transparent animations?

[wedford]

Hi all, again I turn to your expertise.

I'm under the impression that GIF's can be used in a presentation. No problem, But transparent? I can't, maybe I'm thinking wrong, so I went back through the coming improvements for different editions in "Help" and while I see there's support for GIF's, is it for transparency? While looking I came upon something in the 'V3.00 Aug 24th' that said animations would soon be possible. It'd be nice but I can do without it, (I am still curious) But GIF transparency? That'd be great for importing a picture to a backgound and just dragging it around the screen.

Thanks

[Guest guru]

In his announcements about PTE v3.90 and 4.00 beta#1, Igor said: "Added support for transparent GIF pictures (as objects of slide)".

For now, transparent GIF are NOT supported as main pictures in slides.

[Igor]

Maybe we'll try to add support of transparent GIFs and for main picture of slide.

[wedford]

Ah yes, NOW I understand, thanks Guru.

And that'd be great Igor if you could then make them the MAIN picture. Would that mean ithen, that if you picked a "shadow" of the picture's as an "presentation option" would that mean a shadow along the whole length of a transparent GIF - following the contour?

And transitions are they possible? Probably not, or if so, I think it'd be totally dependant on the computers capability that is running a finished presentation.

Going back through the "Help" revision list you get a new realization of how much effort, time and I'm sure more than a few blood & tears went/go into it!

Thanks, Igor!

[wedford]

And transitions are they possible? Probably not, or if so, I think it'd be totally dependant on the computers capability that is running a finished presentation

Sorry! I meant ANIMATIONS.