Importing Powerpoints with JPEGs--Fuzzy

Hello,
I am able to import some PowerPoint presentations into
Captivate that include some screenshots of an application we use.
When in power point the screen shoots are very crisp, but when they
get into captivate, they become fuzzy. I'm also noticing that some
of the power point text itself is not as crisp as it is in
PowerPoint--although it is not nearly as annoying as the screen
shots. The problem gets worse if I increase the screen size of the
captivate presentation from 640x480 to 800x600. Any ideas on how or
if there is a solution to this? For this project, I'm hoping I will
not have to recapture new screen shots directly into Captivate and
can just leverage the existing Powerpoints--but we will see. I
appreciate any advice.
Thanks,
Dave

Hi Dave
Take a look at the thread linked below and see if it helps.
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here to read the thread
Hope so... Rick

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