Love Utube Blocked at school?

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Love Utube Blocked at school?

• Psstheres a way around that issue.
• How to download and convert videos to place in
  PowerPoint

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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 wont play on other computer media
  players.

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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 morelook on wikipedia

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There are many ways to get Utube

• With a little formatting you can directly insert
  the Utube video into your PowerPoint.
• Or.
• Ill show you how to download Utube videos,
  convert them to another format, and then insert
  them as a more standard format into PowerPoint.

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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

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There are many ways

• There are many ways to download and convertand
  they are free!

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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.
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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.
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My Method

• STEP 2
• Firefox Video Downloader
• https//addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/300
  6eo downloader
• Some folks use KeepVid
• http//keepvid.com/
• But this is web based.

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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
its Web site, then it converts and downloads
for you.
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My Method

• STEP 4
• O.K. now you have it but you cant play it. That
  is because Windows Media Player and PowerPoint
  wont play .flv videos (or at least not easily)
• There are 2 things you can do.
• Install a multi-codex video player like VLC
• Convert the video to a PowerPoint codex like .mov
  or .wmv.

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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/
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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
• Zamzar or Vixy -which are web applications
• A media converter downloaded to your computer.
  Like vixy.net

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My Method

• STEP 4
• 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/
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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/
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My Method

• STEP 4
• I just convert.
• You need a converter.
• http//mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm

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Ta Da!

• You should be able to pop these videos right into
  your PowerPoint

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There are many ways

• Here is anther set of directions.

http//www.wikihow.com/Embed-YouTube-Flash-Videos-
in-Your-PowerPoint-Presentations
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How to directly place Utube videos into PowerPoint

• Here is a Utube video showing you how to do it.
  http//www.youtube.com/watch?vRApFAXMtero

PS - you might search Utube for clearer
instructions
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And thats not all

• The same issues apply to music except it is
• AAC - itunes controlled songs. Cant just insert
  those
• Mpeg3 - those audio files play on just about
  anything.
• You might have to convert your songs too

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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