Need a little powerpoint help

[biggredd]

I am putting together an official promo package for my band to sent to record labels and venues that require more than just a phone call to book there. I am putting together a cd sleeve with all of our info but am also making an interactive cd in case they lose or just throw away the cover. Not sure if all is possible so I'm hoping someone might be able to at least assist me if my thoughts are correct.
Here is the plan. When you put the cd into a computer powerpoint will automatically start playing the song along with a slide show of pictures that will rotate as the song is playing. Our contact info will also be listed next to each picture. I have 2 questions here. I can only seem to list 1 song on the powerpoint. Can I have it auto start one song but give the option to play the other songs with a listed icon? Also, can I make the cd so it will play in a regular cd with no problems AND still be an interactive powerpoint presentation? I will have more questions to follow.
Thanks

 

[f14peter]

I've done a fair number of PPts with media, but none quite like you're after.
If I'm following you right, a song plays and a series of slides are displayed (Easy so far). But, you also want the viewer to have the option of playing additional songs after the first if they want? Would the additional songs play the same slides, or different slides?
One option would be to program the slideshow to play Song #1 through a specific number of slides (Let's call that Segment #1). Then the last slide of the Segment #1 can contain the next song (Manually started) with a text notation on the slide to press the space bar or mouse-click to start the next segment (Segment #2). If you want to repeat the slides from Segment #1, then you can just insert the same slides over and over again (Or new slide with different pictures if you wish). Additional segments can be added in the same manner.
Probably another, even easier way to do it, but I've never put multiple media icons on the same slide.

 

[biggredd]

Yes, the slides will play along with the song. Yes, if they listen to 30 seconds of the song and want to hear what the next song is I'd like to have 3 icons for them to choose the song. They would be the same slides, just want different songs over the same pictures.
It would be cool if I could have all 3 songs play back to back as well with the slides just repeating. Is it possible to have both options? It plays like it was on a cd, just one after the other.
My main problem is how would they skip to the next song without closing the powerpoint if they were done listening to the song they were on?

 

[f14peter]

Hmmmm, I've never created a PPt in that manner, with multiple selectable icons for inserted media constantly displayed . . . you may be able to do it by dropping the three sound files into a presentation and command each to play only when their specific icon is clicked. You might be able to have the slide show play with the icons remaining on top of all pages of the show. There are several play and icon display options when it comes to inserted media, it just might work . . . give it a try, experiment a bit.
Having the three songs play back-to-back-to-back is workable. One way is how I described earlier, except command the second and third audio files to play automatically when the page they're on is reached. Another option would be to put the three songs into a audio editing program on a timeline in the order you want, then encode all three as one audio file. However, unless you can insert chapters in the audio file, you wouldn't be able to skip to the next song bacause the computer just thinks all three songs are one long audio clip.
Just a note if you weren't already aware . . . when you insert media (video or audio/sound files) into a PPt presentation, it is usually not embedded into it, it simply plays the file from wherever on the computer the presentation thinks it is. Thus, when you create a PPt that's going to be put on a distributable disc, I include the media files along with PPt file, usually all in one folder. The files can be embedded permanently if you wish, but I tried that once with video and it took forever to save the presentation and I just didn't have the time, it may work for you since you're dealing with audio files (much smaller than video files).
Now if you had DVD authoring software and felt confident that any potential viewers would have access to a DVD player or had a player in their computer, that would almost be as easy (or even easier).