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Need FR Tech Help: How to convert a Youtube video to .wmv and save it

Posted on 02/28/2010 2:57:55 PM PST by Maceman

I'm working on a PowerPoint presentation on a friend's mac, and wanting to insert a video into a slide.

I am pretty conversant with PowerPoint, mostly on a PC, but haven't ever put a video into a presentation.

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to grab a Youtube video, convert it to an appropriate file, and insert it into a slide? Given that this PowerPoint for Mac, should it be converted to a .wmv file?

Thanks as always.


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To: Maceman

Go to Keepvid.com, insert the url for the youtube video, click save to my computer, rename your file.


21 posted on 02/28/2010 3:34:21 PM PST by HapaxLegamenon
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To: Maceman

Great question.


22 posted on 02/28/2010 3:35:20 PM PST by The Mayor (Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!)
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To: The Mayor

Bookmarked.


23 posted on 02/28/2010 3:36:27 PM PST by JusPasenThru (Why won't those knuckle-dragging tea-bagging right-wing bastards just negotiate with me?)
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To: Maceman

Video Download Helper extension for Firefox:

http://www.downloadhelper.net/

Very easy to use.


24 posted on 02/28/2010 3:38:59 PM PST by Fresh Wind ("...a whip of political correctness strangles their voice"-Vaclav Klaus on GW skeptics)
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To: Maceman
One of these should work for you. 18 Free Ways To Download Any Video off the Internet.
25 posted on 02/28/2010 3:39:34 PM PST by McGruff (Don't criticize. Explain to me who I should support other than Sarah Palin.)
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To: Maceman
You'll need two pieces of software and I guarantee you'll be able to convert a Youtube Flash Video (.flv format) to a Windows Media Vid file (.wmv format).

The first is freeware and it is called Moyea FLV Downloader. Simply download this program, copy and paste the Youtube URL into the Moyea web browser and tell it where to save the file.

The other piece is called AVS Video Converter. It can be downloaded as Shareware...I don't recall what the limitation is for this particular piece since I bought their entire suite for $59.00...it's that good. Read their website and see what you get for $59. It's amazing and their stuff WORKS. But I digress.

Use the AVS Video Converter to convert your saved Youtube FLV video to .wmv with 2 clicks of you mouse. You're done. Simple. I have done this many times and it works everytime.

26 posted on 02/28/2010 3:40:47 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.)
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27 posted on 02/28/2010 3:48:48 PM PST by kitchen (One battle rifle for each person, and a spare for each pair.)
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To: Maceman

You can copy the embed code from the Youtube site and paste it into the PPT page, click on the link during the presentation, provided you have internet access at the presentation site, and the video will play.


28 posted on 02/28/2010 3:51:51 PM PST by rabidralph ("Precedenting" is a lot tougher than community organizing.)
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To: sneakers

bttt


29 posted on 02/28/2010 4:08:27 PM PST by sneakers
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To: joinedafterattack

ping for later


30 posted on 02/28/2010 4:47:07 PM PST by Gigantor (Freedom carries with it responsibility. Too many want freedom FROM responsibility...)
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bttt


31 posted on 02/28/2010 5:17:16 PM PST by SpitfyrAce
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To: Maceman

Got Firefox?

add-ons

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=video&cat=all&advancedsearch=1&as=1&appid=1&lver=3.5&atype=0&pp=20&pid=5&sort=&lup=


32 posted on 02/28/2010 5:43:01 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

The limitation is a watermark right in the middle of the converted video. So it makes the video unusable for the most part, although it allows you to see the quality of the conversion. It is a very good program if you pay for it.


33 posted on 02/28/2010 5:55:48 PM PST by Revel
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To: Maceman

PFL


34 posted on 02/28/2010 8:52:40 PM PST by Only1choice____Freedom (FDR had the New Deal. President 0bama has the Raw Deal.)
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To: Revel
It is a very good program if you pay for it.

I tested all the AVS products and they are fantastic. Which is why I paid the money to get them all.

I have tried a great number of audio and video products over the years and none of them have come close to the AVS products. They are simply top notch.

35 posted on 03/01/2010 6:36:20 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.)
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