Playing .mov file on a PC

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dellbad - 10 Jun 2007 18:32 GMT

I have a powerpoint presentation with a movie linked on one of the pages.
The movie plays fine on a Mac, but will not play on a PC despite everything I
have tried. In addition, on the Mac there is an object showing where the
movie is but it doesn't show up on the PC. I hope someone can help. My
presentation is tomorrow.

Thanks,

Cory

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Austin Myers - 10 Jun 2007 21:56 GMT

*.mov is an Apple proprietary format and is not supported on a Windows PC.
I'd suggest converting it to something more PC friendly.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

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>I have a powerpoint presentation with a movie linked on one of the pages.
> The movie plays fine on a Mac, but will not play on a PC despite
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> Cory

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Ute Simon - 10 Jun 2007 23:27 GMT

Either convert it, as Austin recommends. Or do not embed it, but only link
it using an action setting, so that it will be played in Quicktime player in
a separate window.

Best regards,
Ute

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>I have a powerpoint presentation with a movie linked on one of the pages.
> The movie plays fine on a Mac, but will not play on a PC despite
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Cory

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