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November 18, 2014
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Can I play WMV files in a PPT using screen share?

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Will the embedded WMV files in a PPT play correctly using screen share? My CEO has a presentation through Adobe Connect. We plan to screen share. Does this allow Connect to play WMV files? I've google over and over but I seem to get answers for file share instead.

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Jorma_at_CoSo
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November 18, 2014

If you convert the videos to MP4 or FLV you can upload them directly to  a share pod and play them back in the room. Please don't play videos through screen share for the following reasons:

  • Screen sharing runs at 3-5 Frames Per Second (FPS), while your video runs at around 30 FPS. Thus your attendees only see about 10% of the videos frames and that makes them look choppy.
  • No audio is broadcast through your screen share, it is just the image of your monitor.
  • Window's media player (the player most likely to play back WMV content) has anti-piracy stuff built into it, and it notorious for blocking the media from being capture by a screen recording application, which Connect's screen sharing functionality tends to fall into.
  • It will just make you and your attendees angry and frustrated.

Supported file types in the Share pod: PPT, PPTX, PNG, MP4, F4V, Adobe PDF, SWF, FLV, JPEG, and MP3 file types

To have a video embedded in your PPT that plays back in a Connect Meeting you will likely need Adobe Presenter 10