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Online PPT broadcast still limited to 10 if no audio/video?
If I want to use the Online PPT broadcast to broadcast only slides and
do not broadcast audio or video do I a)still need a media server and b) am I limited to 10 users? I would be hosting the slides slide to be broadcast on a webserver. Thanks. |
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I don't know much about PPT broadcasting, but I believe that yes, you still
need the media server and you're still limited to 10 users. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Jason" wrote in message ... If I want to use the Online PPT broadcast to broadcast only slides and do not broadcast audio or video do I a)still need a media server and b) am I limited to 10 users? I would be hosting the slides slide to be broadcast on a webserver. Thanks. |
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What role does Windows Media Server play in the broadcast of the slides
(the audio and video I get) if the slides themselves are basically html? Echo S wrote: I don't know much about PPT broadcasting, but I believe that yes, you still need the media server and you're still limited to 10 users. |
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Not a clue. But I do see that broadcasting is doable with PPT 2000 and WinNT
4.0, anyway, so maybe you don't need a media server. http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;226770 I can tell you that I've never seen really good answers to PPT broadcasting questions, probably because the feature is so fiddly. I think it no longer even exists in PPT 2003. So at this point, I'd suggest calling or emailing Microsoft support. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "Jason" wrote in message ... What role does Windows Media Server play in the broadcast of the slides (the audio and video I get) if the slides themselves are basically html? Echo S wrote: I don't know much about PPT broadcasting, but I believe that yes, you still need the media server and you're still limited to 10 users. |
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Let me turn the question around, why would you need to broadcast it if your
not using any media? Can you not do what you want in html? Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com "Jason" wrote in message ... If I want to use the Online PPT broadcast to broadcast only slides and do not broadcast audio or video do I a)still need a media server and b) am I limited to 10 users? I would be hosting the slides slide to be broadcast on a webserver. Thanks. |
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Fair question.
The end game is that I need to broadcast video and slides for live intranet presentations. Ideally I would do this via a web page with a couple frames: one containing the video, the other containing the slides. The existing PPT add-in only supports old codecs, an old (unpatched) server OS and an old version of Media Services all of which come with unacceptable compromises to supportability and security. I can broadcast the video portion using new codecs and Media Server 9 and build a web page to present that video. What I want to do is use the existing PPT add-in to broadcast just the slides, which I can use to populate the other part of my web page. The key is that this is live broadcasts- the slides need to flip for the viewer when the presenter wants them to flip- and that is why I believe I need to use the PPT add-in. If there was a relatively easy way to have a live slide broadcast in HTML without relying on the barely working PPT add-in I would do it in a heartbeat. Thanks for the help. Jason Austin Myers wrote: Let me turn the question around, why would you need to broadcast it if your not using any media? Can you not do what you want in html? Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com "Jason" wrote in message ... If I want to use the Online PPT broadcast to broadcast only slides and do not broadcast audio or video do I a)still need a media server and b) am I limited to 10 users? I would be hosting the slides slide to be broadcast on a webserver. Thanks. |
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Jason, this is the key ingredient, yes?
the slides need to flip for the viewer when the presenter wants them to flip- and that is why I believe I need to use the PPT add-in. You are correct, if you want the presenter to control the flow of slides it's going to have to be done from a server. PPT Broadcasting is probably the best tool available in this situation, although there are other third party tools to do it. But if you are using a media server there is no restriction to 10 clients, I believe that limit is only when broadcasting from your PC. Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com |
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Yes, that is the key ingredient. The trouble I am having is that the
add-in seems to have some very specific requirements- I get that it needs Media Services 4.1- but it also seems to require something specific in terms of OS. I can't get the add-in to work with Server 2000 SP 3 or 4 and I am loath to have to use NT4, or any Windows Server 2000 SP2 or below. Is there any detail on the exact OS requirements? All I can find are some requirements about Media Services 4.1 I am using the add-in in PPT2003. It works fine from my Windows XP system, I just can't get it to connect to The Window server 2000 SP4 server running Media Services 4.1. I was hoping to get around using an old version of Media Services but it seems I may be stuck. Austin Myers wrote: Jason, this is the key ingredient, yes? the slides need to flip for the viewer when the presenter wants them to flip- and that is why I believe I need to use the PPT add-in. You are correct, if you want the presenter to control the flow of slides it's going to have to be done from a server. PPT Broadcasting is probably the best tool available in this situation, although there are other third party tools to do it. But if you are using a media server there is no restriction to 10 clients, I believe that limit is only when broadcasting from your PC. Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com |
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Jason,
I have to be honest here and tell you that I have never gotten Broadcasting to work as advertised. I got it to work (sort of) running Server 2003 and a Media Server, but even then it was less than I had hoped for. Why MS has not straightened this out, and given a step by step instruction guide is beyond me. I wish I could be of more help but I think your going to have to ask MS support for help on this. Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com "Jason" wrote in message ... Yes, that is the key ingredient. The trouble I am having is that the add-in seems to have some very specific requirements- I get that it needs Media Services 4.1- but it also seems to require something specific in terms of OS. I can't get the add-in to work with Server 2000 SP 3 or 4 and I am loath to have to use NT4, or any Windows Server 2000 SP2 or below. Is there any detail on the exact OS requirements? All I can find are some requirements about Media Services 4.1 I am using the add-in in PPT2003. It works fine from my Windows XP system, I just can't get it to connect to The Window server 2000 SP4 server running Media Services 4.1. I was hoping to get around using an old version of Media Services but it seems I may be stuck. Austin Myers wrote: Jason, this is the key ingredient, yes? the slides need to flip for the viewer when the presenter wants them to flip- and that is why I believe I need to use the PPT add-in. You are correct, if you want the presenter to control the flow of slides it's going to have to be done from a server. PPT Broadcasting is probably the best tool available in this situation, although there are other third party tools to do it. But if you are using a media server there is no restriction to 10 clients, I believe that limit is only when broadcasting from your PC. Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com |
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