Can You Trim a YouTube Video in PowerPoint?

You cannot directly trim a YouTube video in PowerPoint from an online link. When you embed an online YouTube video, PowerPoint will play that video in its original form. A YouTube video can be trimmed after downloading it to your computer.

Can you trim a YouTube video in PowerPoint? The short answer is no, but we will help you with possible solutions to trim any media in PowerPoint. You can also convert a YouTube video link to a complete presentation. How to do it and how to manipulate videos in PowerPoint, this article covers everything for you.

How to Trim a YouTube Video in PowerPoint?

You found an interesting and relevant YouTube video that you want to add to your slides. Instead of adding the entire video, adding the most relevant part will be the best option.

As we know, PowerPoint cannot trim a YouTube video from a direct link, so we need to follow these steps to trim a YouTube video in PowerPoint.

Step 1: Download YouTube Video

Go to YouTube and find the desired video that you wish to add to PowerPoint. Use any YouTube video downloader to save that video to your device. You can download a YouTube video in MP4 or any other supported format.

Step 2: Insert Video to PowerPoint

Open the PowerPoint presentation and insert a video into your target slide. You can use the Insert tab in the PowerPoint ribbon or simply drag and drop the video to your slide.

Step 3: Trim Video in PowerPoint

Select your video, and go to the Playback tab. This tab has all the options related to the playback settings of the video in your PowerPoint presentation. Click the Trim Video option.

Step 4: Trim Desired Part of the Video

The Trim Video button will open a new pop-up window where you have the progress bar, a start and end time indicator, and other media controls.

Drag the Green and Red pointers to the start and end points of the video that you wish to keep. You can also manually add the start and end time for the trimmed video.

Once finalized, click Ok, and the trimmed video will be added to your slide. The part of the video before and after the start and end times will be removed.

How to Crop a Video in PowerPoint?

We have learned how to trim a YouTube video in PowerPoint. Have you ever wanted to crop a video in PowerPoint just like a picture? Cropping a video means removing unwanted parts from the outer edges of the frame to change its dimensions, like cropping a photo.

Here are the steps to crop a video in PowerPoint without using any additional or third-party video editing tools.

Step 1: Go to the Video Format Tab

Go to the slide having the original video, select the media, and go to the Video Format tab at the top. Click the Crop button, and you will see pointers at the corners and sides of the video.

Step 2: Crop your Video

Drag the corners and sides to crop according to your requirements. Once you have adjusted the video frame by using these controls, click the Crop button, and your cropped video will be ready.

Note: Cropping vs Trimming a Video

Unlike trimming, which shortens the video’s duration, cropping adjusts the visible area, effectively zooming in on a specific subject or fitting the video to a new aspect ratio without changing the length. 

This is useful for removing black bars, focusing on a subject, or adapting a video for different platforms like social media. 

How to Convert a YouTube Video Link to PPT?

YouTube is full of educational and informational videos and content. The idea of turning a useful YouTube video into a PowerPoint presentation seems exciting. Conventionally, you will have to:

• Find a YouTube video and download it
• Watch the entire video, collect data, and important points
• Make a presentation based on that data, design slides, and find images and other elements for the slides

 This whole process of turning a YouTube video into a PowerPoint presentation can easily take 5-6 hours. What if you could turn a YouTube video link directly into an engaging PowerPoint presentation?

YouTube Video to PowerPoint Converter

Twistly is an AI add-in that adds ChatGPT-like capabilities to PowerPoint. It can also convert a YouTube video link to engaging slides within seconds. You don’t even need to add visuals, images, or gather data from the video. Here is how to convert a YouTube video link to slides with Twistly.

Step 1: Copy YouTube Video Link

Find a video that you want to convert to PPT, and copy the link to the video by clicking the Share button or from the top URL bar.

Step 2: Paste the Link in Twistly

Open PowerPoint, launch Twistly, and select the “Create from YouTube” button. Paste the YouTube video link in the box, describe the idea that you want to cover, adjust other settings, and click Continue.

Step 3: Review Slide Outline and Select a Template

Twistly will generate an outline for the slides. If the outline is alright, click Continue and select an AI PowerPoint template for the presentation.

Step 4: Edit or Present your Slides

Within a few moments, your final slides will be ready, so you can edit them with AI tools or PowerPoint native features. Most of the time, Twistly slides need no editing, and you can present right away.

Final Verdict

You can download a YouTube video to your device and then upload it to PowerPoint and trim using the Playback tab. You can’t directly trim a YouTube video. PowerPoint is a powerful tool for handling and editing media for slides, but trimming a YouTube video from an online link is not yet possible in PowerPoint.

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