Import powerpoint with png images on slide(s)

L.s.,
I imported several ppt documents with png images on the slides, I noticed that sometimes png images are damaged or not visible.
My search for differences between the source files was not succesfull.
Has this behaviour been noticed before?
Regards,
Peter

Hello Peter, welcome on the Forum.
Which version of CP do you use and which version of Powerpoint? PNG is the format used internally in Captivate (heard this from the team), so it seems a bit odd that those images are damaged. You could of course import them (images) directly in the library and put them on the slides in CP while editing. Perhaps you could post a screenshot? Use the camera icon in the toolbar of the message box to insert the screenshot.
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