Downstream bug may be found at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/172262 1) HOST: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 GUEST: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 2) HOST: apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress libreoffice-impress: Installed: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Candidate: 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 Version table: *** 1:3.3.0-1maverick1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy totem totem: Installed: 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy virt-manager virt-manager: Installed: 0.8.4-7ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 0.8.4-7ubuntu1.1 Version table: *** 0.8.4-7ubuntu1.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.8.4-7ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages GUEST: apt-cache policy openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-impress: Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 Version table: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen is when one embeds a video file into a blank Impress file, or opens an Impress file with video in it via openoffice.org-impress or libreoffice-impress ( sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-impress ) via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/172262/+attachment/250365/+files/test.odp && soffice -impress test.odp && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/172262/+attachment/250368/+files/instalacia.ogg && totem instalacia.ogg it shows the first frame of the embedded video in openoffice.org-impress or libreoffice-impress, plays the video in editing mode, and plays the video in Slide Show, just as it does in totem. 4) What happens instead is that in openoffice.org-impress or libreoffice-impress you see a grey rectangle where the video file is supposed to be, clicking the play button in the right-hand pane does not play the video, nor does clicking Slide Show -> Slide Show. The embedded video file plays fine in totem.
Cannot reproduce, test.odp works for me. Note that instalacia.ogg must be in the same folder as test.odp to work properly. $ cat /opt/libreoffice/program/versionrc [Version] AllLanguages=en-US buildid=330m19(Build:6) ExtensionUpdateURL=http://updateexte.libreoffice.org/ExtensionUpdateService/check.Update OOOBaseVersion=3.3 ProductBuildid=6 ProductMajor=330 ProductMinor=19 ProductSource=OOO330 UpdateID=LibreOffice_3_en-US UpdateURL= UpdateUserAgent=<PRODUCT> (${buildid}; ${_OS}; ${_ARCH}; BundledLanguages=${AllLanguages}) $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.10" 2.6.35-26-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jan 30 08:10:51 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux I also cannot reproduce on Ubuntu's OOo: $ cat /usr/lib/openoffice/program/versionrc [Version] AllLanguages=en-US BuildVersion=ooo-build 3.2.1.4, Ubuntu package 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 buildid=320m19(Build:9505) ExtensionUpdateURL=http://updateext.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update OOOBaseVersion=3.2 ProductBuildid=9505 ProductMajor=320 ProductMinor=19 ProductSource=OOO320 UpdateID=OpenOffice.org_3_en-US UpdateURL= UpdateUserAgent=<PRODUCT> (${buildid}; ${_OS}; ${_ARCH}; BundledLanguages=${AllLanguages}) Vendor=Debian and Ubuntu $ apt-cache policy openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-impress: Installed: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 Version table: *** 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.2.1-7ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages @cp9650: you are using a PPA version of LibreOffice (500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386), please file a bug against that PPA version.
WORKAROUND: Keep inserted video files in the same directory as the Impress file or manually update each inserted video file via Edit -> Links. This applies to both libreoffice-impress & openoffice.org-impress. Changing Importance from Major to Minor as easy workaround exists.
Marking to Enhancement, as this is a request to embed media within a libreoffice-impress file and/or have all inserted media files move automatically when the impress file is moved to another location.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 32581 ***