AVI Videos Created With QuickTime

[David M. Marcovitz]

I just got QuickTime Pro for my Mac. I'm trying to create videos that
can be used with PPT for Windows. I looked here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291934

It told me that I need to create the videos using a common codec, such as
Cinepak. I exported the video to an AVI file using the Cinepak codec,
but PowerPoint 2002 running on Windows XP Professional won't recognize
the video. I thought that if I had the right type of file (AVI should
work) and the right codec (Cinepak should work), it would work. By the
way, the video plays in Windows Media Player but not in Media Player.
Additionally, I checked and the Cinepak codec is installed on my
computer.

What am I doing wrong?

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[TAJ Simmons]

David,

Try exporting from quicktime pro as a standard MPEG1 file.
PowerPoint likes MPEG1 files.

Cheers
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[Guest]

Thanks, but I don't think that this version of QuickTime supports MPEG1. I only saw MPEG4, and that didn't work either
--Davi

----- TAJ Simmons wrote: ----

David

Try exporting from quicktime pro as a standard MPEG1 file
PowerPoint likes MPEG1 files

Cheer
TAJ Simmon
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[Kathy J]

David,
You might try using IMovie to do the conversion, since it will save as a
fairly generic AVI codec.Under IMovie, do a File--> Share. Select Quicktime
as the way to save, then select "Expert Settings". From there the process is
the same as any IMovie save.

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Thanks, but I don't think that this version of QuickTime supports MPEG1.

I only saw MPEG4, and that didn't work either.

 

[Echo S]

When you're saving as AVI, is there an option anywhere to save with QT
compression? If you turn that off does it make a difference? If you turn it
on, does *that* make a difference?

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

If the video plays fine in Windows Media Player, but not in PowerPoint -
then I'll suspect the MCI settings.

Look here for more info:

PowerPoint And Multimedia - http://snipurl.com/ppmultimedia

Also, you might want to look at this:

PowerPoint And QuickTime - http://snipurl.com/ppquicktime


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[Adam Crowley]

What exactly happens when you try to import the AVI using Insert>Movies and
Sounds>Movie from file?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

OK. Let's see if I can reply to everyone in one message.

First, thanks Kathy. I didn't know I could save as an AVI file in
iMovie. I thought it would only let me save as QuickTime. I thought I
needed QuickTime Pro for that. By the way, in my version of iMovie, it
was File->Export, rather than File->Share, but everything else was just
as you described it. Unfortunately, that didn't help. I have a couple
of different Macs. My desktop seems to hang while trying to export in
iMovie (either that or it is incredibly slow). My laptop worked
perfectly, but I got the same results when I moved the AVI file to
Windows.

The message I got when I tried to import the movie (Insert->Movies and
Sounds->Movie from file) is "Cannot display this type of sound or movie."

In response to TAJ, I'm getting no options for MPEG1. I get AVI, BMP, DV
Stream, FLC, Hinted Movie, Image Sequence, MPEG-4, Picture, QuickTime
Media Link, QuickTime Movie, plus a few options for just saving the
sound.

In response to Echo, I see no options for QT compression. I can adjust
compression settings, and my choices are: Cinepak, DV-PAL, DV/DVCPRO-
NTSC, DVCPRO-PAL, and None. I haven't tried them all, but I think I
tried the NTSC one, and the file size was 900MB (the QuickTime version
and AVI with Cinepak are 20-30MB).

Geetesh, I read through the video guide you referenced. I am not
experienced at editing the registry, so I am afraid to mess it up, but I
did notice while I was looking that your guide lists "avivideo" for the
avi listing, and mine lists "AVIqtz" for it. Could this be the problem?
Has QuickTime hijacked some setting here? If so, what should I do about
it that won't mess up the registry?

Thank you to everyone for your help.

--David

I just got QuickTime Pro for my Mac. I'm trying to create videos that
can be used with PPT for Windows. I looked here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291934

It told me that I need to create the videos using a common codec, such
as Cinepak. I exported the video to an AVI file using the Cinepak
codec, but PowerPoint 2002 running on Windows XP Professional won't
recognize the video. I thought that if I had the right type of file
(AVI should work) and the right codec (Cinepak should work), it would
work. By the way, the video plays in Windows Media Player but not in
Media Player. Additionally, I checked and the Cinepak codec is
installed on my computer.

What am I doing wrong?

--David

David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

One more update. I just took the AVI file and brought it to another PC,
and it worked fine, so the problem is not a Mac problem but a problem
with my PC. Do I just change that registry entry from AVIqtz to
avivideo? If so, how do I do that? I've never messed with the registry
before.
--David

 

[Mike M.]

David, to edit the registry do Start->Run then enter regedit. The registry
editor looks something like Windows Explorer. It has a tree view that lets
you expand or contract the different "paths". Just keep expanding the path
you want until you find the key you are looking for. Write down the current
value in case you want to set it back. Double click the item you want to
change. An edit box should pop up. Type in the new value and click the OK
button. If you are just changing a value then it isn't too big a deal.
Deleting keys can get scary though.

Good luck.

 

[Adam Crowley]

Just a thought...does the file have a windows *.avi extension? (PCs need a
bit of a clue...)
If you try to insert a video file without and extension PowerPoint may get
confused.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Thanks for the thought, but it does have .avi extension. I'm pretty sure
its the registry, so I'm going to try to get up the courage to edit that,
but I'll probably wait until tomorrow to try it.
--Davd

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Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
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[Kathy J]

David,
Just wanted to let you know: Yes, on a not-so-high powered Mac, the
conversion can take a long time. Using my husband's Mac, it took close to 5
minutes to convert a short series of pictures with transitions.

My guess is that your further posts are right: It isn't the Mac that is
having problems, it is the PC. Glad to hear that you are heading down the
right road.

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[David M. Marcovitz]

Yahoo!!! Geetesh wins. His advice was right on the money. I changed the
registry setting, and it worked. Of course Mike's note saying that it
wasn't that hard nor dangerous gave me the courage to try, and Kathy
taught me something new about iMovie (that I wish I had known 3 months
ago). Thank you all. You are great!
--David

I just got QuickTime Pro for my Mac. I'm trying to create videos that
can be used with PPT for Windows. I looked here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291934

It told me that I need to create the videos using a common codec, such
as Cinepak. I exported the video to an AVI file using the Cinepak
codec, but PowerPoint 2002 running on Windows XP Professional won't
recognize the video. I thought that if I had the right type of file
(AVI should work) and the right codec (Cinepak should work), it would
work. By the way, the video plays in Windows Media Player but not in
Media Player. Additionally, I checked and the Cinepak codec is
installed on my computer.

What am I doing wrong?

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Echo S]

Very happy to hear you worked it out. I was just going to post and say "What
Mike M said, David." But now it's not necessary, as you found that out
already!

Echo

 

[Mike M.]

Something about "worms"? :-O

Very happy to hear you worked it out. I was just going to post and say "What
Mike M said, David." But now it's not necessary, as you found that out
already!

Echo

 

[Echo S]

Diet of? <g>

Something about "worms"? :-O

 

[Mike M.]

More like, "Died of"!

Diet of? <g>