On 11/24/2009 04:11 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 11/24/2009 10:18 AM, Harold Fuchs wrote: >> >>> I'm running two different versions of OOo on two different OS's: >>> a) OOo 2.4.1 on Win XP Pro >>> b) OOo 3.1.1 on Vista Home Premium >>> >>> The freeware program VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc) is installed and >>> runs properly on both systems. Among other things it is used to display >>> MP4 files. It correctly displays the same MP4 file on both systems (the >>> file is on a shared drive). >>> >>> On System (a) I can insert the MP4 file into an Impress slide and OOo >>> will display it properly, presumably using VLC. >>> On system (b) I cannot insert *that same* MP4 file into an Impress >>> presentation. When I try I get "The format of the selected file is not >>> supported". >>> >>> Question: is the problem with OOo v3.1.1 or with Vista? >>> >>> >> >> Probably the easiest way to test is to also install 3.1.1 on the >> WinXPPro and test. Or, if you have a link to an MP4 test file, I'll be >> happy to try on one of my WinXPPro test machines w/3.1.1. >> >> Gary >> >> >> >> >> > Thanks for the offer. I have uploaded the file I'm experimenting with: > URL: https://www.dropboks.com/ > e-mail address: [email protected] > Password: storage > File: PoleDancers2.mp4 > > Procedure: go to the URL and login with the e-mail address & password. > Then you can download the file. Don't worry - the file (video) doesn't > show what its name might suggest. > > I look forward to reading your conclusions. >
Got it; you can change the password now :-) I test in Win2KPro first w/3.1.1 as that's what I currently have mounted on my virtual machine & then test in WinXPPro. Gary --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
