[CSC 125] Presentation 4

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 07/17/2012 10:52 AM,  wrote:
> Hi sir,
> This might be a silly question,  but how do I get my video into "the 
> same directory as my presentation file"
>
> Because the video in the slide show works when my video itself is also 
> on my desktop, but when I remove the video from my desktop it no 
> longer works in the presentation.  Is that why we need to submit the 
> videos (and songs) to blackboard.  Or is there a way to play the video 
> clip when its in the same directory as my presentation (without it 
> being saved on the desktop)?
>
>
Not a silly question at all.  Let me tell you what I think is going on.  
You built the presentation initially with the videos on your desktop.  
LibreOffice made a LINK to these videos (it didn't actually copy the 
videos into your presentation).  A LINK specifies WHERE the video is 
located and the name of the video in that location.  When you moved the 
videos to another location, LibreOffice's link to the videos was still 
pointing to the old location.

Here is what I recommend.

Create a folder on your destop.  Put your videos in that folder.  Build 
your presentation in that folder.  Make sure it all works -- and submit 
everything to BlackBoard.

Then try a test..  Move the folder to another location on your 
computer.  This should move the presentation and the video files 
together.  The presentation should still
work in the new location.


-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds at theochem.mercer.edu)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627

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