Read the Indezine review of PowerPlugs Animator.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint
Introduction
About PowerPlugs Animator
Download and Installation
Using Animator
Pricing and Support
Conclusion
It's quite easy to insert media elements like sounds, videos, and graphics in PowerPoint presentations. Yet, these can only complement the text in a presentation. By far, the only way to make text stand out is by using color and animation. And even animation is not uncomplicated. Presentation designers often have to tweak PowerPoint's animation timings and the timeline to create out of the ordinary animation effects. All this can easily wipe out hours and days off your time that could have been spent doing something else.
PowerPlugs Animator from CrystalGraphics tries to provide a solution. It includes a library of animation styles that enhance PowerPoint's built in effects. These can also be imparted to text with a few clicks.
BackPowerPlugs Animator is from CrystalGraphics, a company based in Santa Clara, California, USA that creates add-ins for programs like PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc. You can learn more about PowerPlugs Animator and other products at their site (link no longer exists).
PowerPlugs Animator is a PowerPoint add-in that provides quick animation schemes that include several high-quality text animations like Roll Down, Spiral Background, Threaded Bars and many more. Sound effects can be applied to the entire presentation as well.
My contact at CrystalGraphics for this review was Nicole Ha - thank you, Nicole.
BackAs of now, there's no trial version available. You need to buy the product, and then either download it or order it shipped on CD.
Thereafter, run the setup routine and follow the instructions. When installed, the program creates an Animator toolbar within PowerPoint as shown in Figure 1. If you don't find it there, choose View | Toolbars | Animator.
Figure 1: The Animator toolbar
Follow these steps to get started with PowerPlugs Animator:
Do remember that the bullets in a text box are all converted to individual text boxes. So, these will no longer be part of the presentation's outline. Make sure you choose the Pack with Effects option only after you have finished all other edits within the presentation.
Even without using the Pack with Effects option, you can view all PowerPlugs Animator effects as long as a copy of the add-in is installed on the presentation delivery machine.
BackAnimator coasts $49 .00 -- it is also part of the Ultimate Combo set of add-ins from CrystalGraphics.
Support is through email, online FAQ and Phone.
BackI like the fact that the animations added through PowerPlugs Animator can be rendered so that any PowerPoint user can see them without having PowerPlugs Animator installed.
Also, the price is right -- and I do wish they had more animation sets available.
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