swopping images in an animation

[Guest]

I have an existing animation with an image placed (not as an object) and
animated I need to replace that image in an iteration of this presentation
without losing all the associated animations or timings.

any quick workarounds? I tried changing the image file in the local folder
for the ppt but the image did not update in the ppt.

I'm using powerpoint2003 on a pc.

 

[Guest]

Save the ppt as html. (Click File > Save as. Select Web Page under Save as
type)
Open the output folder, and look for the picture. Replace it with a new
picture that you want, and at the same time, ensure that the filename still
remain the same.

For example, if the filename is slide0001_image001.jpg, rename the new
picture as slide0001_image001.jpg and overwrite the original picture.
Now, open PowerPoint.

Click File > Open. Open the presentation (in .htm format) and resave it as
normal presentation.

Alternately,
You can use Animation Carbon to copy the animations from one image to another.
http://skp.mvps.org/ac/index.html

Another good way is to fill an autoshape with the image instead of using
Insert > Picture. This allows you to change the image anytime you want
without losing the animations. Check this tutorial out:
http://www.pptworkbench.com/html/changing_animations_2.htm
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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP PowerPoint)

Site Updated: April 13, 2006
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[Guest]

Try:

Save as web page ( html)

There will be a folder of files and an htm file.

In this folder replace the first image with the new image using exactly the
same name.

Open the htm file in ppt.
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[Guest]

Question for Tohlz (& info for peggold)

Tohlz sometimes this method works great but sometimes I get the dreaded red
x. my file names are always identical. any ideas why (I suspect it works best
when the image files are the same size but I'm not sure)
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Microsoft Certified Office Specialist

 

[Echo S]

If this is a frequent issue for you, you might try Animation Carbon from
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ or Edit (or Effects Library) from
http://www.pptextreme.com

These add-ins let you pick up animations from one object and apply them to
other objects.

 

[Guest]

excellent solution, it took 20 minutes to fix. thanks

 

[Guest]

Are the pictures having the same format? If you replace
slide0001_image001.jpg to slide0001_image001.gif, you will get red x. That's
probably what causes the red X AFAIK.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP PowerPoint)

Site Updated: April 13, 2006
Added new portfolio
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate

 

[Guest]

You're welcome.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP PowerPoint)

Site Updated: April 13, 2006
Added new portfolio
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

All these round trippers!

Also, you can paste link it in and change the source image. And you can also
animate on the mooovoe. and so on.

http://www.pptworkbench.com/html/animating_on_the_moove.htm

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

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