Keynote Shatter Effects

Falling Tiles

• The "Falling Tiles" transition effect is a great way to make it appear that your slide has shattered. While the broken sections are all square and lack a shattered irregularity, the way in which the tiles fall give the feeling that the slide is falling apart. To access the "Falling Tiles" transition, you may need to click "Keynote," "Preferences" and make sure "Include obsolete animations in choices" is selected.
  
  

Confetti

• The "Confetti" transition effect is similar is idea to the "Falling Tiles" transition, but breaks the image up in a different way. When the transition begins, the image bursts into thousands of small particles that appear to fall off the screen. This effect gives the feeling that the slide has been completely shattered with a lot of power. "Confetti" is perhaps the closest to a shattering glass effect as can be found in Keynote.
  
  

iPhoto Transitions

• Apple iPhoto, included in the iLife suite, contains a shatter effect in some versions. Open the group of photos you want to cycle (this can be a group of slides saved as images) and click "Slideshow" at the bottom center of the window. Click the "Shatter" theme and close the slideshow. Click "File" and "Export," then select "QuickTime" and click "Export." Save the file, then return to Keynote and click "Insert" and "Choose" to select and import the video.
  
  

Import Video

• It is also possible to import a number of other videos with transitions already in place. A video created by Final Cut, Avid, Flash or other applications can be saved and inserted into Keynote by clicking "Insert" and "Choose," navigating to the movie file and selecting it for import. While this method does not use Keynote's effects, it gives you the opportunity to create the shatter effect you truly want and bring it in to your presentation.