How to Embed an MVI Into PowerPoint

Adding multimedia to your presentation is a great way to keep your audience's attention.

Musical Video Interactive (MVI) files are packed with audio, video and other features. One of the most popular uses of an MVI file is to add lyrics to music and video files. MVI files cannot be embedded directly into your PowerPoint presentation due to format incompatibilities between MVI and Microsoft's PowerPoint software. However, you can convert it into one of the PowerPoint 2010 compatible formats such as AVI, MPEG or MP4 by using an MVI converter.

Things You'll Need

• PowerPoint 2010
• MVI-converting software
• QuickTime Player (for MOV and MP4 files)

Instructions

1. Convert your MVI file into AVI or MOV (if you have QuickTime player) using an MVI-converting software. Save the converted file.

2. Open your PowerPoint 2010 file.

3. Select the slide for the embedded video and open it in normal view.

4. Go to the "Insert" tab and click "Media Group." Select "Video" and then "Video from file."

5. Navigate to the converted video file. Select the file and then click "Insert."

Tips & Warnings

• This feature is only available in PowerPoint 2010 and not in the previous versions of PowerPoint.

References

• Microsoft Office: Embed a Video in Your Presentation
• PowerPoint 2010: Embedding Videos in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010