Packager error in powerpoint 2003

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Happy New Year to All, I am attempting to Link a DVD Video in a PowerPoint
2003 Presentation. I have inserted a package object created fron the DVD file
which has a .IFO extension. When I view the slide I receive an error message
box with a "packager" heading asking if I want to open the file. Packager
also lists the File type as "unknown" If I clip the Open radio button the
mediaplayer opens and the DVD plays normally. How can I eliminate the
Packager error message so the prenentation will run normally? I have searched
for the last 2 days for a solution, so I thought one of you could help.
 
Hi,

Do you intend to distribute?

If you package a presentation with links to a DVD, are you confident it will
play if you move the file? Second, why link to the *.ifo file? Is this what
your DVD player uses? Plus, if you get the error on your machine, you can
guarantee it will be worse on someone else's machine <g>.

My feeling? I suspect you are linking to some type of file extension that
the computer isn't really confident with handling. You would be better to
convert the movie into something else, or look at better ways to run DVD in
PowerPoint.

Play DVDs in a presentation
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00146.htm

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia
 
Hi Glen, I do not intend to distribute. Just trying to put something to
gether for a trade show. The other file extensions on the DVD are .VOB and
..BUP

Thanks for your help

Mike
 
I'm not sure what you want to see in your presentation. Are you just trying to
play the DVD? If so, you might be better off playing it as "stand-alone".
That's how the DVD has been "authored" to work best. The IFO file is not the
video. It has chapter or feature information in it. The BUP file is a backup
of the IFO file. On a DVD you'll see a series of VOB files that are chunks of
encrypted video. A single DVD may have 5 or 6 of them. What portion of the
video do you want to show? If you have permission to use the video at a trade
show, do you have permission to use just a part of it? If so, you might want to
"rip" the appropriate VOB file to an MPG file that can be inserted in a
PowerPoint presentation.
 
Hi,

That is what I was thinking, as well. If it is not for distribution, I
hyperlink to the VOB file and let the external player run it. Or convert it
to something PowerPoint can handle within itself. In fact, I recently ran a
large show that included DVD. I got the author to also burn individual wmv
files to play from within PowerPoint. Much cleaner!

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia
 
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