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Re: st: Video from multiple graph exports


From   Michael Hanson <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Video from multiple graph exports
Date   Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:07:17 -0500

Martin:

Since epstopdf is available for the same three platforms as Stata (i.e., Mac, Unix, Windows), perhaps a few examples showing how you "talk to it from inside Stata" would be of general interest. Indeed, without stepping on the feet of the Stata Journal editors, I think this would be a good topic for a Stata Tip in an upcoming issue of the SJ.

-- Mike

On Dec 3, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Martin Weiss wrote:

Well, epstopdf is free as well and I know how to talk to it from inside Stata. In contrast to ps2pdf, there are no white margins to take care of...

HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Lackie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: st: Video from multiple graph exports


Any Mac can "print to PDF" and there are a number of options for getting a PC to print to PDF. One reliable free version is "PDFCreator"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:20:01 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: st: Video from multiple graph exports

"Export the Stata graphs as PDF format.  (A feature only available
in the Mac version, I believe.)"

In Windows, -gr export- as .eps and use !epstopdf from your MikTeX
distribution. Not much more effort than on the MAC...

HTH
Martin
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Hanson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: st: Video from multiple graph exports


Dan:

I have done something like this for several presentations -- although I
typically prefer to use a remote to step through the "movie frames"
rather than automate the transitions. That way I can stop and comment on certain slides (the audience sees it as "freezing" the animation), or go
back to a specific slide to answer questions.

The caveat, given the details you have provided in your message:  my
process requires a Macintosh. Specifically, it requires use of Keynote,
Apple's presentation software available only for Mac OS X.

Briefly, in three steps (though I am happy to provide details if
requested):
1. Export the Stata graphs as PDF format. (A feature only available in
the Mac version, I believe.)
2. Place PDFs of graphs into individual slides in Keynote.
3. Add automatic timed transitions and effects as needed. You can set
transition times on a per-slide basis, as you inquired.

This whole process is very easy with Keynote, as it provides fine
controls for aligning the graphs and professional transitions between slides. Plus, since everything is done with PDF, you don't get those "jaggies" (i.e. pixelation) that often afflict graphics in PowerPoint. Additionally, with Keynote you can export your presentation to QuickTime (.mov) or Flash (.swf) formats as a self- running, cross-platform file if
desired.

I suspect one could use LaTeX-based presentation tools (beamer? powerdot? prosper?) to accomplish the same thing, albeit with (much) more effort.

Hope this helps,
Mike


On Dec 3, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Dan Weitzenfeld wrote:

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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