How Do I?> convert a movie file so it can be played in PowerPoint?

How do I convert a movie file so it can be played in PowerPoint?

Answer

Use Media Studio computers and the application Xillisoft Video Converter to convert your movie to a format friendly to PowerPoint for Windows.

Contents

Introduction

Some movie files will play fine on your computer but fail when inserted into PowerPoint for Windows. For example, newer files of .mov and .qt may not play and will have to be converted to mpeg-1. The solution is to use the Media Studio's computers and the application Xillisoft Video Converter to convert the movie to a high quality mpeg-1clip that can be inserted and played into PowerPoint. If you have already created your movie using iMovie, you will first need to export (share) it and then convert it using Xillisoft.

Step-By-Step

Export Your iMovie to Quicktime DV Stream

  1. Open your saved iMovie project. 
  2. Then from iMovie's Share menu, select Export using Quicktime.

    share and export using quicktime
  3. A new window will open. Name your movie and choose the folder where you'd like to save it. From the Export dropdown, select Movie to DV Stream.

    select movie to dv stream

  4. After the movie is finished saving, close iMovie by selecting Quit from the iMovie Menu.

Use Xillisoft Video Converter to convert your movie to a PowerPoint friendly mpeg-1 file:

  1. Open Xillisoft by clicking on the Xillisoft icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen.

    click xillisoft icon
     
  2. With Xillisoft open, click the Add Files button.

    click add files
     
  3. Select the .dv file you exported previously, then click Open.


    select your movie
     
  4. From the Profile list, select Common Video and Mpeg-1 Movie.

    select mpeg-1 profile

     
  5. From the Video Size list, select 640x480.

    select video size
     
  6. Choose your Destination Folder.

    select destination folder
     
  7. Click the green Go button.

    click the go button
     

Copy and insert your converted clip into PowerPoint for Windows.

  1. Create a folder which contains both your PowerPoint presentation and any embedded movies as separate files to keep the required linked relationship between both PowerPoint and multimedia files.

  2. The movie clip is now ready to be inserted into your PowerPoint for Windows presentation. For tips on inserting converted video files into PowerPoint for Windows, see: How do I insert a movie clip into PowerPoint for Windows?

Resources

Help

For additional information about converting movie clips, contact the HSL TEC Team at (434) 924-5521 or hsltec@virginia.edu, or if you are in the Library, Ask Rover.

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