Installed on a Win 8.1 64 Bit System without problems and registered.

I am not discussing the price, as it is a free GiveAway today. Price should be relevant, when you buy the software.

As a test I used an available professional powerpoint presentation from a company. "company .ppt" gives a lot of hits in Google. I used the one from Ingersoll (http://www.ingersollconsulting.com/Ingersoll%20Consulting%20(Web%202).ppt). And another short example : http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/MGM/gahtania/MGT449_PowerPoint/ppt09.ppt

It's a matter of personal preference, if you like flip books. I do not, but this has nothing to do with my short test.


Hmmm, could not test the software, a Microsoft Powerpoint MUST be installed. I am using the portable OpenOffice Version. An absolute no go! No MMicrosoft, no work...

Failure 1.

Okay I looked at the Demo. Hmmm, the I converted the demo to a flip book in .exe format without problems.

Oh no! This is an absolute no go for a presentation program. Sorry, the company failed the point. But look for yourself.! Unbelievable!

Again the flip book cannot be shown in full screen mode. There will always displayed all control keys, even the information, that we are on page 5 of a 16 pages powerpoint presentation. The customer knows know, when it will end. Link to social share sites are always visible, the help button (Why that, why do I need help durung a ppt presentaion?)

Failure 2.

My verdict : The company total missed the point of a professional power point presentation, but wants to sell its flip book software. A shame!

Useless. Uninstalled.

And now look again the presentation example above. Why should I change these to a flip book? The only reason could be.... No I don't see any reason.

Thanks GOATD

Karl  –  9 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+143)

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# 3. Karl

I am not discussing the price, as it is a free GiveAway today. Price should be relevant, when you buy the software.

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Or when you need to UPGRADE to a new version, due to an important update.

So PRICE is relevant even with regards to a GAOTD product, especially if there are FREEWARE alternatives out there which do more or less the same things for FREE.

As for this GAOTD looks like a good one (heck, 300 BUCKS is not a joke!!), but I'm not sure how many people need it here or have Microsoft Office installed in their machine....probably a few ones.

THUMBS UP to the SW but obviously THUMBS DOWN to its ridiculous price.


BEST FREE ALTERNATIVES ???

First of all: why darn FLASH? Better HTML5 format, isn't it?

So how about create compelling HTML5 slides from PPT files, thus
working universally on desktops and mobile devices, with the ability to manipulate texts or graphics, audios or videos for FREE?

http://www.slidego.com/home

From PPT to FLASH:

http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint-lite-free/powerpoint-to-flash-converter.aspx
http://www.ispringsolutions.com/free_powerpoint_to_flash_converter.html

And to embed Webpages, YouTube Videos and even Flash Movies into a PowerPoint slide, with the ability to automatically play/rewind them during the same slideshow:

http://skp.mvps.org/liveweb.htm
http://skp.mvps.org/youtube.htm
http://skp.mvps.org/flashback.htm

To add video clips, voice recordings and music into your PowerPoint presentation slides:

http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/use-of-audio-and-video-in-powerpoint-presentation-slides

But how about convert your PPT files into a more appealing VIDEO??

http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/Free-PowerPoint-Video-Converter.htm (supports PPTX files and HD video format conversion ==> COOL!!)

If you love to make great online presentations in FLASH format but don't have Office installed in your machine, because you are broke
or don't know the right tricks to grab it for cheap (LOL!!), well you could use this amazing FREE tool for that:

http://www.powerbullet.com/index.php

But what if you didn't want to install anything in your machine and most of your potential readers do not have MICROSOFT OFFICE installed in their machines? No problem...

http://www.authorstream.com

Finally why not use PDF files instead of PPT for your online presentations, with page transition effects, automatic page advance time and even background music:

http://www.rttsoftware.com/pdfrizator.html

And to reach ANYONE on the world with ANY device and ANY browser out there:

http://flexpaper.devaldi.com

==> ALL FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE <== Enjoy!!!

Enjoy!

Giovanni  –  9 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+126)

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When I try to run it under Windows 8.1 I get an error code 5 (unable to create path) and the program will not start, tried troubleshoot
compatibility problems with not success

Dave Polson  –  9 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+18)

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IMO any PPT converter is worthless if it can't keep the animations

Bill  –  9 years ago  –  Ritieni questo commento utile? sì | no (+12)

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