Displaying lyrics over motion loop

[ahenry]

I'm trying to run a motion loop over several slides with lyrics but as soon
as the movie begins to play is covers the text box that I have the lyrics in.
I'm using PowerPoint 2003 and an .mpg movie file. I've tried sending the
movie to the back but it hasn't changed anything.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

ahenry

powerpoint always plays media on top of your powerpoint content.

I believe this is because powerpoint does not really play the video - it
gets a media player to display the clip.


There are some workarounds.... see
A Method to Place Text Over Video in PowerPoint
http://www.playsforcertain.com/tovccdesc.htm

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

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[Jennifer]

Actually, that statement is false. From your Powerpoint main screen, click on
"view", then "toolbars", and then "control toolbox." It takes some time, and
a bit of a learning curve, but you can create text that will go on top of
animations, movie clips, etc. I am still trying to figure out how to have it
without any color in the background.

You can also download a plugin that can help you. It's kind of expensive,
and this is just one of the websites that offers it:
http://www.crystalgraphics.com/powerpoint/video.backgrounds.main.asp

 

[Jennifer]

You can also visit: www.playsforcertain.com. They have tutorials that show
you how you can put text over motion backgrounds.