Slides imported from PowerPoint have resolution degradation

Any idea why slides I import from a PowerPoint file to
Captivate 3 look fuzzy? Whether I have simple text or use SmartArt
or especially graphics in my PowerPoint slides, the imported slides
are no where near as sharp as the slides I create within Captivate.
The "slide movies" I create while recording in Captivate are razor
sharp, but everything I import from Powerpoint does not look sharp
- some is barely passable, some is OK, some is pretty crappy -
depending on the font sizes.
My boss wants to create a training session based on some
PowerPoint slides which contain a few graphics but mostly bulletted
lists, and then intersperse that with some recorded screens to show
movements of cursors and which buttons are clicked in the
application, etc.
I've got a nice presentation put together, about 100 slides
total (which is a bit large, I understand) but can't figure out why
the PowerPoint slides are generally "fuzzy". I've tried importing
as a background image versus animation (no animation in the slides)
to no avail.
Thanks for your time...
Charlie

Welcome to our community, Charlie
PowerPoint is intended to be played at full screen. When you
import it into Captivate, you are forcing it into a smaller size.
Hence a bit of "fuzziness" or distortion. There are different
things you might wish to try.
* Configure PowerPoint to play in a window. Then use
Captivate to record the PowerPoint as it plays. That would result
in crystal clear recording.
* Kevin Siegel talks in one of his blog posts about
configuring the PowerPoint dimensions so they better translate. You
may view this post by
Clicking
Here
Hopefully something here was helpful to you... Rick

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