Embed a flash video into PowerPoint & convert PPT presentation to FLV format

More often than not, PowerPoint users are confronted with these two problems - the failure in embedding an .flv file into a presentation, and the trouble of showing the PowerPoint content on YouTube or MySpace. Let's go through both the problems one by one.

Part I: Embed a flash video into PowerPoint presentation

Blind to FLV (Flash Video) files, however, MS PowerPoint shakes his natural disapproval of flash video embedding. For that reason, it is impossible to embed a flash video into a presentation unless converted to .mpeg, .avi, .wmv or else video format that PowerPoint can recognize.

To adjust your flash video to an appropriate format for PowerPoint, follow the four methods for four different cases as listed below:

Case 1 Flash video from YouTube or MySpace

If the flash video to insert into you PowerPoint presentation comes from YouTube or MySpace, then do the following:

First, copy the video URL on YouTube or MySpace to a notepad.

Second, go to http://vixy.net , a FREE online video conversion service. Paste the flash video URL into the URL field. Then select AVI, MOV or MP4 as the output format in the Converts to dropdown list.

Click the Start button to start converting. When the conversion completes, download the output video to your local drive.
OK, you can insert the video to a PowerPoint presentation. Simply go to PowerPoint -> Insert-> Movies and Sounds->Movies from File

Case 2 Flash video on your computer

If the selected flash video is one of your local favorites, then go to the site http://media-convert.com/convert/ and follow these steps:

1. Click Browse to pick from your local drive the FLV file to be converted.

2. Select a proper output format like WMV and click OK on the right to start processing.

3. After the conversion, download the output video back to your local computer.

Now it is a piece of cake to embed the converted "flash video" to your PowerPoint presentation. Similar to the insertion in Case 1.

Case 3 Fast and batch conversion of Flash videos

If over one FLV files are to use in a PowerPoint presentation, then you can take a standalone video converter to save time. Search one by Google or simply take this FREE FLV to Video Converter. Remember to try before you buy any of those video converters.

Part II: Convert PowerPoint presentation to FLV format

Now and then, you want to show a sparky presentation on YouTube or MySpace, or send it to a friend afar. It's a cinch with Moyea PowerPoint to FLV Converter. The reliable PowerPoint to flash video converter proves to be a great help in adjusting your presentation to web-ready FLV format.

Only in 3 clicks can it create a wonderful flash video out of your PPT file.

Step 1 Install and run Moyea PowerPoint to FLV Converter on your computer.
Step 2 Import a PowerPoint file you want to convert and set the output style as Flash Video.
Step 3 Click Start to begin converting to FLV.

For more details of converting with Moyea PPT to FLV Converter, refer to Tutorial of Converting PowerPoint to Flash Video

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Easy Way to Make a PowerPoint Movie

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Movie simply refers to a moving picture or picture show. And PowerPoint movies are animated shows or cartoons that contain narrations, sounds and dynamic video clips. The PowerPoint-produced movies can be wonderful in stuff as those done with Macromedia Flash.

But what if you want an easy and complete TV, web or iPod access of a PowerPoint movie? As it doesn’t seem to be a real movie that performs professional on big TV or theatre screen, it may be troublesome for you to connect the movie in PPT to those devices unless you turn it into more compatible formats – DVD and video. Of course, you can take the quick and smart assistant, PowerPoint to DVD and Video converter. With this PowerPoint to DVD and PowerPoint to video converter, all the animations that you have customized with PowerPoint can be precisely preserved in the output video movie.

One of the easiest ways in making a cross-platform PowerPoint movie is the cooperated use of PowerPoint animations and PowerPoint to DVD and Video software. First use a great series of animations to compose your movie elements, and then save to more extensive video for wider share using the reliable conversion software.

Step 1 Compose the animation effects of your movie in PowerPoint

You can download and reuse animations from PowerPoint Heaven, an inspirable place to learn the tricks of the trade in PPT movie. Refer to the detailed tutorials of animation creation at PowerPoint Heaven

Consider the use of the following effects:

Entrance effects: Appear, Fly, Blinds, Box, Checkerboard, Crawl, Dissolve, Flash Once, Peek, Random Bars, Spiral, Split, Stretch, Strips, Swivel, Wipe, Zoom, Random Effects, etc

Emphasis effects: Change Fill Color, Change Font, Change Font Color, Change Font Size, Change Font Style, Change Line Color, Grow/Shrink, Spin, Transparency, etc

Exit effects: Blinds, Box, Checkerboard, Circle, Crawl Out, Diamond, Disappear, Dissolve Out, Flash Once, Fly Out, Peek Out, Plus, Random Bars, Random Effects, Split, Strips, Wedge, Wheel, Wipe, etc

Motion Paths: 8 Point Star, Circle, Crescent moon, Diamond, Equal Triangle, Football, Heart, Hexagon, Octagon, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Right Triangle, Square, Teardrop, Trapezoid, etc

Animation Trigger

Besides, record your voice as narration or insert a sound or video clip to make your presentation more vigorous.

Step 2 Create DVD or video movie using PowerPoint to DVD and Video converter

Install the PowerPoint to DVD and video software and import your PowerPoint file. If you want a DVD copy of the PowerPoint movie, select HD or Standard DVD as the output format; and if you prefer watching the movie on the Web or your iPod, set the output option as video.

Next, make custom settings for your output movie or click the Start button to begin converting from PowerPoint to DVD or video movie.

Now you've got a DVD or video movie that seems more professional, while well animated as in PowerPoint. To deliver it or to save it, it is all that OK.

For more conversion details of PowerPoint presentation to DVD and video, please see at Tutorials of PowerPoint to DVD and video