Why do power point movies play slower after packaged for cd?

[Guest]

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it all out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the presentation play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been packaged to a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?

 

[Echo S]

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder (this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the videos
play then?

--
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What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
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[Guest]

The videos play fine when I do that. The other computer I am playing it in
too is the same exact type of computer so I don't know why the drive wouldn't
work when they are the same. Do you think it has something to do with using
the PPT viewer?

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder (this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the videos
play then?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it all
out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the presentation
play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been packaged to
a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a
different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?

 

[Echo S]

But when you do that (double-click play.bat on your harddrive), you're not
playing the files from CD.

Or are you saying that you tried the CD on both systems and the movies play
slowly on one computer, but not the other?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

The videos play fine when I do that. The other computer I am playing it in
too is the same exact type of computer so I don't know why the drive
wouldn't
work when they are the same. Do you think it has something to do with
using
the PPT viewer?

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder (this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the
videos
play then?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it
all
out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the presentation
play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been packaged
to
a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a
different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?

 

[Guest]

Perhaps converting your video files to .WMV extension could help
coz it's only thing that definetely work in Powerpoint
http://www.geovid.com/VidCrop/

 

[Guest]

I'm saying the second one; that I'm playing the cd on both systems but it
only plays slowly on the one.

But when you do that (double-click play.bat on your harddrive), you're not
playing the files from CD.

Or are you saying that you tried the CD on both systems and the movies play
slowly on one computer, but not the other?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

The videos play fine when I do that. The other computer I am playing it in
too is the same exact type of computer so I don't know why the drive
wouldn't
work when they are the same. Do you think it has something to do with
using
the PPT viewer?

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder (this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the
videos
play then?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it
all
out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the presentation
play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been packaged
to
a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a
different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help! Do I just download the free version of the program to
do that?

 

[Echo S]

Thanks for clarifying.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the problem would be, assuming the CD
drives are the same speed and the harddrives are the same speed and the
systems have the same amount of RAM and stuff. I guess it could be an issue
of something running in the background and sucking up resources on one of
the systems but not the other. Or it could have to do with other open
programs. Or maybe it's an issue with the codecs that are installed on the
two different machines.

Sorry, I wish I had something definitive for you.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I'm saying the second one; that I'm playing the cd on both systems but it
only plays slowly on the one.

But when you do that (double-click play.bat on your harddrive), you're
not
playing the files from CD.

Or are you saying that you tried the CD on both systems and the movies
play
slowly on one computer, but not the other?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

The videos play fine when I do that. The other computer I am playing it
in
too is the same exact type of computer so I don't know why the drive
wouldn't
work when they are the same. Do you think it has something to do with
using
the PPT viewer?

:

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive
quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder
(this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the
videos
play then?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it
all
out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the
presentation
play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been
packaged
to
a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a
different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?

 

[Guest]

That's ok. Thank you for your help!

Thanks for clarifying.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the problem would be, assuming the CD
drives are the same speed and the harddrives are the same speed and the
systems have the same amount of RAM and stuff. I guess it could be an issue
of something running in the background and sucking up resources on one of
the systems but not the other. Or it could have to do with other open
programs. Or maybe it's an issue with the codecs that are installed on the
two different machines.

Sorry, I wish I had something definitive for you.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I'm saying the second one; that I'm playing the cd on both systems but it
only plays slowly on the one.

But when you do that (double-click play.bat on your harddrive), you're
not
playing the files from CD.

Or are you saying that you tried the CD on both systems and the movies
play
slowly on one computer, but not the other?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

The videos play fine when I do that. The other computer I am playing it
in
too is the same exact type of computer so I don't know why the drive
wouldn't
work when they are the same. Do you think it has something to do with
using
the PPT viewer?

:

It might be just that the videos are quite large and the CD drive
quite
slow....

If you double-click the play.bat file in the package for CD folder
(this
forces the PPT Viewer to open and run the presentation), how do the
videos
play then?

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

I am packaging a power point presentation to a cd and I've figured it
all
out
and everything works fine, but the 2 videos I have in the
presentation
play
extremely slow after being packaged. The presentation has been
packaged
to
a
folder and then I write those "loose" files onto a cd. Is there a
different
way I need to format the videos before packaging?