| Bolingar | 26 Oct 2013 12:55 p.m. PST |
Using Powerpoint, I recently created an animated battle report of a game played a few months ago at the Durban Wargames Club between Shaun Comrie and myself. Powerpoint is quite adequate for this kind of job, though I have a problem ensuring that the final position of an object on a motion path corresponds exactly to the object's position on the next slide. Anyone know an easy and precise way of doing this? The Powerpoint file downloadable here. A WMV movie file downloadable here. File size 82MB. A YouTube video here. The quality is not that great but watchable in full screen mode. |
| timurilank | 26 Oct 2013 1:14 p.m. PST |
Very impressive presentation despite what you claim are glitches. It delivered the message, well done. I may have to use Powerpoint at some time in the future. Coincidently, I have three games scheduled for this coming week, Parthians vs. Rome, but using DBA 3.0 with an increasing number of commands per game. The report will be placed at the Fanaticus Forum and I will make an announcement here. Cheers,
Robert |
| redmist1122 | 26 Oct 2013 1:16 p.m. PST |
I went straight for the YouTube video – very nicely done!!! P. |
| plutarch 64 | 26 Oct 2013 2:45 p.m. PST |
The YouTube video is well done – very enjoyable. |
| mad monkey 1 | 26 Oct 2013 2:55 p.m. PST |
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| galvinm | 26 Oct 2013 3:20 p.m. PST |
I was mesmerized thru the whole youtube battle. More, please. Great report. |
| Mr Canuck | 26 Oct 2013 3:20 p.m. PST |
The YouTube video is well done – very enjoyable. Seconded! |
korsun0  | 26 Oct 2013 8:04 p.m. PST |
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| kokigami | 26 Oct 2013 8:52 p.m. PST |
did you have to individually animate the troops frame by frame, or does the program use motion tracks and a kind of key frame? |
| nsolomon99 | 26 Oct 2013 9:07 p.m. PST |
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| Bolingar | 26 Oct 2013 11:03 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I intend to do more of these in the future, time permitting. @kokigami: Powerpoint uses motion paths attached to objects. I created custom motion paths, using a drawing tool to draw the path then editing the path points afterwards. The starting point of the object is Powerpoint's equivalent of a 'keyframe'. Powerpoint allows you to preview the motion but does not allow you to work on the object at the end of its motion path. For that you have to copy the object and position it in the next slide where you think the end of the motion path is. A hit and miss affair with quite a bit of juggling to get it more or less right. |
| vtsaogames | 28 Oct 2013 11:15 a.m. PST |
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| Fat Wally | 28 Oct 2013 12:18 p.m. PST |
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| Just Plain Chris | 28 Oct 2013 5:25 p.m. PST |
Enjoyed watching the YT video. Well done. I wonder if these formats will replace "traditional" blogging with still photos? I will have to keep this scenario in mind for consideration with other rules. Thanks! Chris |
| Bolingar | 29 Oct 2013 11:17 a.m. PST |
I wonder if these formats will replace "traditional" blogging with still photos? I doubt it given the work involved. Much easier just to post a few photos with some text.  |
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