How to Convert PowerPoint to MPEG

Sometimes, we hear that people ask: how to convert PowerPoint to MPEG. So, what is MPEG? Why do they need to convert PowerPoint to MPEG?

What's MPEG?

MPEG (a video file), which stands for Moving Picture Experts Group, is the name of a family of standards used for coding audio-visual information (e.g., movies, video, music) in a digital compressed format.

MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4 are the most common extensions of a MPEG file, and they are often used for creating movies and songs to be uploaded and downloaded through Internet.

Usually, we can open a MPEG file with Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime Player, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Cyberlink PowerDirector, Cyberlink PowerDVD, and other popular multimedia players.

Why Convert PowerPoint to MPEG?

PowerPoint is commonly saved with PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX file extensions. To view a PowerPoint file, we will either need PowerPoint programs or PowerPoint viewers installed on the computers. Otherwise, we may not be able to view the presentation file. If we can convert the PowerPoint presentations to MPEG files, then they can be broadcasted through many media players.

Above is just one aspect of why convert PowerPoint to MPEG. Here I would like to list some other benefits of converting PowerPoint file to MPEG.

1. After converting PowerPoint to MPEG, you can burn the MPEG file to DVD with some third-party DVD burning tools. Thus PowerPoint files can be viewed on TV through a DVD player.
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2. Promotional PowerPoint or other kinds of presentations such as presentations made for fun can be uploaded to the Internet (e.g. like video sharing website YouTube) for easy sharing after being converted to MPEG.

3. Converting PowerPoint to MPEG enables us to view PowerPoint files on some portable devices.