How to Convert a Video to Embed in PowerPoint?

Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to embed videos into your presentations to make them more interesting and engaging. But before that, you'd better make sure your PowerPoint supports the video. Otherwise, you need to convert the video to a PowerPoint-compatible format. Fortunately, the conversion is not difficult.

Below, I will guide you step by step on how to convert a video for PowerPoint. Just read and follow.

First, it is necessary to know what format you should convert your video to. We have listed the video formats supported by various PowerPoint versions in our previous article (PowerPoint Video Formats). Now, we can summarize it here:

• For all PowerPoint versions, Windows Media Video (.wmv) format is the most compatible.
• If you are using PowerPoint 2013 and later, the most recommended video format is MP4 encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio.

Now, we need a video to PowerPoint converter to handle the conversion. On Windows, your best choice is WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro.

This is a professional video converter that can handle various video conversions, including converting any video to PowerPoint-friendly formats such as WMV and MP4 (H264/AAC). It is easy to use and can complete the conversion in just a few clicks. At the same time, it can maintain high-quality output and fast conversion speed.

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After conversion, just open your PowerPoint presentation. Then select the slide where you want to insert the video and click Insert > Video > This Device to embed the converted video into the PowerPoint.

When you experience issues such as unable to insert a video into PowerPoint or a video not playing in PowerPoint, the most likely cause is that the video format is not supported. Videos can only be embedded in PowerPoint if they are encoded in a format compatible with PowerPoint. With the help of the video to PowerPoint converter here, you can quickly and easily convert and embed videos into PowerPoint with just a few clicks.

That’s all I want to share. I hope this article was useful to you. Thanks for reading. Have a great day!

If you want to put a YouTube video in PowerPoint, there are two ways to do that. One is by directly embedding the YouTube video URL or the embed code into the PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2013 and later). The other way is to convert YouTube to MP4 or WMV for PowerPoint. You can use the recommended video converter for PowerPoint - WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro to deal with the conversion quickly.

The best video formats for PPT are WMV and MP4 - H264/AAC (for PowerPoint 2013 and above).

There are various reasons why your MP4 video won’t play in PowerPoint, including

• The MP4 file root path is changed.
• The MP4 video contains an unsupported codec.
• The MP4 file path is too long.
• The audio is out of sync.
• The MP4 video is corrupted.

Besides using WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, you also have other options to handle the conversion, including

• HandBrake: a free, open source and cross platform video conversion software.
• VLC: a media player with file conversion capabilities.
• Convertio: an online service that can convert video from one format to another format.