Re: A pps. file in Front Page...no audio!!!

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Steve,

The interesting thing is: before I talked to you in the beginning and before
I started puting the Powerpoint in Front page, the audio was working fine (
this includes all the narrating audio and background music ) as LINKS. Now,
for some reason that they are officially embedded in the PPS. they will not
play simutaniously?!? What do you think about that?

Thanks again,

Mike Schott

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <A63B232B-FA58-444C-9EB6-441BEBC1D628@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> > The link that you gave me was the key. it said to click on tools and scroll
> > to general options. Once there set your link sounds with file size greater
> > that 50000KB so that any file smaller will embed instead of link. so the
> > audio is finally working on the link now.
>
> Excellent!
>
> > Im just a little stumped on how to
> > get my background music ( which is a wav. file) to play through the
> > presentation. I cant seem to make 2 wav. files play at the same time.
>
> People who know this stuff better than I do tell me that some sound cards are capable of
> playing more than one sound at a time, others aren't. I don't know what percentage of either
> you can reasonably count on nowadays ... Austin? Clues?
>
> But perhaps the more important point: I'm guessing that if there's a conflict, the sounds
> that's already playing takes precedence over a sound that tries to get started later; if so
> (Austin? Clues?) the background track would be running from the start, so for at least some
> percentage of your viewers, the other sounds wouldn't play. Might be better to skip the
> background audio if so.
>
> >
> > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> >
> > > In article <0ACF3030-9911-426E-AA10-0E0FC60E3A2F@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> > > > Steve...you're awesome!
> > >
> > > What, me? I just went and looked at your file and suggested you try a couple things.
> > > You did all the work!
> > >
> > > (But tell us which bit of work make it ... uh ... work.)
> > >
> > > > The audio is finally working on the link. Now Im
> > > > sure you're really busy and all but I have ONE last question for you.
> > > > I had a wav file playing as background music, but since I made the necessary
> > > > adjustments, it wont play now. Is there anyway to have the one wav file play
> > > > through the presentation with all the others??
> > >
> > > Remember, I didn't have sound the first time through, so I'm not sure which others we're
> > > talking about. ;-)
> > >
> > > Point me at the latest version? Or is it at the same link?
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In article <17DF2429-3833-4BBA-A709-70BB37D8DC80@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Schottgun wrote:
> > > > > > Hey Steve,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I really appreciate all the help!! Here is the URL:
> > > > > > http://www.thinkweboffice.com/powerpoints/Accounting/AccountingPowerpoint.pps
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will try saving it as a web page as you recommend. But before I do that,
> > > > > > what happens for you when you access that URL ?
> > > > >
> > > > > I first get a prompt from the browser (Opera, as it happens) asking whether I want to
> > > > > Open the file, download it or cancel.
> > > > >
> > > > > I chose Open and it opened in slide show view in PPT, as I'd have expected it to do.
> > > > >
> > > > > No sound though. This may help explain why ... scrolllllll wayyyyyy down to the
> > > > > bottom.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a
> > > > > presentation
> > > > > http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks again!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Mike Schott
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi Mike,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We'll need some more specifics to help sort this out. And if it's all published
> > > > > > > to a public location on the web, it'd be a good idea to post the url so anyone
> > > > > > > who's interested can have a look.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I recently used the Pack N Go feature of '03 Powerpoint
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hold up there. Earlier versions of PPT have Pack and Go. PowerPoint 2003 no
> > > > > > > longer does; it's got Package for CD instead. Which did you use?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In any case, there are a lot of messy problems in putting a PPT/PPS with sound
> > > > > > > or movies on a site as-is.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You might want to try PowerPoint's Save As Web page instead.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > to up load all of
> > > > > > > > the files onto Front Page for our company website. However, once the
> > > > > > > > Powerpoint was link to where we wanted to play it on the site, no audio was
> > > > > > > > present. The animation worked fine though.
> > > > > > > > The interesting thing is that I have made calls to some individuals to see
> > > > > > > > if it would play on there PC, and I received a mixed respose. It would play
> > > > > > > > complete, with audio and animation, on some, play with just animation, or not
> > > > > > > > play at all on others. I even heard that on one persons PC it wouldnt go
> > > > > > > > right into the pps., it would simple pull a regular presentation for them to
> > > > > > > > manually play it, yet it still didnt play?!? Keep in mind that they are wav.
> > > > > > > > audio files.
> > > > > > > > It seems to me like a compatability issue, but im no expert and that s why I
> > > > > > > > need the expert advice and opinions:)
> > > > > > > > Thanks a bunch!!!!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Mike Schott
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > > > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > > > > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > > > > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > > > > > ================================================
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > > > ================================================
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------
> > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > ================================================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>
>
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