The slideshare website design seems pretty dodgy. Also, it's a direct rip-off of the YouTube interface (which I suppose by extension I'm not a big fan of).
Why isn't Microsoft throwing tons of money at making the same thing for Silverlight? A silverlight host for ppts makes a much better technological match than a flash based host.
RacerRick
· 1 year ago
Sometimes the Big Guys get it right because Google Docs works better than Slideshare, especially for embedding.
Also, FYI... your Mets are definitely NOT little guys. 3rd highest payroll in 2008 at $138 million!
innonate
· 1 year ago
I think Slideshare is great -- I've used it a half-dozen times or so, but you're right and it takes way too long to convert to Flash.
When I can (meaning, when I'm posting somewhere that allows an iFrame), I like to use Google Docs. It converts instantaneously, and if something converts poorly, you can edit it!
Google = Magic :-)
tweetip
· 1 year ago
Timing is everything :)
lol ~ what do you say about "Maestro"?
ryancoleman
· 1 year ago
12 Hours sounds extreme... I've had it take 30 min - an hour at the worst of times.
My biggest beef is it's font issues... I find it really hard to get a deck to upload without having some sort of font problem.
It's otherwise a great site...
Chris
· 1 year ago
Fred - you can export from Keynote directly into Flash. Open the PPT in Keynote, fix any sizing issues by resetting the page size in Inspector & export to Flash.
10 minutes, round trip.
Jason
· 1 year ago
Slideshare is not as good as someone expect, but it is the top of mind when thinking of web based slide show.
Rashmi
· 1 year ago
Fred,
Long time reader of your blog. Glad to see you using SlideShare. Generally, it takes us only a few minutes to convert from ppt to SlideShare format. But we have been growing a bit too fast and running into capacity problems in last 2 weeks. We are adding severs and upgrading, and should be back to "immediate gratification" very soon!
Julien Le Nestour
· 1 year ago
Hi Fred,
I'm now using Scribd's iPaper to embed a slideshow. It's working extremely well. The only drawback is the lack of network effect to take advantage of.
Bottom line, I guess: if you just want to embed your slideshow and get visibility through a blog or other, use Scribd. If you want/need to build visibility through a peer production app, go with Slideshare despite the lower quality.
hyokon
· 1 year ago
I suggest you to try paragraphr (dot com) as well. It is not an alternative of Slideshare, but probably good for having discussions with the presentation. See some chapters in Mass Niche (the first content at the site) as an example, though it has few comments. Here's how:
1. Save your ppt as jpg, gif, or png, using PPT's file/save as menu. 2. Register and log in at paragraphr. Start a book. 3. Upload your jpg files(slides) one by one. (It will be seconds. It is not popular.)
Or, you can save your jpg files elsewhere and link at paragraphr. 3. Save your jpg files at an image host (like flickr). 4. Insert a paragraph at paragraphr, and link to the image URL like !http://flickr.com/etc! (! before and after the image URL).
5. Have discussions below each slide. (I am sorry It is not Disqus.) 6. You may want to add text paragraphs around the slides, to have more active discussions.
Let me know if you need help. If you want, send me the file and I will do it for you.
Bob
· 1 year ago
Keep It Simple! This is what I use to convert PPT to FLA. I use this on some very large mining clients websites to convert cool PPTs to Flash Video people can watch online. It's not just a video, if you click it goes to the next slide.
All Comments
Why isn't Microsoft throwing tons of money at making the same thing for Silverlight? A silverlight host for ppts makes a much better technological match than a flash based host.
Also, FYI... your Mets are definitely NOT little guys. 3rd highest payroll in 2008 at $138 million!
When I can (meaning, when I'm posting somewhere that allows an iFrame), I like to use Google Docs. It converts instantaneously, and if something converts poorly, you can edit it!
Google = Magic :-)
lol ~ what do you say about "Maestro"?
My biggest beef is it's font issues... I find it really hard to get a deck to upload without having some sort of font problem.
It's otherwise a great site...
10 minutes, round trip.
Long time reader of your blog. Glad to see you using SlideShare. Generally, it takes us only a few minutes to convert from ppt to SlideShare format. But we have been growing a bit too fast and running into capacity problems in last 2 weeks. We are adding severs and upgrading, and should be back to "immediate gratification" very soon!
I'm now using Scribd's iPaper to embed a slideshow. It's working extremely well. The only drawback is the lack of network effect to take advantage of.
Bottom line, I guess: if you just want to embed your slideshow and get visibility through a blog or other, use Scribd. If you want/need to build visibility through a peer production app, go with Slideshare despite the lower quality.
1. Save your ppt as jpg, gif, or png, using PPT's file/save as menu.
2. Register and log in at paragraphr. Start a book.
3. Upload your jpg files(slides) one by one. (It will be seconds. It is not popular.)
Or, you can save your jpg files elsewhere and link at paragraphr.
3. Save your jpg files at an image host (like flickr).
4. Insert a paragraph at paragraphr, and link to the image URL like !http://flickr.com/etc! (! before and after the image URL).
5. Have discussions below each slide. (I am sorry It is not Disqus.)
6. You may want to add text paragraphs around the slides, to have more active discussions.
Let me know if you need help. If you want, send me the file and I will do it for you.
http://www.dreamingsoft.com/download.htm
PPT to Flash Free Trial, can't go wrong.