A little light and some angst

[Dembo]

Win xp + ppt 2003, to mac office 2004


If my presentation is made on a PC by inserting video (standard codecs)
which are in the same folder as the presentation, then the presentation is
saved to cd via the package menu. Then I place that cd into a mac
(powerbook - latest model all updates), and put the presentation in a folder
on the hard drive, then WHY oh WHY do I have to delete every video and then
reinsert them to make the mac play the pics?


I have tried this both with and without fixlinks pro but the effect is the
same


Can somebody shed light onto my dark world - I want to understand.


I have some angst that office 2004 is said to be compatible with other ppt
versions and the "bees knees" when in fact it doesn't actually play any
video from a ppt presentation made on a pc without having to relink it
manually.......even when relinked my small looping movies are jerky with a
noticable pause between the looping - this does not occur when playing the
movie in quicktime ie its a problem with ppt and video.....this is NOT good.


Lorry

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Win xp + ppt 2003, to mac office 2004

If my presentation is made on a PC by inserting video (standard codecs)
which are in the same folder as the presentation, then the presentation is
saved to cd via the package menu. Then I place that cd into a mac
(powerbook - latest model all updates), and put the presentation in a folder
on the hard drive, then WHY oh WHY do I have to delete every video and then
reinsert them to make the mac play the pics?

I have tried this both with and without fixlinks pro but the effect is the
same

Can somebody shed light onto my dark world - I want to understand.

Hi Lorry

I don't have 2004 on the Mac yet. I tried pretty much the same thing with a
smallish AVI file added to a Windows PPT 2003 presentation and moved it to the
Mac after verifying with FixLinks report that the link was just to the file
name, no path.

It played rather choppily but it did play w/o my needing to replace anything.

You might want to try running a little macro on the mac side.

Select the shape that represents the movie then run this:

Sub ShowTheLinkPath()
' Show me where the link points
MsgBox ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName
' Show me the current folder
MsgBox CurDir
End Sub

If all's well, it should show just the name of the linked movie file, no path.
The PPT file and the linked file must be in the same folder for this to work,
and whatever MsgBox CurDir reports must be = to that folder.

If not, try this:

Sub ChangeTheLinkPath()
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName = _
"filename"
' Substitute the name of the linked file for filename above
' The file must already be in the same folder as the presentation
End Sub

I have some angst that office 2004 is said to be compatible with other ppt
versions and the "bees knees" when in fact it doesn't actually play any
video from a ppt presentation made on a pc without having to relink it
manually.......even when relinked my small looping movies are jerky with a
noticable pause between the looping - this does not occur when playing the
movie in quicktime ie its a problem with ppt and video.....this is NOT good.

Lorry

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[Dembo]

Hi Steve,

Having never run macros before I will tell you what I have been trying to do
and maybe you can tell me why nothing seems to happen.

I select the tools-macro, name the macro(rin2) and then copy and paste what
you wrote directly into the macro box

Looks like this

Sub rin2()
Sub ShowTheLinkPath()
' Show me where the link points
MsgBox ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName
' Show me the current folder
MsgBox CurDir
End Sub

Save the macro

Select the animation then go to tools-macro select rin2 and
run.........nothing happens

Similarly with the next macro

Frustrated

Lorry

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Steve,

Having never run macros before I will tell you what I have been trying to do
and maybe you can tell me why nothing seems to happen.
Looks like this

A macro is always between Sub SomeName()
and
End

You can't have two Sub Whatevers in a row, so remove the Sub rin2()

Sub rin2()
Sub ShowTheLinkPath()
' Show me where the link points
MsgBox ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName
' Show me the current folder
MsgBox CurDir
End Sub

Save the macro

Select the animation then go to tools-macro select rin2 and
run.........nothing happens

Similarly with the next macro

Frustrated

Lorry

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
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[Dembo]

I get an error message on the first one
Compile error, cant find project or library


This is a copy of the macro's

Sub wherelink()
' Show me where the link points
MsgBox ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName
' Show me the current folder
MsgBox CurDir
End Sub

Sub changelink()
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName = _
"title page coroonal.mpg"
' Substitute the name of the linked file for filename above
' The file must already be in the same folder as the presentation
End Sub


AM I just pathetic or missing something or a misunderstood genius?


Are the ' supposed to be there?

LD

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I'm picking this up in the middle so I'm not sure I know what you're
trying to do. I pasted the code into VBA and did not get any compile
errors (in PPT 2002 in Windows and PPT X on the Mac). From the looks of
the code, you have to have an object selected for it to run.

To answer your question about the single quotes, they are supposed to be
there. Whenever you put a single quote on a line, everything after that
will be ignored (it is a comment). It should turn green when you type it
into the VBA editor to let you know that it is a comment.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I get an error message on the first one
Compile error, cant find project or library

Where does the highlight or cursor land in the macro when you get the error?

This is a copy of the macro's

Sub wherelink()
' Show me where the link points
MsgBox ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName
' Show me the current folder
MsgBox CurDir
End Sub

Sub changelink()
ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).LinkFormat.SourceFullName = _
"title page coroonal.mpg"
' Substitute the name of the linked file for filename above
' The file must already be in the same folder as the presentation
End Sub

AM I just pathetic or missing something or a misunderstood genius?

Are the ' supposed to be there?

LD

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004
October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com
================================================

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'm picking this up in the middle so I'm not sure I know what you're

trying to do. I pasted the code into VBA and did not get any compile
errors (in PPT 2002 in Windows and PPT X on the Mac). From the looks of
the code, you have to have an object selected for it to run.

That's correct (mentioned in the original post, but maybe not emphasized
enough, so thanks for bringing it up)

 

[Dembo]

Sorry for my slow response but have been traveling from Vancouver to
Austrlai with a 2 yr old (not to be recommended if you dislike jetlag

I will test things further in the next day or tow and get back to you.

THe problem was in the first line I seemed to get 2 sub() marks.......must
just be beginners vba luck.

Thanks for your help Steve.

By the way, seems to me that even if things work, they are still choppy and
slow and NOT good enough for a product which ostensibly allows slide
presentations with video attached (tired and frustrated)

Lorry