BEFORE YOU START
Before you start
Prepare the PowerPoint file (.pptx) you want to turn into a video and open the MotionVox home screen. The tutorials in this chapter follow the same five-slide deck.
Screenshots show actual sample projects. Instructions describe desktop browser operation; this guide can also be read on a phone.
Check reading speed and body motion
Per-line settings are under Details. You can check the reading speed and the strength of the presenter’s body motion.
- Click Details on the line whose settings you want to see.
- Under Reading, check speed, fine adjustment, variation, caption and audio. The example keeps Standard speed.
- Under Avatar, check body motion (breathing, sway and twist). The example keeps the initial Low, Low, Low.
- Action Click Details on the line whose settings you want to see.
- Check Under Reading, check speed, fine adjustment, variation, caption and audio. The example keeps Standard speed.
- Check Under Avatar, check body motion (breathing, sway and twist). The example keeps the initial Low, Low, Low.
Check If you change speed or body motion, All lines next to the field applies the same value to every line of that voice, including other slides. In the figure the Avatar fields are partly behind the button at the lower right; scroll down to see them all.
What you can choose under Reading
The upper half of Details is Reading. The figure shows Details on line 2 of slide 1.
- Speed offers Slow, Slightly slow, Standard, Slightly fast, Fast and Very fast. All lines beside it applies the same setting to the other lines.
- The Fine tune slider nudges the speed slightly. It is at 0% here.
- Variation is the speaking style. It is set to Overall setting here; other choices are Natural (narration A, B, C), Natural (conversational), Emotional and Normal.
- Audio shows the current length and voice (5.8 seconds, Kasumi Nagisa here). Update TTS recreates this line’s narration.
- Check Speed offers Slow, Slightly slow, Standard, Slightly fast, Fast and Very fast. All lines beside it applies the same setting to the other lines.
- Check The Fine tune slider nudges the speed slightly. It is at 0% here.
- Check Variation is the speaking style. It is set to Overall setting here; other choices are Natural (narration A, B, C), Natural (conversational), Emotional and Normal.
- Check Audio shows the current length and voice (5.8 seconds, Kasumi Nagisa here). Update TTS recreates this line’s narration.
Check Changing speed or style requires recreating that line’s narration.
What you can choose under Avatar
The lower half of Details is Avatar: the presenter’s body motion while speaking that line.
- When Default is shown beside the Avatar heading, the line follows the overall setting.
- Breathing, Sway and Twist can be set per line. All three are Low here. Breathing offers None, Low, Low ×1.25, Medium and High; Sway and Twist offer None, Low, Medium and High.
- Check When Default is shown beside the Avatar heading, the line follows the overall setting.
- Check Breathing, Sway and Twist can be set per line. All three are Low here. Breathing offers None, Low, Low ×1.25, Medium and High; Sway and Twist offer None, Low, Medium and High.
Check Below the fields are All lines and Reset to default buttons (below the visible area in the figure).
Set the overall speed in Parameter settings
To change the speed of every line at once, use Voice in Parameter settings at the upper right instead of each line.
- Check Default speed: Standard here. It is the baseline for lines whose speed you have not changed individually.
- Voice and Speaking style for the whole video can be checked here too.
- After a change, click Apply these settings to everything.
- Check Check Default speed: Standard here. It is the baseline for lines whose speed you have not changed individually.
- Check Voice and Speaking style for the whole video can be checked here too.
- Check After a change, click Apply these settings to everything.
Check Set the overall values first and fix only the lines that bother you in Details; this keeps settings consistent.
BEFORE YOU FINISH
One final check.
You are done when the line shows the settings you chose. Continue with “Emphasize key parts of a slide”.
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