long or they will take too long to load
End RECORD/CAPTURE (press same button as to begin recording)
Upon “Stop” to end recording, a save screen will prompt you to save it. Jennifer saved it to “My Videos” as “Susan1”. THIS is the point where you can choose where you wish to save the video to (ex: c: d: f:)
You have a chance to make a choice of how you wish to publish the video:
Usually use the “default” which is for a video with power points
Give the video a title…the rest of the information on this page is optional
Preview
Import Slides and Still Images
“Browse” to find the power point slides you wish to insert
Then “Browse” to find video you just recorded or had previously recorded
“Would You Like To Synchronize?” (you must synchronize the power point slides to change at the exact point in your speech you want them to)
You do this by “Set Slide Timing”
“Play”
Click “Next Slide” where you wish for the slide to change during speech
“Finish”
You must save the video twice
The first save (step #14 above) must be in the producer format “Save As”, name the video, and select “Producer Project” from the drop-down box
The second save is “File”, “Publish Presentation”—(same as saving as a web page or .htm)
Select a playback site (ex: My Computer, S Drive, etc)
Publish Settings
Choose “Publish Setting For Different Audiences”
Custom Publish Setting
Choose
- “Media 8” (which just makes it compatible with media player 8 and above)
- “dial-up”
“Publish Your Presentation”
“Finish”
Zip all files that include your presentation up