Saving PPT 2011 Presentation as Package

Question

Trying to save PPT 2011 (mac) presentation (which contains audio/video files) as a package.  It is my understanding that with PPT 2011 there is no need to save as package, but am having problems getting audio/video to reliably work.  Might it have to do with file size?

Answer 1

I assume you were saving as a PowerPoint package so that your presentation would be portable from one computer to another. 

Things to keep in mind:

• In the new format, copies of your media are embedded within the PowerPoint presentation file, so there's no need to copy the media files.
• PowerPoint for Windows supports QuickTime format, but only in PowerPoint 2010. For other Windows versions your best bet is to use .wmv format and install Flip4Mac on your Macs.
• Keep an eye on your RAM usage. Movie files plus large PowerPoint presentation can equal a big RAM requirement. If your presentation computer starts using the hard drive as swap space, then your movies will play slowly and not smoothly. On the Mac, use Activity Monitor to keep tabs of RAM and swap. Ideally, swap should be zero. If not, get more RAM.

Answer 2

Perhaps, you could explain what you mean by "getting audio/video to reliably work." Where are you moving the files? Does the other machine have PowerPoint 2011 or some other version? Do some bits of audio and video work and not others? Does it happen consistently on machines other than your own? When things don't work, do you just not hear the sounds and see the videos or is something else happening?