
To create effective motion graphics using PowerPoint it is important to master certain basic techniques such as adding multiple animations to single items, the animation pane and timeline, and smoothing the movement of animations.
It is often necessary to combine many animations on each slide and the animation painter allows you to copy animations from one object to another in a simple and efficient manner.
Motion paths provide a powerful way to precisely control the movement of objects in PowerPoint.
The Morph transition allows you to animate smooth movement from one slide to the next. You can move, resize, or modify objects to achieve the desired effect.
Let’s take a simple example to show how the basic techniques can be used. Here we will create a basic circle shape with some text in and work through some basic entrance and exit effects.
Now we will add some additional decorative elements to move away from what the audience would see in a typical PowerPoint presentation to a more fluid, dynamic style typical of motion graphics.
We will take the basic text panel concept from earlier and see how to add other moving elements and effects to create our first motion graphic example.
We can now add diagonal line elements and control their timing and movements using Motion Paths.
We will use fast circular entrance and exit animations to add a last background graphic element to our slide.
Next I will use the same techniques to show you how we can make a completely different look by changing some of the simple elements.
Here we use staggered timings to create an impressive reveal effect that can be used on any vector graphic.
Dynamic and impactful, motion graphics created with text motion paths, auto reverse and the bounce end feature.
A compelling way to zoom out from a full screen image inside a device using the morph transition.
This lesson uses the glow effect and pulse animation to create an innovative title slide.
In this example we use photos and text background fill to make these emotive and powerful text slides.
This is an innovative use of the drawing tools that uses the ink replay animation to reveal text or simple graphics.
Here we will use morph and the soft edges effect to create depth and powerful visuals from any shapes.
In this lesson we'll use the morph transition, 3D format and the edit points tool to create these striking 3D animations.
I show you how to overlay text on video to create impressive cinematic titles using the animation by letter functions.
A striking way to layer video inside text using the merge shape function and video transparency animation.
You can create custom animated text using motion paths, auto reverse and the smooth end option. Here we show how to start an animation when one element comes into contact with another.
This is a great example of using non-linear motion paths to continously animate in an oval shape. We also use the reverse the path direction to add variation.
Here we will use overlapping spinning arcs to create this interesting loading animation.
We will use the smoothing settings on the motion path animation to produce a realistic falling and bouncing effect.
We will cover the video export sizing options and how PowerPoint handles the various timing settings for animations, transitions and export.
Here I show you how to output multiple slides, which transitions to use, and how to adjust timings.
Next we can add a music soundtrack, and then record and trim a voiceover.
Here we cover changing the size of your graphics for social media, what options are available and challenges you may face.
GIF image files are commonly used on the web to display graphics and logos.
They also support basic animation, which means they're a popular file format for memes on social media sites.
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Motion graphics in PowerPoint can add a dynamic and engaging element to your slides or videos. You can incorporate animations, transitions, and effects to make your slides more appealing.
Motion graphics are essentially a combination of animation and graphic design and are great for explainer videos, product videos, social media or just to share information. In this course I will show how to make a motion graphic video directly in PowerPoint.
These lessons include a number of innovative techniques that use object animations, custom motion paths, video integration, morphing and transition effects to create a captivating range of motion graphics effects unlike anything you've ever witnessed before in PowerPoint.
We will move away from basic stop-start animations the audience would see in a typical PowerPoint presentation, to create a more fluid, dynamic style typical of motion graphics.
We will start by covering the basics of using multiple animations, motion paths and the morph transition.
Then we will put these techniques into practice to create motion graphics with entrance and exit animations and additional moving elements.
I will then take you through a series of example walkthroughs, each one highlighting a different set of ideas and innovative techniques. All of the examples are included for download.
By the end of this course you will be able to apply the skills learnt to create motion graphic animations that you would have previously thought impossible in PowerPoint.