Converting .m4a files to Powerpoint sound files

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Converting .m4a files to Powerpoint sound files

Powerpoint cannot use .m4a file in their movies. I tried using SWITCH to convert the .m4a files to .aiff, .mov, or .wav, or .mp3 files. But none of them was accepted by Powerpoint. Do you have a suggestion to convert to a sound file that I can use in a Pointpoint file that I am saving as a movie?

Powerbook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 9, 2009 6:26 PM

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Mar 9, 2009 7:00 PM in response to James Hess2

See this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1864319&tstart=90

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Mar 11, 2009 7:51 PM in response to sig

I don't understand how that helps at all. I can use SWITCH to convert to aiff or aif files but Powerpoint will still not accept them into a movie. Plus SWITCH seems to make the m4a file about 10 times larger when converting to aiff or aif. Converting to mp3 keeps the size the same but Powerpoint does not accept that converted file either. Powerpoint is supposed to accept those file types but not m4a, that is why I need to convert it to use the music I want to include.

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Mar 11, 2009 8:16 PM in response to James Hess2

Pray tell, which version of Powerpoint?

You might also consider posting this on the PP forums on Microsoft's site since that's where you will find the PP users. It's not a given that everybody here will use PP, or make movies in it (pointing at myself).

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Apr 24, 2009 9:08 PM in response to James Hess2

I resolved my own problems by finding that iTunes can do the conversion for me.

Thanks for replying

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