Re: Stopping Video from playing full screen

From: Echo S (echos_at_indyUGHSPAM.net)
Date: 02/12/04


Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 22:12:12 -0500

This is what usually works here, too, Terry. For what it's worth.

-- 
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
Terry King wrote:
> 
> Similar issue here. Our version of the problem seems to
> exist somewhere among the display settings of the laptop
> and the menu options for the projector.
> 
> A simple fix which seems to work for us most of the time
> is to change the settings in the laptop video card driver
> so that the external data projector is the "primary"
> display.
> 
> What happens for us then is that the laptop screen "auto
> zooms" the video clip to full screen (read jaggie and none
> of the text on the slide shows) and the external data
> projector shows the full powerpoint slide with the video
> running at native size.
> 
> When we move to the next slide all returns to normal.
> 
> Good luck on this one!
> 
> Terry King
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can someone explain how I prevent a video clip from
> playing full
> >screen - seems that dependant on which PC (lapt/desktop)
> and version
> >(XP/2003) it either plays full screen or within a
> predefined rectangle
> >(which I want).
> >
> >Have fished around for settings within the video
> properties - but no
> >luck.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >jeff
> >.
> >


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