Welcome to LecShare Pro, the easiest way to create accessible, online, narrated presentations from Microsoft PowerPoint. So what does LecShare Pro do? LecShare Pro allows you to add audio to your PowerPoint presentations and then transform them into a variety of formats for delivery over the Web, including QuickTime movies, MPEG-4 video files, and HTML pages. One of the best features of LecShare Pro is its ability to help you in making your presentation meet Federal accessibility requirements. Also, it runs on both Windows and Macintosh. Let's take a closer look.
First, to add audio you can either record from a microphone attached to your computer, or you can import audio from a wav file, an mp3 file, or a number of other audio formats. With the import feature you can make recordings on digital voice recorders, or other software applications like Audacity, or use audio files you already have on your computer. The Macintosh version of LecShare Pro also includes a synchronization tool which allows you to match up your imported audio with the slides.
LecShare Pro will also help you in making your presentation meet Federal Section 508 accessibility requirements. It lets you create captions for movies, it prompts you for alternative text for images, and it also addresses many other accessibility issues. The HTML output that LecShare Pro creates is the most accessible of all of its exporting formats. It uses CSS to completely define the layout of the pages, so it can be customized by end-users to meet specific disability needs. The best part is that you don't have to know how to read or write any html code to create this - LecShare Pro will handle it all for you.
LecShare Pro gives you four different export options. One option is a QuickTime movie. You can include captions with the simple click of a button. You can also include a browsable Table of Contents. A second option is accessible HTML that is viewable in any web browser. This option provides the greatest amount of accessibility of any of the options. A third option is an MPEG-4 file which can be used for video podcasts and is compatible with the Video iPod. A fourth option is a Microsoft Word document which contains all of the images of the slides in it. This format can be used by the audience so they can take notes directly on their computers so they can keep their slides and their notes in one document on their computer. You can choose any combination of export formats so that you can create presentations that meet your audience's needs.
Who would use LecShare Pro? Educators can use it to create online versions of their lectures for use in distance education or as supplements to their live classes. Students can use it for presentations or class projects. Accessibility specialists can use it to quickly convert PowerPoint presentations into accessible formats for people with disabilities. However, LecShare Pro is not limited to converting traditional PowerPoint presentations. Families can use it to create talking photo albums. Artists can use it to create narrated portfolios. Anyone who wants to combine images with audio can use LecShare Pro.
Why should you use LecShare Pro? Simply put, LecShare Pro is the easiest tool available for creating accessible narrated Web presentations. It is completely compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint, the most widely used presentation creation software in the world. It assists you in making your presentations meet Federal accessibility requirements. The movies and audio are output in the popular QuickTime format. The files it creates are extremely small. The HTML works in any web browser. And finally, LecShare Pro runs on both Macintosh and Windows.
Want to try it? Download a free demo of LecShare Pro from our web site - www.lecshare.com.