Does anyone knnow why an mpeg2 (SVCD) doesn't

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play in powerpoint when I burn it to disc. Everything
else plays fine (all audio and text) however, the video
(mpeg2) doesn't want to play. I have powerepoint 2000.

Thnaks in advance.
 
Are you including the video on the disc as well? All media files that are
linked must travel with the presentation. Note that there is only one media
type that can be embedded (WAV audio files) and all others, including
mpeg's, are linked. Also, at the time that you link a file in a
presentation it should already reside in the same folder where the
presentation is saved. That will ensure that the link address is "relative"
and that it will work from a CD or other disk.
 
Yes, I've added the video (mpeg2 480x480 svcd) to the
transfered (burned cd file) It tries to play for about 1
sec then goes blank.

I can play it from the cd fine in Windows Media Player
but, powerpoint will not play it even when I copy the
full file to another hard drive on another computer.

Any thoughts help help, thanks: Tony
 
Yes, I've added the video (mpeg2 480x480 svcd) to the
transfered (burned cd file) It tries to play for about 1
sec then goes blank.

I can play it from the cd fine in Windows Media Player
but, powerpoint will not play it even when I copy the
full file to another hard drive on another computer.

Any thoughts help help, thanks: Tony
 
Windows Media Player isn't used by PowerPoint, so that's not the issue.

As I mentioned, you not only have to include the file on the CD, but you
have to ensure that the link is "relative". Are you certain it is? See the
following:

Links break when I move presentation (and at other times)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm
 
You will have much better luck if you encode to MPEG1 instead of MPEG2.
MPEG2 simply does not work well with Powerpoint. With the resolution you
have talked about I am positive you can encode an MPEG1 file that is almost
exactly the same visual quality as the MPEG2 file you have created. It will
look good and work better with PowerPoint

See http://FootageShack.com for a free clip showing an MPEG1 file that has
great resolution and compatibility with Powerpoint.

KK.
 
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