Background Improv (BGI) and the Display Properties preview strip

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This article applies to all versions of SongShow Plus 

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Symptom:

When editing the Background Improv (BGI) in the Slide Properties window and viewing the preview strip at the bottom, the changes to the BGI are not being shown in the Slide Properties preview strip.  The changes do appear when clicking on a slide in the Slide Properties preview strip and the larger preview is shown.

 Cause:
This is expected behavior 
This has to do with the way BGI works. You will also notice that the control panel preview windows behave the same way. The reason you are seeing the "expected" result in the large preview window is that is simulating the projection window and shows the full invocation of the BGI. 
This has to do with the way the BG Improv is invoked - unlike a "regular" motion/image background there is an additional step required to actually display the selected background using BGI - even if there is a default image/video selected for BGI, the default will not being shown in the preview strip. This is done on purpose to prevent bad things from happening during the editing of BGI properties as the BGI globally affects anything that is displayed.

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(TS60)