fullScreen using WindowsMediaPlayer

[EricS]

Why doesnt the Properties retain the fullScreen to TRUE
using a .wmv file?
I can set it while in PowerPoint, but the after closing
the file and opening, it had to be reset again!!
Same goes in the Windows Media Player Properties window!
I select Play full screen and hit apply. and still wont
work?

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

This is known problem with the Windows Media Player control, which has been
reported to the Windows team.

In the meantime, however, if you are using PowerPoint 2003, you can use the
new "Zoom to full screen" feature for movies inserted using the "Insert ->
Movies and Sounds" command (instead of using the ActiveX control).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
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[David Redwine]

Eric, I don't see that "Zoom to full screen option" in Powerpoint 2002 (XP)

EVEN SO, the native player is jerky and crashes and locks up.......without the OCX version of media player, powerpoint is USELESS for displaying video clips. It's really maddening how beautiful the videos are in media player (with 5-10% cpu utilization) and how messed up they are in powerpoint (AND PPT USES 80-100% CPU just to render the really poor quality disply that it does

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS PATCH THE DOGGONE THING TO USE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 CONTROLS INSTEAD OF 6.4

WHAT IN HEAVENS NAME ARE YOU USING AND EMBEDDING VERSION 6.4 wmp CONTROLS INTO xp PRODUCTS??

That's like using a win95 backend for your ftp server. THIS WOULDN'T BE SO FRUSTRATING IF IT WEREN'T SO OBVIOUSLY FIXABLE

This is ridiculous
dr

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Fullscreen video is a new feature in PowerPoint 2003. Look here:

PowerPoint 2003 - http://snipurl.com/pp2003
PowerPoint 2002 - http://snipurl.com/pp2002


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Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
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The PowerPoint Blog at http://www.indezine.com/blog/

Eric, I don't see that "Zoom to full screen option" in Powerpoint 2002 (XP).

EVEN SO, the native player is jerky and crashes and locks

up.......without the OCX version of media player, powerpoint is USELESS for
displaying video clips. It's really maddening how beautiful the videos are
in media player (with 5-10% cpu utilization) and how messed up they are in
powerpoint (AND PPT USES 80-100% CPU just to render the really poor quality
disply that it does)

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS PATCH THE DOGGONE THING TO USE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 9 CONTROLS INSTEAD OF 6.4.

WHAT IN HEAVENS NAME ARE YOU USING AND EMBEDDING VERSION 6.4 wmp CONTROLS INTO xp PRODUCTS???

That's like using a win95 backend for your ftp server. THIS WOULDN'T BE

SO FRUSTRATING IF IT WEREN'T SO OBVIOUSLY FIXABLE.

 

[David Redwine]

John

The ActiveX control that is registered with power point 2000 as an object model of the 6.4 version of media player. When we as users install the Media Player 9 version, what is the explanation for why the ocx control in PPT 2002 does not then become the object model for the newer player

The reason I ask is that the properties of the control for the newer player are not flawed like the 6.4 mplayer version

Secondly, are you trying to tell me that instead of fixing a flaw in PPT 2002, you are recommending replacing the product (2002) with another one that microsoft sells (2003)? That does not seem fair or ethical that this is proposed as a solution to a flaw in the product (2002)

HOW DO I REGISTER THE OCX CONTROL (IN PPT 2002) FOR THE NEWER MEDIA PLAYER

Please reference your own company's documentation on

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../wmp6sdk/htm/player6allowchangedisplaysize.as

It says they recommend you migrate the .fullScreen (6.4 player activeX object model) to Player 9. WHY DOES MICRSOFT NOT EVEN FOLLOW IT'S OWN SUGGESTION? WHY HAVE YOU NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY PATCH OR INFORMATION TO UPGRADE THIS OCX IN POWERPOINT

Microsoft -"This page documents a feature of the Windows Media Player 6.4 ActiveX control. We recommend that you migrate your content to use the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control. For more information about the Windows Media Player 9 Series ActiveX control, see the Windows Media Player 9 Series SDK "

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello John,

The ActiveX control that is registered with power point 2000 as an
object model of the 6.4 version of media player. When we as users
install the Media Player 9 > version, what is the explanation for why
the ocx control in PPT 2002 does not then become the object
model for the newer player?

You might want to ask questions about how to use the Windows Media Player
OCX in the "microsoft.public.windowsmedia.sdk" newsgroup since it's outside
of my depth. PowerPoint doesn't include any special support for specific
ActiveX controls (we just use what the system provides). Since this is a
flaw in the ActiveX control, the group with expertise on this control might
be able to provide additional workarounds that I am not aware of.

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
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