

Select that option and embedded media will be optimized by the PowerPoint. If so, the Optimize Media Compatibility option will appear. Then PowerPoint will detect if the embedded media is incompatible with the program.

Again right-click the newly-cloned file and edit its file extension from.(Using combined keys + to copy & + to paste and right-click the file to make a copy are both acceptable.) If the PowerPoint file with codec unavailable error is created by PowerPoint of an old version, right-click the PPT file and change the file extension to.

The following method has helped many users to make the "Codec Unavailable" error go away. The first workaround is to change the extension of the troublesome presentation and convert the audio/video that won't play in the file into a more commonly-used format. How to Turn A PowerPoint into a Video with Audio/Animations PowerPoint Recovery: How to Recover Deleted or Unsaved PowerPoint (2007/2010/2013/2016) Here we will introduce several workarounds to fix the "Codec Unavailable" error when PowerPoint cannot play video or audio. Codec Unavailable or Media Unavailable error could come up when there is a compatibility problem or required codec missing. But sometimes, PowerPoint cannot play its embedded videos and audios with the message saying " Codec unavailable" or " Media unavailable". One of the great things about PowerPoint is that you can embed videos or audio clips in the slideshow to make your presentations more interesting.
