{"id":138,"date":"2011-08-03T17:41:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T16:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en2.zzblog.aquasoft.de\/?p=138"},"modified":"2014-07-14T11:15:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-14T10:15:31","slug":"game-over-for-boring-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/game-over-for-boring-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Over for Boring Text"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/dhEkVakVWFE\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-140\" title=\"GameOverFord\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2011\/08\/GameOverFord.jpg\" alt=\"Game Over for Boring Slideshows\" width=\"168\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>I am sure many of you may have watched <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/dhEkVakVWFE\" data-rel=\"lightbox-video-0\" target=\"_blank\">the popular Ford F150 ads<\/a> that can be seen on TV, particularly during sports events. What&#8217;s interesting is that the most eye-catching effect of these videos is actually all about .. text!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s Get it Moving&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>To make a slideshsow more interesting means you&#8217;ve got to add captions to your images and video clips. Many times, this ends up to be a descriptive title right below the actual image. Surely, this keeps your audience up-to-date about what&#8217;s visible &#8211; but it may simply not be enough not keep them awake! How about some moving text:<\/p>\n<p>[youtube width=&#8221;640&#8243; height=&#8221;400&#8243;]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fzpqMDxI5cc&amp;hd=1[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>Clearly a bit more interesting, don&#8217;t you think? Moving a few text segments &#8220;out of the way&#8221; gives your slideshow project that little extra that makes it almost as nice as that million Dollar Ford ad (and you get to keep the change).<\/p>\n<h3>Game Over Animation<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/24099696\/GameOverTextAnimation.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-155\" title=\"AquaSoft-SlideShow-Game-Over-Project-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2011\/08\/AquaSoft-SlideShow-Game-Over-Project-loaded.jpg\" alt=\"AquaSoft-SlideShow-Game-Over-Project-loaded\" width=\"361\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2011\/08\/AquaSoft-SlideShow-Game-Over-Project-loaded.jpg 361w, https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2011\/08\/AquaSoft-SlideShow-Game-Over-Project-loaded-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a>We have created a small sample project that contains all the text and image tracks used in the video shown above. It can be <a href=\"http:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/24099696\/GameOverTextAnimation.zip\"><strong>downloaded here<\/strong><\/a> and contains all necessary project files (along with its dependencies) as well as the AquaSoft player. The download is roughly 11 MByte in size.<\/p>\n<p>The text segments inside the project file are nicely grouped into two chapters, they can easily be modified and extended. This sample is a great start to get you inspired for your next slideshow, and your audience will surely be <em>moved <\/em>by this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am sure many of you may have watched the popular Ford F150 ads that can be seen on TV, particularly during sports events. 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