video clip in ppt

[Bill B]

I have a client that wants to use a video clip in his ppt. the clip is a wmv
file and will play in media player when it is opened there but when put into
the ppt and then clicked a white box appears where the video should be. It
works on all my computers but not on his.

Can anyone make a suggestion on what to look for? I have made sure the link
is correct but can not get the video to play.

thanks

 

[John Wilson]

Possibly the path to the video is too long on his computer?

Does the video play in the mci (PowerPoint doesn't use Windows Media Player)

Start > Run >type in mplayer2.exe (mplay32.exe before XP)

He may want to reinstall windows media player which may also fix any
association problems in the mci.

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

http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html#video

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[Michael Koerner]

You might want to try Austin Myers Plays for Certain http://www.playsforcertain.com/downloads.htm

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I have a client that wants to use a video clip in his ppt. the clip is a wmv
file and will play in media player when it is opened there but when put into
the ppt and then clicked a white box appears where the video should be. It
works on all my computers but not on his.

Can anyone make a suggestion on what to look for? I have made sure the link
is correct but can not get the video to play.

thanks

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Bill B

Double check that the total path length is not too long.

see point 2 here
http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm

cheers
TAJ Simmons

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[Landy]

Remember that powerpoint does no embed movies, it only links them. So if
the powerpoint file is copied, you must copy the wmv file with it.
cheers
Bill