Re: st: Re: Video from multiple graph exports

[Jeph Herrin <junk@spandrel.net>]

In particular, head over to Google for their Motion Chart
gadget (Google bought Gapminder, this is their current
available version).

http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=www.google.com/ig/modules/motionchart.xml


Martin Weiss wrote:
> This thing made the rounds at the Milan UGM:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w
>
> Might wanna take it from there...
>
> HTH
> Martin _______________________
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Weitzenfeld" 
> <dan.weitzenfeld@emsense.com>
> To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:49 PM
> Subject: st: Video from multiple graph exports
>
>
> > Hi Folks,
> > I'm considering making a movie using multiple Stata graphs, exported.
> > E.g., for t=0,1,...n, graphing the data at each t, and then using a
> > slide-show program to stack the graphs in time order, creating a
> > "movie" illustrating how the data changes over time.
> > My questions:
> >
> > 1.  Has anyone does this before, and if so, do you have
> > recommendations for the most flexible slide-show program?
> > Specifically, I'm wondering if there is a program that will allow for
> > variable intervals between slides (e.g., t=0, 1.5, 2, 2.2,....)
> >
> > 2.  Is there a way to overlay a Stata graph on top of a .jpg file?
> > I've been doing this manually, using -spmap- to plot my
> > location-oriented data, exporting graphs as .emf/.wmf, ungrouping the
> > result in PowerPoint and aligning the .jpg overlay.
> >
> > 3.  Am I trying to use Stata to do something it's not suited for?  I
> > know JMP can play movies from data, but I don't think the movies can
> > be exported, and, well, I'm partial to Stata.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > -Dan
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