How to define start and end pan/zoom/rotate for all slides

[dbolt]

I can't believe that a howto is not findable with search, but I was not successful searching this forum or several of the tutorials.

I would like to assign default Key Points for pan/zoom/rotate values used at the beginning and end of a slide and then be able to assign those values to all or a group of slides in the show without having to modify each individual slide.

I'm using ver 7.5.3.

Any help or links would be greatly appreciated.

[davegee]

You can copy and paste a slide and (in O&A Properties Tab) change the "picture" in the pasted slide for a new image?

You can also copy and paste an image (object) from the O&A Objects Panel along with its Key Frames between slides and change the "Picture" in the same way?

DG

[Lin Evans]

Hi Douglas,

As David points out, the way to do this is to assign your values to slide one, then copy and paste (once you copy, just use Ctrl V to paste) that same slide as many times as you want these values for additional slides. Next, just go to the copied slides in Objects and Animations and use the "Properties Tab" (small icon at top right next to "picture") to navigate to and select the image you want for this slide. The "values" assigned for keyframes will remain with the new picture.

PicturesToExe works on an individual slide concept rather than a "distributed" properties concept. There is no universal setting for keyframes though you can set universal display times for slides and also universal transitions.

Best regards,

Lin

[dbolt]

Thanks Lin and David,

I think I understand your directions, but I'm not certain. As I understand, I would make the appropriate start and end Key Frames for one slide, ctrl-C that slide, then ctrl-v that slide for as many additional slides as will be needed. Then, to replace the copies slide with the appropriate slide, I would go to Properties and browse for the slide I want in place the copied slide and click on the selected slide. Correct?

It sure would be nice if there were a way to select modified Key Frames. The most basic case would be to replace the current default start Key Frame (which is already added for each slide) with a KF containing modified values and designate one or several several additional KF with modified values. In my case, I only want one additional KF, which would appear at the end of the slide's timeline.

Hi Douglas,

As David points out, the way to do this is to assign your values to slide one, then copy and paste (once you copy, just use Ctrl V to paste) that same slide as many times as you want these values for additional slides. Next, just go to the copied slides in Objects and Animations and use the "Properties Tab" (small icon at top right next to "picture") to navigate to and select the image you want for this slide. The "values" assigned for keyframes will remain with the new picture.

PicturesToExe works on an individual slide concept rather than a "distributed" properties concept. There is no universal setting for keyframes though you can set universal display times for slides and also universal transitions.

Best regards,

Lin

[Lin Evans]

Hi Douglas,

That's correct.

The problem with having anything other than a zero time reference for the first keyframe on a slide is that it would be illogical. All actions on a slide must have a reference point and the automatically inserted keyframe for each slide is that zero time (for the individual slide) used to reference any further actions by keyframe. So, the idea of replacing the first keyframe with other than a zero value would be counter intuitive. That first keyframe, de facto, becomes how you want the slide to first appear to your audience. Any changes require additional keyframes. To "hold" a value for the start position when there "will" be changes requires a second keyframe with an identical value to the first placed somewhere further along the timeline. Then to "break" that static setting requires a third.

In essence, being able to select a "set" of keyframes to apply identical animations to subsequent "selected" slides actually requires the same amount of effort whether doing it by copy paste of keyframes (not possible) or copy paste the original slide "with the keyframes and their relative values" and then selecting a different slide to substitute for the copied one.

There has been discussion on the forum about whether this might be a future "feature," but nothing really has been yet decided so far as I know. A "universal" change to apply a single set of keyframes to "all slides" would not be all that difficult to program, but doing it "selectively" gets complex because of the variables. You might put your comments and requests in the "suggestions" tread for future consideration.

Best regards,

Lin

[dbolt]

I see. There is one big advantage to setting the values for each slide. It forces you to be a bit more creative and, hopefully, make a less boring slideshow. I'm about a third finished using the single slide approach, so I think I'll just continue.

Thanks for the info.

Hi Douglas,

That's correct.

The problem with having anything other than a zero time reference for the first keyframe on a slide is that it would be illogical. All actions on a slide must have a reference point and the automatically inserted keyframe for each slide is that zero time (for the individual slide) used to reference any further actions by keyframe. So, the idea of replacing the first keyframe with other than a zero value would be counter intuitive. That first keyframe, de facto, becomes how you want the slide to first appear to your audience. Any changes require additional keyframes. To "hold" a value for the start position when there "will" be changes requires a second keyframe with an identical value to the first placed somewhere further along the timeline. Then to "break" that static setting requires a third.

In essence, being able to select a "set" of keyframes to apply identical animations to subsequent "selected" slides actually requires the same amount of effort whether doing it by copy paste of keyframes (not possible) or copy paste the original slide "with the keyframes and their relative values" and then selecting a different slide to substitute for the copied one.

There has been discussion on the forum about whether this might be a future "feature," but nothing really has been yet decided so far as I know. A "universal" change to apply a single set of keyframes to "all slides" would not be all that difficult to program, but doing it "selectively" gets complex because of the variables. You might put your comments and requests in the "suggestions" tread for future consideration.

Best regards,

Lin