Now we will look at how to insert a video into a PowerPoint presentation from a personal computer or by using a link to a video hosting service. Embedding a video allows you to not worry about accidentally losing files while sending presentations, since the files used are included in it directly.
In order to reduce the size of the finished PowerPoint document, you can insert the video into the presentation using the link to the video file located on the website (for example, YouTube or hulu) or on the local drive.
Save and speed up
To save disk space and improve performance during playback allows compression of the used media files. You will find all the options for inserting video into the presentation in the "Insert" tab of the "Multimedia" group.
How to embed a video in a presentation: general information
PowerPoint allows you to insert video from the necessary files into the presentation directly. This presentation program supports QuickTime file formats (MP4, MOV), as well as Adobe Flash (extension "SWF"), if Adobe Flash and QuickTime players are installed on the PC. There are restrictions on the use of various Flash tools in PowerPoint presentations, which include the inability to use special effects such as volumetric rotation, baguette frames, blurry edges, flicker, reflection and shadow effects, as well as fade effects, file editing and compression functions, which could facilitate the sharing and distribution of content.
However, the 64-bit version of PowerPoint is not compatible with Flash and QuickTime in 32-bit versions. However, inserting a video into a presentation in the indicated formats is possible if you install the 64-bit version of Flash or QuickTime or the 32-bit variation of PowerPoint. There is always a choice
How to insert a video into a presentation from a file?
First, in the traditional mode, you need to select a slide that is suitable for inserting video. In the "Insert" tab of the "Multimedia" group, click the arrow under "Video" and select "From file".
Next, in the "Insert Video" window, we find and select the video file that you want to add to the presentation, and click the "Insert" button. To insert a video, you can also click the Video icon, referring to the content layout.
Embed an animated GIF file from a special image library
To do this, select a slide suitable for inserting an animated GIF file. In the "Insert" tab of the "Multimedia" group, click the arrow under "Video" and select "Video from Images". On the task pane, in the “Image Collection”, in the special field “Search”, enter the word that describes the necessary selection of GIF files to view them. The “Search” field also allows you to specify parameters that define the search criteria by checking the boxes. Let's make sure that only the “Movies” checkbox is selected. Next, click the "Go" button. You may need to reformulate your query a couple of times to find a video clip to get the desired result.
About inserting video links into a presentation
Microsoft PowerPoint also allows you to create a link to an external video file. Before you distribute or use copyrighted content and create links to it, be sure to obtain permission from the copyright holders. To add links to video files in PowerPoint, you need to perform several actions. In the “Slides” tab, select the slide into which you want to add a video file or an animated GIF file. Next, in the "Insert" tab of the "Multimedia" group, click the arrow under "Video".
Select the item "From the file", and then find and select the file, the link to which you want to add. Next, on the "Paste" item, click the down arrow and click on the "Link to file" function. To avoid problems with working links, it is recommended to copy the video to the folder where the presentation is located, and then link the files to your presentation from this place.
Insert a link to a video file from a website
You can create a link to a video file located on a website or local drive. On the "Slides" select the slide to which you want to add a video file. Next, in the browser, open the website with the necessary video file. We find the video you want on the website, then we search and copy the implementation code. On most video sites, a special implementation code is offered for all files, but its location in each project may vary. However, for some videos, the specified code is not provided at all, which means that it is impossible to create links to them.
The embed code itself does not embed the video file in the presentation, but only creates a link to it. For example, on the YouTube site, click the “Share” button, select the “Use the old version of the implementation code” check box, click the “Implement” button, and then copy the implementation code.
In PowerPoint, in the "Insert" click the arrow under the "Video". We’ll select a command called “Insert a video file from the site.” In the "Insert video from the site" insert the embed code, and then click the "Insert" button.
How to insert a video into a PowerPoint presentation: set video playback options
Before you configure the settings for video playback, you need to insert a video or create a link to the video from your presentation. We need a normal mode in which we click the frame of the video in the slide. In the section titled “Working with a video file in the“ Playback ”tab from the“ Video options ”group in the“ Start ”list, we will perform the necessary actions.
To play the video during the slide show, select “Automatic”. If you want to play the video file at the click of a mouse, select the “By Click” option. In a slide show, click on the video frame when you want to start playback. You can also pause a video by simply clicking on it.
There are a number of tricks that you can do with video files in presentations. Practice various functions and your presentations will become not only more interesting, but also more effective. Practice is the best way to learn something new. A video can be called the most interesting element of the presentation, since adding it in every sense enlivens the document.