PowerPoint: Not showing animated gif files

I have an animated gif file that works fine when I view it with a standalone
viewer, but when I plug it into a PowerPoint presentation it does not
animate.

When I distribute the pp presentation, other users see a whitespace with the
message:

"Quicktime and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture"

Even those who have quicktime installed on their systems.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what can be done about it?

Many Thanks!
Mark

How did you create the GIF?

Usually when this message occurs, it means that QuickTime compression was
left on when exporting/saving the image. I'd suspect that's what's happening
here. Turning off the QT compression should take care of the issue.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com

"Mark Findlay" <mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote in message
news:%23N3FGnZTEHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have an animated gif file that works fine when I view it with a
standalone
> viewer, but when I plug it into a PowerPoint presentation it does not
> animate.
>
> When I distribute the pp presentation, other users see a whitespace with
the
> message:
>
> "Quicktime and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture"
>
> Even those who have quicktime installed on their systems.
>
> Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what can be done about it?
>
> Many Thanks!
> Mark
>
>

Actually it may be due to how we were bringing in the gif file.

When we inserted it via Insert-Picture-From File then it didn't work.

But when we inserted is as a Clip-File, then it worked.

Strange!

Mark

"Echo S" <echos@indy.net> wrote in message
news:eV5JIbcTEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> How did you create the GIF?
>
> Usually when this message occurs, it means that QuickTime compression was
> left on when exporting/saving the image. I'd suspect that's what's
happening
> here. Turning off the QT compression should take care of the issue.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
> presenter, PPT Live '04
> Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
>
> "Mark Findlay" <mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote in message
> news:%23N3FGnZTEHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I have an animated gif file that works fine when I view it with a
> standalone
> > viewer, but when I plug it into a PowerPoint presentation it does not
> > animate.
> >
> > When I distribute the pp presentation, other users see a whitespace with
> the
> > message:
> >
> > "Quicktime and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture"
> >
> > Even those who have quicktime installed on their systems.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what can be done about it?
> >
> > Many Thanks!
> > Mark
> >
> >
>
>

Hi Mark,

Animated gifs are considered "movies" rather than pictures. That's the
reason why they didn't work right when inserted as pictures.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

All responses should be made to this newsgroup within the same thread.
Thanks.

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http://www.mvps.org/

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if your question has already been answered.


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In article <uHfLTocTEHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Mark Findlay"
<mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote:


>
> Actually it may be due to how we were bringing in the gif file.
>
> When we inserted it via Insert-Picture-From File then it didn't work.
>
> But when we inserted is as a Clip-File, then it worked.
>
> Strange!
>
> Mark
>
> "Echo S" <echos@indy.net> wrote in message
> news:eV5JIbcTEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> How did you create the GIF?
>>
>> Usually when this message occurs, it means that QuickTime compression was
>> left on when exporting/saving the image. I'd suspect that's what's
> happening
>> here. Turning off the QT compression should take care of the issue.
>>
>> --
>> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
>> http://www.echosvoice.com
>> presenter, PPT Live '04
>> Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
>>
>> "Mark Findlay" <mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23N3FGnZTEHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > I have an animated gif file that works fine when I view it with a
>> standalone
>> > viewer, but when I plug it into a PowerPoint presentation it does not
>> > animate.
>> >
>> > When I distribute the pp presentation, other users see a whitespace with
>> the
>> > message:
>> >
>> > "Quicktime and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture"
>> >
>> > Even those who have quicktime installed on their systems.
>> >
>> > Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what can be done about it?
>> >
>> > Many Thanks!
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

That might be so for PowerPoint on MACs, but on PCs the normal way to add an
animated GIF would be via Insert > Picture > Picture from File. GIF's are
not really movies. They are a small collection of GIF images with header
information on how to display them sequentially so they appear like a flip
book or cartoon.
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Jim Gordon MVP" <goldkey74@WarmerThanwarmMail.com> wrote in message
news:%23bCNbrcTEHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Mark,
>
> Animated gifs are considered "movies" rather than pictures. That's the
> reason why they didn't work right when inserted as pictures.
>
> -Jim Gordon
> Mac MVP
>
> All responses should be made to this newsgroup within the same thread.
> Thanks.
>
> About Microsoft MVPs:
> http://www.mvps.org/
>
> Before posting a "new" topic please be sure to search Google Groups to see
> if your question has already been answered.
>
>
> ----------
> In article <uHfLTocTEHA.3580@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, "Mark Findlay"
> <mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Actually it may be due to how we were bringing in the gif file.
> >
> > When we inserted it via Insert-Picture-From File then it didn't work.
> >
> > But when we inserted is as a Clip-File, then it worked.
> >
> > Strange!
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > "Echo S" <echos@indy.net> wrote in message
> > news:eV5JIbcTEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> How did you create the GIF?
> >>
> >> Usually when this message occurs, it means that QuickTime compression
was
> >> left on when exporting/saving the image. I'd suspect that's what's
> > happening
> >> here. Turning off the QT compression should take care of the issue.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> >> http://www.echosvoice.com
> >> presenter, PPT Live '04
> >> Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
> >>
> >> "Mark Findlay" <mfindlay@speakeasy.org> wrote in message
> >> news:%23N3FGnZTEHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > I have an animated gif file that works fine when I view it with a
> >> standalone
> >> > viewer, but when I plug it into a PowerPoint presentation it does not
> >> > animate.
> >> >
> >> > When I distribute the pp presentation, other users see a whitespace
with
> >> the
> >> > message:
> >> >
> >> > "Quicktime and a GIF decompressor are needed to see this picture"
> >> >
> >> > Even those who have quicktime installed on their systems.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone tell me why this is happening and what can be done about
it?
> >> >
> >> > Many Thanks!
> >> > Mark
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >

Hi Sonia,

As far as playing the animation in PPT itself on a Mac, the animation plays
whether or not it is inserted as a picture or as a movie.

Since insert as picture didn't work, I thought trying it as a movie might be
an alternative method.

I don't have a Windows computer handy to test my suggestion, however.

-Jim
--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Quoting from "Sonia" <scds@nowherebuthere.com>, in article
#zYTLxcTEHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl, on [DATE:

> That might be so for PowerPoint on MACs, but on PCs the normal way to add an
> animated GIF would be via Insert > Picture > Picture from File. GIF's are
> not really movies. They are a small collection of GIF images with header
> information on how to display them sequentially so they appear like a flip
> book or cartoon.

I just tried it and you can enter a GIF through the Movie from File dialog
box. I guess it doesn't matter. However, when you do so, it activates the
Picture toolbar. Schizophrenic application. <G>

Jim Gordon MVP" <goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.com> wrote in message
news:BCEFF71B.C1CE%goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.co m...
> Hi Sonia,
>
> As far as playing the animation in PPT itself on a Mac, the animation
plays
> whether or not it is inserted as a picture or as a movie.
>
> Since insert as picture didn't work, I thought trying it as a movie might
be
> an alternative method.
>
> I don't have a Windows computer handy to test my suggestion, however.
>
> -Jim
> --
> Jim Gordon
> Mac MVP
>
> MVPs are not Microsoft Employees
> MVP info http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>
> Quoting from "Sonia" <scds@nowherebuthere.com>, in article
> #zYTLxcTEHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl, on [DATE:
>
> > That might be so for PowerPoint on MACs, but on PCs the normal way to
add an
> > animated GIF would be via Insert > Picture > Picture from File. GIF's
are
> > not really movies. They are a small collection of GIF images with
header
> > information on how to display them sequentially so they appear like a
flip
> > book or cartoon.
>
>
>