Join Garrick Chow for an in-depth discussion in this video Select a poster frame, part of PowerPoint 2016: Audio and Video In Depth.
- [Instructor] There may be times when the first frame…of your video isn't the best representation of its content.…With your video selected, under the Format tab,…you'll find the Poster Frame menu,…and it lets you choose what the still image…of your video will be before you play it.…It's basically what your audience will see…until you click the Play button.…By default, it's the first frame of the movie,…but you can either select an image file…to act as the poster frame, or you can…play the video until you find a frame you like.…So for example, I can jump around in this video…until I find a frame I like.…
- Hansel and Petal has been for years…providing me the most,…Recommendations, and they never fail to send me out of here,…- [Instructor] Once I find it, I can come up…to the Poster Frame button and choose Current Frame.…And when I click outside that video, you can see that…it's become the still frame representing the video.…But when I click Play, it still starts at the beginning.…- Hansel and Petal has been for years…
Author
Garrick Chow
Released
9/8/2016- Recognize the difference between embedding and linking.
- Recall the steps to take when adding a video file that will be played in an external application when clicked.
- Explain how to add a bookmark to a presentation.
- Determine the characteristics of four video effects available in PowerPoint.
- Summarize the steps taken to record an audio file directly into PowerPoint.
- Identify the process for enabling a selected video or audio file to play automatically.
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 10s
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1. Manage Multimedia Presentations
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Linking vs. embedding files6m 12s
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2. Insert Videos
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Link to a YouTube video5m 14s
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3. Edit Videos
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Trim a video4m 41s
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Add fades4m 34s
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Crop a video2m 28s
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Select a poster frame1m 49s
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Add video bookmarks2m 41s
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4. Format Videos
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Resize a video3m 25s
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Play a video in a shape2m 26s
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5. Apply Video Effects
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Apply a preset video style3m 10s
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Design a border1m 59s
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Add shadows2m 46s
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Add reflections2m 5s
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Add glow effects1m 59s
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Add soft edges1m 15s
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Apply a 3D rotation3m 1s
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Use Format Painter2m 14s
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6. Add Audio Clips
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Trim an audio clip2m 42s
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7. Set Video and Audio Playback Options
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Set the volume1m 24s
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Play video full screen1m 26s
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Hide the audio clip icon3m 18s
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Rewind after playing1m 8s
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Delay playback2m 8s
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8. Save Multimedia Presentations
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Compress media files3m 47s
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Save as a movie4m 19s
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Extracting media asset files2m 17s
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Conclusion
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Next steps29s
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