Insert a MPG movie into powerpoint problem

[Guest]

I am trying to insert a mpg into my powerpoint 2000 presentation and it won't
work. I inserted an .avi movie that plays just fine in the beginning of my
slides but when I get to the slide to insert the .mpg nothing happens. The
mpg plays fine in Windows Media Player. Help! I need to have the two
seperate .avi and .mpg movies to play.

 

[Sonia]

"Won't work" is a very broad statement. What happens? See
http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm for some troubleshooting tips.

For a quick diagnosis, test it in the MCI player by going to Start > Run and
type mplay32.exe (if you are running Windows XP or 2000) or mplayer.exe (Win 98
& ME) and open your MPG in the MCI player. If it doesn't run there it won't run
in PowerPoint.

In that case you'll need to do some reading. See
http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/multimedia.htm . Read section
3 carefully and verify that your MCI settings match those listed at the end of
the section.

 

[Guest]

Sonia:

Thank you. I get an error message "Powerpoint couldn't insert a move from
the selected file. Either the file is non-standard, or Quicktime is not
installed properly." I checked out the webpage you referenced and read
it.....but I am not experienced enough to mess with the registry..!!.. I
downloaded the latest version of Media Player 10 and it will now work on my
PC like a charm.....but still will not work on my laptop even after I
downloaded Media Player 10 on the laptop.

Any additonal information you can provide would be most appreciated.

dow

 

[Sonia]

As I implied, but didn't explicitly say, PowerPoint does not use Windows Media
Player.

Where did you get the MPG file? Maybe you can convert it to WMV and insert it
successfully. See the Windows Media Encoder at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/default.aspx

 

[Guest]

Sonia:
I checked out the Registry Editor and compared it to the webpage. I am
missing the" wmp REG-SZ MPEGVIDEO". How do I get it installed? The web
page didn't tell what to do if anything was missing.

Thanks again....Dow

 

[Sonia]

I wouldn't worry about WMP. Do you have MPEGVideo REG_SZ mciqtz32.dll at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\MCI32?

 

[Guest]

Sonia:

I figured out a very simple way to solve my problem. In XP I went to
Windows Movie Maker ...Imported video...and opened the mpg. I Drug each clip
to the storyboard and Saved it. Works like a charm!!!

It was so simple to do and I hope this helps someone else in a similar
situation.

 

[Sonia]

Did you lose any quality?

Sonia:

I figured out a very simple way to solve my problem. In XP I went to
Windows Movie Maker ...Imported video...and opened the mpg. I Drug each clip
to the storyboard and Saved it. Works like a charm!!!

It was so simple to do and I hope this helps someone else in a similar
situation.