mpeg from compressor wont play audio in PPT

[kiwie157]

I have exported video from Compressor as a mpeg2 but when I insert it into
PPT, it either won't play any audio at all, or it will play about the first 2
secs (which have no audio) and then when the person in video starts to speak,
the video freezes. FYI-when I play the mpeg2 in the MCI player on the PC, it
plays video and audio fine. Video is 29.97fps, full screen. I HAVE to figure
out a way to do this so these doctors can do their medical presentations...

I dont know if the PPT MVP's have experience creating videos, but I've
edited this video in FCP and since I cant export an mpeg2 out of FCP 5, I
have to use Compressor.

 

[Troy Chollar]

MPEG2 format is DVD format which has separate video and audio tracks and not
recognized by Poerpoint. See if the video software can render an .mpeg1 or
..wmv then test with PowerPoint.

--
Troy
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
A MS powerPoint MVP
www.tlccreative.com
www.ThePowerPointBlog.com

 

[kiwie157]

But mpeg1 isn't for full screen is it?

MPEG2 format is DVD format which has separate video and audio tracks and not
recognized by Poerpoint. See if the video software can render an .mpeg1 or
..wmv then test with PowerPoint.

--
Troy
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
A MS powerPoint MVP
www.tlccreative.com
www.ThePowerPointBlog.com

 

[kiwie157]

Also--the mpeg2 is listed as an insertable file extension when you go to
insert a movie. And, if the mpeg2 will play both video and audio in the MCI
player, why wouldn't it play properly in Power Point?

 

[Troy Chollar]

Any video is based on the pixel of resolution it is rendered at. PowerPoint
can play any video to full screen - but if it was created for small playback
(say 320x480px) and it is scaled to full screen (say 1024x768px) it is going
to look very low quality.

Troy @ TLC

 

[Troy Chollar]

What version of PPT are you using?

In PPT 2007 it shows .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .m2v, .mod, .mp2 (different
than .mpg2), .mpv2 (again not an .mpg2), .mpv2 (not an .mp2), .mp2v (not an
..mpg2), and .mpa as valid movie file formats.

How do you know the movie is an .mpeg2?

Troy @ TLC

 

[kiwie157]

I'm using 2003 but I have a client that is also using 2007...however let's
stick with the 2003 version for now.

I know its mpeg2 because I exported it out of Compressor (in Final Cut
Studio) as an mpeg2. I know my 2003 PPT will even take the .m2v extension as
well as the .mpg extension but I get no sound.

 

[Troy Chollar]

Render as a .wmv and insert that format. That will solve all the issues.

Troy @ TLC

 

[James D]

Hi,

I converted using Prism File Converter from m4v to wmv and avi which both
play in windows media player. But only the avi will play in my PowerPoint
2007 (saved as PPT 2003), and for the wmv I only get unclear large pixels,
but sound is ok. The avi file takes time to "load", the wmv file takes no
time. I know they are linked not embedded, but I'd like to use wmv file e.g.
since it has smaller file size.

What could be going wrong with my wmv file in my PowerPoint 2007?

Thanks James D.

 

[James D]

James D here again, same procedure worked ok in an old machine with
PowerPoint XP - no problem with wmv file.