Viz Artist User Guide
Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©
Slide Show
The Slide Show plug-in allows you to create a sequence where a group of containers fade in and out one by one in the same manner as a normal slide show.
Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Container plug-ins -> Tools
This page contains the following topics and procedures:
Slide Show Properties
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Blend Value: Controls the slide show sequence. Animate this value to create the change from slide to slide.
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Use Offset: Enable this option if the slides have the same initial position and you want them to move along some of the axes as the slides are being shown.
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X, Y and Z Offset: Sets the offset values of each slide calculated form the one previously shown.
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Fade Out: May be set Off, On (every slide) or Last (last slide only)
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Start with: Sets what should be visible if slide show is not started.
To Create a Slide Show
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Add a group to the scene tree, and name it slideshow.
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Add a number of Sub-Containers that are used to house the slide(s).
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Add the Slide Show plug-in to the slideshow container.
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Position the Sub-Containers in advance using the transformation editors for each container, or open the Slide Show editor and offset them to create a moving sequence.
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Animate the blend value to create the slide show sequence.
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Click the Initialize button to initialize the plug-in. Each of the Sub-Containers automatically get an alpha icon.