I know this is an old question but i've just come across this issue and have resolved it. It also appears on top of the Google search, so i thought i'd post the concrete solution so that everyone can fix this. I've just rectified this issue and the problem simply lies in the fact that the old PowerPoint format seems to do this without any prompt or reason why; a bug. However the new PowerPoint format fixes this. Simply do the following:. Remove the video from the slide. Save the PowerPoint presentation in the new '.pptx' format.
Downloadable Video Clips For Powerpoint
I have a presentation i created on powerpoint, i wanted to show a youtube video, first method i embeded a flashobject into the powerpoint it basically links to youtube and plays.you have to have internet connection. Works fine on PC. When loaded into mac its just a big X. I can successfully load a video clip into a PowerPoint slide, but after I save, close and reopen the file, only the opening image of the video appears with no way to play it. The Play/pause bar disappears as well. Jump to Edit the Playback Settings of a Video File in Mac - 1. Start the video file automatically. Confirm that the video icon in the.
Ensure that the video is in the same folder/directory as the new PowerPoint (.pptx) file, just in case. Open the new PowerPoint document and import the video into the slide. Save and quit just to test it. Then re-open the document and you will notice that the video and it's playback controls remain there working as it should.
Hope this solved your issue ^v^.
Play Video Clip In Powerpoint For Mac
You can embed a video from YouTube from your PowerPoint presentation. Here's how:. In YouTube, search for the video that you want to insert. Below the video, click Share. When Share this video pops up, click on Embed. Right-click the blue highlighted embed code, and select Copy. In the PowerPoint ribbon, click on the on the Insert tab and select Video from Web Site.
In the Insert Video from Web Site dialog box that pops up, paste the embed code you copied from YouTube and then click Insert. Keep in mind that you'll need a live Internet connection when you make your presentation. Note: If you don’t see Video from Web Site in the Video drop down menu, double-check that you have. However, if you see Video from Web Site in the drop down menu (but it is disabled or grayed out), make sure you have installed.