WMV files frozen in PPT 2003

[Kate]

I have inserted WMV files into PPT 2003 presentation with the automatic play
trigger. They play fine on my computer (with XP) in Slide Show play mode.
Co-worker's computer is also XP but the files will not play even though all
other animation works fine. Just the first frame of the video shows up (no
black screen, no white screen, just a frozen frame).

I've tried doing custom animation thinking a click will trigger it to play.
Again, the custom animation works for the WMV file when played on my computer
but on co-worker's computer the first frame shows up only and the video will
not play no matter how much you click on it.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

My best guess is that you didn't send the movie along with the
PowerPoint. WMVs are not embedded in the PowerPoint file so the video
file has to be send with the PowerPoint. For other ideas, see:

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or
email a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm

--David

 

[Kate]

Thanks Dave. I moved deleted all the WMV from the presenation. Saved them
all to a flash drive. Re-inserted them to the presentation from the flash
drive and then saved the whole presentation to the flash drive with the WMV
files.

Now the presentation plays the WMV files where ever I plug in the flash drive.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Great! If they are in the same folder (or no folder at all) on your
flash drive, you SHOULD be able to move the files (as long as they stay
together) to another drive, and it should still work.
--David