MACROMEDIA BREEZE-USING THE BREEZE PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Use Manual page 46

Make sure that you are not speaking too closely to the microphone. Move a little farther away
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from the microphone and repeat the Set Microphone Level process. If you are too close to the
microphone, your voice will be too loud and you will not be able to correctly set your
microphone level.
Pause before and after speaking the "test" phrase (during the Set Microphone Level process).
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Check the background noise of your surrounding area. If you are recording in a very noisy
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environment, it may be difficult to set your microphone level. To get the best performance,
record in a quiet environment.
Confirm that your microphone works with the line-in or microphone inputs.
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Some microphone drivers, particularly those that use a digital input or USB input, may not
support the standard line-in or microphone inputs. Currently the Breeze plug-in supports only
the line-in and microphone inputs.
Check your Windows Volume Control Recording settings.
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Some computers support a microphone boost. You should disable this boost for recordings
with the Breeze plug-in.
No audio recorded
If you attempt to record but no audio is recorded, make the following checks:
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Check that your microphone is plugged in. Your microphone may have become disconnected
when you set the microphone level.
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Confirm that your microphone is plugged into the Microphone input of your sound card.
In most cases, your microphone should be connected to the microphone input connector, not
the line-in connector. For additional information on audio input source. go to the Options
dialog box.
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Check the volume and connections of your speakers or headphones. If you have recorded
audio but cannot hear playback, check that your speakers or headphones are working properly.
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Run the About the PPC file
audio quality.
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Check the status message on the Record Narration window (see
slide" on page
not, close the window and restart the recording process.
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Check that you have enough disk space for your recording; audio files can be large.
Audio cut off at beginning or end of slide
Breeze Plug-In for PowerPoint records each slide individually. If your audio seems to be cut off at
the beginning or end of a slide, make sure that you are following these recording practices:
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Do not speak during a slide transition. If you are recording continuously (the Record/Play One
Slide at a Time check box is not selected), make sure you do not continue to speak during the
slide transition. You must stop speaking before you press the Start Next Animation or Move to
Next Slide button. In addition, you should wait until the new slide appears completely before
speaking the audio for the next slide.
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process again. Resetting the microphone level may provide better
13). The status message should say "Recording" during the recording process. If
"Playing back the recorded