Quicktime movies in powerpoint?

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Quicktime movies in powerpoint?

I have rather large quicktime movies (10 - 100 mb) I am trying to present in a powerpoint presentation. However, after I insert them, they playback rather slow and choppy. How can I get them to play back smoothly with out having to use the hyperlinks and be jumping around my entire presentation?
Is this a problem with my software or hardware? Do I need a new video card?

PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.7)

Posted on Jan 25, 2006 11:13 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 14, 2006 2:12 PM in response to emfrench

Remember the resolution can be reduced for presentations because it is
based on the projector which I would bet is 640x480. Export a compressed version which will be smaller. Do not play from the CD/DVD drive. Run from the Hard Drive it is much faster. Get the latest Quicktime.
He how much RAM in the G4? Running 10.3.7 I would say min. of 512MB

Good Luck

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Answer 2

Mar 14, 2006 5:43 PM in response to emfrench

I realise that your budget or professional needs may not support it, however I've always found Keynote to perform much better than PowerPoint.

Download and install the latest Office update, released today, it might make a difference if your version of Office is old: Office 2004 11.2.3 Update

Also make sure you've kept on-top of all the OS X updates, which often include QuickTime and graphics performance improvements (Apple Menu > Software Update).

Matt

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Answer 3

Apr 1, 2006 1:51 AM in response to Matt Peacock

Mybe you could dou it with Keynote as a bridge to powerpoint

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Answer 4

Apr 7, 2006 10:39 AM in response to emfrench

I haven't used Powerpoint with any regularity since Keynote came out, but I'll offer this possible solution based on my experience sharing files with Powerpoint (Windows version)users -- I give video that I create/edit in Quicktime format to them in AVI format. I shouldn't have to, but life seems to go much smoother when I don't give them native Quicktime movies.

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