Re: How can I insert AVI video in PowerPoint 2002 with SP2?

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Wally,


Let's do one at a time.

PFCMedia...

I read the above post and frankly I am at a loss. Here is my suggestion. Create the folder "C:\PFC" or any name you like, just make certain it is a new folder and has nothing in it. Copy PFCMedia.exe file that you downloaded from our web site and place it in the new folder. Once there open the folder (if it's not open) and double click the icon. This should start the install process, please let me know if it doesn't.

Now to the AVI...

A file with the avi extention can be just about anything. All avi means really is that the audio and video are interleveaved. That simply means they are contained in the same file. There are hundreds of codecs that might be used to create an avi file and I wouldn't even guess at the number of ways to do it. There really isn't anything such as a simple avi. <g>

If you like, Google for an application called "GSpot". It is a great utility to exmine a media file with and it will tell you what codec is required and if your system is capable of playing the file. Post that information (codec) back here and we'll see what can be done next.

You might also Google for another app called "mmview". It is a utility to examine your computer and see what codecs and media activex controls are installed and if they are functioning. I give you FAIR WARNING, this is NOT the watered down list Windows gives you, you can expect there to be over a hundred entries and possibly several hundred. I STRONGLY advise that you do not make any changes unless you are very confident in what you are doing.


I think you are seeing the answer to your question on why PFCMedia is needed. With all the different codecs, formats, hardware and software environments and conflicting media applications it is very easy to have failed media in PowerPoint. When I wrote the add in, it was with users in your exact situation I tried to keep in mind. I do encourage you to give it a test drive.


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com





"Wally O" <WallyO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F548A749-C1FA-4417-91FB-11E9DE87AE80@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi again, Austin.,

I was refering to the fact that "media clip" no longer appears as an
insertable object after installing SP2, even though the PP help files says it
does. Knowledge base article 884175 acknowledges this. It suggests locating
the media file and clicking "open" and then a variety of other choices. But,
I get no such "open" option when I follow the instructions to the letter. If
I click "ok", I get a message that says PowerPoint can not play this type of
file (a simple AVI movie). An older Knowledge Base article (291879) suggests
inserting Media Play as an object through the control toolbox. I can setup
the player, but the article then says to choose the movie file using the
"filename" box of the "properties" dialog. But, I have no such filename box
in that dialog! I followed your advice and re-installed Media Player 10 (I
already had that version). This has made no difference whatsoever. If I try
to use the "create from file" feature; when I select the file, I get a
message " "video not available. Cannot find 'vids: mjpg' decompressor". So
far I am batting zero in getting video into PowerPoint. What is the next
step, short of abandoning the project? Thank you,

Wally

"Austin Myers" wrote:



>I know that SP2 removes media clip as an insertable object.

Not really. You need to check the radio button "Create From File".


But, before getting to a lot of work arounds lets look at using plain old
Insert > Media From File. There is no reason that PowerPoint can't insert
an AVI this way and if you can not then something has gone wrong on your
system.

PowerPoint doesn't play media, it uses the MCI player. Because of this, the
list of media file types you can insert is NOT a function of PowerPoint, it
is a function of the MCI player. PowerPoint simply grabs the list of
acceptable types from your registry settings. These settings are determined
by what you have installed on the machine (applications, codecs, etc.). I
suspect something has hijacked the file associations and/or the registry
settings.

The simplest "fix" to try is to download Windows Media Player 10 and
re-install it. While the Windows Media Playuer is not used by PowerPoint
(mostly), reinstalling it will often correct bad registry and codec issues.

Let us know how things go after trying this.


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com





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