PowerPoint 2007 and movie clips

[scoz]

I have an mpeg movie clip that will not display in ppt 2007. What may be of
help is that it wont display in Media Player either, I have downloaded a
codec, supposedly suggested by Media player and ....nowt!
Any suggestions at all?

Cheers

Scoz

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

You might have to change to a standard codec -- do check out PFCPro at
http://www.playsforcertain.com/

 

[scoz]

Cheers Geetesh, followed all that, still getting awhite square where the
movie clip should be, seems there may be a bug in Ppt 2007?

 

[John Wilson]

Did you put the video and ppt in the same folder with a fairly short path
BEFORE you inserted it?

John

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[scoz]

I copied them from a 'deep' folder to my docs and trying to run them from
there!

 

[scoz]

Further info. The clip is showing as no duration!

 

[John Wilson]

My Docs isn't necessarily a short path - I would doubt it's the problem
though. Sounds like a corrupt video to me, can you play it with anything?
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[tohlz]

Enter this link:
http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm

Click on "Test your video in the MCI Player", try the steps and then post
back the result.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint

Site Updated: May 01, 2008
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[scoz]

Hi tohlz

Tried it, may be corrupt!

Results here->
Unable to download an appropriate decompressor. (Error=80040200)

Unable to download an appropriate decompressor. (Error=80040200)

Unable to download an appropriate decompressor. (Error=80040200)

Unable to download an appropriate decompressor. (Error=80040200)

An invalid media type was specified. (Error=80040200)

 

[Austin Myers]

If it won't play in Windows Media Player something is either wrong with the
mpg or with your machines setup. I would suggest reinstalling Windows Media
Player to clean up the machine before doing anything else.



Austin Myers
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team

Creator of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
http://www.playsforcertain.com

 

[scoz]

Hi All

I've now discovered that it doesn't play on my machine but does on the
creators (different codec?) However it takes five clicks to get the movie to
start!!!! It is set to auto etc.

PS THanx for all the help so far, all been very useful.

Scoz

 

[scoz]

Browsing through some of these Ppt / movies questions begs the question, Is
PowerPoint 2007 capable of coping with movie clips in a way that makes it a
viable option for the end user who wants the end result fast?

I eventually got my movie clip to run but only after 5 clicks!!!??? Where do
they come from????

My music file is now corrupt it seems!

 

[Austin Myers]

When you say five clicks, what are you clicking?


Austin Myers
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team

Creator of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
http://www.playsforcertain.com