Re: Movie in slide show plays ok when composing show, but will not play in show on another computer

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From: RE (earnest_at_tallynet.com)
Date: 05/16/04 

Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 15:44:28 -0500

I went back to the basic .avi file and tried it on one of the resistant
computers and it works ok in PP, though since I rendered at highest quality
it's very large, leading to choppy playback. I then rendered the .avi into
an mpg1 file at 1.1 megs CBR, which I think is pretty standard. That
crashes PP on that same computer (xp service pack1) -- the same comp I used
to run After Effects and which otherwise runs very well. PP on that comp
will load an mpg2 version, but it has a black screen. On another computer
PP (win2K, sp4) won't recognize an mpg to load, but it will run the .avi.
On yet another computer (xp, service pack 1) PP will play the movie when I
right click ---> play movie, but when I F5 for the slide show I just see the
first frame.

Adding to my confusion and amazement is that all of these files play fine in
Windows Media Player, which is supposed to be integrated into Powerpoint.

After fuming about this a little longer: Perhaps one thing to consider is
that the three computers that are giving me problems all have ATI vid
cards -- Mobility 7500, Mobe 9600, and a 9500 pro -- while the comp that it
works OK on runs an old Nvidia Geforce 1. Could that be the source of the
problem, some kind of screwy Microsoft/ATI interface???
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "TAJ Simmons" <awesome@NOMORESPAMpowerpointbackgrounds.com>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.powerpoint
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Movie in slide show plays ok when composing show, but will not
play in show on another computer

> Bill,
>
> Re-insert the movie....
> What happens if you "insert > movies > from file" on the other PCs just to
prove if it's a link ( can't find the clip)
> problem.
>
> If that does not work...then it's probably a codec issue. (Try a true
MPEG1 file).
>
> Cheers
> TAJ Simmons
> microsoft powerpoint mvp
>
> awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
> free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
> http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
>
> > I'm helping someone with their PP presentation, and we thought to snazz
it
> > up some by adding a 20 second movie created in Adobe After Effects. I
> > rendered the film as an mpeg 2 file for better quality, and it's about 9
> > megs. The movie is in the second slide, and is set to run
automatically.
> >
> > The movie plays fine by itself in Windows Media Player, and when my
friend
> > plays it on her computer within the slide show, it works ok. But when I
> > load the PP presentation on another computer it won't run, either within
the
> > slide show presentation or when I right click on the movie and select
play
> > movie.
> >
> > To check for a linkage problem, I've tried taking the movie out, saving
the
> > ppt file in a separate folder, putting the movie in that folder and then
> > reloading it from within that folder. This doesn't help on the other
three
> > computers I've tried it on, but when I run it out of the folder on my
> > friend's computer it plays.
> >
> > I'm stumped. Any help would be great.
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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