Re: Music stops playing in PowerPoint 2003 slideshow

I think that should work. Maybe Michael will spot something, though -- he's better with the autorun thing than I am!

What's in your playlist.txt file?

I'm wondering if it's just that autorun has been turned off on the computer in question.

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"Deloresw" <Deloresw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B1D3F702-7A38-430A-81C0-BFE8C1607895@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The autorun.ini says open=pptview.exe /L "playlist.txt"
The options for package the CD are:
Include these files
PP Viewer
Play all presentations automatically in the specified order
Linked files has check mark

"Echo S" wrote:

What Michael asked -- what does the autorun.ini say? (You can open it in
Notepad or Wordpad.)

Or, when you go to File | Package for CD and choose Options, which option
are you choosing for "select how presentations will play in the viewer"?

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"Deloresw" <Deloresw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm back!! I really appreciate all of the time you spent helping me, > but
> when
> I changed the effect options to "Stop playing after 999 slides," the > songs
> only played one time each. I changed the timing to repeat until end of
> slide,
> but this caused the songs to overlap. I then changed the timing to > first
> song, (none) and second song to play 3 times, etc. The songs still > would
> only
> play one time each.
>
> I reverted back to my original settings for the effect options, e.g.,
> first
> song, stop after 23 slides, timing; play to end of slide; second song,
> stop
> after 39 slides, etc. Now, I am back in business except for the same
> problem
> of autorun not working properly on my computer. The autorun and PP > viewer,
> as
> always, are listed on the CD, but I still have to click on the PP file > and
> select from the dropdown menu for Microsoft PowerPoint to run the
> slideshow.
> I can live with this as long as everything else works on the XP > computers,
> but if you have anymore suggestions for me to try I would more than
> welcome
> them.
>
> Again, I thank all of you for your time and help! I hope my experience
> helps
> someone else.
>
> Deloresw
>
>
>
> "Deloresw" wrote:
>
>> Thank you so much for your help! I will try not to cry too much if
>> something
>> does not work! I have had fun making the slideshows, but the small
>> glitches
>> were about to get me down.
>>
>> Deloresw
>>
>> "Echo S" wrote:
>>
>> > Well, I'm glad I could make you laugh, anyway!
>> >
>> > But now I might make you cry. :-(
>> >
>> > Using the "stop playing after 999 slides" won't keep you from having >> > to
>> > make
>> > timing adjustments to the slide transitions. But it should ensure >> > that
>> > the
>> > songs play all the way through and not stop unexpectedly partway
>> > through the
>> > song. I would not try to use a "stop after XX slides" and put the >> > real
>> > number of slides in there. It just doesn't seem to work right for >> > some
>> > strange reason.
>> >
>> > However, you should be aware that timing is not PowerPoint's strong
>> > suit.
>> > You're not going to get extremely accurate timing with PPT. My >> > favorite
>> > way
>> > to explain it is, if you're playing the Star Spangled Banner and you
>> > want
>> > the fireworks animation to happen when the song says "and the >> > rockets'
>> > red
>> > glare," well, it ain't gonna happen. PPT just isn't going to be that
>> > precise.
>> >
>> > So, you will probably be better off just putting 3-, 4-, and >> > 5-second
>> > automatic transitions on each slide and trying to get within a few
>> > seconds
>> > of the total sound length.
>> >
>> > Or, what I might do is use a sound editor and combine all the MP3s >> > into
>> > one
>> > sound file, insert that on the first slide and set it to stop >> > playing
>> > after
>> > 999 slides, and then just set the transition times (3, 4, 5 seconds >> > or
>> > so)
>> > for all the slides.
>> >
>> > Audacity is a good free sound editor. >> > http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
>> > You
>> > must download and install the LAME MP3 encoder as well, but there >> > are
>> > links
>> > to it on that site. Just click "Download Audacity 1.2.6" to get to >> > it.
>> >
>> > As for putting the MP3 into the folder with the presentation before
>> > inserting it, yes, it's a good habit to get into. But it's not >> > really
>> > necessary since you're using Package for CD. The PfCD process >> > actually
>> > creates a new folder and puts the presentation and the MP3s in the >> > same
>> > folder -- and it fixes up all the links. So you don't have to worry >> > so
>> > much
>> > about starting with the MP3 in the same folder as the presentation. >> > It
>> > may
>> > make your life easier, though, and, as I mentioned, it really is a >> > good
>> > habit to get into.
>> >
>> > Go here http://www.echosvoice.com/autoruncd2.htm and scroll down a
>> > little
>> > way, and you can see a screeenshot of the files inside a package for >> > CD
>> > folder. You'll have autorun.INF, gdiplus.dll, pptview.exe and a >> > bunch
>> > of
>> > other files. You'll also see your presentation file and your MP3s. >> > (The
>> > linked audio in the screenshot is a WMA file, Beethoven's >> > Symphony....)
>> > Burn
>> > all those files to the CD. Don't burn the *folder.* Windows looks >> > for
>> > the
>> > autorun.INF file, or sometimes the play.BAT file, to start the CD
>> > automatically. If that file is inside a folder, Windows can't see it >> > on
>> > the
>> > CD. And those INF/BAT files look for the pptview.exe file on the CD
>> > directly. If it's in a folder, they can't find it. And thye >> > pptview.exe
>> > file
>> > looks for your presentation (PPT or PPS) file on the CD. If it's in >> > a
>> > folder, the Viewer won't be able to find it. And so on. You get the
>> > idea.
>> >
>> > As for the 50,000 -- that is only for WAV files. Only WAVs can be
>> > embedded,
>> > and so that setting applies only to WAVs. You are working with MP3s, >> > so
>> > you
>> > can ignore it. You can leave it alone or set it back to 100 or
>> > whatever. It
>> > doesn't matter.
>> >
>> > Oh, file size. 170 slides at 34MB or so doesn't seem out of whack. >> > So I
>> > don't think the file size is the problem. (I could be wrong, though,
>> > and I'm
>> > sure others will pop in and correct me if I am!)
>> >
>> > -- >> > Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
>> > What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
>> > Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
>> > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
>> > PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com
>> >
>> > "Deloresw" <Deloresw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:5A7CCBB8-46A0-4785-A4B3-32E2524E9709@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > Thank you so much for your comments--you are soooo funny. <smile> >> > > I
>> > > need
>> > > funny after being submerged in these slideshows.
>> > >
>> > > I have been doing everything you said about adding the music, >> > > except
>> > > I
>> > > have
>> > > spent a lot of time calculating the time for each song and testing
>> > > and
>> > > retesting when I add or delete a slide to make sure the songs do >> > > not
>> > > overlap
>> > > or not play long enough. So if I set each song to stop playing >> > > after
>> > > 999
>> > > slides, will this alleviate me having to make adjustments to the
>> > > music
>> > > when I
>> > > need to make changes?
>> > >
>> > > The song that will not play correctly on the XP computers is 2:23
>> > > minutes;
>> > > 4.35 MB, the other songs are 8.18 MB; 4.67 MB; 7.63 MB; and 2.11 >> > > MB.
>> > > As
>> > > you
>> > > can see, I have added two more songs. <smile> Each slideshow is
>> > > approximately
>> > > 170 slides of pictures and satelitte maps. The largest slideshow >> > > is
>> > > about
>> > > 34
>> > > MB and the others are about 24 MB.
>> > >
>> > > You said "all the files should be "loose" on the CD. If they're
>> > > inside a
>> > > folder, the CD won't autorun."
>> > >
>> > > If I am understanding you correctly, should I move the music files
>> > > and
>> > > slideshow file to the same folder BEFORE I begin inserting the >> > > music
>> > > files
>> > > into the slideshow? I now have the music files in a folder under
>> > > "Music."
>> > > This morning, I made a new folder to prepare to move the music >> > > files
>> > > and
>> > > slideshow into this new folder.
>> > >
>> > > Also, should I adjust the maximum size for sound files back down >> > > to
>> > > 128 kb
>> > > from the 50,000 kbs?
>> > >
>> > > Delores
>> > >
>> > > For the sound part, here's the process I'd use to insert the >> > > sounds.
>> > >
>> > > 1. On slide 1, Insert | Movies and Sounds | Sound from File. >> > > Navigate
>> > > to
>> > > your MP3 and insert it.
>> > > 2. When prompted, select "play automatically."
>> > > 3. Right-click the sound icon on the slide, choose custom >> > > animation
>> > > 4. In the custom animation pane, double-click the sound file in >> > > the
>> > > animation list to open the Play Sound dialog.
>> > > 5. On the Effect tab, make sure Start Playing is set to "from
>> > > beginning"
>> > > and
>> > > "stop playing" is set to "after 999 slides." I know you may only >> > > want
>> > > the
>> > > first sound to play for 10 slides or something, but go ahead and >> > > put
>> > > 999
>> > > in
>> > > there.
>> > > 6. Click OK to close.
>> > >
>> > > Now go to the slide you want the 2nd sound file to begin playing >> > > on
>> > > and
>> > > repeat the process. Put 999 in the "stop playing after" setting
>> > > again. Do
>> > > the same for the 3rd sound file.
>> > >
>> > > You may have this set up just fine, and it could be just that the
>> > > computer
>> > > is running out of resources as you play the presentation. After >> > > all,
>> > > it's
>> > > running from a CD, which is slower than running from the >> > > harddrive.
>> > > This...
>> > >
>> > >>> > The music plays fine with the first two sound tracks. The only
>> > >>> > way we
>> > >>> > can
>> > >>> > start the music of the third sound track is to go back and >> > >>> > click
>> > >>> > on
>> > >>> > the
>> > >>> > prior
>> > >>> > slide to advance to the slide with the third sound track. The
>> > >>> > third
>> > >>> > sound
>> > >>> > track plays for awhile and then stops a couple more times so >> > >>> > we
>> > >>> > have
>> > >>> > to
>> > >>> > go
>> > >>> > through the same procedure to start the music again.
>> > >
>> > > ...is the odd part, and the part that's making me think it may be >> > > a
>> > > resources issue. How big is the third MP3 file? (I know they're >> > > not
>> > > usually
>> > > large, but it never hurts to ask.) Also, how big is your PPT >> > > file --
>> > > like,
>> > > how many slides and also how big is the file size (in kb or MB)? >> > > If
>> > > you
>> > > have
>> > > lots of high-resolution pictures, that often makes the file size >> > > very
>> > > large
>> > > and could be bogging down the playback. It can be resolved, but I
>> > > hate to
>> > > send you down that road if it's not really the issue.
>> > >
>> > > -- >> > > B each.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Echo S" wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> If you use Package for CD, the MP3 files should be in the same
>> > >> folder
>> > >> with
>> > >> the presentation and Viewer files. They will be properly linked >> > >> (the
>> > >> package
>> > >> for CD process resolves all the links for you) and should play on
>> > >> other
>> > >> computers.
>> > >>
>> > >> If the first two play, I'd imagine that the packaging and linking
>> > >> went
>> > >> okay,
>> > >> and the third one should as well. Since it does play at least
>> > >> sometimes
>> > >> on
>> > >> the other computers, it sounds to me (no pun intended) as if the
>> > >> MP3s are
>> > >> all linked properly.
>> > >>
>> > >> For the automatic starting part, I would try this:

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