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



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