Transcript converting video

Love Utube
Blocked at school?
Psst…here’s a way around that issue.
How to download and convert videos to place in PowerPoint
Some Basics
All files have different formats (those
.XXX at the end of a file.)
They are all different and mean different
things and some won’t play on other
computer media players.
Basics
• Utube videos are usually .flv (flash player or
shockwave player)
• PCs use .wmv (windows media video) or
.mov (quick time format)
• .avi is little more modern and used by many
platforms
• .mpeg4 is for ipod/phones
•
And there are many more…look on wikipedia
There are many ways to get
Utube
With a little formatting you can directly
insert the Utube video into your
PowerPoint.
Or….
I’ll show you how to download Utube
videos, convert them to another format,
and then insert them as a more
standard format into PowerPoint.
The problem…
• PowerPoint prefers to use .wmv or .mov
videos and Utube videos are .flv format.
• What do you need to do?
– Download video (usually in .flv format)
– Convert video to acceptable format
There are many ways…
• There are many ways to download and
convert…and they are free!
My Method
STEP 1
• It is a lot easier if you are using Firefox rather than
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mac Safari.
• Go to Firefox free download to get it.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html
• Download and install.
P.S. Firefox is just a whole lot
better on lots of fronts and that
is the internet platform you
should be using….
My Method
STEP 2
• Now, you need a video downloader….
• I use one from Firefox. Let me show you
their add-ons.
P.S. There are lots of really handy firefox addons like color tabs,
translate, etc.
My Method
STEP 2
• Firefox Video Downloader
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006eo
downloader
• Some folks use KeepVid
http://keepvid.com/
But this is web based.
My Method
STEP 3
• Find a video and
download it.
• Video downloader
has a little icon
you click and it
downloads to your
computer
Keep Vid has you copy and paste the video URL to it’s
Web site, then it converts and downloads for you.
My Method
STEP 4
•
O.K. now you have it but you can’t play it. That is
because Windows Media Player and PowerPoint
won’t play .flv videos (or at least not easily…)
•
There are 2 things you can do.
1. Install a multi-codex video player like VLC
2. Convert the video to a PowerPoint codex like
.mov or .wmv.
My Method
STEP 4
•
•
•
The ultimate media player that works on PCs and
Macs is VLC
VLC is the best! It plays anything - .wmv, .mov, .avi,
and more.
It is like Windows Media Player but better!
Download here
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
My Method
STEP 4
Or you can convert. Sometimes this proves to be better.
Convert videos to .wmv or .mov or .avi or .mpeg4
and then drop it in anything (like PowerPoint.)
Again, there are lots of ways to do this.
Two popular options are:
1. Zamzar or Vixy -which are web applications
2. A media converter downloaded to your
computer. Like vixy.net
STEP 4
My Method
Zamzar is a web based application that converts
files for free. You upload it, choose what form you
want it converted to, then they email you when it
is ready (usually 24 hours if not shorter), and
then you simply download the converted form to
your hard drive.
http://www.zamzar.com/
My Method
STEP 4
Or instead of Zamzar try Vixy
Vixy. Net is a web based application that converts
files for free. You upload it, choose what form you
want it converted to, then they email you when it
is ready (usually 24 hours if not shorter), and
then you simply download the converted form to
your hard drive.
http://vixy.net/
My Method
STEP 4
I just convert.
You need a converter.
http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm
Ta Da!
You should be able to pop these videos
right into your PowerPoint
There are many ways…
• Here is anther set of directions….
http://www.wikihow.com/Embed-YouTube-Flash-Videos-inYour-PowerPoint-Presentations
How to directly place Utube
videos into PowerPoint
Here is a Utube video showing you how to
do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApFA
XMtero
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
PS - you might search Utube
for clearer instructions
And that’s not all
The same issues apply to music except it is
AAC - itunes controlled songs. Can’t just insert
those…
Mpeg3 - those audio files play on just about
anything.
You might have to convert your songs too…
Music conversion
Itunes songs which are .AAC can
sometime be converted to mp3 by:
• Highlighting the song
• Choose Advance in the toolbar
• Choose convert to mp3