Lessig’s Experiments In Presentation Technology

Lawrence Lessig has a great description of his attempt to unify audio with slides using iMovie and Keynote.

(1) print the slides from Keynote so you can see what’s coming

(2) export the slides as JPEGs

(3) import the slides into iMovie

(4) import the audio into iMovie

(5) using the bookmark function, listen to the audio, and bookmark where there is to be a slide change

(6) marking all the slides, extend their length to the maximum (30 seconds)

(7) then starting from the beginning, advance to the next bookmark; split the image (apple+T); delete the half to the right; and repeat to the end

(8) Export to mp4

This is more or less what I did for a few of the Citrix-sponsored “Behind The Scenes” podcasts, although I also inserted real video, too. Here’s an example.

[pointer from Joi Ito]