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AVI file black screen in Powerpoint
Name: chase817 Date: August 13, 2008 at 07:13:29 Pacific OS: XP SP3 CPU/Ram: Dell Laptop 512 MB R Product: Latitude D630 or Optiplex
Comment:
I am running XP SP3 with Office 2003 SP2. I am trying to "insert" an AVI file I have into my Powerpoint Presentation. I know the .AVI file is good because I can run it with Real PLayer, Windows MP or Media PLayer Classic and it works fine with any of them. When I try and insert it into my presentation, it shows up, and as soon as I click on it, the video turns to a black screen, but I can hear the audio fine. It runs thru the entire video but I can't see it. I installed the K-Lite codec package thinking maybe I needed a codec, but this did not help. Any help is appreciated.
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