Re: Video in ppt 2003

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From: Echo S (echos_at_indyUGHSPAM.net)
Date: 02/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:06:47 -0500

Nick, I'm curious. If you go to Start/Run and type in mplay32.exe does
the AVI play there?

How big is the AVI? Can you send it to me? I'd like to see what happens
with it here. (Please don't post it to the newsgroup.) 

-- 
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
Nick wrote:
> 
> I'm having a few problems with my Ppt presentations after
> upgrading from ppt2000 to ppt2003
> 
> I have many presentations that contain video clips
> (*.avi). These presentations work flawlessly in 2000 but
> after upgrading to 2003 they appear as black squares. All
> machines in the office that have 2000 can use the
> presentation. All machines that have been upgraded
> cannot. The finger of blame is pointing in one direction!!
> 
> I have checked codecs (they are indeo 5 BTW). Thats
> definitely not the problem
> 
> I have checked the MCI registry settings (they are
> correct) as in the link:
> 
> http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/multimedi
> a.htm
> 
> BUT in anycase powerpoint 2003 does not use the MCI
> player (does it?). It uses windows media player. I know
> this because if I turn off hardware acceleration in
> windows media player (tools|options|performance|advanced)
> the video clips play correctly... (it plays correctly
> with hardware accel on if I open the clip in windows
> media player directly.. its only through ppt 2003 that I
> have the problem) but they rewind after showing despite
> the rewind after playing option being off! D'oh!!
> 
> I've updated my video drivers and I've installed the
> lastest office patch. Can anyone help with a solution? I
> want my presentations back but I want to keep office 2003

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