AVI file won't play

[Stu]

I have an AVI file (MPEG encoded) which plays just find in Windows Media
Player but won't play when inserted into PP. It shows the first frame but
when playing it just goes black.

I have tried all the steps here: http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm
to no avail.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Austin Myers]

Stu,

I suspect you have a codec issue. You may want to look over the tutorial on
the subject.

http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm



Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
www.playsforcertain.com

 

[BO]

This article suggests decreasing the hardware acceleration. I've noticed
better success with specifically reducing the VIDEO acceleration.

The easiest way to access is open Windows Media Player > right-click on the
media player icon in the top-left corner, Tools [OR if you have toolbars
activated, Tools] > Options... > Performance tab > under Video acceleration,
try gradually sliding the bar to the left towards none. However, note that
at "None" you'll start to notice degradation of the video quality.

Cheers

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

That seems to give a lot more control over the video handling. Interesting.

OTOH, it seems to be a WMP-only deal ... doesn't affect the graphics hardware
setting that Austin mentions.

If the video's playing via MCI player rather than WMP, then WMP-only settings
wouldn't affect it. Somewhere or other there's an MS tech article on the logic
PPT uses to decide which to use, MCI or WMP.

Ah. This addresses at least PPT 2003

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa168133.aspx

This article suggests decreasing the hardware acceleration. I've noticed
better success with specifically reducing the VIDEO acceleration.

The easiest way to access is open Windows Media Player > right-click on the
media player icon in the top-left corner, Tools [OR if you have toolbars
activated, Tools] > Options... > Performance tab > under Video acceleration,
try gradually sliding the bar to the left towards none. However, note that
at "None" you'll start to notice degradation of the video quality.

Cheers