Can Morph Be Used with Videos?
We recently created a slide, using a cropped image and the Morph transition to shift the visible portion of the image between slides. I have to say, Morph has given PowerPoint a smooth, clean, cinematic visual pan effect!
For the static image, which was actually created from a video, here is how the setup works:
Slide 1 = Add image, size, position, and crop (the effect relies on there being more of the image being non-visible)
Slide 2 = Select the image, move the cropped area (in this example, sliding the image to the left), and set the slide transition to Morph.
Slide 3 = And for this example, there was a 3rd view of the image. Select the image, move the visible cropped area back (sliding it to the right).
But, trying to replicate the same effect with a video, using the identical morph setup? Well, that does not work so well…
Unfortunately, this showcases a limitation within PowerPoint. Videos cannot play across slide transitions. And in the case of a Morph transition, the video playback pauses when the transition starts, and there is no Morph movement. PowerPoint falls back to a Fade transition and resumes video playback by jumping ahead to where the video is on the timeline.
If anyone at Microsoft is listening, we, the end users, really really need videos to be able to play across slides for so many presentation needs!
Troy @ TLC Creative