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FonePaw - Solution - Converter - Insert Video Formats in PowerPoint
It is a great way to make your presentation more attractive for audiences if you can insert or embed a video into your PPT. However, you may receive a 'PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file' error message when you try to insert an video or movie in PowerPoint 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 or the lower version. This issue occurs mainly because the format of the video that you want to insert is not friendly for PPT.
But what's the best video format for PowerPoint and how to convert a video to the format that can be embedded in PowerPoint? Keep on reading and this article will tell you.
Oct 11, 2016 - Here's how you go about it: Click on the File tab to show file options. Scroll down and select Export and navigate to Create a Video. Select your video settings preference (video quality, timings and narration, video size). Click on Create a Video. Choose a filename, saving location and video type (.mp4 or.wmv).
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Part 1:Best Video Formats for PowerPoint
The best video formats for PPT can be varied depending on what version of PowerPoint and what computer system you are using. Here is the details:
1. Best Video Format for PowerPoint 2013 or Later in Windows
In PowerPoint 2013 or later, you can add videos in formats of ASF, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, MPG, MPEG, SWF, and WMV. However, if your computer doesn't install according video and audio codec, the video embed may cannot playback. For the best video playback experience,
- If you are using a Windows 8 or Windows 10 computer, we recommend you to add .mp4 videos encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio to PowerPoint 2013 or later;
- If you a Windows 7 or Windows Vista or Windows XP computer, we strongly recommend you to insert WMV or MPEG-1 videos.
2. Best Video Format for PowerPoint 2010 in Windows
Video formats that work with PowerPoint 2010 in Windows include ASF, AVI, MPG, MPEG, SWF and WMV. Also, for the best playback experience, you'd better insert an video in WMV or MPEG-1 format to PowerPoint 2010.
3. Best Video Format for PowerPoint 2007 in Windows
Video formats that work with PowerPoint 2007 in Windows include ASF, AVI, MPG, MPEG and WMV. That's why you can't play MP4 in PowerPoint 2007/2003/2002/2000/97/95.
4. Best Video Format for PowerPoint 2011/2016 on Mac
Video formats that work with PowerPoint 2011 include MPEG4, MPG, AVI, MOV, QT, and SWF. Since whether you are using OS X 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.7 Lion or 10.6 Snow Leopard, MP4 is the native playback format, so MP4 is granted the best video format for PowerPoint 2011 and the future PowerPoint 2016.
Summary: Is there a format that works both on Windows and Mac? Sure! From the list above, you'll find that the MPG (MPEG-1) video is compatible with PPT both on PC and Mac.
Part 2: How to Convert Video to Embed in PowerPoint on Windows/Mac
To embed video into PowerPoint without any trouble, you can convert videos to MPEG-1. FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate can help you have this job done. As a processional video converter, FonePaw video Converter can convert your videos to PowerPoint compatible formats like MP4, SWF, WMV, AVI, ASF, and MPG (MPEG-1). Besides converting videos to PowerPoint, this software also helps to convert other video and audio formats, such as converting AVI to MP4 and converting M4A to MP3.
Now, download FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate and run it.
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1. Add source video to the program
Click 'Add File(s)' button to upload the video file you want to embed to PowerPoint to the program. You can upload them in batch.
2. Set PPT supported video format
Click the drop-down button on the right side of the 'Profile' button to select PowerPoint supported 'MPEG-1 Video (*.mpg)' as output format from 'PowerPoint' category. You can also check part 1 again and choose other PPT supported video formats that in line with your computer and powerpoint version.
3. Convert video to PPT format
Click 'Convert' button to finish converting video to PowerPoint MPEG-1 or WMV or MP4.
4. Insert and Play MP4 in PowerPoint
After the conversion, simply click 'Open Folder' to get the converted video. Then open PowerPoint and insert the video to your powerpoint
Besides being a PowerPoint Video Converter, FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate is also an Adobe Media Converter, iPad Video Converter and Android Video Converter. Thereby, don't hesitate to download it to solve all your video and audio format issues.
Part 3: Powerpoint Cannot Play Media, What to Do?
Some users reported that after sending out the presentation, the recipients can not play the video/audio embeded. This is probably caused by a codec problem - the media file on the presentation is based on a codec that is unavailable on the recepients' computer. To solve the unavailable codec problem on powerpoint 2016/2013/2010:
- Select Info on the File tab;
- If the media inserted might have compatibility issues when played on another device, the Optimize Compatibility option will pop up.
- Click Optimize Compatibility and the PowerPoint will begin to improve the media file.
Note:
- Embedded subtitles and alternate audio tracks will be lost in this optimization process.
- If you can not play media in the presentation that you receive, you could install a third-party media decoder and encoder filter, such as ffdshow or DivX to solve the problem.
Since compatibility optimization will erase the subtitiles and alternate audio tracks, you may want to use FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate to convert the media to supported format before inserting the video in the presentation
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As we know, iMovie is an App powered by Apple which can record, watch, edit, and share your videos through it. Yet, YouTube is the largest video sharing site in the world. May be you want to download YouTube videos to your device for offline viewing or editing by using iMovie, but only to find that most of the YouTube video cannot be recognized due to the wrong formats. As iMovie only supports formats like MP4, MOV, DV and AIC, we need a YouTube to iMovie converter to do the job. Keep on reading if you still looking for good ways to download and convert YouTube videos. Here are two Apps can help you fulfill this mission.
Two awesome YouTube to iMovie converters
Apowersoft Video Downloader For Mac
Apowersoft Video Downloader for Mac is a professional video downloader which features powerful conversion function. It supports convert any videos to all kinds of common-used formats, like MP4, MOV, AVI, FVI, etc. If you haven’t downloaded your favorite video yet, try the download function. It will save your time.
Follow the steps to learn how to convert YouTube to iMovie. Watch video demo here.
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Download and install
Click the button below to download Video Downloader for Mac.
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Download YouTube videos
Launch the App. Visit YouTube through the built-in browser, when you play the video, the stream clips will be auto-detected and added to the download list. Or you can find the video URL you want and copy it. Click on “Paste URL” button, the video will be added into the download list automatically.
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Add your videos for converting
Click “Convert”. After skipping to the convert interface, select “Add” to add the YouTube video to the convert list. If you have several videos to convert, just click “Add” to add other videos. The video will be converted one by one according to the convert list.
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Convert YouTube videos to iMovie
Click “Profile”, find the option “Apple”, and then choose your device, like iPhone 5, iPod, iPad, etc. Select the output folder by clicking a blue folder icon. Then click “Start” to convert your videos. When the task finished, select “Open Folder” to find the video you want.
Tips: Maybe you download a movie which was separated into several videos. You can select “Merge videos into one file”. This function will help you join the videos into one. If the video takes a long time to convert and you have something important to do, select “Shut down computer after conversion”. The computer will be shut down after finishing convert.
Video Grabber
If you think it is inconvenient to install a video converter to your PC. Well, how about Video Grabber? It is a free online video downloader with built-in converter. You can convert YouTube videos to iMovie directly through it. Better still, you can download YouTube videos from this App with a few steps. And it works well on both Mac OS X and Windows.
Check out following steps to convert YouTube to iMovie.
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Navigate to video grabber through Safari. Simply click on “Convert Video” tab.
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Click “Browse”. Wait until the Java notification pop up. Run the Java and then find the video you want to convert. Same as the professional converter, you can click the plus button to add other videos. And the video will be converted one by one.
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Unlike professional one, online converter does not have “Profile” options. It just has options of “Output formats” like MP4, MOV, AVI, etc. As MP4 is the most widely used on Mac and iOS system, so we choose MP4 here. And then click “Convert” to convert YouTube to iMovie.
Free access to all functions:
This web-based tool has no limits on both download and convert. You can free access to use download, convert and record functions. So you can achieve download and convert YouTube videos to iMovie on this online App. For downloading YouTube videos, just find the video you want to download and copy the URL. Select “Grab Online Video”, paste the URL into the URL box, and then click “Grab it” button.