From: nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt (Nuno J. Silva)
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:13:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ip7g5z7u.fsf@ist.utl.pt> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CAHH9eM4JM6i=VBpsR2iyS8q90FpfBvSLLRxRGyvvZmcmbCTA2g@mail.gmail.com
On 2012-12-31, Francisco Ares wrote:
> 2012/12/30 Nuno J. Silva <nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt>
>
>> On 2012-12-30, Francisco Ares wrote:
[...]
>> Keep in mind that the support for videos in powerpoint presentations
>> will vary greatly across different powerpoint versions, windows versions
>> and even across different installs of the same versions. Even if you
>> manage to get a version of powerpoint to "like" the container and
>> codecs, it may not work on all computers.
>>
>> The AVI container has been used by windows for a long time, so I'd say
>> chances are that it will work on more systems, but I can't say for sure.
>>
>
> Thanks for the advice. I know that, have already been caught in that
> pitfall. That is why I always carry a free viewer of the same version as
> the one I build the presentation (sigh!!), a bunch of video codecs (K-Lite)
> and, in case everything fails, a portable VLC.
>
> If my colleagues would at least be kind enough to have OpenOffice installed
> on their machines also...
Perhaps a portable version of OpenOffice/LibreOffice? There used to be
one from PortableApps.com(?), it will be big, heavy, but should at least
work. But I don't know whether it offers universal support for some
specific codec. If it relies on Video For Windows, then it will be as
good as PowerPoint.
--
Nuno Silva (aka njsg)
http://njsg.sdf-eu.org/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-01 22:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-30 2:04 [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation Francisco Ares
2012-12-30 2:11 ` Michael Mol
2012-12-30 11:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno J. Silva
2012-12-30 23:35 ` Francisco Ares
2012-12-31 4:27 ` Kevin Chadwick
2013-01-01 15:16 ` Francisco Ares
2013-01-01 22:57 ` Kevin Chadwick
2013-01-01 22:13 ` Nuno J. Silva [this message]
2012-12-30 23:36 ` Francisco Ares
2012-12-31 22:38 ` [gentoo-user] " Stroller
2013-01-01 15:22 ` Francisco Ares
2013-01-02 21:08 ` Stroller
2013-01-02 21:52 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno J. Silva
2013-01-01 22:19 ` Nuno J. Silva
2013-01-02 0:45 ` Michael Mol
2013-01-02 16:29 ` Francisco Ares
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