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Linux presentation software
Need something that can do fancy animations and the such. ATM I use keynote for Mac. But that doesn't run under linux and costs monies. (Flash has also proven to be sufficient)
Keynote has a nice feature where it makes a high quality video of your presentation that automatically pauses between slides. I like that.
I want elements on the screen to slide around and change, and for transitions to be dynamic. Static picture -> fancy fade -> new static picture won't do it. Both Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote offer what I want, Keynote much better than PowerPoint, but they're both fine. Flash, depending on what I wanna do can be a bit--- annoying. But that also works for the most part.
For instance, right now, I want my presentation to have Nyancat running across space working as a progress bar, with the contents of the presentation sliding in above it. Maybe have the tip of a planet or another kind of round object that it runs on top of, and when that spins, the background also spins, showing the next slide of the presentation rotate into place. And the cat moves slightly faster than the object it's running on, so eventually it'll make it to the other side of the screen. Motion blurs and picture hue/contrast/brightness changings much appreciated. And being able to fancy-fi text with a few clicks inside the presentation software.
I would've maybe considered using video editing software, but I have no idea how to put in auto-pausing like Keynote does. And I don't wanna wait for long After Effects render-times!
Right, yes, something that let's me slide objects across the screen and works on linux.
Keynote has a nice feature where it makes a high quality video of your presentation that automatically pauses between slides. I like that.
I want elements on the screen to slide around and change, and for transitions to be dynamic. Static picture -> fancy fade -> new static picture won't do it. Both Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple Keynote offer what I want, Keynote much better than PowerPoint, but they're both fine. Flash, depending on what I wanna do can be a bit--- annoying. But that also works for the most part.
For instance, right now, I want my presentation to have Nyancat running across space working as a progress bar, with the contents of the presentation sliding in above it. Maybe have the tip of a planet or another kind of round object that it runs on top of, and when that spins, the background also spins, showing the next slide of the presentation rotate into place. And the cat moves slightly faster than the object it's running on, so eventually it'll make it to the other side of the screen. Motion blurs and picture hue/contrast/brightness changings much appreciated. And being able to fancy-fi text with a few clicks inside the presentation software.
I would've maybe considered using video editing software, but I have no idea how to put in auto-pausing like Keynote does. And I don't wanna wait for long After Effects render-times!
Right, yes, something that let's me slide objects across the screen and works on linux.
Comments
Honestly, I hate most presentation styles that involve dynamic slides. YMMV, and it can be done well, but I personally avoid it at all cost.
For more details, read Edward Tufte's criticisms of PowerPoint.
Sometimes when explaining things, rather than just updating about things, making your slides more visually engaging is good. For instance, if there is a chart with a lot of information, starting zoomed in and revealing more information over a short stretch or time can help people understand the relations between factions better. Or if you're doing an analysis of a written text, you might want to single out words or sentences from the text, and then having the stuffs you want stay static while everything else slides away is a less confusing way of handling that then, say, a fade would have been.
If you're doing PR-y type stuffs, and have a clever word play you have to work in, making a word on screen change subtly makes the slogan-y thing look a lot better than if it simply said both versions of the sentence or had a boring transition between them (like a slide change).
And if you're trying to sell someone on your steam punk game idea, having cogs spinning in the foreground, with artwork showing in the background between bulletins would help that.
Don't underestimate neat things. They are neat. If you could chose between a screwdriver and a screwdriver for the same price, and seemingly same quality, but with Ctuhlu on it's packaging, which one would you chose?
Ima try your thing now, Apreche, but I somehow doubt you have the same priorities =P