What is the Best Video Format for PowerPoint?

This article includes two parts: Pat One - what is the best video format for PowerPoint 2016, 2010, 2007, etc; Part Two - how can we insert the unsupported video format to PowerPoint and get them played normally.

What is the best video format for PowerPoint 2016, 2010, 2007, etc?

Actually, not only Windows users, but also Mac users like to use PowerPoint for their presentations, but some users sometimes will encounter unaccepted video format issues. How to avoid it? Well, learning what format is best supported by PowerPoint will be more helpful. Then what is the best video format for PowerPoint? Different PowerPoint versions may have different video format as the best supported video format, and so it depends on what PowerPoint version you have. Now the following article just gives a detailed list about what is the best video format for PowerPoint 2016, 2010, 2007, etc.

For PowerPoint 2013, 2016 and the higher versions

These PowerPoint versions support relatively more video formats, like ASF, AVI, MP4, M4V, MOV, MPG, MPEG, SWF, WMV. However, for inserting MP4 and MOV, your computer must have QuickTime Player installed. And as for some files wrapped in container formats, AVI and ASF, another decoder may need to be installed on your computer. So for these PowerPoint versions, MP4 H.264 is the best supported video format.

For PowerPoint 2010 in Windows

PowerPoint 2010 does not support as many video formats as PowerPoint 2013 and 2016. PowerPoint 2010 does not have MP4, M4V and MOV supported and so not MP4 H.264, but WMV is the best supported video format for PowerPoint 2010.

PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2011 for Mac

Compared with PowerPoint Windows versions, the supported video formats by PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2011 for Mac may have slight differences. PowerPoint for Mac usually support AVI, DVI, MPEG, M2V, TS, MP4, M4V. So the best video format for PowerPoint for Mac is MPG.

How to Convert Unsupported Video to PowerPoint?

In most cases, we can not get the video file in PowerPoint best supported video format, no matter the video is downloaded from video sharing website, recorded by our mobile or smart digital camcorders or received from our friends, so how to insert these video files to PowerPoint? Well, this issue can be easily solved by a professional PowerPoint converter - iDealshare VideoGo.

iDealshare VideoGo can easily convert any unsupported video format to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 and other versions, no matter for Windows or Mac, best supported MP4 H.264, WMV and MPG. Besides, this iDealshare VideoGo can convert other unsupported video formats to Windows Media Player, QuickTime, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android and other video playing players and devices supported video formats. Now let's see how to use this iDealshare VideoGo to convert the unsupported video format to PowerPoint.

How to Convert Video to PowerPoint best supported format?

The following will show a step by step guide on how to convert unsupported video files to PowerPoint best supported video format.

Make Preparation: Free download PowerPoint Converter

Free download the professional PowerPoint Converter - iDealshare VideoGo (for Windows, for Mac), install and then launch it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Upload FLV File

Click the "Add File" button to simply get the unsupported video format imported to this PowerPoint converter.

Step 2 Targeted output format setting

Click the "Profile" button >"General Video" category to choose PowerPoint more supported video format like MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, MP4, ASF etcas the final output format.

Step 3 Start the conversion

Finally click the "Convert" button to get the unsupported video file converted to PowerPoint best supported one. And after this, users will have no problem in inserting the video file to PowerPoint for presentation.

What is the Best Video Format for PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, etc?