Resize images in animations without scaling

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Resize images in animations without scaling

Keynote's animations allow you to resize objects (e.g. shapes) by scaling — i.e. having a shape grow or shrink during presentation, while keeping its aspect ratio constant; but what if you want to just specify the final dimensions yourself, such that the shape's aspect ratio is *not* preserved? Is there any way to, e.g., have a rectangle seamlessly transition into a square (or vice versa)? I'd be so surprised if this weren't possible, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it.

Keynote-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Apr 2, 2012 1:43 PM

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Apr 2, 2012 1:48 PM in response to chazfirestone

(Is magic move the only way to achieve this?)

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Apr 2, 2012 3:46 PM in response to chazfirestone

Magic Move seems to be it, and it seems to be limited.

You can make a square turn into a rectangle. You can even change the color of the final object. You can rotate the final object using CMD and repositioning a corner - but only if the shape innot modified in other dimensions

However, Keynote has a low tolerance for other changes:

E.g., if you edit the final object (Format > Shape > Make Editable > move any handle) you lose the "magic" and you get a simple dissolve to a second slide with a new object. Same is true if you reshape the object and then attempt to rotate.

Playing with it is about the only way to find what works.

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Resize images in animations *without* scaling

Resize images in animations without scaling