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Invisiblemaggotz


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what software could i use to do something like this?
    #7900696 - 01/19/08 07:54 AM (16 years, 13 days ago)

Suppose i'm turning in a project or report. i want to burn a disc with all the pdfs, excel spreadsheets, word documents, images, videos, etc. i know this can be done in powerpoint but i'm looking for alternatives. basically, what i need is to make a sleek presentation using all the resources i have. it would be great if i could have a presentation that starts automatically when i insert the disc.

so, i put the disc in, it loads up the presentation automatically. so it shows the main screen that says "this is project blah blah blah" it shows an index, each entry in the index is a link to another part of the presentation, a word document or a video. so when you click the video link it loads up the video.

like i said before, i know this can be done in powerpoint but i'm looking for something else. something more powerful, or something that makes it easier.

any suggestions?


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Invisiblewyrdfreeg
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Registered: 01/17/08
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Re: what software could i use to do something like this? [Re: maggotz]
    #7900937 - 01/19/08 09:56 AM (16 years, 13 days ago)

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Invisibleangryshroom
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Re: what software could i use to do something like this? [Re: wyrdfreeg]
    #7909166 - 01/21/08 11:08 AM (16 years, 11 days ago)

Id imagine you need to make an autoplay file. You can do it with notepad, but, look around on the internet, and the disk drive should automatically open that file and follow the commands to open what you want it to open.


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Invisibleelbisivni

Registered: 10/01/06
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Re: what software could i use to do something like this? [Re: maggotz]
    #7910120 - 01/21/08 03:34 PM (16 years, 11 days ago)

To make an executable auto-launch you must create an INF file.

Open notepad, paste in this:
Code:
[autorun]
open=myProgram.exe
icon=myIcon.ico (if you have one, if not then omit this line)


save it as autorun.inf and put it in the same root folder as your executable on the disc.

I don't know much about PowerPoint but if you're looking for an alternative you can use Flash and export your movie as an EXE.

Or, what I'd suggest for you, is you make a small website with all the info you want, expect it to run locally. then instead of myProgram.exe in the code above type in index.html I believe.

Unfortunately it will not auto-launch on Mac platforms.


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