On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 13:16 -0800, NoOp wrote: > On 02/24/2009 06:38 PM, Keith Bates wrote: > > I've just started using Impress for classes I teach at a local > > government school. I haven't used impress much and powerpoint not at > > all-- and I don't have a copy of pp at home to play with. > > > > I use OO under linux and the school has a smart board set-up powered by > > Windows XP and using MS Office. I'm producing presentations in Impress > > to be used in Powerpoint. I'm not sure of the version of pp used, but I > > would be guessing it's older than 2007. > > > > I would like to embed a music file that plays while the presentation > > progresses... the mp3 has a song and the next few slides have the words > > to the song which the kids then sing. > > > > I tried to do this but for some reason I got an error message saying > > that the particular format, mp3, could not be attached to the > > presentation in the linux version. Is there any way around this? I've > > got the various codecs etc installed and can play mp3s, so it seems to > > be a decision by OOo developers to restrict the formats depending on the > > OS. That sort of undermines the cross-platform credentials just a tad. > > > > If this can't be worked around, can someone tell me if ogg format is > > supported by Powerpoint? > > > > And a related question which relates more to powerpoint than openoffice, > > but since the members of this list are infinitely wise and > > knowledgeable :) If I attach the song file to the slide with the text > > of the first verse, and then go back to that slide after a chorus, for > > example, can it be set up so as not to restart the sound file? If not, I > > guess the way to do it is insert a blank slide that contains the sound > > file. > > > > Thanks for any answers people may be able to share on these questions. > > > > > > Keith, > > After you've installed JMF & the MP3 plugin & find it limited (doesn't > play oog's etc), I'd recommend that you go and download either the go-oo > build or the OxygenOffice builds. Both use the gstreamer patches and > both play sound and video out of the box (including ogg's): > > http://go-oo.org/ > http://go-oo.org/discover/ > > http://ooop.wiki.sourceforge.net/ > > You may already have the go-oo build with your distribution of linux. > Post what distro you are using and someone can adivse. Note that go-oo > and OxygenOffice are also available for Windows. Also see: > > http://go-oo.org/download/ > for derivatives, and > http://katana.oooninja.com/w/editions_of_openoffice.org > [dated but useful] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
Thanks NoOp I'll take a look at it, as it sounds a bit more useful than the JMF. I wouldn't be able to install any version of OO at the school- I only go there for a half-hour lesson each week and I don't think I should get into messing with their system for my convenience. -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference
