Burning PP Show w/embedded .wav soundfile to CD

[djkost]

I have constructed a PP Show with an embedded .wav sound file ( it is
embedded as a right click on the soudn icon shows it " contained in file " )
The show plays perfectly on my computer - on whihc I composed it . I have
burned it to CD for others to view. However, when testing the CD on another
computer it plays no music from the embedded sound file. It plays the rest of
the show perfectly.
What happen to my embedded sound when I burned the PPS file to CD?

 

[Sonia]

Are you using the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer to play the presentation on the other
computer? If so, what version of PowerPoint did you use to create the
presentation?
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[djkost]

Sonia - I created it using version 2002, burned it to CD and put the CD in
another of my computers ( not networked - but standalone ) also running
version 2002.

 

[Sonia]

Can you play other sound files on the system and hear them? Do you have another
system you can test the CD on? If so, let us know if it works there.

 

[djkost]

S- each system plays all sound files I have on them perfectly. I will find a
3rd computer on 8/25 and test the CD there and let you know the outcome.
Too, I have now downloaded and installed PP viewer 2003 on my 2nd computer
and used it to view the CD version of my PP show but had the same result - no
music. I get the built in PP sounds ( i.e. whoosh, bang and boom type stuff
) and the slides ( mostly JPEG images and some text ) and auto- timing are
just fine - Just No Music. Nuts!!

 

[Austin Myers]

A consideration, all wav files are not created equal. Do you have any idea
what format the wav file is in? (PCM would be the best choice) You may
have a parser (sort of like a codec) installed on your machine that is not
installed on the others.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com

 

[djkost]

A- Thank you.. I have no idea about the .wav format but will check it out.
Regadless - it makes me think that even trying to embed and make this show as
bullet-proof as possible for a potietinal audience of multiple viewers each
with their own system- is a real crap shoot. Even if I burn 2003 viewer with
it. How do I get this thing to travel with any credibiilty if it is now
possibly down to what format of .wav file is embedded. I am nothing if not
tenacious and really want to figure this out - but perhpas I should just
forego the embed method you recommend and go with linkage file, pp viwere '03
and the show all in one folder with a set of instructions for each recipient
on how to open and play it. Seems real cumbersone when we do have an embed
feature.

djk

 

[Echo S]

I think if the WAV doesn't play while embedded, it's not going to play any
better when it's linked.

 

[djkost]

E- but for the sake of getting the show out to reciepeints, I would delete
the embedded .wav sound file and re-insert a linked MP3 file. Perhaps that
will play if the .wav has issues being embedded and burned. I know the last
time I was embedded and burned - I had issues

One other thought - the embedded .wav is really an MP3 which has been
wav'ified per your isntrucitons using CDex. Do you think that when burned it
somehow lost its cloak of .wav and was exposed as an MP3 and that's why it is
not palying?

I think if the WAV doesn't play while embedded, it's not going to play any
better when it's linked.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

A- Thank you.. I have no idea about the .wav format but will check it out.
Regadless - it makes me think that even trying to embed and make this show as
bullet-proof as possible for a potietinal audience of multiple viewers each
with their own system- is a real crap shoot. Even if I burn 2003 viewer with
it. How do I get this thing to travel with any credibiilty if it is now
possibly down to what format of .wav file is embedded. I am nothing if not
tenacious and really want to figure this out - but perhpas I should just
forego the embed method you recommend and go with linkage file, pp viwere '03
and the show all in one folder with a set of instructions for each recipient
on how to open and play it. Seems real cumbersone when we do have an embed
feature.

djk

 

[Echo S]

E- but for the sake of getting the show out to reciepeints, I would delete
the embedded .wav sound file and re-insert a linked MP3 file. Perhaps that
will play if the .wav has issues being embedded and burned. I know the last
time I was embedded and burned - I had issues

hehe. In this case, a linked MP3 may well be a better idea.

One other thought - the embedded .wav is really an MP3 which has been
wav'ified per your isntrucitons using CDex. Do you think that when burned it
somehow lost its cloak of .wav and was exposed as an MP3 and that's why it is
not palying?

Ahh. Yes, there have been some reports of the RIFF-WAV MP3 files not playing
on all systems. So yeah, use a linked MP3 instead.

 

[Austin Myers]

Yes, it can be a real PITA to distribute a PPT pressie. However with that
said there are a couple of things you can do to get the widest coverage.

The first being to forget about embedding the file in the presentation. If
you are distributing it on CD it really makes no difference in playback
performance.

Second, I would put the audio file into the WMA format. (WMV = Windows
Media Audio) This format is supported "out of the box" on almost all
Windows machines.

Not to hark my add in too much but PFCMedia will do all of this
automatically for you. www.pdcmedia.com


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com

 

[djkost]

Thanks

hehe. In this case, a linked MP3 may well be a better idea.


Ahh. Yes, there have been some reports of the RIFF-WAV MP3 files not playing
on all systems. So yeah, use a linked MP3 instead.

 

[djkost]

Thanks and I'll check out your .com pdcmedia

Yes, it can be a real PITA to distribute a PPT pressie. However with that
said there are a couple of things you can do to get the widest coverage.

The first being to forget about embedding the file in the presentation. If
you are distributing it on CD it really makes no difference in playback
performance.

Second, I would put the audio file into the WMA format. (WMV = Windows
Media Audio) This format is supported "out of the box" on almost all
Windows machines.

Not to hark my add in too much but PFCMedia will do all of this
automatically for you. www.pdcmedia.com


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com