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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / September 2007powerpoint 2007 inserting avi files
I'm trying to insert a movie file, or AVI File into powerpoint, nothing too long just a brief clip. I can insert the clip and see the picture of it in a still frame but when I go to preview the presentation it shows the first shot than the screen where the movie is supposed to be playing goes black, but you can still hear the sound. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Hi Is the file in the same folder as the ppt? If not, move it there, re-insert it and see if that works. If not, post back. Lucy  SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > I'm trying to insert a movie file, or AVI File into powerpoint, nothing too > long just a brief clip. I can insert the clip and see the picture of it in a > still frame but when I go to preview the presentation it shows the first shot > than the screen where the movie is supposed to be playing goes black, but you > can still hear the sound. > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. What exactlly do you mean the same folder? Both powerpoint and WMV file are saved on the desktop. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > can still hear the sound. > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. That will probably be the problem :-) Long file paths & powerpoint links don't really mix well and your desktop will be something like C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Desktop\<your file>. Create a folder on your C drive, move or copy the files there, re-insert video and hopefully all will be well. If you are unsure about creating folders & moving files, post back with version of windows. Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > What exactlly do you mean the same folder? Both powerpoint and WMV file are > saved on the desktop. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > can still hear the sound. > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Okay, I made a folder on the desktop, I put the powerpoint and AVI file in there and I was finally able to insert it into the PP pres, it did play just this time without sound. I did open it in Windows media player and it is a good file. > That will probably be the problem :-) Long file paths & powerpoint links > don't really mix well and your desktop will be something like C:\Documents [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > can still hear the sound. > > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Hi OK, bit of a mix up. Don't create a folder on your desktop - place it directly on the c drive so the path is C:\<folder name>. To do this, open windows explorer (right click start menu -> explore) and drag the folder from your desktop to 'Local Disk (C:)' - your local disk may not be C, but most are :-) Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > Okay, I made a folder on the desktop, I put the powerpoint and AVI file in > there and I was finally able to insert it into the PP pres, it did play just [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > > can still hear the sound. > > > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Okay, I got it to work, the AVI file showed the picture but no sound, I converted the file to MPEG and it work with sound and video. I think it was the file extension that was incorrect. > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > > > > > can still hear the sound. > > > > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Hmmmm. afaik avi files are fine. But you got it working so it doesn't really matter :-) Still have a read of these for future reference: http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm and http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00250.htm Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > Okay, I got it to work, the AVI file showed the picture but no sound, I > converted the file to MPEG and it work with sound and video. I think it was [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > > > > > > can still hear the sound. > > > > > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. Thanks for the help, I'll take a look at the links. Thanks. > Hmmmm. afaik avi files are fine. But you got it working so it doesn't really > matter :-) Still have a read of these for future reference: [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > > > > > > > can still hear the sound. > > > > > > > > Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. |
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