Multimedia with Animation

A Multimedia file is one containing many (multi) types of objects blended together such as text, pictures, sounds, animations and movies.

The Complete Show! Go Full Screen to see in greater detail?

 

You will create an animated presentation on The Simpsons and then create an animated presentation of your own.

View the Movie to see how your final show should look!

Many of the basic skills of opening PowerPoint Slides, Inserting Images, Movies etc you will be familiar with from first year. In this unit we will be taking your skills to the next level.

 

 

 

 

What you have to do!

1. Click on the button to download a "zipped" folder that contains all you need for all the exercises.
   • Make sure you've got "Save File to Disk" option selected.
   • If you are using FireFox, the folder will be saved to your desktop.
2. Move the "zipped" folder to your network folder.
   • On an Apple double click on the folder to "unzip" it.
   • On a PC:
     • Right click on the folder, choose Extract All.
     • In turn, click Next, Next and Finish.
3. After unzipping, you'll be left with two folders.
   1. The original zipped folder. This can now be deleted.
   2. A new unzipped folder. This is the folder you'll be using.

 

 

What you should be able to do at the end!

• Insert an image file into a presentation

• Create a timed animation effect on the picture, with a sound attached

• Use animation effects for an object already displayed on a slide

• Insert any chosen picture as a slide background

• Insert a shape such as a rectangle, circle etc. and fill it with a chosen picture

• Fill an irregularly created shape with a picture

• Insert a slide from a different file

• Create links to slides (action settings) using objects such as pictures

• Record sounds and add them to a file

• Change the show setup of a file

 

Continue to Exercise 1: Inserting Pictures