embedding video in powerpoint 2008 for mac

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How do I save the Power Point so the video will still be there.

This failure occurs for.mov,.dv,.avi, and MPg4 files, all of which worked fine in a previous version (Office for Mac 2008).

Oddly enough, the videos look fine in slide viewer mode, so clearly they have been embedded into the presentation.

They just fail to display the video image in presenter tools (we hear the file but see a blank screen).

When I get to the screen, it says Code Unavailable and when I hit play it says Cannot Play Media.

Ive checked and unchecked Disable Hardware and Slide Show Hardware Graphics Acceleration but neither has fixed it.

This will convert your MP4 to a Powerpoint compliant format.

VLC and WMP will be more capable than PowerPoint but they should both tell you the video properties of the file to check the codec.

PowerPoint requires a specific set of codecs for audio and video.

HEVC MPEG-H H.265, MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 MPEG-4 AVC, H.263, VC-1, Dirac, etc.

The audio can also be any one (HE)-AAC, MP2MP3, AC-3, Apple Lossless, ALS, SLS, Vorbis(with private objectTypeIndication).

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Embedding Video In Powerpoint 2008 For Mac