Boring but important things like full 64-bit support get pushed down the list.
Windows development money is funneled into ‘sexy’ features that will grab headlines or cloud related technologies. The fact that MPEG-4 came from rival Apple may have something to do with Redmond’s reluctance. Microsoft has chosen to save some development costs by not updating the MPEG-4 codecs. Sixteen years is more than enough time for Microsoft to develop proper support in Windows. MPEG-4 is NOT a QuickTime format, it’s been a global standard since 2001. to understand the science in the K-4 Life Science Content Standard. They use the term ‘Quicktime’ to imply a proprietary Apple system, but that’s not true. Teachers are central to education, but they must not be placed in the position of. “because currently the Windows operating system does not have a 64-bit video or audio codec for the three QuickTime media formats.”Įven this excuse doesn’t tell the whole story.
Microsoft hasn’t bothered to update Windows or as Microsoft itself says: Select the slide in which you want to place the Word document, click Insert and then choose Object. Method 4: Insert a Word Document as an Object. Word will not automatically convert pictures for you, so you will have to copy and paste or insert them into your slides manually. Near the bottom they refer to the error message we’ve copied above with a support page that tells the sad story. Body Text will not appear in your PowerPoint. If you read between the lines of that page, you’d see that 64-bit support isn’t complete. They skirt around this nasty in their support page about PowerPoint video and audio support.
Microsoft is a master at hiding their limitations without overtly lying. The workaround is to convert the media file into something that any PowerPoint (2010, 2013 or 2016) will understand like Windows Media or MP3 for audio. Apple stopped supporting Windows back in 2009. Installing Apple’s QuickTime isn’t an option anymore. “PowerPoint 64-bit version cannot insert this file because Windows doesn’t have the necessary 64-bit codec support”.
The error message is worded to put the responsibility on the customer for the problem. Microsoft left the codecs (which translate the media file) in 32-bit form even on what’s supposed to be a 64-bit operating system. It means you have PowerPoint 64-bit version but Windows (also 64-bit) doesn’t have the proper video and audio support. In this case, users can save their work in text file format, and then from. However, the other program might support importing another supported file format, such as a text file format. Verify that the necessary 64-bit codec for this media format is installed, and then try again.” For example, users might want to import their Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file into another program that does not support the applications native file format.
“PowerPoint cannot insert a video from the selected file. A hidden trap in the 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office 2016 or 2013, they can’t work with MPEG-4 video.