Can you add text over wmv in PowerPoint 2003 amd make it stay?

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Steve Manatt - 26 Jun 2006 15:45 GMT

I have a wmv file that I want to add to a presentation as a background. I
then want to add text over it; however, when viewing the slide show, the text
goes to back and all you see is the movie.

Is there a way to see the text and have the movie run in the background?

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Austin Myers - 26 Jun 2006 16:05 GMT

Not natively in PowerPoint. There are add ins that allow some level of
functionality.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia http://www.pfcmedia.com

>I have a wmv file that I want to add to a presentation as a background. I
> then want to add text over it; however, when viewing the slide show, the
> text
> goes to back and all you see is the movie.
>
> Is there a way to see the text and have the movie run in the background?

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tohlz - 26 Jun 2006 17:00 GMT

Instead of placing the text over the video, try reducing the size of the
video, then place the text at the bottom or on top of the video.

And if you are interested, also see:
OfficeFX
www.instanteffects.com

Crystalgraphics Video Background
http://www.crystalgraphics.com/PowerPoint/video.backgrounds.main.asp

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> I have a wmv file that I want to add to a presentation as a background. I
> then want to add text over it; however, when viewing the slide show, the text
> goes to back and all you see is the movie.
>
> Is there a way to see the text and have the movie run in the background?

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Troy @ TLC Creative - 26 Jun 2006 21:50 GMT

As mentioned, this is not a native function of PPT. Here is a one page
overview of how PPT actually plays movies, and a few tips to make things
work better:
http://www.tlccreative.com/images/tutorials/movies.htm

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Steve Manatt - 26 Jun 2006 22:59 GMT

Thanks for the replies - I actually ended up using Microsoft Movie Maker to
import, added a Title and then re-export the movie. This is fairly crude,
but seemed to get the job done.

Thanks again for your help.

> As mentioned, this is not a native function of PPT. Here is a one page
> overview of how PPT actually plays movies, and a few tips to make things
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> > Is there a way to see the text and have the movie run in the background?

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