Video quality horrible when inserted into slide and downsized!

My original Captivate video screencapture is 1,000 x 700 px (it has to be this large to capture the entire screen)
My slide is 780 x 633 (so it can fit on all browsers).
When I insert the video into the slide and downsize it to fit, the text of the image becomes illegible.
In the end, I need a high quality, legible video playback exported to HTML that either scales according to the end-users browser, or can be downsized to a size that both fits and retains quality. So far, I cannot get this to happen.
What is the best way to do this? though I have searched and searched, I cannot find any discussion around this. Any tips would be great. I am using C5.

Hi there
Sorry, but you are seeing first hand one of the foundational elements of recording with Captivate. You always want to do as much as you possibly can to ensure you record at the same size you intend to play back. That way there is no loss of clarity.
So assuming your Captivate movie will ultimately be sized at 780 x 633, you need to record at a size that matches that. Note that this should also factor in the playback control set you are using. Sometimes those add an additional 30 pixels or so.
The issue is that usually you are dealing with bitmapped (raster) images. And when you choose to play back at a smaller size, you are "squishing" the area and the quality goes to a very hot and bad place in something resembling a basket.
So if you can, record the screens at a smaller size to start with.
If you can't avoid this and you have to record at full size, you need to think about how you wish to handle this. One way is to record at your destination size and use the Panning feature of Captivate to move the recording area around. Or, you could just focus on different quadrants of the screen. Your call.
Hopefully this helps... Rick
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