Re: Music stops playing in PowerPoint 2003 slideshow

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What you're doing is fine.

The only thing it does is name the folder on your harddrive where all the files are saved to. If you're using the "copy to CD" option to create the CD directly (instead of copy to folder to create a folder on your harddrive), then it *might* name the CD itself so it shows up with that name if you were to, say, double-click My Computer and see the CD in the drive. Not sure, though.

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"Deloresw" <Deloresw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:142ECF02-30D5-44E5-B332-CC96B3A8DCF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
One more question--When I package the PowerPoint slideshow, I always type in
a different name for the CD or file than the name of my PP slideshow. Is this
the correct thing to do or am I supposed to use the same name as my PP
slideshow?

I have been curious where the CD or file name goes to. My actual PP
slideshow file name always appears in the list on the CD, but I have never
seen anything about the name I assigned to the packaging. I hope this makes
sense.
Deloresw

"Echo S" wrote:

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"?
>>
>> -- >> 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:D2AE69FE-9AFD-4D51-A990-84DBC76C3C40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > 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

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