Easy Way to Move Presentation (or any printable) Files to Ipod for Correct Viewing

Posted by William Lehman

January 10, 2008

I’ve seen many people write on how to move your ppt file over to an ipod for easy viewing on a TV screen, but there is one critical failure of most of these methods.

http://www.engadget.com - Problem: sequencing of images… 01, 011, 012 doesn’t mean 01, 02, 03

www.micropersuasion.com - Problem: Need I say more than $17.95 USD for registration for something you should be able to do for free (also it’s limited to ppt… and I use openoffice)

Here’s all you will need installed.

The document you want to convert.
SWF Printer (freeware found here) or download now - This also allows you to print your entire presentation to jpgs.
Any graphics program that allows batch renaming (I use an old version of paint shop pro)

Then lets go through this step by step….

1. Select the file you want on your ipod and open it. I am choosing a ppt file from the church service on Dec 30th for this example.

2. Once it opens… go to print it and choose swf printer.

it will then ask you where you want to save the jpeg files. I usually create a new folder at this point.

otherwise you end up with a desktop that looks like this suddenly

3. Go to your graphics program that allows batch renaming… for me paint shop pro that I got free with my laptop.

it will then ask what files and how you want them renamed.

Here if you choose modify you can specifically choose “sequence”

Usually this takes about 1 second or less after you hit the start button.

if you go back to your folder where these slide images are saved, it should look like this now (note the filenames).

3. Rename your folder that these are in as your presentation name, and drop it in your my pictures folder (or whatever folder syncs with your ipod video).

After you sync, your presentation should be on your ipod. Just tweak your slideshow mode to only advance on click and make sure your transitions are how you want them.