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Adding video in Prezi Present

Adding videos can help make your presentation more dynamic and provide compelling stories. In Prezi Present, you can upload your own .mp4 video file or add a video using a YouTube link.

1. Navigate to the place in your presentation where you’d like to add the video.
2. Click the Media button at the top of your screen, then select Video.
3. In the right sidebar, you can either:
  • Upload an .mp4 file from your computer by clicking Upload video
  • Click the arrow next to the button to select a file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive
  • Embed a video from YouTube
Paid feature: Video upload storage is available for users with a Plus or higher Prezi plan. Luckily it’s a breeze to upgrade your license and get access to this and all the other great features our Prezi plans have to offer.
 

Uploading your video

1. Navigate to the place in your presentation where you’d like to add the video.

2. Click the Media button at the top of your screen, then select Video.

3. In the right sidebar, you can either:

  • Upload an .mp4 file from your computer by clicking Upload video
  • Click the arrow next to the button to select an .mp4 file from Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive

4. After the file uploads, you can move, resize, and rotate the video as needed. 

5. A Zoom to video animation will be added to the left sidebar timeline and it will play automatically once the presentation reaches the video. 

6. If you wouldn't like the video to go full screen, you can delete it from the timeline, and it will reproduce only when you click on Play during the presentation, if there's a frame around it. Even if you haven't kept the Zoom to video, you can always double-click on it during the presentation to go full screen.

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Supported formats 

Prezi Present supports MP4 video files with .mp4 extensions. Audio should be in AAC Codec (HE-AAC codecs are not supported). We recommend adding video files that are no more than 50 MB in size to avoid a possible decrease in performance.

Adding video using a YouTube link

1. Navigate to the place in your presentation where you’d like to add the video.

2. Click the Media button at the top of your screen, then select Video.

3. In the sidebar, copy+paste (CTRL/CMD+V) a YouTube link in the field under “Embed YouTube.”

4. Click Insert.

5. After the video loads, you can move, resize, and rotate the video as needed. 

5. A "Zoom to video" animation will be added to the left sidebar timeline and once the presentation reaches the video, it will play automatically fullscreen.

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Note: You’ll need an Internet connection to play any YouTube videos. Please also note your videos must comply with Prezi’s Terms of Service.

Playing a video

If you uploaded the video yourself, you can choose to have the video play with the rest of your presentation still visible or make it fullscreen. Embedded videos, such as YouTube links, will enter fullscreen and play automatically.

While the video is playing, you will see controls at the bottom of your screen where you can adjust the volume and pause or play.

For YouTube links, you may also see other controls such as closed captioning and subtitles and speed and quality settings, depending on what is available on the original YouTube video.

Note: If you would like to check a video in action while editing, please enter Quick Preview or Present mode as they cannot be played directly from the editor.

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