Embedding Multimedia (Youtube example)

EMBEDDING MEDIA

(YouTube and other web based media)

One of the advantages of embedding YouTube (or other flash files hosted on the web) into Powerpoint is that as long as there is an internet connection, everything should run correctly.

Note: Embedding movies and other multimedia works, too, as long all files are saved on the same disc/flashdrive/computer.

View>Toolbars>Control Box

The Control Box is where all kinds of scripting action can happen and it is very powerful.

Return to the blank slide and draw a square as big as you would like the movie to be.

Reformat the URL (Youtube URLs need to be reformatted as in this example; other URLs may not)
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIUra9pSr4
http://www.youtube.com/v/0aIUra9pSr4
In other words remove watch?
Change = to /
Do NOT Embed Movie.
You can change the alignment, change the background color behind the movie, and other visual elements.
Done!

Right click on the square, Click on the popup Property box.

Reformat the URL (Youtube videos need to have the URL reformatted; other website URLs may not need this step).

Example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIUra9pSr4

http://www.youtube.com/v/0aIUra9pSr4

In other words remove watch?

Change = to /

Do NOT Embed Movie.

You can change the alignment, change the background color behind the movie, and other visual elements.

Done!