Yes, it is the codecs. I suspect you installed a video application and it
installed a codec that does not work well with PowerPoint (the MCI player).
For more information you may want to look at this tutorial.
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http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm
The "quick fix" for this is to download and reinstall Windows Media Player.
Even though it is not used in PowerPoint, reinstalling it will reset the
codecs and associations on the PC.
An alternative to prevent this in the future and make the video compatible
with all other Windows PCs is to use PFCPro to insert the video.
Austin Myers
AT&W Technologies
Creators of PowerPoint add-ins
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> I have created an avi file of some object rendering on my computer using a
> program called Camtasia. I played the avi file in Windows MP and it plays
> fine. Then I go and place the avi file into Power Point 2007, it works
> fine.
> I take the exact same file (saved as 2003 format) and try running the
> power
> point presentation (with video file) on another computer running PPT 2007.
> Now all of a sudden the video plays through at warp speed (about 15s :
> 1s).
> I take the ppt file and try running it on PPT 2003. Same problem. I even
> tried creating new PPT presentations on the respective computers and still
> have the same problem. If I go and play the avi files on the respective
> computers in WMP, the videos play fine. Could this have something to do
> with
> codecs or is this something wrong with PPT? Would it have anything to do
> with Office on some of the machines not being up-to-date? Please help!
>
> Thanks for the help