How do I insert a wma sound file or covert wma file to wav file.

[Guest]

I am trying to send a powerpoint presentation by email. However, when I add
the sound file( which is a wma file, which was saved to my computer from a
cd) it plays on the computer I have that file on, but when I send it to my
work email and try to play the presentation at work, the music does not
accompany the presentation. Because my file is not a wav this link did not
help http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm Is there another way? Can
I convert the wma file to a wav file?

 

[Guest]

Perhaps, you should be more specific about what you tried and what wasn't
successful. The short answer is to put the presentation and the audio file in
the same folder and then relink the sound. Then be sure to send the file and
the sound together. Another alternative is to use a sound editing program to
convert the sound to a WAV file. Another alternative is to use PFCExpress
(found at http://www.pfcmedia.com/).
--David

David Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

 

[Mitch Gallant]

Because the wav file is probably large, it woudl be a better idea to just
sent (in email) the wma file along with the ppt/pps presentation. If they
were originally in the same folder, just put them in the same folder (when
saved from email) and that should work.
Alternatively, you could use pack and go (without including the ppt viewer)
to get all the required external audio into one handy folder and attach the
folder contents.
- Mitch Gallant

 

[Guest]

so what would the recipient do? just open and save both files?

 

[Austin Myers]

You might want to give PFCExpress a try, it is designed for this exact
situation. You may download a free trial copy from www.pfcmedia.com


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Guest]

If you want to embed the file you probably need a two stage process

convert wma > mp3 with advanced wma workshop (free trial)
Add a riff wav header to the mp3 with Cdex (free)

File will now embed

http://www.litexmedia.com/wma_workshop/download.html
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdexos

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[Mitch Gallant]

Yes

so what would the recipient do? just open and save both files?

 

[Mitch Gallant]

Another more automated approach, which I'll show a simple of example of
wrapping a ppt and one or 2 external audio files into a self-extracting zip
file which will, on unzip automagically execture the ppt presentaion (and
properly link to your audio files).
This is not difficult. But of course, you would need to ensure that your
recipients firewall (if in an enterprise) don't block exe attachments which
many do these days

- Mitch Gallant

 

[Echo S]

This is not difficult. But of course, you would need to ensure that your
recipients firewall (if in an enterprise) don't block exe attachments
which many do these days

Heck, you don't even have to be an enterprise. For example, one service pack
or another (for Office or Windows, not sure which) blocked EXE attachments
in Outlook for me. I had to hack the registry to get them back.

 

[Mitch Gallant]

See separate post today for a demo of this via:
"Demonstration of ppt+audio packaging in WinZip selfextracting exe"
- Mitch

 

[Mitch Gallant]

Heck, you don't even have to be an enterprise. For example, one service
pack or another (for Office or Windows, not sure which) blocked EXE
attachments in Outlook for me. I had to hack the registry to get them
back.

Well there are easier ways to get around this instead of getting you
registry-fingers dirty.
- Mitch

 

[Mitch Gallant]

John,
Is that riff wav header modification of mp3 documented in any MS docs?
- Mitch

 

[Echo S]

John,
Is that riff wav header modification of mp3 documented in any MS docs?

I don't think it is, Mitch.

I think also the converted MP3s don't work on all machines.

 

[Mitch Gallant]

I don't think it is, Mitch.

I think also the converted MP3s don't work on all machines.

Any specifics on where this hack works and where it doesn't?
- Mitch

 

[Echo S]

Any specifics on where this hack works and where it doesn't?

No, but I'd speculate that older systems won't play them. Maybe Win 98 and
below?

I've nothing really to back that up -- just some anecdotal evidence here in
the group that they don't play on all systems.

Echo