PowerPoint 2010 has increased the multimedia capabilities in many great ways. One question I receive a lot is where is the video (it is embedded inside the .pptx file) and how can it be accessed as a stand alone file?
Here is one process for getting to the actual video files that are embedded in a PPT 2010 file.
1. Locate the presentation file in Windows Explorer and make a duplicate of it (we are going to “break” it).
2. Change the file name from .pptx to .zip
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/11_Sept/Extract_Video_5.jpg?mtime=1317055606)
3. When you change the file extension you will get this warning dialog – click “Yes.”
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4. Double click to open the new .zip file.
5. Go into the “PPT” folder.
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6. Go into the “Media” folder.
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7. Copy any of the video files (.wmv, .avi. .mov, etc.) from here to a folder on your computer.
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/11_Sept/Extract_Video_1.jpg?mtime=1317055534)
8. Done!
– Troy @ TLC