How do I animate walking character in powerpoint without using GIF

A i said, how do I animate walking character in powerpoint without using GIF
animations

If you want a realistic full-height walking effect you will need to break
the actor (image) into several pieces that can be independently animated
using motion paths, hidden pivots and spins. This is not for the
faint-hearted or clock-watcher types. It will be a long and frustrating
process.

For instance. Take the right lower leg. It pivots (spins on a hidden
pivot) a set number of degrees on the knee, which is the lower end of the
upper leg which is in turn pivoting on the hip which is also moving forward.
The motion path for this one object will be very, very complex. Getting it
to line up with the other motion paths, while not impossible, will take a
lot of trial and error. Now we need to add the feet (2 parts that are each
pivoting on moving pivoting pivots), the other leg, the arms, you get the
picture. Hundreds and hundreds of individual animations that have to be
placed and timed precisely. In addition, do you want the lighting on the
character to be realistic? It will need to change as the rotation of the
part changes. This might be best done using a series of
gradient-transparent background colored shapes that overlay the body part
and fade in and out as needed. Getting a realistic walking person using
pure PowerPoint is a major league animation effort, do you have the
time/patience for it? Also consider that the waking figure animation may
not behave correctly on systems with poor resources. The animations may
become jerky and unsynced. I'm guessing that having the legs walk out from
under the figure would reduce the animation's effect.

All of this, I believe, is why it was suggested that a GIF be used. A Gif
file can be a series of pictures that overlay each other to form a motion
image. The resolution of a GIF file can exceed that of PowerPoint, so it
would be undiscernible from a correctly run walking animation. The parts of
the images will always stay in sync. In this case, it is the correct tool
to use. However, while a garden rake isn't designed to dig a hole, it can
be used to do so. Its just a lot more work for equal or lesser results.
The only reason I can think of not to use a GIF, would be if you were likely
to encounter someone running PowerPoint 95/98. However, if they can not run
a GIF, then their version will also not support motion paths.

Can you provide a bit more details on why GIF animated images are not an
option?


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"GhOsT" wrote in message
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A i said, how do I animate walking character in powerpoint without using
GIF
animations

Thanks for the information :-), and i agree for GIF's, too. I make my own
GIF's for that, so it's not that i've downloaded them