RE: Powerpoint adding Video

Sorry for not answering you any sooner, I have been away for a while.
Answering your direct question to me: I haven't used any add-inns. It was PP
2000 with all current service packs. I used Insert -> movies and sounds->
movie from file. Used .avi, .mpg and .wmv files. The critical point is that,
as I said, the 'insert' command does not insert anything. It just tells PP
where your movie file is. To avoid probles one should have both the
presentation .ppt and the movie files in same folder and make sure the
recepient also has them both in the same folder. That takes care of the
basics.

On top of that there is a whole slough of issues with coding as Austin
wrote. One has to make sure that on the client machine (the recipient) the
codex used for coding your movie is installed. The problem is that when you
use a software to make your .avi file, it is usually difficult if not
impossible to find out exactly which of the many codices out there is being
used. I have recently had a lecture at a conference, made efforts to make
sure everything goes well and still run into a minor problem at the end.

Perhaps using Austin's add-inn is the only solution, but I have never tested
it.

--
JanAdam


"lfranker" wrote:

> Jan,
>
> I have read all the replies to this original question. I saw your original
> message when you first were trying to figure this out. My question to you
> is, did you get this to work without downloading that software? If so, what
> were your steps. Did you use the hyperlink process or did you Insert,
> Object, Media Clip? I do not want to use the Insert, Movies and Sounds
> option, because I want it to launch thru Windows media player. When you use
> the Movies and Sounds option, you have to stretch the box as big as your
> slide to get it to play full screen. By doing that, the default color of the
> box is grey, therefore covering all of your text on the slide. It is not a
> fill either. I went inot the fill bucket to choose no fill. It is greyed
> out. I am currently trying your suggestion, creating a folder and moving the
> .ppt file and .avi file in the same folder. I am burning it onto a CD now
> and will test it on another machine. That is how this will be delivered on a
> CD. The person that will be giving this presentation is not a computer wiz
> and there is no way I will be able to instruct this person to load the CD,
> launch My Computer, Browse to the CD_ROM drive, select the folder,
> right-click, copy files, Browse to your C:\ and right-click and paste. There
> is just no-way that will do..... LOL! Therefore, I need this puppy to run,
> when inserting the CD. In short, what did you do to get yours to work?
>
> Thanks,
> lfranker-
>
> "JanAdam" wrote:
>
> > Are you sending the .avi file with your PPT? When inserting a movie, you are
> > just telling PPT that it has to play a movie at that point and provide
> > information where to find the movie. Have your .avi file and PPT presentation
> > both in the same folder, insert the movie into PPT and then send both files
> > out. Instruct the recipient to place both in the same folder. This should
> > then work fine.
> >
> > JanAdam
> >
> > "Cass PGA" wrote:
> >
> > > I added an .avi file to a Powepoint slide show. When the slide come up. it is
> > > supoosed to load an play. It works fine on my system, when I e-mail it goes
> > > through, no one else can see the video, just a balck screen stuck on the
> > > first slide.
> > >
> > > I tried burning a CD from my laptop, playing it on another system, no
> > > good..We all have the latest XP stuff..so there is plenty of ram, etc.
> > >
> > > Help
.

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