How to Format a Video in PowerPoint?

Videos are an essential part of PowerPoint presentations. Most users simply paste the video on the slide without making any changes. There are some powerful editing tools inside PowerPoint that can help you to present a video in a more engaging way.

From changing contrast and borders of the video, there are several other changes that you can make to a video. How to format a video in PowerPoint for a more attractive presentation? First of all, let’s see how to insert a video in a PowerPoint slide.

How to Insert a Video in PowerPoint?

In the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint, users have different options to add a video to the slides. The simplest way is to drag a video from your device’s folder and simply drop it onto the slide.

But there are some proper ways to insert a video into a PowerPoint slide. Follow these steps to insert a video in a PowerPoint presentation. First, open your destination slide and move to the Insert tab, and then click the Video option. You have three options to insert a video.

1.     Insert Video from this Device

Use this option to upload a video that is already saved or downloaded to your computer. Click this button and go to the destination folder on your computer, and then select the desired video.

2.     Insert Video from Stock Videos

Premium users of PowerPoint now have access to free stock videos and images. Choose this option, find the desired video from the library, and add it to your slide.

3.     Insert Video from Online Videos

You might have a link to a YouTube video or media from other streaming sites. Use this option and paste the link of the video in the given bar, and your video will be added to the slide. Your device must be connected to the internet to play embedded video during the presentation.

How to Format a Video in PPT?

By following the steps given, you can easily insert or add any video to a PowerPoint presentation. The next step is to format or modify your video without additional video editing tools.

Video editing options inside PowerPoint are good enough for basic formatting. So, here is how to access the video formatting tools to modify a PowerPoint video.

Where’s the Video Format Tab?

Once you have inserted the video, select the video, and you will see the Video Format tab in the ribbon. This tab has all the basic options to format a video in PowerPoint.

Video Appearance Editing Tools

The Adjust section in the Video Format tab has different options to change or modify the appearance of the video. By clicking any option in this section, you can access further editing options. These basic options include:

Corrections	Adjust the sharpness and brightness/contrast of the video. This is used to fix issues like videos being too dark, too bright, or blurry.
Color	Modifies the color saturation, tone (recoloring), and temperature of the video. This can change the overall mood or style, for example, making the video black and white or giving it a sepia tone.
Poster Frame	Sets a specific image/frame from the video (or an external image) to be displayed as the preview thumbnail before the video starts playing.
Reset Design	Removes all current formatting and appearance changes applied to the video, restoring it to its original appearance and settings.

Change Video Size

When you insert a video in PowerPoint, the default size of the video player may not look appropriate. You can easily grab and resize the video player size from any side or use the Height and Width options to add custom values for the video player.

Change Video Playback Settings

The Video Format tab does not have any options to change or modify the video playback settings. There is a separate Playback option right next to the Video Format tab, where you can make different changes to the playback settings.

How to Put a Video in a Shape?

By default, PowerPoint has a rectangular shape for the player, but you can change the video to any other shape of your choice from the available options.

If you want to change the video shape in PowerPoint to any other shape, go to the Video Format tab >> Video Styles section >> Video Shape >> select any shape to apply to the video.

How to Alight or Rotate a Video in PowerPoint?

You might want to change the orientation of the video or align different videos in a single slide. There is an easy way to rotate or align videos on PowerPoint.

Select your video >> Video Format >> Arrange section >> Rotate >> select any option to flip or rotate the selected video in PowerPoint. The align option is also there, which you can use for the videos.

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Final Words

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