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I'm working on a Powerpoint presentation which includes some videos preceded by and followed by still images. The video I have inserted so far plays OK but, on completion it loops back to the beginning of the video again instead of advancing to the next slide.  I've tried various combinations of transition and playback settings including automatic

Can somebody help please?

Thanks

Bump

Under Video Tools, on the Playback tab, in the Video Options group, deselect the Loop until Stopped check box.

Thanks. I'll have a look at that when I get home.

Just had a quick look. It's not selected anyway

Does PowerPoint still let you have each image slide in from the side, accompanied by a tyre screeching effect?

Always a crowd pleaser. 

Videos in ppt are high risk - the chances of it freezing or something are significant. I'd advise playing it as a standalone.

They are an integral part of the presentation

That's fine - just switch in and out of ppt.

This. Two years of lecturing online has taught me what to avoid like the plague. MS Teams and Videos in PPT are close to the top of the list!

Sorry to be a pain but I can't seem to get to grips with this. At one point, when trying to insert an object I had a message saying "The server application, source or item can't be founfor returned....

Why on earth is it not a simple thing to acheive IN POWERPOINT?

Have you tried saying "next slide please"?

Have you tried making a sensible comment?

I’ve not tried this yet so can’t 100% confirm it will work (too much Platty Joobs Pimms) but…

Assuming you have a pre and post still with the video in-betwixt try setting your slides and animation like this:

First still is in a stand alone slide, click to next slide (or animate to transition after x time) which is your vid which should be set to auto start, at the end of your vid animate to immediately transition to next slide which is your follow-on still. Should work, no promises, fingers crossed, also get lucky rabbits foot out as it is .ppt and it’s the devils work. 

Thanks, I'll give it a try

I've just been experimenting with your suggested approach and initial results seem favourable. I still have quite a bit more work to do on the presentation but if it works with your suggestion I shall be so grateful. I was finding it quite frustrating and was seriously beginning to wonder whether I would be able to "hack it".

Thanks again. Fingers crossed.

Just a thought. Before doing the presentation. Test it with the conferencing software you’ll use with someone watching. You may find your video has no sound. Even if you go for ppt, PLEASE have a backup of playing the video outside in case it all goes t1ts up.

I'm hearing sound when I run the occasional test viewing during editing.

I’ve presumed you are doing it remotely. If you’re not, ignore me.

Live audience. Thanks anyway.

superb - glad I could be of help

my next tip, rehearse until you are blue in the face, and then do it some more.

Use the timing function so you know how long you are actually presenting for, record yourself to see where you waffle, pick your nose, stare in to space and so on. Present to the dog, your partner, have some notes to refer to, do not speak the words on the slide but speak around/to them, look at and speak to your audience. And unless you’re giving a presentation on the future of the Conservative Party to CCHQ - enjoy yourself!

Many thanks for that.

I'm not sure how I've done it, so don't ask, but I seem to have eliminated the gremlins from my efforts to include videos in my PowerPoint presentation.

Thanks to all who offered advice