AVI movie file dropped into a PowerPoint slide goes black

Can anyone tell me why an avi movie file that I've dropped into a PPT slide
opens with the image visible and then goes black for the duration of the file
playing? Audio comes through just fine, but no image. Using PPT 2007 with a
Dell running Vista.

Hi there

Sounds like a file path length issue to me:
1. Create a folder directly on your hard drive (e.g. C:\ppt)
2. Move presentation and video file to the folder
3. Reinsert the video through Insert -> Movie -> Movie from file

If you are still having problems have a look at Austin Myer's great site:
http://www.playsforcertain.com/tutorial.htm

Lucy

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Lucy Thomson
PowerPoint MVP
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au


"LueyH" <LueyH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me why an avi movie file that I've dropped into a PPT
> slide
> opens with the image visible and then goes black for the duration of the
> file
> playing? Audio comes through just fine, but no image. Using PPT 2007 with
> a
> Dell running Vista.