
Video may pause if the network is overloaded or the Internet is slow.May take a few seconds for the video to start playing as the service buffers the video.May see suggested videos after your video finishes playing.May see ads on videos if the service allows them on that video.Viewers see the operating system task bar.Viewers see browser toolbars & other parts of the browser.Requires an internet connection during the presentation fast enough to stream video from or.

Works on both Windows and Mac platforms.Works when you send the PowerPoint file to others since the video is not a linked file.Doesn’t rely on specific codecs of video files if it plays in a browser, it will play during the presentation.Don’t need to worry about broken video file links.Smaller file size since no embedded video.Easy for even inexperienced presenters to use.Allows video to be at as high a resolution as the owner uploaded it (some people only download at lower resolutions).Does not require a video file to be downloaded or captured.When the browser is closed after the video finishes, the PowerPoint presentation continues. The method I describe here creates a hyperlink from an image on your PowerPoint slide that starts playing the video in a full browser window on top of the presentation.

Some videos have a download link that allows you to download the video as a file to your computer YouTube videos don’t have a dedicated download link. When considering use of videos on YouTube or in your PowerPoint presentations, they can be used if the owner permits use for presentations and public viewing.
