Packaging a PowerPoint Presentation with a VCD file onto one disc

[GarrettChristopherso]

Does anybody know how to, or is it possible to place a self-starting Powerpoint Presentation with Powerpoint viewer on the same disc as VCD?

I can get both sets of files onto one disc with two methods, but I lose the powerpoint presentation's ability to automatically start with one, and with the second method, my dvd player does not find the vcd file.

So my question again is there a way to prepare these files that could allow both to be placed on a single disc without losing their ability to function?

I greaty appreciate any help that might be offered!

[Cornucopia]

If I understand you correctly, it certainly is possible to do.

1. Make Std VCD mpegs.
2. Author in VCDEasy.
3. Add in AUTORUN.INF, PPTVIEWR.EXE, *.PPT/PPS, etc to ISO/data section (track 1) of VCD.
4. Compile & Burn VCD.

Can you be a little clearer about your steps, appz used, etc.? And specific requirements. You say "DVD player", but didn't specify hardware vs. software (a BIG difference in this case).

Scott

[GarrettChristopherso]

I used Roxio's Easy Media Creator 7.5, dvd builder to build the VCD and burn it to disc. I used Sonic RecordNow! to copy an image of the VCD to my HDD. Then I used Powerpoint's 'package for cd' command to put the Presentation and the image of the VCD onto one disc (we'll call this disc two).

Disc two has an autoplay feature which will start the powerpoint viewer when placed into a PC. This works on this disc. Although, when I place the CD into a Sony DVP-NS325 Player (Plays VCD and other formats) the players display shows that the player analyzes the disc as an audio CD, with no music on it (there are .wav files on the disc).

I did this too: I used Sonic to copy an image of the powerpoint presentation to my HDD, and then burned the image of the powerpoint presentation and the VCD onto a data disc ( this is the only way that I could burn both disc images at once, by placing them on a data disc). Neither of the file sets performed as I need them to.

I then used Sonic to burn an image of the VCD to a new disc, and this disc worked in the Sony Player.

What I need is one disc that has a powerpoint presentation that will autostart when placed into a computer, and has a VCD set of files that will be recognized and played by the Sony Player.

Well, that is all of the details I can provide. I truely appreciate your assistance!

[Cornucopia]

What you need to do is stop using Sonic RNM for this job.

1. Go back to the original VCD you made with Roxio. Is this disc OK? If so, use it.
2. Rip the contents to XML+MediaFiles with the VCDXRip tool (which is part of VCDEasy and VCDImager).
3. Edit the text of the XML (according to XML rules, following the guidelines of the VCDImager protocol). Include the Files that would have been put onto the dataCD (#2), added into the <FILESYSTEM> section. ***Make sure you have short filenames. Or buy VCDEasy commercial edition and switch to ISO9660 Level2 so you can have long filenames.*** They also need to be referenced correctly on the harddrive.
4. Open the tools section of VCDEasy and create a disc image from the modified XML.
5. Use (whatever burning app you like that understands CUE/BIN) to burn the image to disc.

DONE.

Scott

(Have done this successfully MANY times, so I know it works)

>>>>>>>>>>
I have an old thread here that examples this very thing.

[GarrettChristopherso]

Well, I am now using VCDEasy3.1.0, and have made the xml file.

I have a windows machine, So when I went to download VCDImager, all the program files are tar.gz files (my experience tells me that I need a linux machine to run those files). I do not know how to incorporate cygwin's functionality (if this is a tool that is vital to this process, I will invest the time to learn how to use cygwin). <- that would take awhile - But do I really need this?

What I am needing is some guidance about how to incoporate the Powerpoint files into the xml. I am using notepad to view the xml file. Do I state the folder:

<filesystem>
<folder> <name>Powerpoint folder</name></folder>
</filesystem>

This doesn't seem correct because there is no full path name leading the to all the information contained within the folder throughout the remainding portion of the xml file.
- So, do I have to construct another <sequence><segment> event for the folder?

or, Do I state each file needed for the Powerpoint presentation in the <filesystem> section:

Thank you for the time invested in Helping me accomplish this task!

I have attached a copy of the xml file. Perhaps the file could be modified so I could be shown how to arrange the information, just a thought.

videocd.xml

[Cornucopia]

You actually don't need another copy of VCDImager, a copy of it comes with VCDEasy (or maybe it now comes with the lkVCDImager fork which allows for ISO Level2)...

Look here for Vitualis' guides, which are more thorough and clear than most people could attempt (myself included):https://www.videohelp.com/~vitualis/#guides

Loosely,
the "folder" listed is the folder that would be created on the disc. If you want them on the root of the CD, don't put them within a "folder" element.

HTH,
Scott

[GarrettChristopherso]

I read Vitualis' guides. So, in order to have the Powerpoint file play automatically, I need to list all the files associated with the Powerpoint file within the <filesystem>. Do I need to place the set of Powerpoint files in the root directory or in a folder?

[Cornucopia]

Yes that's correct--in the <Filesystem> element.

You can do either, you just need to have it point toward the correct folder in the autorun.inf (see some of my previous posts on that subject if you need info).

Example (if you have single PPT, with no "Pak-n-Go", and no external media files):

<filesystem>
  <folder>
    <file src="C:\temp\source_autorun.inf" format="form1">
      <name>AUTORUN.INF</name>
    <file src="C:\icons\source_myIcon.ico" format="form1">
      <name>ICON.ICO</name>
    <file src="C:\Distros\source_Winopen.exe" format="form1">
      <name>WINOPEN.EXE</name>
    <name>PPT</name>
    <file src="C:\MYDOCU~1\source_GarrettsPPT.PPS" format="form1">
      <name>PRESENTATION.PPS</name>
    </file>
  </folder>
</filesystem>

And then you would probably have an autorun like this:

[autorun]
open=winopen.exe /PPT/PRESENTATION.PPS
icon=ICON.ICO

You could have additional files in the PPT folder if needed, as well as any linked media files (assuming you set that up correctly, which is a problem for many), and you could expand the options in the autorun.inf file, but that pretty much says it...

Scott

[GarrettChristopherso]

Thanks for showing me the code. I definitely needed the help! I have another question. Which program do you use to burn the new image file?

nevermind... uhm, VCDEasy.

[GarrettChristopherso]

Scott, THANK YOU!! for your expert assistance. Once I worked out the syntax of the xml file (The powerpoint files can not be in folders), and then figured out which file to open with the autorun call, the Cd does works exactly as I wanted to!! This is so Very cool. This is a Great Forum!

Garrett Christopherson