Power Point video plays too large

[Gordon Griffith]

I am creating a Power Point presentation on a laptop computer to run
continuously on a 32" widescreen TV driven from the s-video output of the
computer. Several of the slides have attached video clips which occupy
about two-thirds of the right hand part of the slide, the remaining space at
the left being taken up with text and still graphics. The whole program
plays perfectly on the computer screen, but on the TV screen the slide opens
properly with the initial frame of the video, but the video blows up to fill
the whole screen as soon as the clip begins playing. How can I get the video
player to play the video clip at the same size it appears in the normal view
of that slide?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Gordon Griffith

 

[Guest]

I think it has something to do with this:

Video/Movie plays full screen when projectedFrom the PowerPoint FAQ:
Video/Movie plays full screen when projected -- The PowerPoint Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) Site is your PowerPoint information ...
www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00646.htm

 

[Gordon Griffith]

Thank you, Sandy. This web page did have the answer. I had visited that
site earlier during my approximately eight hours of searching for this
information, but had missed that particular page. One mouse click on the
correct radio button got rid of the problem. Another example of how simple
these things are WHEN YOU KNOW. Thanks again.
Gordon Griffith

 

[Guest]

I'm having the same problem with my video clips playing full screen over the
text. I had trouble locating the link that Sandy provided. If possible,
could you list the steps I need to take to avoid this problem? Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Update: I exercised a little more patience and figured it out. Thanks for
pointing me in the right direction.

 

[Gordon Griffith]

Scott, sounds as if you were able to locate the "Overlay" tab buried in the
deepest recesses of the Display portion of the operating system. Until I
ran into this problem I knew nothing about all these somewhat hidden
features but the experience taught me a lot about comuter systems and also
how effective the Intenet is in making readily available the accumulated
knowledge of people all around the world. Glad you were able to find a
solution.
Gordon Griffith