How to recover file name of movies?

[snoopy67]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I've got a PPT presentation that contains some movies.

Now, one of them is no longer in the original place, but I just can't find the movie any more (I've got so many of them).

Is there any way I can recover the original file name?
Knowing that, I can probably locate the movie by a full search (or by restoring it from the backup).

I will be most grateful for all kinds of hints, tips, or suggestions.

Best regards,
Gabriel.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I've got a PPT presentation that contains some movies.

Now, one of them is no longer in the original place, but I just can't find the movie any more (I've got so many of them).

Is there any way I can recover the original file name?
Knowing that, I can probably locate the movie by a full search (or by restoring it from the backup).

I will be most grateful for all kinds of hints, tips, or suggestions.

Best regards,
Gabriel.

Hi,

Use File > Save As and choose type PowerPoint package.

PowerPoint will create a folder, put a copy of your presentation into
the folder and put copies of all movies with the original file names
into the folder.

-Jim

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP


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[Jeff Chapman]

Hi Gabriel,

Now, one of them is no longer in the original place, but I just can't find the
movie any more (I've got so many of them).

Is there any way I can recover the original file name?
Knowing that, I can probably locate the movie by a full search (or by
restoring it from the backup).

Couldn't you just do a Spotlight search on the file extension?
If you can remember whether it's an .mov file, an .avi file,
or an .mp3 file, that will help you narrow your search a bit.

The other thing you can try to locate a "lost" file is to
download and install the trial version of an application
such as Microsoft Expression Media. You can catalog all of the
media in an entire folder or even on an entire disk with this
application, and then sort and filter by filename or
file type. Once you've narrowed down the list, you can
use Thumbnail view to preview the clips, and locate the one
you're looking for. (I actually have been using Expression Media
quite a bit at home lately to catalog a 9 GB photo collection.)

Jeff

 

[snoopy67]

Use File > Save As and choose type PowerPoint package.

PowerPoint will create a folder, put a copy of your presentation into
the folder and put copies of all movies with the original file names

Yes, but it will do so only for those movie files that it is able to find (according to the original file name).

I tried it.

Regards,
Gabriel.

 

[snoopy67]

Thanks for the response, but ...

Couldn't you just do a Spotlight search on the file extension?

that would yield several thousands of movie files ...

The other thing you can try to locate a "lost" file is to
download and install the trial version of an application

Ah, sorry, the problem is not to locate a given filename on the disk --
the problem is to remember the movie file's *name*, under which I inserted it on the slide.
Once I've got that I will manage to find the movie on the disk, either by using spotlight or by recovering it from the backup.

Regards,
Gabriel.

 

[Jeff Chapman]

Gabriel,

If you're running PowerPoint 2008, just click on
the image of the movie file that is embedded in
your presentation (assuming that it's embedded).
Open the Formatting palette. You should see the original
filename for the movie in the "Movie" section of the
palette.

Does that help?

Jeff

 

[snoopy67]

Does that help?

Unfortunately not.

This is what I see:

<img src="http://zach.in.tu-clausthal.de/tmp/ppt_missing_movie.png <http://zach.in.tu-clausthal.de/tmp/ppt_missing_movie.png>">

Best regards,
Gabriel.