Quicktime

core20 · core20 #1 (**permalink**)

05-19-2007, 04:13 PM

i am now trying to play a avi file inside of powerpoint, but it will not play and continually says, quicktime needed, do i have to put quicktime in the file folder i am using, why is this not working???

-problemsss

dtownley1 · dtownley1 #2 (**permalink**)

05-21-2007, 06:00 AM

firstly, quicktime will not play .avi files straight after you download or install it. You require plugins to allow quicktime to play these files. Perian and Divx should allow you to play almost all .avi files in quicktime. If you don't have these yet, there's probably no chance of powerpoint playing avi files if it states quicktime is required. Simply putting quicktime (did you mean the application??) inside the folder for your work won't do a thing.

I don't use powerpoint at all, so I can't give any other advise. Just ensure you have the plugins mentioned above, and see if that makes any difference. Alternatively, you could convert the movie to .mpg or .mov or another quicktime friendly format.

Since .avi isn't a native quicktime format, there are bound to be problems. It's like trying to open a photoshop file in excel

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core20 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 06, 2007 Posts: 178 Mac Specs: Mac Book Pro 17" 2GB Ram, Intel Core Duo	05-19-2007, 04:13 PM i am now trying to play a avi file inside of powerpoint, but it will not play and continually says, quicktime needed, do i have to put quicktime in the file folder i am using, why is this not working??? -problemsss
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dtownley1 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 09, 2006 Posts: 690 Mac Specs: macbook	05-21-2007, 06:00 AM firstly, quicktime will not play .avi files straight after you download or install it. You require plugins to allow quicktime to play these files. Perian and Divx should allow you to play almost all .avi files in quicktime. If you don't have these yet, there's probably no chance of powerpoint playing avi files if it states quicktime is required. Simply putting quicktime (did you mean the application??) inside the folder for your work won't do a thing. I don't use powerpoint at all, so I can't give any other advise. Just ensure you have the plugins mentioned above, and see if that makes any difference. Alternatively, you could convert the movie to .mpg or .mov or another quicktime friendly format. Since .avi isn't a native quicktime format, there are bound to be problems. It's like trying to open a photoshop file in excel
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