Newbie video in power point question

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Freygirl

Hello,

I'm sorry if this is a redundant question. I didn't see anything that was
exactly like this.

I have a few video import questions. At work, we currently have long video
clips that I would like to sample and embed in a PP presentation at work.
Under properties, they are listed as "Movie File" and "Video File". I can't
see the file extension, so I'm not sure of the file format. What is the
difference between a movie and a video?

Also, what product would you recommend to sample the video clips. They are
long promotional movies (several minutes) and I just need a few seconds.

And last but not least, what product do you recommend to take video from a
digital camcorder (Sony MiniDV) and create movies for PowerPoint. Sony
provides ImageMixer 1.5, but it creates a *.dat file, and that doesn't seem
to be compatible.

If there are articles on this somewhere or a tutorial, could you please
point me in the right direction? I've been put on a new marketing team at
work, and I'm a tiny guppy in a great big ocean, kinda like Nemo, at the
moment.

Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated!!!

Best regards,

freygirl
 
Freygirl,
What is the difference between a movie and a video?
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Nothing...it's just a name.
Also, what product would you recommend to sample the video clips. They are
long promotional movies (several minutes) and I just need a few seconds.
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You have these video clips as a file on a computer? (or a video tapes?)

If you have files then....I'd go for some software that can convert from one type of video clip to another. The broader
the range the better.

At this point in time (for maximum compatibility) I'd go for something called MPEG1 as the video type to aim for.
Powerpoint is normally pretty happy inserting MPEG1 and playing MPEG1.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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