MPEGs won't play in PowerPoint 2003

My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same version
of Office as before (2003).

The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied latest
updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the MPEG
files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
PowerPoint.

As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
still not see the video in PowerPoint.

Help!!

TDunn
Thu Oct 02 20:38:01 CDT 2008

Check the path length. I've had this problem before because the source files
were buried too deep in a long path. Try moving all of the files to the root
of the system drive...usually C:.

..............TD

"elisart" wrote:

> My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same version
> of Office as before (2003).
>
> The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied latest
> updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the MPEG
> files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> PowerPoint.
>
> As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> still not see the video in PowerPoint.
>
> Help!!

SandyJohnson
Thu Oct 02 20:52:06 CDT 2008

Might need to adjust his hardware acceleration on his new computer.

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
...How to set graphics hardware acceleration back Previous Back to PPT FAQ
Index Next PPTools Shape Styles brings the power of styles to PowerPoint.
Apply complex formatting with a single click Merge Excel, CSV or...
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

"elisart" wrote:

> My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same version
> of Office as before (2003).
>
> The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied latest
> updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the MPEG
> files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> PowerPoint.
>
> As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> still not see the video in PowerPoint.
>
> Help!!

Steve
Thu Oct 02 23:37:54 CDT 2008

In article <12A90DED-250E-4489-99FE-A315DE738246@microsoft.com>, Sandy Johnson
wrote:
> Might need to adjust his hardware acceleration on his new computer.
>
> How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
> ....How to set graphics hardware acceleration back Previous Back to PPT FAQ
> Index Next PPTools Shape Styles brings the power of styles to PowerPoint.
> Apply complex formatting with a single click Merge Excel, CSV or...
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

You sure copy/paste funny, Sandy, ma'am. ;-)

SandyJohnson
Fri Oct 03 08:33:01 CDT 2008

: - ). Is my grammar that bad?

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <12A90DED-250E-4489-99FE-A315DE738246@microsoft.com>, Sandy Johnson
> wrote:
> > Might need to adjust his hardware acceleration on his new computer.
> >
> > How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
> > ....How to set graphics hardware acceleration back Previous Back to PPT FAQ
> > Index Next PPTools Shape Styles brings the power of styles to PowerPoint.
> > Apply complex formatting with a single click Merge Excel, CSV or...
> > http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
>
> You sure copy/paste funny, Sandy, ma'am. ;-)
>
>
>
>

Steve
Fri Oct 03 09:43:30 CDT 2008

Bad? No. There's just too much of it. Of my grammar, actually. Or what passes
for it. <g>

> : - ). Is my grammar that bad?
>
> "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
>
> > In article <12A90DED-250E-4489-99FE-A315DE738246@microsoft.com>, Sandy Johnson
> > wrote:
> > > Might need to adjust his hardware acceleration on his new computer.
> > >
> > > How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
> > > ....How to set graphics hardware acceleration back Previous Back to PPT FAQ
> > > Index Next PPTools Shape Styles brings the power of styles to PowerPoint.
> > > Apply complex formatting with a single click Merge Excel, CSV or...
> > > http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
> >
> > You sure copy/paste funny, Sandy, ma'am. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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Austin
Fri Oct 03 12:50:28 CDT 2008

I suspect you have installed software that replaced or altered the
association for the required codec. For a better understanding you might
want to read this tutorial. http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm

Beware correcting the codec(s) on your PC does NOT mean the video will play
properly on another Windows PC. For greater compatibility on all Windows
machines you need to convert the video to a PowerPoint friendly format. To
do so you might want to install the free trial (no limitations during trial)
of PFCPro. Not only will it convert the file it also provides you with
basic video editing capabilities and a much wider range of video sources you
may use. http://www.playsforcertain.com


Austin Myers

Creators of PFCMedia and PFCPro

"elisart" <elisart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0DABC5D7-F598-4A49-B977-C1ECB355F666@microsoft.com...
> My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same
> version
> of Office as before (2003).
>
> The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied
> latest
> updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the
> MPEG
> files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> PowerPoint.
>
> As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> still not see the video in PowerPoint.
>
> Help!!

elisart
Fri Oct 10 18:58:09 CDT 2008

I tried this, to no avail!

Anything else come to mind?

"Sandy Johnson" wrote:

> Might need to adjust his hardware acceleration on his new computer.
>
> How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
> ...How to set graphics hardware acceleration back Previous Back to PPT FAQ
> Index Next PPTools Shape Styles brings the power of styles to PowerPoint.
> Apply complex formatting with a single click Merge Excel, CSV or...
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm
>
> "elisart" wrote:
>
> > My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> > used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same version
> > of Office as before (2003).
> >
> > The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied latest
> > updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the MPEG
> > files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> > PowerPoint.
> >
> > As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> > the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> > still not see the video in PowerPoint.
> >
> > Help!!

elisart
Fri Oct 10 18:57:00 CDT 2008

Thanks for the thought, but the files in question are on his desktop, the
same location as the old PC...

"TDunn" wrote:

> Check the path length. I've had this problem before because the source files
> were buried too deep in a long path. Try moving all of the files to the root
> of the system drive...usually C:.
>
> ..............TD
>
> "elisart" wrote:
>
> > My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> > used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same version
> > of Office as before (2003).
> >
> > The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied latest
> > updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the MPEG
> > files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> > PowerPoint.
> >
> > As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> > the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> > still not see the video in PowerPoint.
> >
> > Help!!

elisart
Fri Oct 10 18:58:14 CDT 2008

Thanks. I'll read the article.

"Austin Myers" wrote:

> I suspect you have installed software that replaced or altered the
> association for the required codec. For a better understanding you might
> want to read this tutorial. http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm
>
> Beware correcting the codec(s) on your PC does NOT mean the video will play
> properly on another Windows PC. For greater compatibility on all Windows
> machines you need to convert the video to a PowerPoint friendly format. To
> do so you might want to install the free trial (no limitations during trial)
> of PFCPro. Not only will it convert the file it also provides you with
> basic video editing capabilities and a much wider range of video sources you
> may use. http://www.playsforcertain.com
>
>
> Austin Myers
>
> Creators of PFCMedia and PFCPro
>
> "elisart" <elisart@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0DABC5D7-F598-4A49-B977-C1ECB355F666@microsoft.com...
> > My CEO has a PowerPoint presentation with several MPEG-1 clips that he has
> > used many times before. He does have a new XP computer with the same
> > version
> > of Office as before (2003).
> >
> > The MPEG clips do not play. We up run updated codec packs, verfiied
> > latest
> > updates, etc. However, even before checking all those, we found the the
> > MPEG
> > files would play in Windows Media Player on his computer, just not in
> > PowerPoint.
> >
> > As our compnay has its own video department, our team recompressed one of
> > the MPEGs to see what would happen. We were able to hear the audio, but
> > still not see the video in PowerPoint.
> >
> > Help!!
>
>
>