Codecs

[Elgatilla]

Hi,

I purchased the MacBook Air M2.

I use PowerPoint, but I'm experiencing issues with some videos not playing. I've read that this could be due to codec problems.

Could you please recommend a codec pack to improve video playback on macOS?

Thank you.

 

[Bigwaff]

I use PowerPoint, but I'm experiencing issues with some videos not playing.

What specific video formats?

 

[Elgatilla]

What specific video formats?

Mpeg

 

[Bigwaff]

I’m afraid MPEG isn’t specific enough.

What's an MPEG File and How Do You Open One?

An MPEG file is an MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) video file. Videos in this format are compressed using either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 compression.

www.lifewire.com

You are probably going to need to convert the file to a different format.

Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint - Microsoft Support

Supported video and sound file formats for PowerPoint

support.microsoft.com

 

[gilby101]

Adding to @Bigwaff, MPEG is a container which contains video, audio, etc. It is the format of the objects inside the MPEG which is likely the problem. You can use apps like MediaInfo to discover what is inside your MPEG and then whether it is supported by PowerPoint. I hope it is not corrupt.

 

[bogdanw]

Could you please recommend a codec pack to improve video playback on macOS?

There are no codecs or codec packs for macOS Sonoma. Don’t download and install any such thing from the Internet, it’s most likely malware.

You should be able to save embedded media from a presentation
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...or-video-f773d119-0fb3-4884-a18a-29573ac97b25
and play it with VLC https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html or IINA https://iina.io

 

[galad]

What version of macOS are you running? MPEG should work again in the latest version of macOS Sonoma.

 

[IamTheOldFart]

Hello, just a thought, have you tried installing VLC media player, it worked for me. Have a nice day.