How do I embed Video in PPT (to send to another user by mail)? in PowerPoint General Questions    |   |  Help   Search For:     In:   Office   PowerPoint     PowerPoint General Questions              Tom Wittwer 8/10/2006 2:34 AM PST   Question   When inserting video clips (WMV) into a slideshow, the clip will refer to the original file on the disk. When sending to another user (who does not have the video file) it won’t work. One could use object packager to really embed the video to the slide but when playing on the other user’s computer it asks for allowing potential unsafe content and so forth. Furthermore, it opens in an external player. Is there a possibility to embed (truly) a video to PowerPoint where a receiving user 1. Sees a preview picture, 2. Can play the file by just clicking on it? Appreciate your comments     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           John Wilson  8/10/2006 10:14 AM PST   Answer   Afraid the short answer is no -- Did that answer the question / help? _____________________________ John Wilson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html "Tom Wittwer" wrote: > When inserting video clips (WMV) into a slideshow, the clip will refer to the > original file on the disk. When sending to another user (who does not have > the video file) it won’t work. > One could use object packager to really embed the video to the slide but > when playing on the other user’s computer it asks for allowing potential > unsafe content and so forth. Furthermore, it opens in an external player. > > Is there a possibility to embed (truly) a video to PowerPoint where a > receiving user 1. Sees a preview picture, 2. Can play the file by just > clicking on it? > > Appreciate your comments >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Cougar 8/10/2006 4:23 PM PST   Answer   Tom, you could try creating a folder on your desktop and placing the ppt presentation in this folder. Then place the video file in the folder. Now, open the presentation in the this folder and embed the video (from this same folder) in the usual way. You can now send the whole folder to other users and when playing the presentation the video will stay connected. This, in essence, is the same as object packager but without all the unsafe content, etc. Hope this solves the problem. "Tom Wittwer" wrote: > When inserting video clips (WMV) into a slideshow, the clip will refer to the > original file on the disk. When sending to another user (who does not have > the video file) it won’t work. > One could use object packager to really embed the video to the slide but > when playing on the other user’s computer it asks for allowing potential > unsafe content and so forth. Furthermore, it opens in an external player. > > Is there a possibility to embed (truly) a video to PowerPoint where a > receiving user 1. Sees a preview picture, 2. Can play the file by just > clicking on it? > > Appreciate your comments >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Austin Myers 8/11/2006 11:11 AM PST   Tom, Give PFCExpress a try. It's a two week fully functioning free trial so it should get you out of the woods. http://www.pfcmedia.com Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com "Tom Wittwer" <Tom Wittwer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE8EE01B-1A93-46F0-80F1-10FCAC501520@microsoft.com... > When inserting video clips (WMV) into a slideshow, the clip will refer to > the > original file on the disk. When sending to another user (who does not have > the video file) it won't work. > One could use object packager to really embed the video to the slide but > when playing on the other user's computer it asks for allowing potential > unsafe content and so forth. Furthermore, it opens in an external player. > > Is there a possibility to embed (truly) a video to PowerPoint where a > receiving user 1. Sees a preview picture, 2. Can play the file by just > clicking on it? > > Appreciate your comments >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top           Bummer 11/13/2008 8:25 PM PST   I tried doing this. I downloaded everything, followed the directions, and still no luck. Bummer "Austin Myers" wrote: > Tom, > > Give PFCExpress a try. It's a two week fully functioning free trial so it > should get you out of the woods. > > http://www.pfcmedia.com > > > > Austin Myers > MS PowerPoint MVP Team > > Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com > > > "Tom Wittwer" <Tom Wittwer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:FE8EE01B-1A93-46F0-80F1-10FCAC501520@microsoft.com... > > When inserting video clips (WMV) into a slideshow, the clip will refer to > > the > > original file on the disk. When sending to another user (who does not have > > the video file) it won't work. > > One could use object packager to really embed the video to the slide but > > when playing on the other user's computer it asks for allowing potential > > unsafe content and so forth. Furthermore, it opens in an external player. > > > > Is there a possibility to embed (truly) a video to PowerPoint where a > > receiving user 1. Sees a preview picture, 2. Can play the file by just > > clicking on it? > > > > Appreciate your comments > > > > >     Was this post helpful to you?         Reply |   Top         Return to Microsoft Communities   Notify me of replies