Title: Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint - Office Support
Headings: Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint
Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint
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Supported formats
Supported video file formats
Supported audio file formats
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Content: Tip: Check out these YouTube videos from Microsoft Creators for more help with video and audio! Supported formats
Supported video file formats
File Format
Extension
Windows Video file (Some .avi files may require additional codecs)
.asf
Windows Video file (Some .avi files may require additional codecs)
.avi
MP4 Video file*
.mp4, .m4v, .mov
Movie file
.mpg or .mpeg
Windows Media Video file
.wmv
*Only PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions. The 32-bit version of PowerPoint 2010 can play an .mp4 or .mov file only if the computer has a QuickTime Player installed. ( Read Download QuickTime for Windows, on the Apple site, for more information.) PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions DO require the QuickTime Player to be installed for playing MP4 video files in one particular situation: when you are using Windows 7 running on a virtual machine (VM). Supported audio file formats
File format
Extension
AIFF Audio file
.aiff
AU Audio file
.au
MIDI file
.mid or .midi
MP3 Audio file
.mp3
Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-4 Audio file*
.m4a, .mp4
Windows Audio file
.wav
Windows Media Audio file
.wma
*Only PowerPoint 2013 and newer versions. The 32-bit version of PowerPoint 2010 can only play an .mp4 or .mov file if the computer has a QuickTime Player installed. ( Read Download QuickTime for Windows, on the Apple site, for more information.)