mpg in PowerPoint won't run

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Golfguy - 20 Feb 2007 17:14 GMT

I have several mpg movies that I successfully insert and run in PowerPoint.
Some, however, come in black and will not run at all. When I try to edit
these movies in Movie Maker I get a message that tells me I don't have the
required codec, even though the same movie will run in Windows Media Player.
I do notice that in Media Player I can't adjust any of the video controls
like I usually can. Any suggestions on how to deal with these clips?

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Austin Myers - 20 Feb 2007 17:31 GMT

It sounds as if these files do not fully meet the Mpg standard. How were
they created?

You may want to give PFCMedia or PFCPro a try. Either should be able to
convert the video for use in PowerPoint and they come as a two week free
trial.

http://www.pfcmedia.com

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com

>I have several mpg movies that I successfully insert and run in PowerPoint.
> Some, however, come in black and will not run at all. When I try to edit
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> I do notice that in Media Player I can't adjust any of the video controls
> like I usually can. Any suggestions on how to deal with these clips?

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Golfguy - 20 Feb 2007 20:06 GMT

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

> It sounds as if these files do not fully meet the Mpg standard. How were
> they created?
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> > I do notice that in Media Player I can't adjust any of the video controls
> > like I usually can. Any suggestions on how to deal with these clips?

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