Power Point set-up

“I know little about Power Point, except I wouldn't imagine it's too hard to set up, correct?

My question is: What is needed on the hardware end? Any ideas or recommendations on good-but-not-horribly expensive hardware?

I would imagine:
-laptop
-projector (how much? does it have to be a special machine in any way?)
-digital camera
-Photoshop

What do we need to look out for in doing this?

Also, I realize if we are doing 35 mm, we will need a scanner.

Another question........ how do photos or slides show up on a Power Point projection screen... because, they are blown up a lot right?? This presentation would involve either photos or slides scanned onto a computer "slide"... or perhaps just the photo or slide itself. What do we need to think about here to keep the quality of the photos or slides?

Thank you!!”

“Whoops! In the first paragraph, I meant "it's not too hard to learn, is it?"

I mean, I know Word programs and photo editing... and a wee bit of html........”

“lizs - Have you not realized by now that today is "Silly Thread" day.
Get with the program!”

“You don't have to have a laptop specifically, any computer (that is sufficient to your processing needs and has a video port) will work. Laptops are more portable, of course. If you're looking to be able to transport this rig, then a laptop will be better. The projectors can be pretty heavy though, and they are often extremely expensive. I don't know a good brand offhand, but when I've priced them out of curiosity, they seem to have always been in the couple of thousand dollar range. A cheaper (slightly) solution is to get one of those project-through LCD displays that will go on a standard overhead projector. I think that the all-in-one projectors are better though.”

“...damn geeks.....j/k bit”

“1. Power Point is pretty simple to use (once you learn how to use it jusy like any other application).

2. It will run on just about any machine that is capable of running MS Office.

3. Pictures are added via the "Insert" command just like tables, movies, charts etc.

4. Pictures/slides can be jpegs, metafiles, bitmaps, gifs, etc.

5. My experience has been that the resolution on a projector screen is pretty good and has a lot to do with the quality of the source.

6. We use a Sony VPL-CS1 projector and are quite happy with it.”

“What Savage said. lol”

“Any idea of price on that projector?”

“I used to look like that guy, but got Lasik.”

“The projector is about $4500. At our company it is used more connecting to our X-Box and playing video games than for business meetings.”

“I have to double check but I think our center got a portable projector for under $2000.

Have used both a desk top and lap top to make presentations.”