Powerpoint in Director MX/MX2004
Hi all,
I just wondered if anyone know of an xtra that can display
Powerpoint files?
I have used RaviWare's PPT xtra (which works well btw), but i
need to be
able to play new versions of powerpoint!
Anyone know of one that play PPT files newer that PPT97? All
the ones i've
seen (and I can only find 3), only seem to play PPT97 files.
Anyone help?
Tim
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:20:48 GMT, Tim Dixon posted in
macromedia.director.lingo:
> I have used RaviWare's PPT xtra (which works well btw),
but i need to be
> able to play new versions of powerpoint!
I haven't tried it, but I notice that RavWare has a Beta
version that might
do what you need.
http://www.ravware.com/ppviewer.htm
There's also the Rosetta Xtra that can do some amazing things
aside from its
PowerPoint features.
http://xtras.calu.us/xtrasRose.php
Mark A. Boyd
Keep-On-Learnin' :)
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Could someone please suggest the best method, xtra, etc to
get powerpoint files in director? ThanksOn Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:20:48 GMT, Tim Dixon posted in
macromedia.director.lingo:
> I have used RaviWare's PPT xtra (which works well btw),
but i need to be
> able to play new versions of powerpoint!
I haven't tried it, but I notice that RavWare has a Beta
version that might
do what you need.
http://www.ravware.com/ppviewer.htm
There's also the Rosetta Xtra that can do some amazing things
aside from its
PowerPoint features.
http://xtras.calu.us/xtrasRose.php
Mark A. Boyd
Keep-On-Learnin' :) -
Converting Powerpoint to Director
I have not used Director in over a year. Now, I need to take
a Powerpoint presentation and make it a movie. I remember that
there was a way to convert PPT to director, but can't remember what
it is.
While I'm at it, this movie has to be HUGE (1920x1080). Is
there a size limit to exporting AVI files?
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Grettagrettahall wrote:
> I have not used Director in over a year. Now, I need to
take a
> Powerpoint presentation and make it a movie. I remember
that there
> was a way to convert PPT to director, but can't remember
what it is.
You can use OpenOffice.org to export a PP presentation as a
.swf, which you
can then import into Director, or if that isn't suitable for
you there may
be something in the results at
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=powerpoint&num=10&scoring=r&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ ugroup=macromedia.director.*&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_ minm=1&as_miny=2000&as_maxd=3&as_maxm=7&as_maxy=2008&safe=off
Andrew -
I would like to launch a powerpoint show file directly from a
director projector. Can someone guide me???> I would like to launch a powerpoint show file directly
from a director projector. Can someone guide me???
If it's self contained, and you know the relative location,
you can use
Lingo's 'open()' command. However, I would recommend an xtra
instead as
they can provide meaningful error text in the case of a
failure to
open/run. Something like Buddy API's baOpenFile() command.
<
http://www.mods.com.au> -
Macromedia Mx director 2004 free trial?
I was wondering if anyone knew where I can download a trial version of Director Mx 2004? I tried and all it does is shoots me to adobe director 11.5 but I have most of my work at school on macromedia Mx director 2004 and it won't work with director 11.5
Download the 10.1 installer from http://www.adobe.com/support/director/downloads.html, and then the 10.1.1 update from the same page.
Or here's the direct link to the Windows installer - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/director/updates/mx2004/win/dmx2004_101_update_en.exe
And for the Mac installer - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/director/updates/mx2004/mac/dmx2004_101_update_en.dmg
The 10.1 installer is a full version, and doesn't need 10.1 to be installed. -
Expert on PC, newbie on Mac - Xtras
Hi
I develope director apllications on PC for over 10 years.
Now my customer wants to port couple of applications, made
for PC, on mac
platform
As I understand, the problem is to rewrite everything, wat is
done with
xtras and script, that contains relative pathes to external
files
My questions concerns more to xtras field
Under windows we have just one file *.x32 for an Xtra and
call functions
from ist or use its features
But on Mac there are two different files for xtra - one for
PowerMac and one
for Intel Mac.
My questions are:
1) do I have to create a version of the project for each Mac
platform, and
place in xtras folder just specific version of xtra(PowerMac
or Intel Mac)
or can I create one version of project and copy both files
into xtras folder
and system will load need file during playback
2) If there are no version of Intel Mac Xtra available - can
the project be
started just under Rosetta emulator?
3) Can director application under Mac export and dynamically
load JPG
files(which Xtra can be used for this purpose under Mac)
4) Under PC I use budapi xtra for checking if the director
application
window is the toppest window and move it to top if it is not.
Relevant
funktions are available just for windows. How can be this
funktionaliti
realised under Mac
Any Help will be appreciated
Thank you in advance
Game_dev
P.S. Please be indulgent if the questions are not correct or
were answered
100 times. I'm realy new to MAC but need information as soon
as possible to
make estimation of portation to this systemIt's probably not one for PPC and another for Intel - It's
more likely one for OSX and one for OS 9x (or Classic). OS9 is
pretty much obsolete now. Unless the client really wants it to work
on 8 year old Macs you could probably do without it.
1.) One projector will work with PowerMac and Intel Macs -
they just both need to have OS X.
If you download an xtra it should have a 'Cross platform
resource' folder with the counterpart to your platforms version of
the xtra and instructions of how to paste a line into the
xtrainfo.txt file (which is in 'Macromedia
DirectorMX2004\Configuration\'. Or if you're using openXlib to fire
up your xtras I think you'll have to make a corresponding folder
for the Mac xtras and choose which platforms extra to call by using
the platform function - check whether it contains "mac" and then
open the right file that way.
2.) As the latest version of Director is MX2004, it pre-dates
the Intel Macs so it's always considered as a PowerPC application -
which run fine for me.
3.) You can use buddyAPI to get file names and use regular
lingo to generate new cast members and set the filenames/paths from
the ones. Also I set the file path delimiter by checking the
platform property.
if the platform contains "mac" then
delim=":"
else
delim="\"
end if
set Files = baFileList( the moviepath&"graphics", "*.*"
mymem=new(value(#bitmap), castLib("graphics"))
prevdelim=the itemdelimiter
mymem.name=lname.item[lname.item.count]
mymem.filename=the
moviepath&"graphics"&delim&files[m]
This is just snipped from a bigger behavior I'm using, but
the nuts and bolts are there. One thing to watch out for is
filename lengths - Mac and Windows deal with long file names
differently - to be on the safe side, keep your filenames under 33
characters including the extension (I think thats the safe limit
anyway). Otherwise you'll could try using Buddy again to figure out
long and short file names.
4.) Never tried it, but you could maybe do it with
_player.frontwindow and movetofront()
It can be a bit of a headache at first, but once you get used
to what to look out for it gets easier.
Hope this helps -
Limited functions supported from Flash?
I have a flash file that I've imported into a Director
project. It imports correctly and the animations play correctly,
but interactivity seems to be lost. In the original Flash, you can
roll over objects and click on them to move to new screens. There
are no rollover animations in the imported version, and you can't
click on anything.
Is that expected behavior for Flash? I didn't make the
original piece so I don't know much about how it was coded.
Thanks!Actually I tried updating a copy of Director recently, using
this link:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/director/updates/mx2004/win/dir_sw_player_update_en.zip
Which was listed on this page:
http://www.adobe.com/support/director/downloads.html
Under the heading "Download the Director MX 2004 10.1.1
developer update in English"
However the updater seemed to only update the shockwave
player, and not Director itself. I was able to get the flash 8
asset xtra working in Director however, by copying the newer flash
asset xtra out of the shockwave xtras folder
(C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Shockwave 10\Xtras) and pasting it
over the old flash asset xtra in the Director xtras folder
(C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Director MX 2004\Configuration\Xtras).
So now I can use flash 8 content, but my version of director
still remains at 10.1
Have I missed something, or is the updater link pointing to
the wrong file?
By the way, installing the flash 8 asset xtra in the way
seems to
break flash components! I never use flash components, so I
haven't looked into this much, but it seems like something that
could be a bit of a problem if you do use them!
- Ben -
Can someone help me with this powerpoint viewer with director issue?
I have 'inherieted' an interactive CD that was built using director mx2004. I get presentations from different people and put them on a CD to hand out at the end of a seminar. For the Power Point presentations I have director use the powerpoint viewer just in case someone does not have PowerPoint on there machine. This works fine, but I have been getting people that are using PowerPoint 2007 which uses a different extension (pptx instead of ppt). I also have word documents, adobe pdf, ect. Here is the code that handles how to open up the files, whether using PPT viewer or the default program. wasn't sure if you needed all of this or not.
--RUNS WHEN MAIN OPEN BUTTON IS PRESSED--
on mouseUp me
--if button 1-5 has been clicked
if(_global.btnNum = 0 or _global.btnNum = 1 or _global.btnNum = 2 or _global.btnNum = 3 or _global.btnNum = 4 ) then
--assign selected file to a variable
selectedFile = sprite("listBox").selectedItem.data
--path of the file that is selected
filePath = "workshops\days\day" & _global.btnNum & "\" & selectedFile
--find out the type of file
fileExt = selectedFile.char[(selectedFile.length-2)..selectedFile.length]
end if
--if file is classified secret and not provided on this disc (must have "*" at data end)
if(selectedFile.char[selectedFile.length] = "*") then
--set file to placeholder.ppt (since it has an * at data end)
filePath = "workshops\placeholder.ppt"
--set file extension to ppt (since it has an * at data end)
fileExt = "ppt"
end if
if(fileExt = "ppt") then
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
else
--opens file in the default program on that computer
_player.open(filePath, "launchers\PLAY.EXE")
end if
end
I have been trying to get the pptx files to also open in the viewer. I have been able to do this, but the problem is it wants to try to open everything in viewer.
Here is what I have tried:
1- This wants to open everything in PPT viewer. Not sure why.
if(fileExt = "ppt" or "pptx") then
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
else
--opens file in the default program on that computer
_player.open(filePath, "launchers\PLAY.EXE")
end if
end
2-This will just open the 'pptx' file in Power Point. I am sure I am using the 2007 version of PPT viewer in director.
if(fileExt = "ppt") then
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
else if(fileExt = "pptx") then
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
else
--opens file in the default program on that computer
_player.open(filePath, "launchers\PLAY.EXE")
end if
end
I am not sure where to go from here. Can someone help me? Have not been using director for very long.
ThanksIt's unclear what exactly is the problem: is it managing to distinguish and open PowerPoint 2007 (*.pptx) files, or is it that every file tries to run in PPTView.exe?
Part of your problem might be that .pptx is 4 characters long, while .ppt is only 3, and the code dealing with the file extension:
fileExt = selectedFile.char[(selectedFile.length-2)..selectedFile.length]
will only grab the last 3 characters regardless of where the "." is.
Create a new #movie script member (press Ctrl + Shift + U and then hit the + button - "New Cast Member" - at the top-left of the script window that opens). Set the script syntax to JavaScript by altering the drop-down just below the + button and paste in the following:
function jsGetExtension(fName){
if(typeof(fName)!="string") return "";
return fName.split(".").pop();
Then use the following modification to your original script:
global btnNum
--RUNS WHEN MAIN OPEN BUTTON IS PRESSED--
on mouseUp me
--if button 1-5 has been clicked
case btnNum of
0, 1, 2, 3, 4:
--assign selected file to a variable
selectedFile = sprite("listBox").selectedItem.data
--path of the file that is selected
filePath = "workshops\days\day" & btnNum & "\" & selectedFile
--find out the type of file
fileExt = jsGetExtension(selectedFile)
end case
--if file is classified secret and not provided on this disc (must have "*" at data end)
if (selectedFile.char[selectedFile.length] = "*") then
--set file to placeholder.ppt (since it has an * at data end)
filePath = "workshops\placeholder.ppt"
--set file extension to ppt (since it has an * at data end)
fileExt = "ppt"
end if
case fileExt of
"ppt", "pptx":
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
otherwise:
--opens file in the default program on that computer
_player.open(filePath, "launchers\PLAY.EXE")
end case
end
However, I'm nervous that you aren't supplying the full path to files and executables. I don't know where the movie file that contains this code is relative to the folder "launchers\" or "workshops\" put I suggest you prepend the movie's full path (or the application's full path) like so:
global btnNum
--RUNS WHEN MAIN OPEN BUTTON IS PRESSED--
on mouseUp me
mPath = _movie.path -- OR _player.applicationPath
--if button 1-5 has been clicked
case btnNum of
0, 1, 2, 3, 4:
--assign selected file to a variable
selectedFile = sprite("listBox").selectedItem.data
--path of the file that is selected
filePath = mPath & "workshops\days\day" & btnNum & "\" & selectedFile
--find out the type of file
fileExt = jsGetExtension(selectedFile)
end case
--if file is classified secret and not provided on this disc (must have "*" at data end)
if (selectedFile.char[selectedFile.length] = "*") then
--set file to placeholder.ppt (since it has an * at data end)
filePath = mPath & "workshops\placeholder.ppt"
--set file extension to ppt (since it has an * at data end)
fileExt = "ppt"
end if
case fileExt of
"ppt", "pptx":
--opens file in powerpointviewer
_player.open(filePath & " /S", mPath & "launchers\PPTVIEW.EXE")
otherwise:
--opens file in the default program on that computer
_player.open(filePath, mPath & "launchers\PLAY.EXE")
end case
end -
My flashmovie in Director mx2004 doesn´t LOOP???
I have created a flashmovie (.flv). Then I have created a player with controllbar in Flash. So now I have 3 fils. One player (.swf), one skin to the player (.swf) and one move (flv). I have imortded the the palyer in director and linked it. I can´t see the movie at all in director. It is all black. But when I have published it and linked the 3 files to the server, then I can see the movie on the internetpage. But the flashmovie doesen´t LOOP although I have checked "loop" in director.
Does anyone know why the flashmovie does´t loop and why can´t I see my flashmovies in Director. Its all black, but it turns out visible later on the web?>I just wonder how I upgrade my Director mx2004 to 10.1.1. And is it for free?
Upgrading to 10.1.1 is free. You can download the 10.1 update at:
http://www.adobe.com/support/director/downloads.html#mx20041010
This is a full install of Director. Once you have installed it, a bit higher on that page is the 10.1.1 update. The second update is what's called a 'drag install'. You just copy and replace files.
>I can´t turn off the sond off my swf-file in director. I have unchecked sound, but I can still hear my movie
Is this the sound of the FLV? If so, then simply turning off the swf's sound will not help as it's loading a flv. Inside the swf you'd have to put code that allows you to disable the sound of the FLV or set the volume to 0.
regards
Dean
Director Lecturer / Consultant / Director Enthusiast
http://www.deansdirectortutorials.com/
http://www.multimediacreative.com.au -
I am more than happy to buy a third-party product if
necessary for this. My objective is to call a PowerPoint
presentation from within Director and then after the PowerPoint
finishes to return to my Director presentation. If someone is a
maven on this topic I would be most grateful to hear from you.
Mark Johnson
[email protected]> Thanks for the suggestion. My project is for a courtroom
presentation. Another
> vendor has created the PowerPoint presentation and the
client has asked me to
> integrate it into my presentation so that it launches,
finishes and then
> returns to my presentation.
OK, but that doesn't really answer what I was asking.
Is it a self-contained show, or does the file require
PowerPoint or a
viewer application in order to run? The reason I ask is that
if it's
self-contained it's a single line of code to run it and have
director
wait until it's finished before executing the very next line
of code -
Unable to move panel groups in Director MX2004
Any help would be appreciated on this.
I opened Director today after installing/updating Vegas to
version 7.0 and DVD Architect to version 4.0 a couple of weeks ago.
Director MX2004 (ver. 10.1) opened, but when I tried to drag and
drop the stage panel window, it flickered real funny then snapped
back to the position it was in. Same thing with the Score.
Very strange indeed.
WallyI am having this same problem, I recently installed Sony
Vegas also. I am unable to move the panels from the center of the
screen as it just keeps them in the middle. It allows me to mount
the property inspector, etc to the left, but not the right. When I
try to put it on the right, the program shuts down. I could work
with it having them mounting to left, but the stage, score, and
cast windows stay centered and cannot be moved. I have un-installed
it and reinstalled it and the same problem is happening. This is
ridiculous, I am wondering if you found a correction to this
problem. I do not think that Vegas would be causing the problem as
I have Vegas and Director on my computer at work which has them
both and works fine. This is on a PC with XP, as is my cpu at work.
Also I have it setup with the dual monitors with the matrix2go
system so I have two screens hooked up but that should not be the
problem or reason for this happening. Does no one have a answer to
this issue? -
If i use the activation described at http://helpx.adobe.com/de/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.ht ml my Serialnuber is different to the one i purchased.
After the last Win7 OS Update i hade to reactivate my Director MX2004 installation as described in the link.
Then OSControl doesnt work any more with this key. (Maybe also other Xtras)
I still have several Projects built with Dir MX2004 where i have to do frequently updates.
How can i change the Serialnumber back to my Serial?Hallo,
i am not sure any more about the exact way i did the registration.
right now i have the problem that i find now way to deactivate the director installation to try again
transfer license doesnt show any effect.
i am also a bit in a time stress, so i dont want to uninstall and install the program at the momen, as i am not sure if this will affect registration.
I am working with director since version 4 an i still have projects which i realize with director. -
Importing PowerPoint slides in Director
Is there a way to import PowerPoint slides in Director and getting all the animation to work? Thanks for your help.
Hi Ibrahim,
This question has been asked before. Check this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/85607#85607
My suggestion would be to look for a Powerpoint to Flash (PPT to SWF) converter. There are a number of these available. Once you have the SWF, you can bring it into Director.
Dean
Director Lecturer / Consultant / Director Enthusiast
http://www.deansdirectortutorials.com/
http://www.multimediacreative.com.au -
Where can I get more info about Director and Projectors?
I would like to learn how to create interactivity within my animations-like menus and such.
a)where can I buy Director
b)where can I re-learn it after 10 years?
Thanksyou can buy new online in the Adobe store or try to find a usefull version like MX2004 or 11.5 on ebay or similar recources.
if you can get an upgradeable version at a cheap recource it will be better to upgrade to 11.5 as to buy the full version 11.5.
See eligeble versions in the Adobe online store.
best
Wolfgang -
How do I convert a pdf-presentation into Powerpoint, which it is said that I can do? I can convert into Word, but that is of no help as I need to change the text in the document.
Hi Sara!
Yes this sounds interesting. Can I update to that from the PDF Export I have just renewed? How much would that cost?
Thanks for your quick answer.
Best Regards
Per-Olof Egli Logga Egli C.I.S
Managing Director
Egli C.I.S. Consulting
Lapphundsgränd 43
SE-128 62 SKÖNDAL
Sweden/Швеция
Phone: +46 708 23 03 53
<http://www.eglicisconsulting.se/> www.eglicisconsulting.se
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Skype: eglipo
Från: Sara.Forsberg
Skickat: den 10 september 2014 22:11
Till: P-o Egli
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How do I convert a pdf-presentation into Powerpoint, which it is said that I can do? I can convert into Word, but that is of no help as I need to change the text in the document.
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