Screensharing a Slide Deck? Upload the Slides File for Edit
Uploading your slide deck file alongside your screen recording gives editors direct access to your content, enabling zooms, highlights, and animations that make training videos far more engaging.
Transcript
I just wanted to share some best practices for making online training that you're doing more engaging and more relatable for your audience. So say you're giving a presentation with slides or you're doing a screen share and you record that in MarketScale Studio or upload it to MarketScale Studio, I always ask people to include high quality assets such as their presentation in the edit request itself. And let me show you why. When we get that as an asset, high quality screenshots or presentation materials, we can actually use that to make the presentation more engaging. If you look at this training, which is a simple screen share, somebody is walking through a screen which you can sometimes barely see. There's nothing highlighted, there's nothing special, it's a very static type presentation. And now let me move over to this one and show you on this one where we were able to go as the speaker was speaking, you will see us zoom in on various things that he's speaking about, highlight or bring forward some of the various options that he's talking about. You can see the screen move forward. You can see a zoom in to what the options are. And this makes it so engaging so that the person who is watching it will A, be able to understand it because it's not so small they can't read. And also, the movement helps keep it engaging for them. So how do you do that? When you're creating an edit request and you go into Media Studio, there's two places that you can add material to send it off to editing. The first is in the time stamped option here where you can attach a file. Or within the Edit Request itself, after you fill in information about how you'd like it crafted and such, when you go down here there is an option to attach your material into the edit request itself. So it's that easy. And doing that will allow us to give you a much more engaging, much more understandable and watchable presentation from a screen share or a slide share.
Overview
In this 2:45 training video, contributor Gale Persil explains why submitting your original slide deck file as part of your edit request produces a significantly better final video than relying on a screen recording alone. The video walks through the practical steps of uploading a slides file within the MarketScale platform and clarifies how that single action expands what editors can do with your content. Viewers come away with a clear understanding of how file-level access transforms a flat screen capture into a polished, dynamic training asset.
What Is This?
Uploading a slide deck file for edit means attaching your original presentation file — such as a PowerPoint or Google Slides export — directly to your MarketScale edit request, rather than submitting only a screen-recorded video of the slides being presented.
What You'll Learn
- Understand why a screen recording alone limits what editors can do with slide-based content
- Learn how to upload a slide deck file as an asset within a MarketScale edit request
- Recognize the specific editing techniques — zoom, highlight, and animation — that become available when editors have file access
- Identify which file formats are compatible with the platform's asset upload workflow
- Apply this best practice consistently when submitting any presentation-based content for editing
Key Insights
- A screen recording captures pixels, not content — editors working from a recording cannot isolate, reframe, or animate individual slide elements without the source file.
- Providing the original slide file gives editors the ability to zoom into specific data points, highlight key text, and add motion graphics that hold viewer attention.
- This one extra step in your upload workflow can meaningfully increase the production quality and viewer retention of your finished training video.
- The MarketScale platform is designed to accept slide files as named assets within an edit request, making the handoff straightforward and traceable.
Deep Dive
When you record your screen while presenting a slide deck, what you capture is essentially a video of images — a flat, fixed rendering of your content. That file gives an editor very little room to work with. They can cut and trim, but they cannot zoom into a specific chart, isolate a headline for emphasis, or animate a bullet point to appear on cue. The result is often a video that feels static and passive, which is a significant drawback for training content where viewer engagement directly affects knowledge retention.
Uploading the original slide deck file changes that equation entirely. With direct access to the source file, editors can treat each slide as a living, editable canvas. They can push in on a diagram to draw the viewer's eye, use motion to reveal information progressively, and apply highlight treatments to the exact text you want your audience to remember. These are standard techniques in professional video production, and they are only possible when the editor is working from original assets rather than a compressed screen capture.
Within the MarketScale platform, attaching a slide file to your edit request is a straightforward part of the asset upload workflow. You can label the file clearly, add any relevant notes for the editor, and submit it alongside your recorded footage. The editor then has everything they need to make informed creative decisions without back-and-forth delays.
Adopting this habit consistently — whenever your content includes a presentation — is one of the highest-leverage improvements you can make to your video production process. It costs very little additional time on your end and gives your editing team the raw material to produce content that looks and performs like a professionally produced training resource.
Frequently Asked Questions
What file formats can I upload as a slide deck asset in a MarketScale edit request?
The platform supports common presentation formats including PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF exports from tools like Google Slides or Keynote. If you are unsure whether your format is compatible, exporting to .pptx or PDF before uploading is a reliable standard practice. Check the platform's asset upload guidelines or contact your MarketScale team for a current list of accepted formats.
Does uploading the slide file mean my screen recording is no longer needed?
No — your screen recording still serves an important purpose as the primary footage that captures your narration, timing, and on-screen flow. The slide file is an additional asset that gives editors the ability to enhance specific moments within that footage. Both files work together to give the editor a complete picture of your content and intent.
What if my slide deck contains confidential or proprietary information?
MarketScale operates under defined content handling and confidentiality expectations as part of the platform relationship, so your files are treated with the same care as any other submitted asset. If you have specific concerns about sensitive content in your deck, note them clearly when submitting your edit request and communicate directly with your assigned editor. You can also remove or redact slides that contain information you do not want included in the final video before uploading.
Related Topics
After applying this best practice, consider exploring how to write effective edit request notes so your editor understands your goals and audience before they begin. It is also worth reviewing the broader asset upload workflow within the MarketScale platform to ensure all your supporting files — B-roll, logos, and reference documents — are submitted in a way that keeps your project moving efficiently.
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