Video: How to Add a Powerpoint to Imovie

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Method 1of 3:

Converting PowerPoint to Video

1. Open a PowerPoint presentation. Do so by double-clicking the orange app that's shaped like or contains a P . Click File in the menu bar and Open… . Then select the PowerPoint presentation you want to add to iMovie.
2. ClickFilein the menu bar.
3. ClickExport….
   • In older versions of PowerPoint, click Save as Movie... and Save . Doing so saves the PowerPoint in QuickTime movie (MOV) format.
4. Click theFile Formatdrop-down.
5. ClickMP4. You can also save it in QuickTime movie (MOV) format, but MP4 produces a higher-quality result.
   • The Quality drop-down should be set to "Presentation Quality" for the best-quality video.
6. ClickExport. It may take a few minutes for PowerPoint to convert the presentation to a video.

Method 2of 3:

Importing to iMovie on Mac

1. Open iMovie. It's a purple star-shaped app with a white movie camera icon.
2. Click theMediatab. It's at the top of the window.
3. ClickFilein the menu bar at the top of the screen.
4. ClickImport Media….
5. Click theImport to:drop-down at the top of the window.
6. Click a destination for the new video. You can save it directly to a project or add it to your iMovie Media Library to use later.
7. Select the location of the video. Use the menu on the left side of the window to select the folder or location where you saved the converted PowerPoint presentation.
8. Click the PowerPoint presentation video file. It will be listed on the right side of the window after you've selected the folder or location where it is saved.
9. ClickImport Selectedin the lower-right. The video file of the PowerPoint will be imported to the destination you selected in iMovie.
   • To add the video to another project, double-click a project under the Projects tab, then click My Media in the upper-left, and drag the new video down to your project's timeline.

Method 3of 3:

Importing to iMovie on iPhone or iPad

1. Add the PowerPoint video file to your Photos appon Mac.
2. Transfer the video file to the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. Your PowerPoint video must be in MP4 format to transfer to iPhone or iPad.
3. Open the iMovie app on your iPhone or iPad. It's a purple app with a white star and a movie camera icon.
4. Tap theProjectstab. It's at the top of the screen.
   • If iMovie opened into a video or different tab, tap the "back" link in the upper-left corner of the screen until you see three tabs at the top of the screen: Video , Projects , and Theater .
5. Tap?Create Project. Alternatively, you can tap an existing project instead.
6. TapMovie. It's near the top of the "New Project" window.
7. Select your video and tapCreate Movie. It's at the bottom of the screen. This will download your video and add it to your iMovie timeline.
8. Edit your video. You can edit your video in several different ways.
   • Tap?to add more media.
   • Tap?to go back to the beginning of the video.
   • Tap?to preview the video.
9. TapDonewhen you're done.