Once you explore video editing options such as recoloring,
corrections,
preset video styles,
video borders,
video effects,
resizing / flipping, etc. in PowerPoint 2010, your original
video clip may appear to be entirely different from what you started with. The fact that you can make your videos look so different in PowerPoint 2010
with customizations galore can sometimes prove be a disadvantage, especially if you want to get rid of all customizations and get back to original
state of your video clip. Fortunately, the Reset Design option is just what you need at this point of time! In this tutorial, you
will learn how you can restore a video clip to its default appearance, and get rid of any customizations you may have made. Follow these steps to
learn more:
Note: Once you apply
compression to a
resized clip, you will thereafter find that the
Reset options can only reset the appearance of the video.
- Open your presentation, and navigate to the required slide where you have already
inserted a video clip. If your video clip is not already customized,
go ahead and apply some customization -- the video clip that you see within Figure 1, below has been
recolored, has a
video style applied, and has also been
flipped.

Figure 1: Video clip with various customizations applied
- Also notice that our video clip has a Poster Frame
applied (indicated in the Player Control bar, highlighted in red within Figure 1,
above). If your video clip doesn't have a Poster Frame
added, go ahead and add one now -- this is entirely optional.
- With your video clip selected, you will see the two contextual Video Tools tabs in the
Ribbon. These two tabs are Format and Playback
-- click the Format tab to activate it, as shown in Figure 2 (highlighted in red).

Figure 2: Video Tools Format tab of the Ribbon
- Within the Video Tools Format tab, locate the Adjust group and click the downward arrow on the bottom of the
Reset Design button to access the Reset Design drop-down gallery that you can see in Figure 3,
below.

Figure 3: Reset Design drop-down gallery within Adjust group
Both the options within the Reset Design drop-down gallery are explained below:
- Reset Design: Select this option to undo all edits such as corrections, recoloring, etc. This will not reset the video if it is
resized, rotated, or flipped.
- Reset Design & Size: Choosing this option will reset the the video clip completely, even all the
resized, rotated, or flipped changes.
Note: When any of the
Reset Design options are used, the inserted video is reset to exactly the state it was when
inserted for the first time. The only exception though is that any
Poster Frame you added will not be removed -- to remove the
Poster Frame, you need to use a separate
Reset option for
Poster Frames, as explained in our
Poster Frames for Videos in PowerPoint 2010 tutorial.
- Make sure you save your presentation option.
See Also:
Reset Options for Videos in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
Reset Options for Videos in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Reset Option for Movies in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac