Extract text form animated Gif in a PPT

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Hi Alll, 
 
 I would need to extract the text from an animated Gif contained in a power point that needs to be translated. 
 
 Any idea on how to do that, and/or if it is possible at all?

Jesús Prieto · Answer

Check that the text is already in the Alternative Text field of the image in PowerPoint. It's usually empty, but if the text is there, you already have it in Studio. 
 Also you can try this Chrome plugin to get the text OCR'd: 
 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/copyfish-%F0%9F%90%9F-free-ocr-soft/eenjdnjldapjajjofmldgmkjaienebbj 
 If the text of the GIF is not too small or short, this plugin may be faster than typing. 
 The drawback? That the GIF is changing, so you need to grab the region with text before it disappears. 
 PS: It'll be a real pain anyway.

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Extract text form animated Gif in a PPT

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