## Resize Movie dialog box

Use this dialog box to change the size at which your Captivate movie displays. For example, if you recorded your movie at a width of 640 and height of 480, you might later decide you need a slightly smaller size.

### S ize

User defined (custom): Select this option to specify an exact width and height for the movie. Enter new sizes directly into the Width and Height text boxes or the Width percentage and Height percentage boxes to select a larger or smaller size. (The minimum size is 100 x 100.)

Maintain aspect ratio: Select this option to have the aspect ratio (height and width proportions) maintained when the movie is resized. This assures that the movie will be displayed accurately and not distorted.

Preset size: Select this option to choose from a list of frequently used sizes. Click the down arrow to make a selection.

### Original movie size

This displays the size at which the movie was recorded.

### If new size is larger

These options appear if you choose to make the original movie larger in the Size area of this dialog box.

Rescale movie to fit new size: Select this option to rescale the movie to fit completely into the new larger size. The movie will fill the entire new area.

Keep movie the same size and fill background with color: Select this option to keep the movie at its original size and fill the new blank area around the movie with a specific color.

Background color: Click the color box to select a color for the new blank area that will surround the movie. The color box's default color is the one that was set in the original movie's preferences.

Position movie: Use this option to select where the movie displays in the new, larger area. Click the drop-down arrow and select a location.

Rescale captions, highlight boxes, and other objects: Select this option to have Captivate automatically rescale all objects in your movie such as captions, highlight boxes, click boxes, and text entry boxes to the new, larger size.

### If new size is smaller

These options appear if you choose to make the original movie smaller in the Size area of this dialog box.

Rescale: This option resizes and resamples the movie to provide a good quality movie that fits the size specifications.

Crop: This option opens the Crop dialog box, which lets you crop all of the slides in your movie to the new size specifications.

Crop fill color: Click the color box to select a color for the blank area created by cropping your movie to a new size. The color box's default color is the one that was set in the original movie's preferences.

Rescale captions, highlight boxes, and other objects: Select this option to have Captivate automatically rescale all objects in your movie such as captions, highlight boxes, click boxes, and text entry boxes to the new, smaller size.

Notes:
You cannot "undo" the resizing of a movie by using a toolbar button or key combination such as Control-Z.
Resizing a movie numerous times can result in quality deterioration. If possible, try to only resize a movie once.