How to Compress Video in PowerPoint to Reduce Video Size

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program and it enables you to make wonderful presentations with videos, images, and other elements. The size of the presentation will be large if you embed a video with a large file size. Can PowerPoint compress a video? How to compress video in PowerPoint? This MiniTool Video Converter post will show you how to reduce the video size in PowerPoint.

Adding video to your presentation can make it richer and more interesting. But you need to be careful that the size of the video is not too large or it will cause some trouble. You’d better reduce the video file size by compressing it. The following will tell you why you need to compress embedded video in your presentation and how to compress video in PowerPoint. Now, let’s get started!

Why Need to Compress Video in PowerPoint

Before learning how to compress embedded video in your presentation, it is necessary to know why needs to compress a video. The following content shows you some reasons.

For smooth playback: Compressing videos to get smaller files. Larger videos load more slowly during playback and can suffer from interruptions and delays. By compressing the video, you can avoid those problems and get a smooth presentation experience.
For the convenience of sharing: It takes longer for you to upload and download uncompressed videos. You can get a smaller video and you can share the presentation via email, or other social platforms.
For saving storage space: The larger the video you embed into the presentation, the larger the presentation will be. To save the storage space of your devices, it is a good idea to compress the video for your presentation.

How to Compress Video in PowerPoint

You can directly compress video in PowerPoint. The below content will guide you on how to compress a video in PowerPoint.

Step 1. Open your PowerPoint presentation embedded with the video that you want to compress.

Step 2. Click the File tab at the top menu bar and select the Info option.

Step 3. Click the Compress Media button to open the list. Here are three options including Full HD (1080P), HD (720p), and Standard (480p). If you want to maintain the audio and video quality, the Full HD (1080P) option is a good choice. When your space is limited and want to share your presentation via email, you’d better choose the Standard (480p) option.

Step 4. If you want to choose HD (720P), just click on it. The compression process will begin automatically. Once the compression is finished, you can see how much the file has been reduced. Next, click Close to close the popup.

Tips:

If you feel that the compressed size does not meet your requirements, you can click the Compress Media button again, click the Undo option, and select another option.

A Better Way to Compress Video for PowerPoint

Though PowerPoint can save disk space and improve playback performance by compressing your video, it still has some drawbacks. For example, the compression might affect the media quality and the embedded subtitles and alternate audio tracks will be removed. How to compress video for PowerPoint without losing quality? MiniTool Video Converter is a good choice.

You can use it to convert your video for PowerPoint to other formats that have a smaller file size or choose another encoder to compress your video. What’s more, if you have a video of lower quality, you can also use MiniTool Video Converter as a video upscaler to enhance video quality.

Furthermore, it enables you to extract audio from video and turn audio into video. Also, it supports converting and compressing several files simultaneously as a batch video converter.

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Tips:

MiniTool MovieMaker is an excellent free video editor that can help you make your video better. It offers both basic and advanced editing features. Since it allows you to export video in several formats and make the output parameters, you can also use MiniTool MovieMaker to compress video for PowerPoint.

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Final Thoughts

Embedded video in a presentation with a large file size will adversely affect the playback and sharing of the presentation. You’d better compress the embedded video with PowerPoint or MiniTool Video Converter. The above has shown you how to compress video in PowerPoint and you can refer to the above guidance.

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