From Rob_Meyers@hc-sc.gc.ca Tue Mar 9 07:52:09 2004 Received: from mxu4.u.washington.edu (mxu4.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.11+UW04.02/8.12.11+UW04.02) with ESMTP id i29Fq8SC053718 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:52:08 -0800 Received: from nav00.hc-sc.gc.ca (nav00.hc-sc.gc.ca [198.103.237.5]) by mxu4.u.washington.edu (8.12.11+UW04.02/8.12.11+UW04.02) with SMTP id i29Fq7Lo028571 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:52:07 -0800 Received: from smta00.hc-sc.gc.ca ([198.103.237.152]) by nav00.hc-sc.gc.ca (SAVSMTP 3.1.2.35) with SMTP id M2004030910520632477 for ; Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:52:06 -0500 Subject: Re: animation tool for maps? To: waphgis@u.washington.edu X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.5 September 22, 2000 Message-ID: From: "Rob Meyers" Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:51:30 -0500 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on SMTA00/HC-SC/GC/CA(Release 5.0.11 |July 24, 2002) at 03/09/2004 10:52:05 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIIII, Probability=8%, Report='__TO_MALFORMED_2 0, __HAS_X_MAILER 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __EVITE_CTYPE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __CT 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0' Hi Richard You can download a free GIF animator from http://gif.creabit.com the program will accept JPEG's as inputs and I have used it for WNv time series maps. The free dowload is functional but adds a logo to your maps, you can purchase the full program for $35-50 depending on which license you prefer. I have also had some success using PowerPoint on a timer. You just have to make sure that all of your images are initially the same size and format the picture so that the position and size of the images are exact for all of the slides. The advantage of using Powerpoint is that you can control the speed of the animation or stop on a particular time period if required during a presentation. I hope this helps, Rob -------------------------------------- Rob Meyers Medical Geographer Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Zoonotic Infections Health Canada - CIDPC 160 Research Lane Guelph, Ontario N1G 5B2 Telephone: 519.826.2242 Facsimile: 519.822.2244 -------------------------------------- .