wmv file locking up after starting to play

[Guest]

I converted a VOB file to wmv so that I could insert the movie file into my
presentation. It is set to play automatically, and it does; however the
movie stops playing about 3 seconds into it. The entire program doesn't lock
up - I am able to stop the slide show. But I can't figure out why the movie
won't continue playing. It plays fine in Windows Media Player - should I
call that program up though a macro instead? Might my system lack the
"strength" necessary to run it? It sounds like my PC is working hard when it
starts to play....

I am using Power Point 2003, and my presentation size is 5.7MB.

Thank you!! Jenny

 

[Echo S]

How big is the WMV file? It may be that it's quite large (if it's an entire
VOB file, it probably *is* quite large, too), and your computer is bogging
down as PPT tries to play the file. After all, when you play a video through
PPT, you have both PPT and the video file sucking up resources.

You might see if PFCMedia helps, though. There's a fully functional trial
version at http://www.pfcmedia.com