MPEG files not run in powerpoint presentation

I have a presentation that has a mpeg movie in it and it will not play. If I
insert a mpg file that plays just fine.

Help me understand. Are you the recipient of a presentation that contains a
video that won't play?


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com

"Dan O" Dan wrote in message
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I have a presentation that has a mpeg movie in it and it will not play.
If I
insert a mpg file that plays just fine.

A DR gave the presenation and he told me that it ran on his computer at home.
I placed it on a PC connected to a infocus projector that has the same
version of powerpoint. I inserted the movie file in the presenation and it
would not play.

"Dan O" wrote:

I have a presentation that has a mpeg movie in it and it will not play. If I
insert a mpg file that plays just fine.

If it won't play on your PC, you are missing the required codec for the
video file. However, if it plays on your PC but NOT on the projector that
is another issue. Can you clarify a bit more?

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com


"Dan O" wrote in message
...
A DR gave the presenation and he told me that it ran on his computer at
home.
I placed it on a PC connected to a infocus projector that has the same
version of powerpoint. I inserted the movie file in the presenation and
it
would not play.

"Dan O" wrote:

I have a presentation that has a mpeg movie in it and it will not play.
If I
insert a mpg file that plays just fine.

I could not get the presentation to run on my machine either. Can you point
me in the direction to get the codec for the mpeg.

Thanks

"Austin Myers" wrote:

If it won't play on your PC, you are missing the required codec for the
video file. However, if it plays on your PC but NOT on the projector that
is another issue. Can you clarify a bit more?

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com


"Dan O" wrote in message
...
A DR gave the presenation and he told me that it ran on his computer at
home.
I placed it on a PC connected to a infocus projector that has the same
version of powerpoint. I inserted the movie file in the presenation and
it
would not play.

"Dan O" wrote:

I have a presentation that has a mpeg movie in it and it will not play.
If I
insert a mpg file that plays just fine.

I could not get the presentation to run on my machine either. Can you
point
me in the direction to get the codec for the mpeg.

I wish it were that easy! Your going to need to learn what codec was used
to create the media file. You *may* be able to do this with a utility
called "GSpot". (Do a Google for it.) Once you know what codec was used to
make it, then locate a download source for it, install and register it, and
give it another try.

As an alternative, you can download and use the 14 day trial version (not
limited in anyway) of PFCMedia, an add in I wrote to handle just such
situations. http://www.pfcmedia.com I believe it should handle the issue
for you. Note, as you may not have the required codec PFCMedia may ask
permission to download and install the needed codec. You should allow it to
do so.

Once the media has been processed by PFCMedia it will then play in any
version of PowerPoint or the PowerPoint viewers on all other PC's without
the need of a special codec or other software.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com