Be sure to consider the needs of your application and your organization before selecting a container format. Now that MP3's patents have all expired, the choice of audio file format has become much easier to make. It's no longer necessary to choose between MP3's broad compatibility and the need to pay royalties when using it. These suggestions make a number of assumptions. You should carefully consider the options before making a final decision, especially if you have a lot of media that will need to be encoded.
This can be used to offer various versions of a video that can be selected depending on bandwidth availability, but in our case, we'll use it to offer format options. Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to select language Web technology for developers Web media technologies Media type and format guide: image, audio, and video content Media container formats file types Change language.
The WAVE format was first released in If your target audience is likely to include users on mobile, especially on lower-end devices or on slow networks, consider providing a version of your media in a 3GP container with appropriate compression. If you have any specific encoding requirements, make sure the container you choose supports the appropriate codecs. If you want your media to be in a non-proprietary, open format, consider using one of the open container formats such as FLAC for audio or WebM for video.
If your media is audio-only, choosing an audio-only container format likely makes sense. Now that the patents have all expired, MP3 is a widely supported and good choice. WAVE is good but uncompressed, so be aware of that before using it for large audio samples. FLAC is a very good choice, due to its lossless compression, if the target browsers all support it. Audio-only files If you need Video files If you need In the example shown here, a video is offered to the browser in two formats: WebM and MP4.
Firefox Available only if available on the underlying operating system's media framework. Chrome 3, Firefox 3. Learn more about Microsoft Stream. Music files purchased from the iTunes Store can only be played on authorized computers, and people with whom you share presentations might be unable to play iTunes files. Once you have a converted media file in a suitable format with the correct encoding, go back to the PowerPoint slide where you want to insert your video or audio file.
On the Insert tab of the ribbon, click Audio or Video. For complete details about inserting the media file, see Insert and play a video file from your computer or Add audio to your slides. Animations and media. Audio and video. Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint. Video recommendations PowerPoint :. Audio recommendations PowerPoint :. Video recommendations. Audio recommendations.
Audio from the iTunes Store may not play back when shared Music files purchased from the iTunes Store can only be played on authorized computers, and people with whom you share presentations might be unable to play iTunes files. Need more help? Some apps prefer specific formats, but QuickTime movie files.
Older or specialized media formats might not work in your app, because the format requires software designed to support it. If that happens, your app won't open the file or won't play back its audio or video. You might already have an app that supports the format of your file. If you don't know which of your installed apps to try, your Mac might be able to suggest one:.
If none of your installed apps can open the file, search the Internet or Mac App Store for apps that can play or convert the file:.
You can even select a wide range of device presets which can optimize your file to work on device of your choice automatically. Simply click "Add File" button on the top left corner to import your files. Or directly drag and drop them to the interface. Press the arrow in the "Profile" drop-down menu at the left lower of the screen. This should bring you into a panel like the image shown below.
Click the "Convert" icon at the bottom right corner to start the conversion process. Be patient.
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