On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:34:53 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/10/08 13:11, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > > >>>> Another thing I want to do is adding a simple text presentation at the > >>>> beginning of the file > > > > > > > > Arc Roca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>>> Write your text say with tex, do dvipng, then convert the pngs into a > >>>> short movie with gimp or something else. Then attach at the beginning of > >>>> your movie.You can use any editor to create your text, including > >>>> openoffice, or scribus. If you want fancy fonts, etc. > > > > > > > > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > > >>> It would be very nice to manage to do such a thing, i.e. transform an > >>> image into a movie! I didn't manage with gimp: how can I achieve this? > >>> > >>> And, Ron, once converted the image into a movie, will it be possible to > >>> attach it to the video with plain old cat? > > > > > > > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> The problem is that Arc Roca's comment about text editing makes no sense in > >> the context of video editing. > > > > > > > > But, if what he says is true, that would be a solution, wouldn't it? > > "tex" is used for writing text books and scientific papers. > > I guess that if you need to create PowerPoint-style presentations > but really hate every other dedicated presentation tool, you could > use latex, dvipng, convert and ffmpeg to create an AVI file. > Probably off topic, but for powerpoint style presentations with tex there are several packages that produce pdf, avi sounds inappropriate for a presentation. beamer is my personal favorite > But *why*??? > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
