.mpg file played in PPT

[Guest]

I am unable to play a .mpg file that is linked to a powerpoint slide. The
..mpg file will play in Media player but when I play it in powerpoint all i
get is a black square. I have the latest DirectX, video driver and updates
for both Windows and Office.

 

[Austin Myers]

My guess is that the codec needed is not available to the MCI media player
(used internally by PowerPoint) or it isn't compatible with the player. Or
the mepg does NOT meet the Redbook standard in the file format.

You can try to determine the codec being used, and then convert the file to
something more acceptable to PowerPoint. To determine the code, use the
GSpot utility (a Google search will get you to it).

As an alternative you can try my add in PFCMedia for free to see if it
solves the problems. As a benefit it should SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the file
size and the resulting presentation will play in all versions of PowerPoint
or the PowerPoint viewers.


You can down load the add in from http://www.pfcmedia.com


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Guest]

I will try that. I noticed that I could run the file the way it should have
after installing Office. The file stopped working after I rebooted the PC.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Also look here:

Troubleshooting Video in PowerPoint - http://snipurl.com/troubleshootvideo

 

[Guest]

I tried your suggested download from the pfcmedia.com. It did not work. I
then downloaded and installed GSpot. It showed the following when I rendered
the file: DirectShow claims to be able to play the file. The following
combinations of filters were used:
C:\test,mpg (Video source)
MPEG-I Stream Splitter (Video Pre-processor)
MPEG Video Decoder (Video Decoder)
Video Rendererer (Video Renderer)

Where do I go from here?

 

[Austin Myers]

Richard,

Can you contact me via email (just click reply), I am very curious to see
why PFCMedia didn't work for you as this si sthe first time I've seen it not
work with an MPEG file.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Guest]

The fix was to add the Klite codecs pac using the legacy codecs.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Thank you for getting back - have a nice day.