Thanks for your response. When I first started looking at options for producing this video, I found Sony Vegas to be more than a bit out of my price range at the moment.
I had originally thought of using Wondershare, which I purchased. I was planning to use that as my main production platform. But then, after really making a study of PowerPoint’s advance options, I made the decision to stick with PowerPoint because I found it’s text capabilities to be more useful and user-friendly. Of course, that was on the assumption that converting the PPT deck to video would yield a useful result, which hasn’t been the case (much to my disappointment).
I don’t know enough about Sony Vegas in terms of its text capabilities. I suppose if I could be convinced that it would enable me to put together frames with the right look, that the process of creating those frames would be sufficiently user-friendly, and that there is not cheaper alternative, I suppose I would bite the bullet and shell out the $$$ for Sony Vegas.
But I’m hoping for a more financially friendly solution.
Have a look at the little brother of Vegas: Movie Studio 13 ($49.95). It's a nice way to get your feet wet with video editing. Have a look at the YouTube videos if you want to learn more about it.
Here is the link the Sony website: Movie Studio 13
And here is a view of the Movie Studio editing window. Looks just like Vegas.
