Video formats that work with PowerPoint include. RealAudio (.ra) files will not work directly in PowerPoint, and will need to be converted. Sound formats that work with PowerPoint include. Not all audio and video file types work in PowerPoint, and many are not cross-platform, so you need to know what computer you are using (Mac or Windows) as well as what additional software is available if you are presenting on a computer that is not your own. For longer clips, you may want to just play it directly from the DVD. Then, after you finish showing the clip, you’ll need to get back into PowerPoint to continue your presentation.
While it’s true that the media file is linked to the PowerPoint presentation, if you use one of the formats described below, it will still display on the PowerPoint slide – if you don’t use one of these formats, you can hyperlink to the file and play it outside of PowerPoint (in QuickTime Player, for example).
