I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I can only
get it to fade in THEN play.

PowerPoint has no such capability, it simply plays the file as it is handed
to it. To do what you want you will need to edit the video file and then
insert it into PPT.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com





"samgregory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I can
only
> get it to fade in THEN play.

I haven't tried it yet but could there be a simple work around ? By starting
the video clip and a solid color graphic file the same time, with the same
color as your background with the graphic on top, fade it out which will
make the video appear to be fading in?
Paul

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Jackman Media(tm) http://www.jacktech.net
"samgregory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I can
only
> get it to fade in THEN play.

Try it and let us now, but I don't think it will work. Videos always play
on top of everything else in PowerPoint, so I don't think the solid
graphic will show at all while the video is playing.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

"Paul Jackman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> I haven't tried it yet but could there be a simple work around ? By
> starting the video clip and a solid color graphic file the same time,
> with the same color as your background with the graphic on top, fade
> it out which will make the video appear to be fading in?
> Paul
>
> --
> Jackman Media(tm) http://www.jacktech.net
> "samgregory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:36820B5A-4D3D-474F-A579-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I
>> can
> only
>> get it to fade in THEN play.
>
>
>

Yup you're right. It works well with animated .gif's , even ani.gif on top
of ani.gif but not with video because as you say video always plays on top..
Paul
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Jackman Media(tm) http://www.jacktech.net
"David M. Marcovitz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Try it and let us now, but I don't think it will work. Videos always play
> on top of everything else in PowerPoint, so I don't think the solid
> graphic will show at all while the video is playing.
> --David
>
> --
> David M. Marcovitz
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
> Loyola College in Maryland
> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
>
> "Paul Jackman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I haven't tried it yet but could there be a simple work around ? By
> > starting the video clip and a solid color graphic file the same time,
> > with the same color as your background with the graphic on top, fade
> > it out which will make the video appear to be fading in?
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Jackman Media(tm) http://www.jacktech.net
> > "samgregory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:36820B5A-4D3D-474F-A579-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I
> >> can
> > only
> >> get it to fade in THEN play.
> >
> >
> >
>

Paul is correct- use a black (or whatever background color you are using)
rectangle to custon animate out (exit effect) the same time the video starts.
The effect will appear to "fade in" your video.

"samgregory" wrote:

> I have a video I want to fade in while playing but at the moment I can only
> get it to fade in THEN play.