Trying to convert pptx to captivate project

I am trying to insert/convert a powerpoint presentation into captivate. The left screen is the converted pptx file within captivate. The right screen is the original pptx file. Captivate seems to be changing/transposing the white to black and I don't want that to happen. Any assistance would be great.
Thank you in advance,

Thank you, Rick.
This happens to be a trial version. I want to see if it will be worth buying it. I have downloaded the current trial from the web site and when I go to convert my pptx file it does not show me the "High Fidelity" option next to the "linked" option. I saw a demo on that but the demo was from captivate 6. Is there a differnet place to mark the "high fidelity" option? If not I guess I will have to try the other option you mentioned.
Thank you again.

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