On Kubuntu 9.04 with OpenOffice.org (OOo) 3.0.1, adding of the MP3 to play audio during a presentation is simple. Default audio support is on MIDI, AIF, AU and WAV format. The Linux system needs to have gstreamer from fluendo installed for OOo to play MP3s. So this is to all my friends who is trying to get their presentation done with audio and still hanging on to OOo, here are the steps.
Step 1: This is a one time step.
Open a terminal and with an internet connection, type
$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3
Step 2:
Open the Impress presentation and choose the slide where you want to start the audio. Select the "Slide transition" tab.
Step 3:
In the Modify transition section, choose Sound and select "Other Sound..." then choose the file containing the desired music. In this case, it should be a working MP3. And check the option for "Loop until next sound".

Warning: Do not click the button "Apply to All Slides", as this will force the MP3 to restart after each slide. Volume is controlled by the PC speakers or you could remake the audio.
2 comments:
Great !!!!!
After going through several suggestions finally found the one that is simple and perfect.
Thanks a ton.
PAL
Yes, the addition of mp3/audio is helping a few of those trying to move into Impress.
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