Extracting images of slide animation

[tfurnivall]

Good question - I didn't make it over clear, did I :-(

Input to the magic function is a slideshow MyPresentation.pptx. Output is a set of images (preferably .png files) named using a combination of presentation name, Slide number and Animation number, somewhat like
MyPresentation-01-a.png <==Slide 1; animation a
MyPresentation-01-b.png <==Slide 2; animation b, et sim
MyPresentation-01-c.png
MyPresentation-02-a,png
MyPresentation-02-b.png
MyPresentation-03.png <== No animations in this slide ;-)
and so on.

These images will then be imported to a video production program, with an existing soundtrack, to make a short video that I can distribute.

**I know that PowerPoint can do this - somewhat - already**

However, the output is excessively bloated, very poorly and inconsistently synchronized with the sound, and subject to dropout as each slide changes. I'd rather create the set of images and do the soundtrack properly, and combine it using a video production software (Adobe Elements).

I've spent several hours exploring the object model, and it seems as though I have to reconstruct the image from scratch, emulating the animations and involving (probably):

with slide.timeline.effect (fx)
      .animation                    describes the animation behaviors
      .effecttype                   The type of effect
      .effectinformation            Information and
      .effectparameters             other parameters for the effect
end with

However it's going to take a whole load of trial - and even more error, hence my request to see if anybody has done this before.

HTH,

Tony

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