Inserting ".MOV" files into power point

[krh_barchuk]

I'm having trouble inserting videos into my power point. The files are from
a digital camera, so they are quicktime files, ".MOV". Power point doesn't
recognize this file type so it will insert the video, showing me a still
picture of the video, but won't play them. The weird part is that I can
right click on the files and open them with Windows Media Player, and they
will play in WMP just not in Power Point. They play just fine on the Mac,
but I can't get them to play on my PC. I've even tried to do a "save as" in
WMP but it won't change the ".MOV" file extension. Can anyone help me covert
these videos into a file type Power Point will recognize?

 

[Ute Simon]

I'm having trouble inserting videos into my power point. The files are

from
a digital camera, so they are quicktime files, ".MOV". Power point
doesn't
recognize this file type so it will insert the video, showing me a still
picture of the video, but won't play them. The weird part is that I can
right click on the files and open them with Windows Media Player, and they
will play in WMP just not in Power Point. They play just fine on the Mac,
but I can't get them to play on my PC. I've even tried to do a "save as"
in
WMP but it won't change the ".MOV" file extension. Can anyone help me
covert
these videos into a file type Power Point will recognize?

Chances are, that your camera is only attaching the wrong extension. Try
changing the MOV to AVI or MPG in Windows Explorer. Note: This is no
conversion, you cannot change the file type this way, but you can correct
the extension, if the camera software attached the wrong one. This happens
with some cameras, and WMP will play the files, though their extension is
wrong, but PowerPoint can not.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Austin Myers]

I think your best solution would be to purchase ($25 or so from Apple)
QuickTime Pro which will let you convert the files.



Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com

 

[DJosephDesign]

PowerPoint 2007 *sometimes* supports importing of QuickTime .mov files. But
sometimes this crashes PowerPoint. It's related to the codec used in the
..mov. At least PPT 2007 *does* support current QuickTime, whereas previous
versions only supported a very old QuickTime format.

 

[Ute Simon]

PowerPoint 2007 *sometimes* supports importing of QuickTime .mov files.

But
sometimes this crashes PowerPoint. It's related to the codec used in the
.mov. At least PPT 2007 *does* support current QuickTime, whereas previous
versions only supported a very old QuickTime format.

Video files are containers for video plus audio content. Sometimes the file
extension does not match the content. But if content and extension are
QuickTime format, you can NOT insert the movie into PowerPoint, see here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/HA100484611033.aspx?pid=CH100673501033
If another format is "disguised" with the MOV extension and PowerPoint
recognises the format, you might be able to insert the movie. Check codecs
to see what's inside the container.

Best regards,
Ute