Animations with photos (ginger)

**ginger** · 21 November 2005, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Hwy101

Xhris Thanks for the Brushes - Hope you have a Good Thanksgiving! Tom

Help! I've just joined and I can't figure out how to post. Anyhow, I'm trying out the Xara X 15 day trail version and want to know if if I can do animations with photos. Also am wondering if Xara X is fully compatible with Dreamweaver. And if you could take pity on me and show me how to post. Thanks. Ginger

**RTK** · 22 November 2005, 02:27 AM

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**Soquili** · 22 November 2005, 03:14 AM

Hi Ginger,

Welcome to the forum.

By animations with photos, do you mean transitions between photos? Like in a slide show? Or do you mean animation of a portion of a photo?

If it is possible to do either or both. Transitions between photos is fairly easy to do. Animating a portion of a photo requires more work.

Please let us know what you want to do and someone or several of us will be happy to provide multiple ways to do it.

**ginger** · 22 November 2005, 03:30 AM

I would like to animate portions of a photo. Can this be done within Xara X? Thanks. Ginger

**Soquili** · 22 November 2005, 11:54 AM

Could you post an example photo with some information about what portion you wish to animate?

Do you want to animate someone's mouth to simulate speech? Or, do you want to animate a vehicle in motion? It helps to be specific so we can provide information that applies to what you have in mind.

**gwpriester** · 22 November 2005, 12:43 PM

You can create a GIF animation. Are you thinking of a Monty Python kind of animation?

Xara Xrtreme has two main modes, drawing and animation. To create an animation, go to File > New... Animation and this will open an animation window.

There is a short tutorial for creating a simple animation in http://www.xaraxone.com/webxealot/wo...one Workbook36 which will give you the basics.

Photos can create very large animations in terms of file size, so if you can use the photo for the background in each frame and then use vector objects for the animated parts you might be better off.

Gary

**ginger** · 22 November 2005, 04:04 PM

Gary,
Thanks for responding. You lost me in your last paragraph about photos as background and vectors for animation. All the other info above it I've done. (that link doesn't work)
I have repeatedly gone to animation mode but when I try to open a photo it switches to layer gallery and then I'm stuck.

Ginger

**Daniel** · 22 November 2005, 04:08 PM

Gary's link should be to http://www.xaraxone.com/webxealot/workbook36/page_3.htm

**ginger** · 22 November 2005, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Soquili

Could you post an example photo with some information about what portion you wish to animate?

Do you want to animate someone's mouth to simulate speech? Or, do you want to animate a vehicle in motion? It helps to be specific so we can provide information that applies to what you have in mind.

http://www.soul-ajar.com/quickie/greatdivide3.jpg
this, a link to an example photo (don't know how to insert a photo) Let's say I want to have the horses swish their tails. Many thanks for your help Soquili.

Ginger