Re: Powerpoint 2002 and mpeg files

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Since your files play in the MCI media player and you have many multimedia
applications, you might want to check this:

http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Tim Wentworth" <twentworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O27gx62VFHA.3488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm obviously going to need more help, guys.
>
> (1) No, there is no mpg or mpeg in the "files of type" area. The complete
> list is: avi, cda, asf, asx, ivf, m3u, snd, wm, wmp, wmv, wmx, wvx, wpl.
>
> (2) Yes, my mpegs play in MCI media player.
>
> (3) Yes, I do have a DVD decoder on my system (Intervideo WinDVD4) -
> otherwise I would not be able to play DVDs in WMP10, which I can.
>
> As far as multimedia applications, I have many, many. Is there something
> that's known to cause this behaviour?
>
>
>
> "Austin Myers" <austinm@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OVsGIG2VFHA.3488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > If i can jump in for a minute. Comments in line.
> >
> >
> >> The mpegs play in both Windows Media 9 and 10 - so it's not a codec
> > problem.
> >
> > Sorry but no. The ablitiy to play them in WMP is meaningless when it
> > comes
> > to PowerPoint or more accurately the MCI media player which is what
> > Powerpoint calls on for medai support.
> >
> >> In my version of PP 2002 SP2, mpeg capability is clearly excluded. If
> >> you
> >> go to Insert: Movies and Sounds: Movie from File, you'll see the list
of
> >> approved video types, and mpg is not one of them.
> >
> >
> > Then as Echo suggested, some other application has changed your system
> > settings. I assure you, PowerPoint 2002 is fully capable of dealing
with
> > Mpeg files. HOWEVER, you MUST have a DVD decoder installed on the
machine
> > to play Mpeg-2. (That is the format for all DVD's and it does not ship
> > with Windows.) But if as you say, Mpeg is not listed as a possible file
> > types then something is wrong in your system settings.
> >
> > If you can give me some idea of what multimedia applications you have
> > installed I'll see if I can lend a hand.
> >
> >
> > Austin Myers
> > MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> >
> > Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com
> >
>
>


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