Re: how to save a powerpoint presentation so all video/audio/image
- From: "Roger" <Roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:53:13 -0700
Thanks Steve!
"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> In article <E9E92C47-61CC-4CD8-9D97-24F94436BD0D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roger wrote:
> > I find it incredible that I can't embed video files in Powerpoint.
>
> It does seem odd, doesn't it?
>
> I suspect the reason is that PowerPoint itself can't play video files, it can only
> hand them off to the external MCI media player for playback, and I presume that
> there's no provision for the player to grab and play video data out of memory vs.
> from a disk file.
>
> In any case, I couldn't agree more that something needs to change.
>
> Whether it will in the next version of PPT is a matter for the tea leaf readers and
> crystal ball gazers. MS ain't talkin'. They may not even have it nailed down yet.
>
> > Other posts here suggest that it might be possible if I delete all my
> > videos, copy the videos to the same folder as the .ppt, and then re-attach
> > them. This will be a monumental pain in the arse with so many videos to
> > re-attach, and I am just hoping that this will still work when I burn a CD of
> > that folder and send to a friend (and/or when i try to package it up into a
> > auto-play thingy).
>
> As to the PITA-ness of it, yes. There's a commercial add-in that'll do the job for
> you but if it's just something you want to share with friends, that's probably not
> in the (credit) cards. (How'd we get back to sooth-saying?)
>
> It should work to do the job manually as you've described, with two provisos:
>
> 1) Your friends must be able to play the videos in the MCI player using the codecs
> they've got installed on their computers. In other words, if you do the re-link
> thing, PPT will be able to find the video and ask Windows to play it; it's then up
> to Windows to finish the job. If it can't because the vids use a codec that's not
> installed on the target computer, it won't fly.
>
> Again, there's a commercial addin that can help with the codec problem.
> www.pfcmedia.com - the free demo's good for 14 days, so if this is just a one-shot,
> it's WELL worth investigating.
>
> 2) Your friends mustn't start PPT and do File, and then click the file's name on the
> most-recent-files list. If they do that, the links will likely break.
>
>
> >
> > Do you know if MS has any plans to let people embed any filetype in future
> > versions of Powerpoint, to avoid this unnecessary waste of time and effort?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Roger
> >
> > "Sonia" wrote:
> >
> > > No, video files are linked. Image files are embedded unless you specifically
> > > linked them. You will have to send the video files along with the presentation.
> > > --
> > >
> > > Sonia Coleman
> > > Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
> > > Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
> > >
> > > "DaveHamilton" <DaveHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:07B1AC7B-B22D-4ED0-AB26-883B6D4FE6D6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Making a powerpoint presentation with a lot of video and images.. I want to
> > > > email it to a friend. When I save the presentation, will it include these
> > > > other files, or do I have to email them along with the presentation?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
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