Purpose
Faculty can use Impatica for PowerPoint to add narrated presentations to their Web site or Desire2Learn course shell. Impatica for PowerPoint simply converts the PowerPoint file into a compressed format (Java) that is optimized for streaming over the Internet. The content can be easily displayed even when using a 28.8kbps modem. Impatica supports most of the features available in PowerPoint. Faculty and students may need to download the Java plug-in because it is not shipped with the Microsoft Operating system. Impatica is only available in the LTC Faculty Development room, 103 Still Hall. The current version of Impatica is The current release of Impatica for PowerPoint is version 4.0.2.
The New Version of Impatica includes these features:
Support for the PowerPoint 2007 file format
Support for Intel-based Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows Vista computers
Support for Palm OS viewing and projecting with the Impatica ShowMate
Adjustable, scalable playback window
Full screen viewing capabilities
Enhanced logging
Support for PowerPoint 2007 multi-stop gradients such as rainbow
Expanded audio support in the PowerPoint 2007 file format (any audio format supported by QuickTime)
New graphics and color scheme for user interface
New installer mechanism for Windows computers
Strengths
Deliver fully narrated and animated PowerPoint presentations to essentially any Internet device without plug-ins and even at normal modem speeds.
The Impatica file is typically 95% smaller than the PowerPoint HTML files.
Impatica for PowerPoint supports most of the features of PowerPoint, including text, graphics, transitions, animation effects and, of course, narration.
Cost
A single user copies list at $499.00. Educational prices vary. For more information please email us at dausel@clarion.edu
