Class 18 Notes (notes are in progress and are subject to change)

Objectives:

• Advanced Power Point Techniques
• Custom Animations
• YouTube videos
• Animated GIF files in PSE6

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Copy 18animation from Class to shared (groups) folder

Check to see that your presentation is in the right folder with the correct name.

Show good student PPTS - Archive Folder, Class

Timings and Advanced Effects in Power Point: Build PPT called One World in class (Tip from the readings - "Substitute emotionally intense visual images for dry bullet points")

• Special Effects (see Stacked folder in 18animation)
• Transition effects
• Stacking images
• Custom Animations - shapes and paths
• Adding and timing sounds and video
• Timing slides in Slide Show menu

Hands-on: How to Put a You Tube Video into PowerPoint 2007

Hands-on: Animating a GIF File Using Photoshop Elements 6

Tools - Optional

• Download ARES TUBE
• Ares Tube User Guide
• Sound files (from previous class)
• WavePad
• http://free-youtube-download.en.softonic.com/download

NOTE: We will start this activity only if there is time. It is not due for homework.

Presentation Banners in Photoshop Elements

Open PSE and set up a new document that is 600 pixels wide and 300 pixels deep. Make the background transparent and the color mode RGB.

Optional: Using the photos in the Trinity folder inside 18animation, practice using layers and opacities (see Making a Web Graphic with PSE and Layers). Make a new layer before you begin adding multiple images. You may save this banner as a jpeg and as a Photoshop file inside the 18animation folder.

HOMEWORK:  Complete on Power Point presentation and be ready to present it on Thursday. See Presentation Guidelines

Be prepared to make a two minute presentation of your topic on Thursday, March 26th.

36 points

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