Music in show

[Neil]

I am using PowerPoint 97. I sent a file to another party which had music
embedded in it. They are using WindowsXP and I am using Windows 98. They
can play the file but can't hear the music.
Can anyone offer me any suggestions? I have no problem hearing the music
when I run the file.

 

[John Wilson]

Hi Neil- The key question is was the music REALLY embedded.

Check on your computer by right clicking the sound icon and > edit sound
object

Does it say "file -contained in presentation"? If instead theres a path to
the file it isnt embedded.

You can only embed wav files and to do so you need to make the value in
tools > options > general "link to sounds etc" larger than the sound file
size (you can go to 50000) You must do this before you insert the sound
--

 

[Austin Myers]

Take a look at the tutorial I put together for this.

www.pfcmedia.com/Tutorial.htm



Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Neil]

My wav files are all larger than 50000. I guess that is why they dont
embed.
I cant remember ever seeing wav files smaller than 50000. Where can I find
Info on how to reduce them. Mose of mine run 150k or more.

"John Wilson" <codepeople AT aol DOT com> wrote in message
Hi Neil- The key question is was the music REALLY embedded.

Check on your computer by right clicking the sound icon and > edit sound
object

Does it say "file -contained in presentation"? If instead theres a path to
the file it isnt embedded.

You can only embed wav files and to do so you need to make the value in
tools > options > general "link to sounds etc" larger than the sound file
size (you can go to 50000) You must do this before you insert the sound
--

 

[John Wilson]

Neil

I'm talking 50,000kb here ie 50Mb!
--
-----------------------------------------
Did that answer the question / help?
_____________________________
John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Mitch Gallant]

yup ..
typical 44 kHz 2 channel 16 bit wav audio .. roughly 10 Mbytes/min of
content.
typical MP3 is compressed to about 1/10 that (or about 1 Mbyte/min of
content)
- Mitch

 

[Neil]

I set mine for 25KB, did all the other steps as you instructed but it still
wont play for people to whom I send it and they are mostly using Windows XP.
Any other suggestions?
"John Wilson" <codepeople AT aol DOT com> wrote in message
Neil

I'm talking 50,000kb here ie 50Mb!
--
-----------------------------------------
Did that answer the question / help?
_____________________________
John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Austin Myers]

Did you bother to read the tutorial? It really will help explain the
issues.


http://www.pfcmedia.com/Tutorial.htm


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[John Wilson]

That a great tutorial by the way Austin

_____________________________
John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Austin Myers]

Thanks!


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Neil]

Thanks for all your help, folks. Once my dumb head got it straight, it now
works. Thanks to John Wilson and Austin Myers
Thanks!


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[Austin Myers]

Glad you got it sorted !

By the way, you just found what may be the best community on the internet,
don't be a stranger.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com