Tip:
copy png2swf.exe to your system32 folder, that way it will work in any terminal.
(note: can confuse viewers of your screencast )

I’ll rarely ever make an Inkscape screencast that is specific to any one OS. After all, I use both Linux and Windows. If you finish watching the screencast you will see that I used a utility called “png2swf”. It’s part of a larger package called swftools (http://www.swftools.org/download.html). After you install swftools then you’ll notice that png2swf will be present. This package works the same on Linux as it does on Windows. It basically takes all of your exported png files and rolls them up into one swf file. In the screencast I copied png2swf.exe to the same directory where my png’s were stored and then ran the command from there in a terminal. Easy peasy.

png2swf -o myvideo.swf -r 10 *png

Thanks for the reply, that does indeed sort some effect.
I have some strange things happen every now and then when my duplicate word (after step 4) gets selected with the original word, preventing me from rotating it.

Inkscape has some brilliant features but it’s not very tolerant in how it needs things to be.

In 0.48, how do I export to SWF? The only plugin I could find was for Linux, and I use winblows on my work machine.

P.S. yes, I feel much better, but does it change anything? Probably not, which makes me feel worse again

Sorry for the late reply. I disappear on the weekends.

Yup! You have followed the screencast very carefully. However, a lot has changed under the hood between v0.45 and v0.48 (even though things appear the same). In order to do this sort of interpolation you’ll have to select your text objects with the node tool instead of the selector tool after you have made them paths. Once that is done the interpolation should work as expected.

If it makes you feel better, I get a little frustrated with the changes too.

And I’ve followed the screencast meant for Rajiv to the proverbial letter, but I don’t get the images in between the two words. I’m stumped, to be honest.
For my sanity, what I do:

1. write a word, select the arrow for the word
2. select Object to Path (SHIFT-CTRL-C)
3. select combine (CTRL-K)
4. duplicate word (CTRL-D)
5. move word over and rotate it 90 degrees
6. select both words (SHIFT-Left click)
7. extensions > Generate from path > Interpolate…
8. interpolate settings
Exponent 0,0
Interpolation steps 5
Interpolation method 1
Duplicate endpaths checked
Interpolate style unchecked
9. hit apply

and no dice :’(

Please make me feel stupid and help me with this by pointing out my glaring error.

http://bit.ly/cOlDNK

I’m using 0.48 now but I think it’s the same as 0.47 in regard to interpolation. Anyway, the behavior of text changed in 0.47. You now have to make text, convert it to a path and combine it to make it all one shape. Give that a try and it should work.

Yup, things have certainly changed. When you convert text to a path now you’ll have use the combine feature to make it one complete path. Just an extra step.