[Workaround] Powerpoint and sound
[Workaround] Powerpoint and sound
Hello,
I created a power point presentation and I would like to add a little bit of sound.
How would I do that?
I found one tutorial at Youtube, but that did not work.
Would appreciate any help or online tutorials about that.
Many thanks, Richard
I created a power point presentation and I would like to add a little bit of sound.
How would I do that?
I found one tutorial at Youtube, but that did not work.
Would appreciate any help or online tutorials about that.
Many thanks, Richard
Last edited by MrProgrammer on Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Workarounds provided, no response from gismeu61
Reason: Workarounds provided, no response from gismeu61
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
What did not work? The sound adding procedure? The playing of the presentation? The Sound at playing?I found one tutorial at Youtube, but that did not work.
What file type are you using? .ppt, .odp? - Always use the native file formats: .odp for the Impress presentations.
Can you link the Youtube video here?
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Hello Zizi64,
thanks for getting back to me!
Here is the link to the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVDNBPDnyA&t=70s
The sound file is a WAV File
If I go according to the instructions of the YouTube video, then at one point, having selected the sound file for addition, I click on 'open' and what happens is that the text on the slide vanishes and the logo or pic of the sound file replaces the text.
I didn't try yesterday, but tried today and I can actually here the sound (it is the ringing of a bell for about 5 seconds) which is actually good - that is what I want, except that I need the text on the slide and not the logo/pic of the sound file.
If anybody has any ideas, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks, Richard
thanks for getting back to me!
Here is the link to the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcVDNBPDnyA&t=70s
The sound file is a WAV File
If I go according to the instructions of the YouTube video, then at one point, having selected the sound file for addition, I click on 'open' and what happens is that the text on the slide vanishes and the logo or pic of the sound file replaces the text.
I didn't try yesterday, but tried today and I can actually here the sound (it is the ringing of a bell for about 5 seconds) which is actually good - that is what I want, except that I need the text on the slide and not the logo/pic of the sound file.
If anybody has any ideas, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks, Richard
Open Office 4.1.7
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1
Re: Powerpoint and sound
short update,
when I add sound, then the text disappears. If I then add text again, the sound disappears.
Very enigmatic,
when I add sound, then the text disappears. If I then add text again, the sound disappears.
Very enigmatic,
Open Office 4.1.7
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1
Re: Powerpoint and sound
Which size?
Only PPT format can embed a sound.
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Hello Bidouille,
thanks for getting back to me!
The file size is 73.3 kb
The file extension is .odp
Thanks heaps, Richard
thanks for getting back to me!
The file size is 73.3 kb
The file extension is .odp
Thanks heaps, Richard
Open Office 4.1.7
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1
Re: Powerpoint and sound
Hello Bidouille,
I apologize for my mistake which only shows how little I understand about these things.
So the file extension is correct, not sure what you would call that though.
Thanks, gismeu
I apologize for my mistake which only shows how little I understand about these things.
So the file extension is correct, not sure what you would call that though.
Thanks, gismeu
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Impress: the presentation maker application of the AOO/LO.So the file extension is correct, not sure what you would call that though.
The files with .odp filename extension are named as "Impress documents" or "Impress presentations" or "Open/LibreOffice presentations"...
PowerPoint editor: the presentation maker software of the MS Office suite.
"PowerPoint files": MS presentation files with .ppt, .pptx filename extension.
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Okay,
now having sorted our what I was actually talking about I still wonder if it is possible to add sound to my slides and if so, how?
Appreciate any help or pointers,
many thanks, Richard
now having sorted our what I was actually talking about I still wonder if it is possible to add sound to my slides and if so, how?
Appreciate any help or pointers,
many thanks, Richard
Open Office 4.1.7
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1
Re: Powerpoint and sound
I still wonder if it is possible to add sound to my slides and if so, how?
Bidouille' answer:
Only PPT format can embed a sound.
It is possible to add sound to your slides: you can link them to an ODF (.odp) document. Yes, this way causes some problems with the portability. You need use the Relative URL-s option, and same directory/file structure on the sourece and the target place, and you must send/transfer the .odp document and the linked media files too.
(I never tried it.)
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Hi,
there are some (weak, compared to Powerpoint) options to insert sound to your Impress presentation...
- Slide transition: You may choose one of the in-built sounds or Other Sound
In-built sounds are collected in the gallery. Other Sound can be linked anywhere on your computer. - You may insert movie/sound by menu Insert | Movie and Sound - I don't recommend this... (internal player often does not check some codecs... - strange image represents media file in your presentation)
- Interaction (sound can be started by click on object)
- You may create a link to a sound/media file - an external player can play your sound (recommended: VLC player). Player starts in a new window. Slide transitions don't cause any affects on player. My recommended procedure.
Hopefully this behaviour will be improved some day on LibreOffice (same problems, IMHO).
Godspeed
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
I just tried it: it is possible to embed .wav files into the LibreOffice .odp files:
There is a sample wav file embedded in my attached .odp file (the wav is downloaded from this site):
https://www2.cs.uic.edu/~i101/SoundFiles/
There is a sample wav file embedded in my attached .odp file (the wav is downloaded from this site):
https://www2.cs.uic.edu/~i101/SoundFiles/
- Tested in my LibreOffice 6.1.6
- Use Insert – Audio or video – Browse – Open
- You can resize the icon of the embedded media file. Then it will not cover the text.
- The icon will be invisible when you Play the presentation.
Last edited by Zizi64 on Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:51 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Checked this on LO 7.3.6.2 - good news!
The sound started by slide transition. I did not find any option to control start/end/repetition - did you?
Cheers
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
I just embedded it, but I not tried to control it. I do not know how to control it...
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Did not in my environment. At first the icon did not show in edit mode (only little black dot). While playing the icon displayed.
Thanks a lot for your sample file!
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Yes, I have not noticed the small (automatically reduced) icon at playing. When I resized it again (enlargened) then it appeared at the playing in the modified size.At first the icon did not show in edit mode (only little black dot).
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
Read my previous message:erbsenzahl wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 10:10 amNote: Sound and other media files only can be linked and not be embedded. (Powerpoint can do.)
Impress can do too with a .wav file. Just save as PPT format.
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
You can embed wav files into .odp file too. At least with the LibreOffice. See it above.Impress can do too with a .wav file. Just save as PPT format.
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
...yet.The OP use OpenOffice
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Re: Powerpoint and sound
You come back but no news?gismeu61 wrote:Last active: Tue Oct 11, 2022 5:10 am
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