<p>Convert the presentation to a series of image files. The classic image format for that is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truevision_TGA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TARGA</a> sequence. But you can use any format that your LaTeX tool chain can output and a video generator can import. For generating the image sequence, there are <a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Export_To_Other_Formats#Convert_to_image_formats" rel="nofollow noreferrer">several vector and raster formats</a> that LaTeX can export. You can then use ffmpeg to <a href="https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Slideshow" rel="nofollow noreferrer">turn the image sequence into video</a>.</p>

<p>As a reminder, be sure to set the <a href="https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14336/latex-beamer-presentation-package-169-aspect-ratio">aspect ratio of your presentation</a> appropriately.</p>

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2018-04-10T20:54:52.057Z
2018-04-10T20:54:52.057Z
Michael Liebman
<p>You could convert the PDF file to PNGs (use density 144 for double the size):</p>

<pre><code>convert -density 72 in.pdf out-%04d.jpg
</code></pre>

<p>Then import the images in any decent video editor, add a sound track, fine tune the result and export/render the video.</p>

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2018-04-11T10:34:00.883Z
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aleb
<p>I have a <a href="https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">LaTeX Beamer presentation</a> that I output into a PDF slide show. I want to turn into a video file (with the ability to add sound later) so that I can generate animations from Beamer . How can one do this? I've tried importing the PDF to iMovie, but the quality of the frames drops dramatically.</p>

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2018-04-09T19:56:11.173Z
What are the contents of the PDF? Do you have access to the original material used to create the PDF?
Michael Liebman
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2018-04-10T02:36:33.600Z
@MichaelLiebman The PDF file was made in the LaTeX document class Beamer. I have the .tex file from which the slides come from. My goal is to use Beamer for frame-by-frame animations.
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Converting a PDF slide show to a video file
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# Converting a PDF slide show to a video file

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-09)

I have a [LaTeX Beamer presentation](https://ctan.org/pkg/beamer/) that I output into a PDF slide show. I want to turn into a video file (with the ability to add sound later) so that I can generate animations from Beamer . How can one do this? I've tried importing the PDF to iMovie, but the quality of the frames drops dramatically.

**Tags:** conversion, imovie

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What are the contents of the PDF? Do you have access to the original material used to create the PDF?  
> **username_0**: @MichaelLiebman The PDF file was made in the LaTeX document class Beamer. I have the .tex file from which the slides come from. My goal is to use Beamer for frame-by-frame animations.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-10. Score: 2

Convert the presentation to a series of image files. The classic image format for that is a [TARGA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truevision_TGA) sequence. But you can use any format that your LaTeX tool chain can output and a video generator can import. For generating the image sequence, there are [several vector and raster formats](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Export_To_Other_Formats#Convert_to_image_formats) that LaTeX can export. You can then use ffmpeg to [turn the image sequence into video](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Slideshow).

As a reminder, be sure to set the [aspect ratio of your presentation](https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/14336/latex-beamer-presentation-package-169-aspect-ratio) appropriately.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-11. Score: 2

You could convert the PDF file to PNGs (use density 144 for double the size):
convert -density 72 in.pdf out-%04d.jpg

Then import the images in any decent video editor, add a sound track, fine tune the result and export/render the video.


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