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    Posted: 18 Jun 2011 at 05:18

I have two movie files (.mov) which will not play in powerpoint. I have embedded the files and saved the presentation but when i view the presentation on another machine the video does not play. What is wrong?

Thanks, Josie

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  Quote Charles Henry Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jun 2011 at 05:24

Hi powerpoint menace,

Firstly, PowerPoint does not allow you to embed video into a presentation. PowerPoint only links to video files rather than embeds them into the presentation itself. There are many reasons for this powerpoint menace, but the main reason is to reduce the actual file size of the presentation ppt file. By simply linking to the files rather than embedding them, the ppt file itself is much smaller, opens faster, requires, fewer system resources and therefore runs smoother.

So when you link your video files you will need to copy them over to the same folder as the ppt file on another machine in order to play the video files from the presentation.

I noticed however that you mention your files are .mov video files, or rather Quicktime Movie files.

Quicktime is a format created by Apple and is not as standard a component of the Windows operating system and requires a seperate player in which to run movies. So if your video files are in Quicktime format (.mov) you will need to install the Quicktime Player on the other machine and understand that this will launch when you play the movie.

An alternative powerpoint menace is to convert the Quicktime movie files into another format which is inherent in Windows such as .AVI. These files can play from within your presentation itself and therefore either play automatically, after X seconds, or otherwise controlled by PowerPoint Actions.

The problem with AVI files themselves is that they are large. Much larger than Quicktime Movies which are compressed.
Charles Henry,
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  Quote powerpoint menace Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jun 2011 at 05:28
I can't convert video Charles. I have no clue how to do that. How can I play Quicktime Movies in PowerPoint? I need to do this today.
 
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  Quote Charles Henry Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jun 2011 at 05:40
If you need to play Quicktime Movies in PowerPoint then I would recommend the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio.
 
Perhaps it would also be wise to review a previous thread from a user earlier this week who faced the same problem and also needed to play Quicktime Movies in PowerPoint rather than linking to them and opening them in the Quicktime Player.
 
 
Hope this helps.
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