Re: stop powerpoint graphics from constantly flashing

While I haven't personally managed to toss PPT into Flash-o-Matic mode, plenty of other folks have reported
the problem here and some of the other regulars have seen it. I do get in some fairly heavy-duty
graphic-laden PPT files from clients; odd that I've never triggered this, even though I'm as likely as not to
have several heavy apps running at once. That's why I was asking about the specific graphics that seem to
aggravate the situation.

In article <AFF06BEE-B588-4C94-85FE-BF7DF31F5167@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan wrote:
Well i have two PPTs. One is just a tester i to see if the laptop will bug
out or not before i start using it as the main computer, but the real file
sizes vary from 7Mb to 80Mb. Its just so stinking frustrating if you have to
edit it (i hate PowerPoint personally, "but for some reason i can't get my
clients to use flash"... ha ha, in my wildest dreams!!! oh well. I seem to
find it to occur when there are multiple objects (10 or more) in a slide, and
will do the flashing thing particularly when anything new goes on, such as
switching to a firefox browser window, or opening a new document, or simply
advancing to the next slide to edit. Even backing out fo presentation mode
it'll go wacky, for usually 15 seconds!!! Unfortunately, it is near
impossible to find anyone who even knows what i'm talking about, cause if you
use the word 'flash" or "flashing" or anything with the word 'flash' in it,
all i seem to get is "how to import flash documents into powerpoint" as
apposed to the graphics flashing on the screen.

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article <33925A2E-E16D-4738-A453-6C5A73AAD32F@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan wrote:
My apologies, i'm just extremely frustrated with Microsoft 'fixes' as of
late, synonymous with "Oh, your computer runs slow? Buy RAM or Reinstall
Windows. Don't fix whatever is slowing down the computer". Sure, that will
work most of the time, but... well, you know what i'm talking about, i'm
sure, sorry for the vent.

I hear ya. And no need for apologies. I wasn't annoyed or anything, just wanted to
make sure you understood that we're just the messengers. Don't shoot. <g>

Actually i do (see a difference in other programs once acceleration is
fiddled with) , and i've noticed if you do it too much in one boot session,
Windows (namely explorer.exe) begins to crash. I've tested on fresh starts
and everything. I have also noted this on multiple laptops, namely IBM
Thinkpads (3 to be specific). But that all to say that yes it does effect
Photoshop slightly, and reagflly hits Premiere Pro hard, and thus I can't
tone it down.

Thanks for that; it's something I don't run into because I don't use any really
high-end video stuff. I'd definitely check the IBM/Lenovo site to see if a video
driver update's available. As to the graphics, what's the file format and size that
causes PPT to go into whackawhacka mode?




nVidia GeForce 7900GTX 512MB PCI-E

Thanks!

Dan

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

Understand that none of us are MS support people or programmers, just users like
yourself. We can't fix anything that's wrong with PPT.

But also keep in mind that video boards and drivers are complex critters with
lots of features programs can call on. Usually the reason for this kind of
problem is that the particular method one program uses doesn't actually work as
advertised.

By kicking back hardware accelleration, you're telling Windows to handle some
features itself rather than letting the video driver handle them. If that
solves the problem, it's a pretty good bet that the video driver wasn't doing
the job right.

It's always worth reporting this to the video board maker and checking for
updated drivers that might solve the problem and allow you to crank accel back
up to warp speed w/o having to worry about PPT flashing madly.

[Aside: I wonder if the reference to the f-word above will trigger the usual
barrage of spam from the "you can convert ppt to f**** usin our software" crowd]

I'm curious about something, though. When you crank hardware accel back, do you
see a noticeable speed hit in Photoshop et al?


In article <FA5204F0-67B3-47C7-8A1E-A29B9F8EA120@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dan wrote:
OK, that's all wonderful to go around the problem and find a way to bypass
the problem, but what about fixing it so that PowerPoint won't flash when you
have complicated graphics? I use Adobe PhotoShop, Premiere Pro, and other
high-end programs that utilize my graphics cards (w/ 512Mb/channel) without
causing problems or having to change my settings for graphic
acceleration?!?!? And yet a simple document with a couple graphics will sit
there and refresh over and over? Again, instead of bypassing the problem, is
there a real solution or reason someone can give me for this problem? Thanks.

dan

"Tohlz" wrote:

Try setting back your hardware graphics acceleration and see if this helps:
http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

"TAJ Simmons" wrote:

Catherine,

What tohlz said but also.....

Try updating your 'graphics card driver' - an update normally found on the
website of the manufacturer of your graphics card.

cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp



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