You are very welcome Lisbeth.
Incidentally there is an alternative you may consider in your presentation.
Since we are in the video backgrounds for PowerPoint section I think it's apprpriate to mention the http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/ - 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio for PowerPoint .
The primary function of the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio is to allow presenters and users of Microsoft Office PowerPoint the ability to insert video backgrounds in PowerPoint presentations and be able to play video backgrounds in PowerPoint presentations.
Normally the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio is used to create a full motion more engaging presentation than is otherwise possible with just using PowerPoint alone. The 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio does this by letting you insert video backgrounds on every slide so that your PowerPoint template background images are replaced by full screen animated video backgrounds. Transforming static presentations into film and TV-style experiences for audiences.
But the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio can be used for many other purposes to. For example, to embed a full screen video clip in a presentation so that the clip appears to play in PowerPoint rather than needing to open in an external player and playing in PowerPoint at the full size of the slide rather than as a "blob" as you put it.
If you have for example 3 slides in your presentation and slide 1 was an introduction and contained bullet points to issue you were raising and then wished to play a video, film or movie. You could simply insert the movie as a video background on slide 2 which is otherwise a completely blank and empty slide. Slide 3 would then contain your closing arguments.
When you then play your presentation and progress through slide 1 reaching the end of your bullet point by simply clicking to the next slide your movie will play full screen inside PowerPoint, with no need for rescaling or opening of an external player. When the movie is finished you simply click to the next slide to go to slide 3.
For the audience the vidoe will appear as an integrated part of your presentation and they will not have to sit patiently while you open Windows Media Player, maximize it to fill the screen and when finished close Windows Media Player to return to your presentation.
With the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio your video is integrated in your presentation and it's just a slide, so there is no opening or closing of external applications or resizing required.
If you haven't tried the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio Lisbeth, I do recommend every presenter to http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/download.asp - download the free 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio Trial Edition .
------------- Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com
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