Convert flip video and insert flip video to PowerPoint with doremisoft flip converter. Many users might use Flip video camcorders to record video clips and insert flip video to PowerPoint presentations. But flip videos cannot be directly inserted to PowerPoint. The newest version of PowerPoint – PowerPoint 2007 supports avi, asf, mpeg and WMV and flip videos are usually in mp4 and avi, however, the avi files directly taken by flip video cameras cannot usually be inserted to PowerPoint.
Why, you may wonder, are the avi files from flip video cameras not supported by PowerPoint 2007 since PowerPoint does support avi? The actual cause of this problem is that PowerPoint uses MCI player, and to insert videos to PowerPoint, the video files must have the correct extension AND the codec compatible with MCI player.
The best way to insert flip video to PowerPoint is to convert flip video to PowerPoint supported wmv, which is an easy job for Doremisoft Flip Video Converter.
If you are running Mac OS, download the Mac version here.
If you are running Windows OS, download the Windows version here.
Taking the Mac version as an example, you can convert flip to PowerPoint by the following easy steps:
Step 1: Add flip video
Click on the “Add File” button to import your flip videos to the application.
Step 2: Select the wmv format
Click on the Profile drop-down list, go to “Common Video”, scroll down to the very bottom of the Common Video list, and you will see WMV Video, click on it to select.
Step 3: Start conversion
Click on the “Start” button to start the conversion. After the conversion, the folder where the converted files are saved will pop up and you will find the wmv files of your flip video clips right in the popped up folder.
You can now insert the converted files to your PowerPoint presentation by the following steps:
Step 1: Copy and paste the converted videos to the same folder where your PowerPoint presentation is saved.
Step 2: Open your presentation, go to the slide where you want to place your video, and click on the Insert tab on the upper left.
Step 3: From the Insert tab, find “Movies and Sounds” on the right part, and then click on “Movie from File”.
Step 4: Select the converted video you want to insert from the same folder and click OK.
Step 5: You may want to resize your video if it takes up too much space of the slide. We recommend that you do the resizing by dragging the corner handles to avoid distortion.
Step 6: Now you will see a message asking how you want the movie to start in the slide show. And you can choose to automatically play the inserted video or play it on a click.
And now, you can enjoy your work and play your presentation and view the inserted video!
Why, you may wonder, are the avi files from flip video cameras not supported by PowerPoint 2007 since PowerPoint does support avi? The actual cause of this problem is that PowerPoint uses MCI player, and to insert videos to PowerPoint, the video files must have the correct extension AND the codec compatible with MCI player.
The best way to insert flip video to PowerPoint is to convert flip video to PowerPoint supported wmv, which is an easy job for Doremisoft Flip Video Converter.
If you are running Mac OS, download the Mac version here.
If you are running Windows OS, download the Windows version here.
Taking the Mac version as an example, you can convert flip to PowerPoint by the following easy steps:
Step 1: Add flip video
Click on the “Add File” button to import your flip videos to the application.
Step 2: Select the wmv format
Click on the Profile drop-down list, go to “Common Video”, scroll down to the very bottom of the Common Video list, and you will see WMV Video, click on it to select.
Step 3: Start conversion
Click on the “Start” button to start the conversion. After the conversion, the folder where the converted files are saved will pop up and you will find the wmv files of your flip video clips right in the popped up folder.
You can now insert the converted files to your PowerPoint presentation by the following steps:
Step 1: Copy and paste the converted videos to the same folder where your PowerPoint presentation is saved.
Step 2: Open your presentation, go to the slide where you want to place your video, and click on the Insert tab on the upper left.
Step 3: From the Insert tab, find “Movies and Sounds” on the right part, and then click on “Movie from File”.
Step 4: Select the converted video you want to insert from the same folder and click OK.
Step 5: You may want to resize your video if it takes up too much space of the slide. We recommend that you do the resizing by dragging the corner handles to avoid distortion.
Step 6: Now you will see a message asking how you want the movie to start in the slide show. And you can choose to automatically play the inserted video or play it on a click.
And now, you can enjoy your work and play your presentation and view the inserted video!
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