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How can I make something like this? I would prefer tikz. enter image description here

user
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That's a pretty elaborate animation, so here's a start. If you have trouble (and probably you will), feel free to ask a new question, but remember to keep it focused on a specific issue you got stuck with.

Adding tikz to the standalone class options allows your pdf to have one page per frame.

To compile this as a .gif, install imagemagick in your system, then do this in your Terminal/Command Prompt:

convert -delay 10 -loop 0 -density 300 -scale 400 -alpha remove file.pdf file.gif

where file.pdf is the name of your file and file.gif is the name of the resulting .gif file, change the name accordingly.

Output

enter image description here

Code

\documentclass[tikz, margin=10pt]{standalone}

\newcommand\basicstuff{
    \path (-5,-3) rectangle (5,3);
}

\tikzset{
    bas/.style={text width=4cm}
}

\begin{document}\Huge
\foreach \x in {0,...,10}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\basicstuff

\node[bas] at (0,3) {$\textcolor{red}{ax^2} + \textcolor{green}{bx} + \textcolor{blue}{c}$};

\end{tikzpicture}
}
%
\foreach \x [
    count=\xx starting from 0, 
    evaluate=\x as \opac using (\x/10),
    evaluate=\x as \y using (3-\x)
    ] in {0,.25,...,2}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\basicstuff

\node[bas] at (0,3) {$\textcolor{red}{ax^2} + \textcolor{green}{bx} + \textcolor{blue}{c}$};

\node[bas, opacity=\opac] at (-\x,\y) {$\textcolor{red}{axx}$};
\end{tikzpicture}
}
%
\foreach \x in {1,...,10}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\basicstuff

\node[bas] at (0,3) {$\textcolor{red}{ax^2} + \textcolor{green}{bx} + \textcolor{blue}{c}$};

\node[bas] at (-2,1) {$\textcolor{red}{axx}$};
\end{tikzpicture}
}
%
\foreach \y [
    count=\xx starting from 0,
    evaluate=\xx as \xi using (-2.75-(.25*-\xx*1.5)),
    evaluate=\xx as \yi using (.8-(.25*\xx*2.5)),
    evaluate=\y as \x using (1-\y)
    ] in {1,.8,...,0}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\basicstuff

\node[bas] at (0,3) {$\textcolor{red}{ax^2} + \textcolor{green}{bx} + \textcolor{blue}{c}$};

\filldraw[draw=red, fill=red!50] (-2.75,.6) rectangle (\xi,\yi);
\path (-2.75,.8) -- (-2.75,\yi) node[left, midway] {$\textcolor{red}{ax}$};
\path (-2.75,.5) -- (\xi,.5) node[above, midway] {$\textcolor{red}{x}$};

\end{tikzpicture}
}
%
\foreach \x in {1,...,10}{
\begin{tikzpicture}
\basicstuff

\node[bas] at (0,3) {$\textcolor{red}{ax^2} + \textcolor{green}{bx} + \textcolor{blue}{c}$};

\filldraw[draw=red, fill=red!50] (-2.75,.6) rectangle (-.875,-2.325);
\path (-2.75,.8) -- (-2.75,-2.325) node[left, midway] {$\textcolor{red}{ax}$};
\path (-2.75,.5) -- (-.875,.5) node[above, midway] {$\textcolor{red}{x}$};

\end{tikzpicture}
}
\end{document}
Alenanno
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  • Thanks a lot you are so helpful :-) Because of you I can make some beautiful animations for my class. – user Apr 21 '16 at 17:38
  • Why gif? I would use the animate package. (But I don't like such animations, I prefer when such explanation don't move so that I can study them at my pace). – Ulrike Fischer Apr 21 '16 at 18:10
  • @UlrikeFischer It depends on the medium I suppose, but I totally see where you're coming from. I think that "animations" as in, animated transactions from one state to another, are nice to see in a presentation when the teacher is explaining. Or for example if the animation is relevant for the topic (i.e. physics class). I find the animate package to be a bit arduous to use. :P – Alenanno Apr 21 '16 at 18:19
  • As you are drawing the pictures with tikz anyway, you only need to insert \newframe at suitable places. – Ulrike Fischer Apr 21 '16 at 18:28
  • How does it work with animation adding \newframe. It might be useful for my student, since gif is too quick for some of them? – user Apr 21 '16 at 18:48
  • @Alenanno : Just want to understand your comment, what does arduous mean; cannot find it in my dict. – AlexG Apr 21 '16 at 19:15
  • @AlexG it means tough, difficult, hard. :) – Alenanno Apr 21 '16 at 19:17
  • @Alenanno : Oh, really? Just include your PDF with \animategraphics[controls]{20}{file}{}{} . – AlexG Apr 21 '16 at 19:26
  • @Alenanno Will you please tell me how have you calculated the following: evaluate=\xx as \xi using (-2.75-(.25-\xx1.5)), evaluate=\xx as \yi using (.8-(.25\xx2.5)), evaluate=\y as \x using (1-\y) ] in {1,.8,...,0}{ – user Apr 22 '16 at 15:39
  • Does anyone have a finished product for the entire animation? – MathScholar Apr 06 '19 at 09:48