Animated graphics to a PDF

[Reeza]

Does anyone by chance have an example of generating an animated graphic directly into a PDF report?

I know it's possible and can manually insert one via InDesign or automated in R via gganimate but looking to see if I can stay within my SAS processes. 

[ChrisNZ]

Doesn't this or this (page 11) work?

[Reeza]

Sadly no. Those create a gif file that is animated and a PDF with an image for each portion of the animation. I’ll run an example from gganimate and include it when I’m at a computer later tonight.

[Reeza]

Here's an example that's a bit over the top, but definitely a possibility. Open the PDF in Adobe not a different PDF viewer. 

I think this example is using JS behind the scenes. 

[ChrisNZ]

Very interesting, thank you.

Why would someone write a paper describing a process that doesn't work? Sigh..

I guess this feature is but a new entry to be added in the sasware ballot for now.

[Reeza]

I suspect it's a matter of embedding an image within the PDF with the correct options. So creating a GIF or MOV file and then somehow embedding that within a PDF. I know we can add/embed images, so just not sure what settings I may need to embed that specifically. I was hoping someone had already figured it out but I guess I can 

[ChrisNZ]

A variation of embedding images in a title or some other object might work.

[PGStats]

I tried the method given in @Cynthia_sas message to embed a GIF in a PDF document. It worked, but the resulting image wasn't animated.

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
My understanding of PDF was that graphs were converted to an internal image format. I don't know what happens with animated graphics. However, I found this:

It does look like you have to convert the GIF into a MOV. I don't think SAS will do that, so you might have to take the animated GIF from SAS and do something with it with a 3-rd party product to make it a MOV.

Cynthia

[Reeza]

I found that one too, but think its a few years old. I believe Adobe now allows gifs but you need to have pro to do it. I'll verify that today at the office. Is there some reason SAS couldn't generate a mov file instead of a gif?

[ChrisNZ]

So if we had a mov graphics driver it night work? One for R&D @Jay54?

[Reeza]

I don't think a mov file is a requirement. The file attached has no mov file, it's from latex, but not sure how it works...it's possible it's a mov file I suppose.

[ChrisNZ]

Or JS takes care of displaying the single images in turn.

[djrisks]

I usually export the SAS animation as a GIF. Then convert the GIF to a movie file with a free converter online. Then use Adobe Pro to insert the animation (movie file) into the PDF. This is similar to @Reeza's suggestion.

Many thanks,

Kriss