Hiding a video object in a PP 2003 show

[Hickory]

I have a short video (.wmv) in a slide. However, when the slide shows, the
first frame of the video is shown for a second or two, then the video plays
OK, and when the clip ends, the first frame reappears. I want to avoid
displaying that first frame both before and after the clip plays. The video
is inserted as "Automatically".

A friend of mine tried to help, then sent the show back to me. They did not
return the video file. But, when I played the show, the first frame was
displayed, but of course, no video. This tells me that the first frame I am
seeing is that PP embedded the first frame in the slide. Is that right?

I can eliminate the first frame after the clip plays by "Hide after
animation" but can't get rid of the initial showing of the first frame.

Is this actually some sort of "placeholder". Is there a way to eliminate
it, such as "Hide before animation" or some other way? I would like to have
just the video automatically play when the slide opens.

Thank you.

 

[John Wilson]

Sounds like you need to set the vid to play on click and 'hide during show'
/' hide while not playing' depending on PowerPoint Version.

If you need more precise instrux please say which version you have.

 

[Hickory]

I have 2003 version. I don't recall ever seeing something like "hide during
show" or "hide while not playing". Sounds like exactly what I need. Is it
in 2003 and, if so, where? I tried PP's Help but that was no help -- there's
no mention of "hide" at all.

 

[John Wilson]

In 2003 you can either right click on the video object > Edit movie object

OR

Double click the custom animation entry > Movie Settings Tab
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[Hickory]

"Hide when not playing" is checked both in Edit Movie Object | Movie Options
and in Custom Animation | Movie Settings. (My memory failed me -- I did set
"Hide when not playing" as I thought this would help.) However, I think what
needs to be hidden is the object on the slide showing the first frame. The
video clip does play automatically and correctly.

By the way, the transition for both the preceding and the video slide are
"Automatic after seconds". The time for the video slide is 1 second longer
than the video itself.