Embedding videos in keynote for free#

Keynote is great: I can resize and mask images, embed video, export as PDF, and there are a lot of beautiful, subtle and effective animations and transitions. I use it because when I do my work I’m usually offline (on trains, in airport lounges, in hotel rooms without free connectivity, etc.). Let’s begin with the only paid-for system I use in the whole process: I write my slides in Apple’s iLife application Keynote. Here’s how I did it.įree Tools For Recording And Spicing Up Talks I love to share my research and information, because when you set them free they can inspire and help others to get their own voices heard. In 2010 I delivered a boatload of talks that people attended, downloaded, commented on and remixed for their own training sessions and presentations. Making Embedded Content Work In Responsive Design.Talks To Help You Become A Better Front-End Engineer In 2013.Making Your Mark On The Web Is Easier Than You Think.

Embedding videos in keynote for free#

I’ll also explain how to share it all for free and how to convert closed formats into open ones by using the Web. What I will talk about is how I (and you, of course) can use the Web to find content for your talks, record them, share them with others and save them for future audiences. We’re also not going to get into the debate about whether to use open or closed technologies to create slide decks - this is something you need to hash out yourself, and there are some interesting discussions going on.

Delivering great presentations is an art, and preparing the slides for them very much so, too.