Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-26 Thread Mike Scott
On 20/05/2021 14:11, Italo Vignoli wrote: On 5/20/21 12:15 PM, Mike Scott wrote: On 20/05/2021 10:46, Italo Vignoli wrote: I will check. I can sed the video back, and have the text on top of it, maybe is just the configuration of the text animation (as the text to be on top of the video has

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-20 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 5/20/21 10:32 AM, Mike Scott wrote: Maybe. Thanks for the input. I've now looked in content.xml. The difference between getting the video in by drag and drop, and via the Insert menu seems to be purely that D links, while insert (by default) embeds the video. All other parameters seem

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-20 Thread Mike Scott
On 13/05/2021 21:58, Dave Howorth wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2021 17:14:26 +0200 Italo Vignoli wrote: On 5/13/21 4:59 PM, Mike Scott wrote: Sorry for following up my own post, but the laptop results were unexpected. Either drag-and-drop or using menu Insert gave the same results - both produced

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-20 Thread Mike Scott
[resent] On 13/05/2021 21:58, Dave Howorth wrote: On Thu, 13 May 2021 17:14:26 +0200 Italo Vignoli wrote: On 5/13/21 4:59 PM, Mike Scott wrote: Sorry for following up my own post, but the laptop results were unexpected. Either drag-and-drop or using menu Insert gave the same results - both

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Dave Howorth
On Thu, 13 May 2021 17:14:26 +0200 Italo Vignoli wrote: > On 5/13/21 4:59 PM, Mike Scott wrote: > > > Sorry for following up my own post, but the laptop results were > > unexpected. Either drag-and-drop or using menu Insert gave the same > > results - both produced an object showing the blue

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Italo Vignoli
On 5/13/21 4:59 PM, Mike Scott wrote: Sorry for following up my own post, but the laptop results were unexpected. Either drag-and-drop or using menu Insert gave the same results - both produced an object showing the blue 'film' icon, in the design mode, and at the video start when running a

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Mike Scott
On 13/05/2021 12:11, Mike Scott wrote: Thank you again. Firstly, I was using drag-and-drop rather than using the menu & insert. It does seem the behaviour is unexpectedly different, and during design, d shows the icon, while 'insert' shows a frame from the video. As you say, the icon does

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Mike Scott
Thank you again. Firstly, I was using drag-and-drop rather than using the menu & insert. It does seem the behaviour is unexpectedly different, and during design, d shows the icon, while 'insert' shows a frame from the video. As you say, the icon does not appear when playing under your

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Italo Vignoli
Using the process I have described, the video can be sent to back as any other object, and you can superimpose the text. Also, no icon shows at the start of the video. Done in over 200 presentations during the last 10 years. On 5/13/21 9:48 AM, Mike Scott wrote: (resent) Thank you for your

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-13 Thread Mike Scott
(resent) Thank you for your reply. However, the issue is not that I cannot insert a video into a slide. The problems are (a) that the inserted video is always "on top" of other objects, whereas I want text superimposed over the video, and (b) the annoying icon that always seems to show at

Re: [libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-12 Thread Italo Vignoli
Menu Insert > Audio or Video Choose the video from the selection window, deselect "Insert as Link" The video will be placed in the middle of the slide, as a normal object (which can be aligned or arranged) Using the handles, reside the video to the expected size Menu Insert > Text Box

[libreoffice-users] videos in impress

2021-05-12 Thread Mike Scott
Hi all. I've steered clear for some years of trying to include a video in an impress presentation, as I've always had problems. The need has re-arisen however, and I'm stuck on two points: 1. The video is always "on top" of other items, irrespective of any "send to back" setting. I need a

[libreoffice-users] Videos in Impress

2010-12-27 Thread Lee Thompson
Can anyone tell my why it is that when I create my slides and use insert - movie and sound and select one of my .mpg videos, then I adjust the size to fit the space I want with scaled selected, the videos will sometimes take over the whole screen when I play my slide show, rather than staying