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easy2Bcheesy
21st June 2006, 21:44
Hi,

I'd like to kick Powerpoint out of the window and instead use a series of AVIs in high definition to power my presentations. Microsoft do a tool that does pretty much everything I want: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/VideoProd.aspx

Essentially it'll run WMVs in sequence, you can have them loop or not, you can press a button to skip to the next WMV in sequence.

The problem is that a) it's WMV, and I'd prefer to use visually lossless CineForm AVIs, and secondly b) it's written so badly it dies hideously on my laptop (2.0GHz Merom so hardly a lack of horsepower).

Is there a Media Player out there with a sufficiently powerful scripting/playlist function to do what I want? It's not much - just run AVIs in sequence, use a button to skip, have AVIs loop - or not.

jggimi
21st June 2006, 22:10
mplayer? I mention it only because the "buttons" are highly configurable.

setarip_old
22nd June 2006, 00:29
It's not much - just run AVIs in sequence, use a button to skip, have AVIs loop - or not.With the minor exception of a specific "playlist" function (Instead, you simply load the individual .AVIs in the sequence you desire), the ancient Microsoft Windows Media Player v.6.4 can easily be set to do what you've listed...

easy2Bcheesy
22nd June 2006, 06:32
Interesting options. I'll take a look at mplayer this morning. Media Player 6.4 would be an option except that I cannot really be fumbling about with 20 to 30 AVI files just as I sit down for a presentation!

darkavatar1470
26th June 2006, 05:02
OT but....2.0GHz Merom so hardly a lack of horsepower there aren't any Merom notebooks yet...
unless you are a hardware tester.....

easy2Bcheesy
26th June 2006, 05:25
Or maybe I bought an engineering sample and installed it into my Dell notebook?

foxyshadis
26th June 2006, 08:28
Yeah, you've been able to get Core 2 prereleases off ebay since spring.