How to Play MP4 in PowerPoint Successfully

This article aims to answer and solve the following two questions: Why PowerPoint often failed to play MP4 files? How to successfully play MP4 in PowerPoint 97/95/2000/2002/2003/2007/2010?
Why PowerPoint Refuse to Play MP4 files?
According to PowerPoint official website, PowerPoint 2010 does play MP4 files, but it only play Apple QuickTime MP4 movie and must be with the Apple QuickTime player installed. And the PowerPoint 2010 64-bit version is not compatible with 32-bit versions of QuickTime; you must install a 64-bit version of QuickTime or Flash, or a 32-bit version of PowerPoint 2010. However, other versions of PowerPoint still cannot insert and play MP4 files. Even PowerPoint 2010 will fail to play MP4 video if it is not Apple QuickTime Movie or not in MPEG-4 codec. Therefore, we often meet difficulty in inserting MP4 to PowerPoint, let alone to play MP4 in PowerPoint successfully.

How to Successfully Play MP4 in PowerPoint?
In order to insert MP4 to any version of PowerPoint for playing MP4 successfully, we had better convert MP4 to PowerPoint more friendly video format! Through the practice: MPEG (MPG) is the most compatible video format which can work well with PowerPoint for both Windows and Mac version; WMV is well supported by PowerPoint for Windows; MOV is well supported by PowerPoint for Mac.
Bigasoft Total Video Converter is just the right MP4 to PowerPoint converter. It can easily convert MP4 to PowerPoint most supported MPEG/MPG format. It also can convert MP4 video to PowerPoint supported other video format like AVI, WMV, MOV, ASF, SWF. Besides converting MP4, it can even convert any other video formats including FLV, F4V, MKV, 3GP, WTV, RM, DV, VOB, MTS, AVCHD, MXF, WebM, and H.264 etc to PowerPoint format.
Guide to Convert MP4 for Inserting and Playing MP4 in PowerPoint
The following is a step by step guide on how to convert MP4 to PowerPoint Presentation compatible format on Windows or Mac with the help of Bigasoft Total Video Converter. Then it is dead easy to insert and embed the converted MP4 to PowerPoint for easy play.
This guide applies to:
* Convert and play MP4 files in any version of PowerPoint Presentation including PowerPoint 2010, 2007, 2003, 2000, 2002, 2005 or even PowerPoint 95, 97.
* Convert Flip MP4 to PowerPoint compatible format for easy insert and play
* Convert MP4 video from iTunes to PowerPoint for easy insert MP4 into PowerPoint
* Convert MP4 files from QuickTime/iMovie/iDVD to PowerPoint supported video format
* Convert MP4 from iPad/iPhone/iPod to PowerPoint supported format
* Convert MP4 downloaded from YouTube or other websites to PowerPoint
* Convert MP4 to PowerPoint supported MPEG, WMV, MOV, AVI, ASF, SWF
* Convert and play other video formats including FLV, F4V, SWF, H.264, MKV, 3GP, RMVB, WebM, VOB, DV and more in PowerPoint Presentation

Make Preparation: Free Download Bigasoft Total Video Converter
Free download Bigasoft Total Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import MP4 video to Bigasoft Total Video Converter
Click "Add File" button to import your MP4 video which you want to play in PowerPoint to Bigasoft Total Video Converter; or simply drag and drop your MP4 video to the main interface of this MP4 to PowerPoint Converter.

Step 2 Set PowerPoint 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 "General Video" category. (This format works well with both Windows and Mac version of PowerPoint).
Tips: If your computer is Windows version, you can also select WMV, AVI, ASF as output video format, if your computer is Mac version, you can also select MOV as output video format
Step 3 Convert MP4 to PowerPoint format
Click "Convert" button to finish converting MP4 to PowerPoint more friendly format.
Step 4 Insert and Play MP4 in PowerPoint
After finishing the MP4 to PowerPoint format conversion, just insert the converted MP4 to PowerPoint for play just as you insert your other videos to PowerPoint.
If you do not know how to insert video to PowerPoint, you may refer to the Step 6 Embed video in PowerPoint in the following article How to Insert Video to PowerPoint
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Fast convert MOV to PowerPoint more compatible format to successfully embed and play MOV in Windows PowerPoint Presentation and Mac PowerPoint Presentation.

Symptoms When Try to Play MOV in PowerPoint

• Windows PowerPoint 97/95/2000/2002/2003/2007 cannot insert and play MOV files.
• Windows PowerPoint 2010 can only play MOV video if the Apple QuickTime player is installed.
• Though Mac PowerPoint announced to play MOV video, it only plays QuickTime MOV video, it often fail to embed and play MOV movie created by Camcorder/Camera or edited by iMovie or downloaded from websites.

Easy Solution to Solve PowerPoint Won't Insert MOV Problem

To successfully embed MOV in PowerPoint for Windows or Mac, a recommended solution is to convert MOV to PowerPoint more compatible video formats. Bigasoft Total Video Converter is just the right MOV to PowerPoint conversion software. It can fast convert all kinds of MOV files including QuickTime MOV/iMovie MOV/iTunes MOV/Camcorder MOV/downloaded MOV to PowerPoint more compatible video formats like WMV, AVI, MPG, ASF, and SWF. Besides, it also can convert FLV, MP4, MKV, WTV, MXF, 3GP, MTS, AVCHD, VOB, WebM, and H.264 and more to PowerPoint.

How to Convert MOV to PowerPoint

The following is a step by step guide on how to convert all kinds of MOV to Windows PowerPoint WMV, AVI, MPG or ASF format or convert non-QuickTime MOV to Mac PowerPoint MOV or MPG so as to successfully embed and play MOV in PowerPoint for Windows or Mac.

Make Preparation: Run Bigasoft Total Video Converter

Download the free trial version of Bigasoft Total Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac), install and run it.

Step 1 Import MOV video

Click "Add File" button to import MOV video to Bigasoft Total Video Converter, or simply drag and drop the MOV video to the main interface of this MOV to PowerPoint converter.

Step 2 Choose PowerPoint compatible video format

Click the "Profile" drop-down button to choose PowerPoint supported video format from "General Video" category.

• To insert MOV into PowerPoint for Windows, it is recommend to select General Pocket PC Video (*.wmv), or MPEG-1 Video (*.mpg), or AVI - Audio-Video Interleaved (*.avi) as output video format.
• To embed MOV in PowerPoint for Mac, it is better to select MPEG-1 Video (*.mpg) or MOV - QuickTime (*.mov) as output profile.
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Step 3 Convert MOV to PowerPoint format

Click "Convert" button to begin converting MOV to PowerPoint compatible video format. It will be finished with high output quality and fast converting speed.

Step 4 Embed MOV in PowerPoint

After finish converting MOV to PowerPoint, click "Open Folder" button to copy the converted MOV movie into the same folder as the presentation, and then insert MOV into PowerPoint just as you embed other videos to PowerPoint.
If you have no idea on how to insert video into PowerPoint, you may refer to the Step 6 Embed video in PowerPoint in the following article How to Embed Video to PowerPoint

Play MOV in PowerPoint

With the above step by step guide, playing MOV in PowerPoint for Windows or Mac is just easy no matter what kind of MOV files they are including QuickTime MOV video, iMovie MOV video, iTunes MOV video, iPad/iPhone MOV movie, Camcorder MOV movie or downloaded MOV files. This guide also helps to play other videos including MP4, FLV, MKV, VOB, WTV, MXF, H.264, 3GP and more in PowerPoint

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Many people need to present a DVD in PowerPoint slide, which may make presentation much more entertaining and informative. To embed DVD in PowerPoint means inserting a DVD clip physically into an application so that it can play within the presentation. In most cases, embedding DVD in PowerPoint will end in failure. For PowerPoint is not compatible with DVD and it only embeds few video formats including ASF, AVI, MPEG, and WMV. Could nothing be done to successfully play DVD in PowerPoint?
In fact, there are many ways to solve the above problem. One of them is to install plug-ins like Onstage DVD or SpinWare iControl PE. But this kind of plug-in is expensive and has very limited capabilities. Another preferable way is to convert DVD to PowerPoint compatible video format so as to successfully embed DVD in PowerPoint. In this way, there is even no need to have the DVD in computer's DVD player at the time of the presentation. In this way, you can also realize inserting only desired DVD clips, chapters, segments to PowerPoint instead of the whole DVD.

The following guide will show you how to convert DVD to PowerPoint supported format and how to successfully insert and embed DVD in PowerPoint.

How to Convert DVD to PowerPoint Supported Format

Before you start off, you need to prepare the following thing:
Download the free trial version of Bigasoft DVD Ripper (for Windows ,for Mac ) install and run it.

Step 1 Load DVD to Bigasoft DVD Ripper

Go to main interface of Bigasoft DVD Ripper, click on "Open DVD" button to choose "Open DVD..." or "Open DVD Folder..." to select the DVD file which you want to be ripped.

 

Step 2 Select PowerPoint compatible video formats

Click the small triangle to the right of Profile , a drop down menu will pop up, then select PowerPoint compatible video format like MPEG-1 Movie (*.mpg) .
Tips: Though ASF, AVI, and WMV are also compatible with PowerPoint, MPEG is more preferable. For this video file can be played on both PC and Mac, while others can only be played on PC. If you use a Windows, you also can select General Pocket PC Video (*.wmv) or AVI - Audio-Video Interleaved (*.wmv) from the drop down menu. If you use a Mac, you can also select MOV as output video format.

 

Step 3 Select right resolutions for output video

Press "Settings..." button, a setting box will pop up, select wanted resolution like 640*480 from the drop down list of "Resolution". You may also select lower or higher resolution according to your specific needs.

 

Step 4 Define the to be converted DVD part

Uncheck before the DVD chapters or titles that you do not want to include in your presentation. If only need some segment of a chapter, select this chapter, and then go to trim button to set the start time and end time of your wanted segment. If need to merge the selected chapters into one, just check the "Merge into one file" box.

Step 5 Start and finish conversion

Press "Start" button to start and finish converting DVD to PowerPoint supported video format.

How to Insert DVD in PowerPoint Successfully

In order to insert and play DVD in PowerPoint successfully, the first thing to do is create a folder, and put both your converted DVD and your PowerPoint presentation in this folder. Then open your PowerPoint presentation in this folder.

For PowerPoint 2007
Click on Insert tab and select Movie, You will now be seeing a pop up box, where you need to search for the converted file in the folder you have just saved it in. Then select the file and add it. You will be prompted for the media playback preferences - automatically or when clicked. Select the option you wish to use.

For PowerPoint 2003
On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Movie from File... to embed the converted DVD just as in PowerPoint 2007.

Conclusion

With the above guide, you can easily play DVD in PowerPoint 2007 and 2003. Moreover, you even can insert DVD in PowerPoint 2000, 2002, 2005 or even PowerPoint 95, 97.
Besides ripping DVD to PowerPoint supported video format, the above powerful DVD Ripper can also rip DVD to MP4, MOV, WMV, and MPG etc. Just playback DVD on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Zune, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, Archos, iRiver PMP Player, Creative Zen, PMP, general MP4 player, Pocket PC, PDA, Smartphone, mobile phone and more, or import DVD to iMovie or Microsoft Movie Maker for editing. Enjoying DVD and Saving DVD discs is just so simple.

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Easy solution to convert and insert video into PowerPoint! With the following step by step guide, embedding video in PowerPoint is just so easy no matter what kind of videos they are including YouTube video, iMovie videos, iTunes videos and more.

Nowadays, it is popular to embed video to PowerPoint presentation, which can make PowerPoint presentation much more entertaining and informative to its viewers.
However, PowerPoint only inserts few video formats including ASF, AVI, MPEG, and WMV. What if to insert videos in other formats like YouTube video, iTunes video, iMovie video, and more?

This article will describe a step by step guide on how to insert video to PowerPoint presentation so as to successfully play videos in PowerPoint.

With this guide, embedding video in PowerPoint could not be so easier! And it is just a piece of cake to insert the following videos in PowerPoint presentation.

• Insert MP4 to PowerPoint
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Step 1 Launch Video to PowerPoint Converter

Free download Bigasoft Total Video Converter (Windows Version ,Mac Version ) install and run it.
Bigasoft Total Video Converter, the Powerful Video to PowerPoint Converter, can fast convert various video files including Xvid, DivX, H.264, MP4, 3GP, MKV, RM, FLV, MOV, SWF, WebM, VP8, MOD, TOD, M2TS, etc to PowerPoint compatible video format like AVI, ASF, MPEG, WMV.

Step 2 Insert video to PowerPoint Video Converter

Put video in this smart Video to PowerPoint Converter by clicking the "Add File" button and then click "Open".

 

Step 3 Select MPEG-1 as output video format

Press the small triangle to the right of Profile, a drop down menu will pop up, select the most appropriate profile MPEG-1 Video (*.mpg) from the "General Video" as output video format.
Tips: Both PC and Mac can play MPEG-1 Video. If you use a Windows, you also can select General Pocket PC Video (*.wmv) or AVI - Audio-Video Interleaved (*.wmv) from the drop down menu. If you use a Mac, you can also select MOV as output video format.

Step 4 Personalize video (Optional)

Ever dreamed to customize video to meet your specific needs and then embed the personalized video to PowerPoint? This powerful Video to PowerPoint Converter is equipped with advanced editing functions for you to edit your video.
Trim unwanted video clips: Sometime only some video clips instead of the whole video are needed, so it is necessary to only convert the useful video clips with "Trim" function
Cut off black edges: It is really annoying to have black edges when playing video, "Crop" function can easily cut off the black edges of video.
Setting video output effect:

• "Effect" allows setting video output effect such as brightness, contrast and saturation. Moreover, it also allows trimming, cropping, previewing and watermarking video.
• "Preference" enables to set output effects, image type, CPU usage and action after conversion done.
• "Settings" helps to decide the output file size and video quality by setting parameters of your output files such as frame rate, resolution, video/audio bitrates, etc.

Merge video files: It is easy to join several video files into one by checking "Merge into one file" box
Import video folder: You can drag and drop the folder where your video files are in to the smart Video to PowerPoint Converter by checking "Copy Folder Structure" box.
You can output the converted video to source folder by checking "Output to Source Folder".

Step 5 Finish to convert video to PowerPoint supported format

Click the "Start" button to finish converting video file to Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation supported video format.

Step 6 Embed video in PowerPoint

Before starting embedding video to PowerPoint, you need to create a folder and put both your converted video and your PowerPoint presentation in this folder. Then open the PowerPoint in this folder to insert the converted video file which is just located in this folder.
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• View the appropriate slide in normal view where you want to insert the converted video.
• Go to the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then select Movie from File. An insert movie dialog will pop up where you need to search for and insert the converted file.

• Then an alert box pops up asking "How do you want the movie to start in the slid show?" To play the movie automatically, click automatically. To start your movie by clicking the mouse, click When Clicked.

For PowerPoint 2007:

• View the appropriate slide in normal view where you want to insert the converted video.
• Click on Insert tab and select Movie to insert video into PowerPoint just as in PowerPoint 2003.

Conclusion

With this ideal video to PowerPoint converter, just enjoy inserting any kind of video into PowerPoint like inserting videos from YouTube to PowerPoint, iTunes to PowerPoint, iMovie to PowerPoint and more.
The above guide applies to inserting video to any version of PowerPoint including PowerPoint 2007, 2003, 2000, 2002, 2005 or even PowerPoint 95, 97.

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