wedel@nbires.UUCP (11/18/87)
Does anyone know of a graphics package for the Mac that is capable of making multiple layer overhead presentation slides? I need to produce a slide with a background, then a layer with some information, then another layer with more information. This is the kind of thing you see in books on anatomy where they show the skeleton first, then the muscles, then the organs (or is it the other way around?). Any clues on how to do this would be appreciated. I've talked to my Apple dealer and looked through MacUser and MacWorld without finding anything that appears to do the job. Wally Wedel NBI, Inc. (303) 938-2923 uunet!nbires!wedel
twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman) (11/19/87)
Suggestion on multilayer overhead slides, Don't. A slide is not 100% transparent, & each layer makes the overall slide a little darker. This 'dingyness' can lessen the positive impact that you are trying to make. Also, it is easy to get the registration slightly off between layers, esp. if there are more then 2. You also spend time lining up the slide registrations which also draws attention away from what you are trying to say. Here's an alternative: use your favorite slide producing application ( I get exellent milage out of the old stand-bys, MacDraw and MacWrite) to draw the first stage of your slide that you want to present. Save it under another name. Continue drawing untill you have the next stage that you want to present (original + next layer), save this under a different name. Continue untill you have completed everything that you wish this slide to present. Print/plot each level. You now have the equivilent of a multiple layer slide without the "dingyness" of layering, or the fiddling arround of trying to match registration marks. You get a smoother presentation with less chance of problems. Hope this works. TeriAnn Wakeman Process tools & Training development Corporate Product Regulations Hewlett-Packard (415)857-5057
darryl@ism780c.UUCP (Darryl Richman) (11/21/87)
You could do this easily with GraphicWorks 1.1. Make each drawing in
a (set of) easel(s) on a panel, overlaying all of the panels on one
page. After the drawing is done, cut each panel and move it to its own
page and print.
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those of the author. ...!sdcrdcf!eric@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Eric Fielding) (12/03/87)
In a recent article wedel@nbires.UUCP (Wally Wedel) wrote: > >Does anyone know of a graphics package for the Mac that is capable >of making multiple layer overhead presentation slides? I need to produce >a slide with a background, then a layer with some information, then >another layer with more information. > Wally Wedel A friend of mine has a Macprogram called MiniCAD, which has a multiple-layer graphics capability. You can control the visibility (and even the color on a Mac II) of each layer individually. It is quite expensive, as it has a lot of other CAD features; I think it's something like $600. I have not tried it myself, but he says that it is the best drafting/drawing program he has ever used. ++Eric Fielding
edmoy@violet.berkeley.edu.UUCP (12/03/87)
In a recent article wedel@nbires.UUCP (Wally Wedel) wrote: > >Does anyone know of a graphics package for the Mac that is capable >of making multiple layer overhead presentation slides? I need to produce >a slide with a background, then a layer with some information, then >another layer with more information. > Wally Wedel I downloaded a demo copy of "Draw It Again Sam" from CompuServe. It has 10 drawing layers and 4 drawing modes (Opaque, Clear, Invert and Erase). It does support color, but only the original 8 Macintosh colors. It looks interesting. (Usual disclaimer about them and me.) Edward Moy Academic Computing Services University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 edmoy@violet.Berkeley.EDU ucbvax!violet!edmoy