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Add a Virtual Background to video when recording Powerpoint slide show

Anonymous
2020-12-16T15:37:57+00:00

I want to record a PowerPoint slideshow with video, but I want to use a virtual background in the embedded video. Is that possible?

I'm using Microsoft 365 on Windows 10.

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John Korchok 232.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2020-12-16T16:11:40+00:00

PowerPoint used to support transparency in QuickTime video, but no longer does. You'll have to change the background in a video editor, then import that to PowerPoint.

Here is a PowerPoint User Voice suggestion that this feature be added to future versions. Please add your vote: 32bit video (with alpha channel)

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-16T16:31:11+00:00

    Thanks, John. 

    What I really need is the ability to use a virtual background on video created by PowerPoint using the "Record Slide Show" option. 

    It doesn't look like that's possible yet, though.

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  2. John Korchok 232.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-12-16T19:22:38+00:00

    Using only PowerPoint, you could place your virtual background as the slide background before recording the show.

    If your slides have a constant color as the background, you could record the slide show, bring the video into a video editor and use the editor's chromakey function to drop in a new background.

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