Here is my process for adding a YouTube (google, metacafe, soapbox, etc) video to a PowerPoint presentation:
1. Find the movie online and copy the URL
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_2.jpg)
2. Go to www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-movie
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_3.jpg)
3. Paste in the YouTube URL
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_4.jpg)
4. Follow instructions to download to your computer.
Note: the video is in .flv format, which need to be converted for use in PowerPoint
5. Go to www.media-convert.com
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_5.jpg)
6. Be sure you are in the ‘Local File Conversion’ tab
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_6.jpg)
7: Click the BROWSE button and find the video on your computer
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_7.jpg)
8: Convert the .FLV video to a PowerPoint friendly .WMV format.
Note: there are lots of options, but I recomend
– No Video Preset
– Windows Media Video (.wmv)
![](https://thepowerpointblog.com/media/blogs/all/Dec_08/youtube_8.jpg)
9: Click OK and following instructions to convert and have file emailed you.
10: Move newly created .wmv video to same folder as presenation and use PowerPoint’s INSERT >> MOVIE FROM FILE wizard
11: Done!
– Troy @ TLC