Why do i need this to insert video backgrounds in powerpoint?

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Topic: Why do i need this to insert video backgrounds in powerpoint?

Posted By: freddyjo
Subject: Why do i need this to insert video backgrounds in powerpoint?
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 08:23

Can anyone help me understand why I need the 123PPT Video Backgrounds to insert video backgrounds in powerpoint?

I have been inserting animated backgrounds for many years in powerpoint so I am not quite sure why I need this software. Does it do something that powerpoint cannot?

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Posted By: Charles Henry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 08:57

Hi Freddy and welcome to the 123PPT Community and PowerPoint Forum.

PowerPoint allows you to insert static images or assign solid colors or colored gradients to slide backgrounds in PowerPoint.

Image file formats such as .GIF can be used to "fool" PowerPoint by allowing you to insert an animated gif rather than a static .GIF image.

The problem with animated gif's is that they were essentially invented for use on web pages many years ago and to play at fairly small resolutions and sizes if they are expected to play smoothly and with highest frames per second possible. That said, even the best animated gif's playing at small resolutions are still unalble to play well and if assigned to a slide background in PowerPoint are scaled to fill the full screen and animation all but stops or plays at only a few frames per second.

If you have been inserting animated backgrounds into PowerPoint for many years Freddy, then it is most likely that you have been using animated gif's and as you have most likely experienced , while technically yes there is movement behind the slides, any animated gif background will appear blocky, distorted and play at only a few frames per second.

The http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/ - 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio transforms PowerPoint presentations by providing you with exciting http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/screenshots.asp - new tools inside PowerPoint that let you insert full screen video into PowerPoint to play as full screen video backgrounds behind your slide content at an amazing 25 frames per second to create an entirely new and tv-style experience for your audience and presentation viewers.

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Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com

Posted By: freddyjo
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 09:33

Hey Charles,

fair enough and yes I have been using animated gif to try to provide some excitement to slides and yes they generally look quite poor so I have to really blur and make the backgrounds abstract and anonymous to get away with it.

So if I understand with your 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio I can insert actaul video files into PowerPoint so that the video files themselves play behind text even at full screen?

Does the video inserted to play behind text play in full screen? Am I able to insert my own video to play as a background in powerpoint or must I use 123PPTs?

Will the presentation play back correctly on another computer like my laptop or do I need to install your program on that computer as well in order to play any powerpoint presentation with video backgrounds correctly?

Posted By: Charles Henry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 09:51

Hi Freddy,

yes the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio is the only application that allows you to insert, control and play video as backgrounds in PowerPoint and in all of your PowerPoint presentations.

The 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio extends the functionality of PowerPoint by giving you access to all new tools and features such as the Insert Wizard, Insert YouTube in PowerPoint and Download Video Backgrounds functions.

The 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio lets you insert any imported video as a video background and allows you to choose how you want your video background to scale. To maintain its aspect ratio or to scale to completely fill the entire background when your presentation plays.

We offer a http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/download.asp - Free Trial Edition of the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio which can be downloaded and installed on any PC computer Freddy. Once installed you will be able to start inserting and playing video backgrounds in PowerPoint and in all your PowerPoint presentations.

The Free Trial Edition is bundled with 10 Free Video Backgrounds for you to use and if you would like to import your own videos as video backgrounds you can do so by purchasing a license of the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio. Both the Lite Edition and the Deluxe Edition allow you to import your own video files for use as video backgrounds. And of course in addition you can import any purchased http://www.123ppt.com/animated-powerpoint-backgrounds/ - 123PPT Video Background .

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Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com

Posted By: freddyjo
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 09:53

Ok. But what about playing powerpoint presentations with video backgrounds on other computers? Do I need to install your program on that computer as well in order to play any powerpoint presentation with video backgrounds correctly?

Posted By: Charles Henry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 10:24

To play back your PowerPoint presentations with video backgrounds on any computer is free Freddy and you do not need to install or purchase a license for the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio in order to be able to play a PowerPoint presentation with video backgrounds on your computer.

The 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio should be installed on computers where you create, edit or change your PowerPoint presentations.

If you only want to watch PowerPoint presentations with video backgrounds on a machine then you do not need to install, purchase or license the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio for that machine. You can simply download and install the http://www.123ppt.com/presentations-player/ - Free 123PPT Presentations Player .

The 123PPT Presentations Player is a completely free standalone player that opens PowerPoint presentations with video backgrounds and plays them back exactly as they appear on the machine that created them.

You only need to install the Free 123PPT Presentations Player once on a machine to allow that machine to open and play any PowerPoint presentation with video backgrounds so it makes play back, easy, efficient, convenient and best of all, completely free.

In many ways you can think of the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio as an authoring extension to PowerPoint. If you want to update the video backgrounds in a presentation then of course you need the tools to be able to do so and the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio provides these tools inside PowerPoint.

If you only want to play your presentations with video backgrounds then you do not need to have the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio installed because the Free 123PPT Presentations Player will play back any PowerPoint presentation with video backgrounds in full screen and full motion.

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Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com

Posted By: freddyjo
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 10:29

This does sound very much like exactly what I am looking for.

I was afraid that I would need to purchase multiple licenses for all my computers but I would only need to purchase one for the PC I want to use to create and edit my presentations with and then install the free player on the other computers to allow them to play the presentation back.

Am I allowed to distribute your player from my website? I would really like to post my presentation online and make it easy for my users to be able to download and install the free player.

Posted By: Charles Henry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 10:41

We don't allow users to distribute our software from their websites Freddy, but then there is no need for you to do so anyway.

When you want to distribute and share your PowerPoint presentation with video backgrounds you can opt to include the Free 123PPT Presentations Player with your presentation.

If you have WinZip installed, when you select the http://www.123ppt.com/video-backgrounds-studio/screenshots.asp#123pptplayandshare - 123PPT Play & Share option in PowerPoint which is installed as a part of the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio you will see two options available to you.

Burn to Disc which enables you to burn your PowerPoint presentation with video backgrounds directly to Blu-ray, DVD or CD-Rom from inside PowerPoint.
Prepare Presentation which allows you to create a copy of your presentation for sharing and playing on other computers.

If you have WinZip installed then the Prepare Presentation option will allow you to create a single self-extracting WinZip file which you can simply upload to your web server to allow other users to download your presentation.

If you wish to include the Free 123PPT Presentations Player with your presentation, simply check the checkbox beside the Distribute with player option in the 123PPT Play & Share section. This will add the 123PPT Presentations Player installation package into folder with your presentation which will extract when the user "unzips" and decompresses your presentation WinZip file.

If you do not have WinZip installed, don't worry. The Prepare Presentation option will still generate a copy of your presentation for sharing and you can still opt to include the Free 123PPT Presentations Player installation package with your presentation. Only instead of the Prepare Presentation feature creating a self-extracting WinZip file, it will copy all the files of your presentation and included video backgrounds into a folder of your choice on your computer from where you can upload each file individually to your web server.

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Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com

Posted By: freddyjo
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 10:51

Thanks Charles, you have been an enormous help. So much better talking with someone who knows what they are talking about than guessing or trying to figure things out alone.

I am convinced the 123PPT Video Backgrounds Studio is exactly what I have been looking for so I will purchase the Deluxe Edition now as I really want to get going with my presentation.

Thanks again Charles.

Posted By: Charles Henry
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 10:53

My pleasure Freddy. Let us know if you have any questions or need any assistance with your presentation.

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Charles Henry,
Creative Director, www.123ppt.com