Working with the Video

To Preview the Video:

1. Make sure the video is selected.
2. Click the Play/Pause button below the video. The video will start playing, and the timeline next to the Play/Pause button will begin to advance.
   The Play/Pause button and the timeline
3. To jump to a different part of the video, click anywhere on the timeline.
   Clicking on the timeline

To Resize the Video:

1. Select the video. A box with resizing handles will appear around the video.
2. Click and drag any of the handles to resize the movie.
   Resizing the video

   Edit and Format Video

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   The Playback tab has several options that you can use to edit your video. For example, you can trim your video so that it will only play an excerpt, add a fade in and fade out, and add bookmarks that allow you to jump to specific points in the video.

   Most of the features on the Playback tab can only be used with videos that are inserted from a file. They will not work with embedded videos.

   Watch the video to learn how to edit your video's playback and format its appearance on the slide. 

   To Trim the Video:

   1. From the Playback tab, click the Trim Video command. The Trim Video dialog box will appear.
      The Trim Video command
   2. Use the green and red handles to set the start time and end time.
      Moving the green and red handles
   3. To preview the video file, click the Play button.
      Previewing the video
   4. Adjust the green and red handles again if necessary, and then click OK.

   To Add a Fade In and Fade Out:

   1. On the Playback tab, locate the Fade In and Fade Out fields.
   2. Type in the desired values, or use the up and down arrows to adjust the times.
      Adjusting the Fade In

   To Add a Bookmark:

   1. Click the Play/Pause button to play the video, and when you have located the part that you want to bookmark,pause it. You can also click the timeline to locate the desired part of the video.
      Locating the desired part of the video
   2. From the Playback tab, click Add Bookmark.
      Adding a bookmark
   3. A small circle will appear on the timeline to indicate the bookmark.
      The new bookmark
   4. You can now click the bookmark to jump to that location.

   To Remove a Bookmark:

   1. Select the bookmark.
   2. From the Playback tab, click Remove Bookmark. The bookmark will disappear.
      Removing a bookmark

   Video Options

   There are other options that you can set to control how your video plays, and these are found in the Video Optionsgroup on the Playback tab.

   The Video Options group

   • Volume: Changes the audio volume in the video.
   • Start: Controls whether the video file starts automatically or when the mouse is clicked.
   • Play Full Screen: Lets the video fill the entire screen while it is playing.
   • Hide While Not Playing: Hides the video when it is not playing.
   • Loop until Stopped: Causes the video to repeat until it is stopped.

Formatting the Appearance of the Video

To Create a Poster Frame:

1. Select the video.
2. Start playing the video. When you see the frame that you want to use, click the Play/Pause button to pause it.
3. From the Format tab, click the Poster Frame command. A drop-down menu will appear.
4. Select Current Frame.
   Adding a poster frame
5. The current frame will become the poster frame.
   The new poster frame

To Apply a Video Style:

1. Select the video. The Format tab will appear.
2. Select the Format tab.
3. In the Video Styles group, click the More drop-down arrow to display all the video styles.
   Viewing all of the available styles
4. Select the desired style.
   Selecting a Video Style
5. The new style will be applied to the video.
   The updated video