'softened' photos in pwerpoint

It seems no matter how sharp I get my photos to look in Photoshop, once they
are in Powerpoint they appear slightly 'softened'.

Is this a characteristic of Powerpoint?

I have read through many tutorials and I have experiemented with all kids of
settings, both in PS and Powerpoint, but I can never get them to look as
sharp in Powerpoint as they do in other viewing applications. (Explorer,
ACDSEE, Flash, etc.)

In PS I have saved as uncompressed tiffs, high jpgs, low jpgs, and others.
They don't look bad in Powerpoint, they just don't have that crystal detail
they should have. And also I resized them in Photoshop so they drop right
into Powerpoint without having to be reized in Powerpoint.

Any suggestions?
Thanks

ByronT

Because powerpoint can display your presentation at any resolution....it re-smooths them to fit.

MUSHY/BLURRY GRAPHICS in PowerPoint
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00065.htm

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
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It seems no matter how sharp I get my photos to look in Photoshop, once they
are in Powerpoint they appear slightly 'softened'.

Is this a characteristic of Powerpoint?

I have read through many tutorials and I have experiemented with all kids of
settings, both in PS and Powerpoint, but I can never get them to look as
sharp in Powerpoint as they do in other viewing applications. (Explorer,
ACDSEE, Flash, etc.)

In PS I have saved as uncompressed tiffs, high jpgs, low jpgs, and others.
They don't look bad in Powerpoint, they just don't have that crystal detail
they should have. And also I resized them in Photoshop so they drop right
into Powerpoint without having to be reized in Powerpoint.

Any suggestions?
Thanks