Objective 3.4 Insert and manage media

  • 3.4.1 Embed audio and video clips
  • 3.4.2 Modify audio and video clips

3.4 Practice & Exam Tasks

Practice Tasks

The practice file for these tasks is located in the Objective 3-4 practice file folder. The folder also contains a result file that you can use to check your work.

Download files: 

 PowerPoint_3-4c.mp4 (right-click the video above and select "Save source as... ", PowerPoint_3-4_results.pptx and PP16_ExamTask_3-4_Final.pptx separately.

Open the PowerPoint_3-4a presentation and do the following:

1. On slide 1:

  1. Ιnsert the PowerPoint_3-4b audio clip from the practice file folder.
    • The audio clip is 2 minutes in length.
  2. Configure the audio playback options to play the audio clip as a soundtrack to the presentation.

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2. On slide 2: 
  1. Ιnsert the PowerPoint_3-4c video clip from the practice file folder. The video clip is 2 minutes, 40 seconds in length.
  2. Trim the video to 1 minute, starting 25 seconds into the original clip.
  3. Configure the video to start automatically when the slide appears, and to fade out over the last 5 seconds of the video.
  4. Mute the sound of the video so that it does not compete with the audio soundtrack.
  5. Set the video frame style to Rotated, White (in the Moderate section).
  6. Resize the video frame to 6.0” wide and maintain the original aspect ratio.
  7. Center the video frame horizontally.

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3. Test the soundtrack and video by playing the slide show.

4. Save the PowerPoint_3-4a presentation.

5. Open the PowerPoint_3-4_results presentation. Compare the two presentations to check your work.

6. Close the open presentations.

Exam Tasks

3.4.1 Embed audio and video clips
  • On slide #, add the video Example.avi from the Videos folder. Position it at 3" (7.62 cm) from the Top Left Corner, vertically and horizontally.
    • The position settings are examples.
3.4.2 Modify audio and video clips
  • Configure the video on slide # to start at "00:00:250" and end at "00:01:250".
    • The time settings are examples.
  • On slide #, set the playback options so that the audio clip fades in for half a second when the user clicks the audio icon and then continues to play even when the presenter advances to another slide.

Tasks

Open the file PP16_ExamTask_3-4.pptx presentation and do the following:

On slide 1, set the playback options so that the audio clip fades in for half a second when the user clicks the audio icon and then continues to play even when the presenter advances to another slide.

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On slide 2, add the video PowerPoint_3-4c.mp4 from the Videos folder. Position it at 3" (7.62 cm) from the Top Left Corner, vertically and horizontally.

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Configure the video on slide 2 to start at "00:00:250" and end at "00:01:250".

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On slide 2, change the video window so that it is 70% of its current size.

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On slide 2, crop the video so that the area shown begins 0.8" (2.032 cm) from the left margin.

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On slide 1, configure the audio clip so that the audio plays automatically. Hide the icon during the show.

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