Is it possible to embed a video into a powerpoint presentation and than have the video play within PowerPoint? I have been able to embed a video, but than it plays opens in an external player. I have also been able to play the video inside the powerpoint presentation, but if I send the presentation to someone else, it will not open. Is there an easy way to make add the video to the PowerPoint presentation and than send it to someone (as one file) and they see and play the video within the presentation? Any help, even if you tell me it can't be done would be great! Thanks.
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HELP--PowerPoint 2002 Embedding Video
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But what if I send this powerpoint file to someone else? The won't be able to play the Video file unless I also send the video and they save it in the same location? Is that correct, or is there some way I can embed it into the file itself?
I have never done it so I am not sure. But you could try saving the presentation as PPS and see if it works. This assumes that the user has PowerPoint installed on the system. I think you you will have to send the Mpeg or AVI.
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You cannot "embed" a video in a Powerpoint presentation. It is automatically "linked" instead, AND it will only use a direct address to the video (not relative).
Therefore, you must send the video and presentation to the person PLUS they must place the video in the exact same path you had it originally. If they try to play it in powerpoint as a PPT, it will ask them to find the video if it is not, but if they just play it as a PPS or as a "Show", the video will just not play.
As for playing "in" or "outside" a presentation file, it depends on the setup of the computer. If you embed a file that powerpoint recognizes, and your computer has a OLE object that matches the one in the playback information in your file, then it should play IN the presentation. If the person you send the file to does not have the same OLE module required to play back the video, then it will attempt to play the file in an external viewer.
As a note, PPT was never designed for "distributable multimedia" ... it was designed for giving presentations, usually from the same computer it was designed for, or at least to be tweaked on a new system before showing it ... it is not the type of device you can use for CDs etc, especially when video and audio is in question.
Therefore, you must send the video and presentation to the person PLUS they must place the video in the exact same path you had it originally. If they try to play it in powerpoint as a PPT, it will ask them to find the video if it is not, but if they just play it as a PPS or as a "Show", the video will just not play.
As for playing "in" or "outside" a presentation file, it depends on the setup of the computer. If you embed a file that powerpoint recognizes, and your computer has a OLE object that matches the one in the playback information in your file, then it should play IN the presentation. If the person you send the file to does not have the same OLE module required to play back the video, then it will attempt to play the file in an external viewer.
As a note, PPT was never designed for "distributable multimedia" ... it was designed for giving presentations, usually from the same computer it was designed for, or at least to be tweaked on a new system before showing it ... it is not the type of device you can use for CDs etc, especially when video and audio is in question.
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