PowerPoint using Animation
or Video—A How To
The old days: Static overheads, bad handwriting,
scribbles for drawings, students waiting impatiently
while you take forever to carefully thread the
projector.
Then the initial PowerPoint breakthrough- and the the
students waiting impatiently while you take forever to
minimize PPT and carefully open a separate program
to show a digital video….
Today: now it is more seemless; one click and the
video starts playing…WHAT A RELIEF!
AND WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN ANIMATIONS to
replace static overheads or slides
My FCQs scores have increased
in part due to incorporating animations &
video in PowerPoint lectures.
Clarity and increased student
comprehension
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Animation and PowerPoint…
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PowerPoint itself can animate
Animated Gif- simple, easy
FLASH- complicated, the standard
Movie/video
3-D animation (like Pixar/Disney films)-forget it
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To insert animation into PPT 2003: go to the Insert
menu, Point to Movies and Sounds, and then click
Movie from File.
Latest version of PPT is 2003 (2002, 2000 have
fewer abilities)
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WATCH OUT!!
• In front of very famous people, or faculty-eating
students, you find that the talk you made on your
office desktop will not play the video when you use a
laptop in the lecture hall.
• Animation/movie files are automatically linked to
your presentation but they are not embedded inside
it like pictures or drawings.
• To embed animation files: Use “Package for CD”
under File menu to include all linked files. Also, a
PowerPoint Viewer is included by default on the CD
and will run the packaged presentations on another
computer even if PowerPoint is not installed.
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Note This feature was called Pack and Go in previous versions of
PowerPoint.
1. Use of PowerPoint Animation
• Tutorial:
• http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?
AssetID=RC060786731033
• To insert a link to the web…go to web site, copy
(Ctl-C) and then paste (Ctl-V) into slide. Then
highlight link and go to Insert, and then
Hyperlink
• Need wifi for your laptop (don’t trust classroom
cable)
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2. Animated GIF• Though not technically movies, animated
GIFs contain multiple images which stream
to create an animation effect.
• An animated GIF can loop endlessly
• are not scalable, and can produce very large
files.
• However, gif animations are much easier to
develop than those with FLASH
• To view them, you have to use Internet
Explorer not a picture viewer (right click on
gif file and choose use of Int Explorer).
Examples…
• Dr. Donald Slish of State University of New
York–Plattsburgh has discussed their use (Slish,
2000) and provides many useful examples
(http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/anima
tions.html).
• In addition, Dr. Steve Berg of Winona State
University maintains a large number of gif
animations for cell biology
(http://bio.winona.msus.edu/berg/ANIMTNS/Dire
ctry.htm).
Because of the value of the animation,
the ease of development of gif animation,
and the skills developed while teaching
other students, some biology instructors
have made development of a simple gif
animation into a required exercise.
Free trial of “Gif animator” by Ulead
• http://www.ulead.com/download/download.
htm
3. The Standard: Macromedia's FLASH
(http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/)
examples
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/cellcrawl
ing.swf
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/fert%20wave.swf;
• Post FLASH animation to web site, then put a link to the
web site in your PPT slide
OR if animation file on your hard drive…
• Right click on animation file and select “Create Shortcut”
• Right click on Shortcut, click Properties, and copy the
address line (highlighted in blue) (Ctl-C)
• Add link to PPT slide and remove quotation“ marks- click
on it to show animation• Highlight and click “Insert,” then “Hyperlink” then insert
copied address (removing any “)
• C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BRAD\endo
exocytosis.swf
• See also: http://office.microsoft.com/enus/assistance/HA010348071033.aspx
• You make a starting figure and and ending figure,
and the program makes all “in between” animation
shapes ("tweening“)
• FLASH can rapidly import a series of
photomicrographs to produce a time-lapse movie
(see the FLASH swf movie embedded in the
following Web site:
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/waverot.htm
(right click on video to control it).
• TAKES LOT OF TIME (tough to learn, 10 hours effort
per one minute animation) – students from Coll Arts
Media can help…
• To play FLASH animations, you need a plug in: the Shockwave
player, and it is free
(http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi
?&P5_Language=English).
PowerPoint and “Movies”
• "Movies" are desktop video files with
formats such as AVI, QuickTime, and
MPEG, and file extensions such as .avi,
.mov, .qt, .mpg, and .mpeg.
• You cannot add a clip from a DVD to your
PPT show unless you use another
program such as PFCMedia
Video of lab procedure, clip from
popular movie, or science film
1. Tape movie from TV on VHS or directly by
digital movie camera (copy from DVD….)
2. Transfer to computer through iLINK
3. Edit on computer; add title, cuts, dissolves,
etc. Movie Maker software for Windows XP
is available free from Microsoft.
4. Transfer to laptop for classroom: burn onto
CD (choose file type- mpeg) or DVD (stand
alone- not linked to PPT)
5. If a mpeg file on hard drive, use a Link in a
PPT slide
Don’t expect Hollywood quality; files are
huge
see Lorenzo’s Oil clip……
You can test a movie to see if it will play
in PPT- test with Windows Media Player.
If the movie doesn't play, Windows Media Player gives
you detailed error messages and a Help link that can
help you troubleshoot the problem.
1. Clutch
Model for
Cell Crawling
-tough for
students to
follow
FLASH Animation shows motion….
(developed after taking a couple of
FLASH courses…but like a foreign
language, if you don’t use it daily,
the animation takes forever….)
• http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/cellcraw
ling.swf
2. Method:
Freeze Fracture
(what is E face and
P face? From
same cell?
FLASH Animation showing
two cells are shown in
Freeze Fracture…
(developed with Coll Arts &
Media Student Arthur Lam)
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith
/cell.swf
3. From Devel. Biol: The Wnt Pathway:
1.Extracellular ligand Wnt binding to its membrane receptor
(frizzled) followed by activation of the receptor.
2. The receptor in turn activates (shown by →) the
intracellular protein disheveled
3. which then inhibits (==|) glycogen synthase kinase 3
(GSK-3).
4. Once GSK-3 is inhibited, it can no longer induce the
destruction of beta-catenin.
OR (wow! I am using visual aid!!)- From Developmental
Biology by Gilbert:
Wnt → Frizzled → Disheveled ==|GSK-3 ==|Beta-catenin.
Students this Wnt leads to inhibition of beta-catenin
FLASH animation of Wnt Path
(from Dr. Randy Moon, Univ Wash)
• http://faculty.washington.edu/rtmoon/movies/cell.
swf
• Not perfect, but emphasizes that Wnt leads to
increased Beta Catenin…
• This is one FLASH animation that you can steal
and put on your hard drive (note the URL has a
.swf ending; this is a flash file that is not
embedded in a htm file; if the flash file IS
embedded, it is tough to steal it). Rt click on link
to save the animation.
• Note that the FLASH file is small – only 42kB.
4. Apoptosis…
too much in
one figure so
cover part
(use Draw
toolbar, alter
transparency)
…
but still too
complicated
An .avi animation file on Apoptosis
path involving Trophic Factors
• http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/apoptos
is.avi
5. How the Resting Membrane
Potential develops
• [K] is high inside the cell (due to the NaK pump)
• K+ channels are a bit more open than channels of other
ions (e.g., Na+ and Cl- channels are mostly closed)
• K+ moves out of the cell from high to low concentration –
movement of the + ion out makes the cytoplasm
NEGATIVE (and NOW THE TOUGH PART…)
• K+ EFFLUX STOPS WHEN ELECTRICAL AND
CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS ARE EQUAL AND
OPPOSITE
Fig. 13-4 Figure from Text (World of
the Cell)
Animation of Development of Resting
(Equilibrium) Membrane Potential
• K Channels open, K+ moves due to DIFFUSION FORCE
(see arrow).
• Then the developing membrane potential FIGHTS
further K movement. THIS IS THE ELECTRICAL
FORCE.
• At the end of the animation, K is in equilibrium (diffusion
and electrical forces are equal and opposite).
• THE ANIMATION SHOWS THE SHRINKING OF THE
DIFFUSION FORCE (arrow shrinks in size) AND
GROWTH OF THE ELECTRICAL FORCE (arrow grows)
UNTIL THE TWO ARROWS ARE EQUAL and
OPPOSITE.
• Click here for the animated gif (100 KB).
Animations are not needed for all
static illustrations…
Animations do not produce miracles;
but studies suggest an increase of 1520% in correct answers on certain
questions when animation was used
(questions on topics involving motion,
location within cell, multiple steps,
etc)
Are we all (in part) visual learners?
Remember that you can often take
animations off the web;
• Google search with key word and “animation”
• Right click on the animation link and select Save
Target As or Save Picture As to put on your hard
drive.
• http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/animati
ons.html
• Does not work if you save htm file not original
swf or gif file (try using MS Front Page)
Vocabulary
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AVI- Windows AVI provides the capability to develop animation files that can be included in multimedia
presentations and as part of WWW pages. The files (which end with an .avi extension) require a special player.
compression- method for making file size smaller and therefore easier/quicker to transfer
GIF- (Graphics Interchange Format) developed by Compuserve. standard image format (along with JPEG) for the
WWW.Technically, a GIF uses the 2D raster data type, is encoded in binary, and uses LZW compression. There
are two versions of the format, 87a and 89a. Version 89a (July, 1989) allows for the possibility of an animated GIF,
which is a short sequence of images within a single GIF file. A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced
presentation.
JPEG- is a graphic image created by choosing from a range of compression qualities. When you create a JPEG or
convert an image from another format to a JPEG, you are asked to specify the quality of image you want. Since
the highest quality results in the largest file, you can make a trade-off between image quality and file size.
Formally, the JPEG file format is ISO standard 10918.
Kb- kilobyte a measure of computer memory or storage, a kilobyte (KB or Kbyte*) is approximately a thousand
bytes (actually, 2 to the 10th power, or decimal 1,024 bytes).
Mb- megabyte as a measure of computer processor storage and real and virtual memory, a megabyte
(abbreviated MB) is 2 to the 20th power bytes, or 1,048,576 bytes in decimal notation.
morph- artificial animation by running a sequence of images together.
MPEG- (Moving Picture Experts Group) a movie format.MPEG (pronounced EHM-pehg), the Moving Picture
Experts Group, develops standards for digital video and digital audio compression. It operates under the auspices
of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The MPEG standards are an evolving series, each
designed for a different purpose. (Note that .mp3 file suffixes indicate MP3 (MPEG-1 audio layer-3) files, not
MPEG-3 standard files.) You can download shareware or commercial MPEG players from a number of sites on the
Web.For additional information, see About MPEG on the official MPEG Committee Web site. An illustrated
Overview of the MPEG-4 Version 1 Standard is available.
Plug-in- applications are programs that can easily be installed and used as part of your Web browser. A plug-in
application is recognized automatically by the browser and its function is integrated into the main HTML file that is
being presented.
PNG-A patent-free replacement for the GIF, the PNG format, has been developed by an Internet committee and
major browsers will soon be supporting it.
Quicktime- is a multimedia development, storage, and playback technology from Apple for all platforms that
combine sound, text, animation, and video in a single file. Using a Quicktime player that either comes with a
WWW browser or can be downloaded from Apple or the browser company, you can view and control brief
multimedia sequences. Quicktime files can be recognized by their file name extensions: qt, mov, and moov.
Shockwave- developed by Macromedia, is a family of multimedia players. WWW users can download the
Shockwave players (Windows and Mac) from the Macromedia site and use it to display and hear Shockwave files.
streaming- means that movies or sounds play as they arrive and you do not have to wait until the complete file
downloads to view of hear.
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