>Has anyone done any kind of railfan show on PowerPoint or other computer >presentation software? Slide projectors are staying in the closet in >corporate America these days because most snappy presentations are done >on PowerPoint and projection TV.
Funny that this subject should come up. I have to give my "Railways of Poland" presentation to a local group in a couple of months, and I'm contemplating doing this. The plan is to first scan the slides in. Then I will use Apple Media Tool to create the presentation, complete with dissolves, music, etc. Once finished, it will be burned to a hybrid CD-ROM so that the stand-alone program will run on Wintel machines as well as Macs. The final viability of this project depends on my being able to borrow my employer's new stand-alone computer video projector! The idea of digitizing such a show is pretty nice. You don't eliminate all the equipment (still need a stereo/sound system, the computer,and the projector), but you cut down on it (no slide trays, tape decks, dissolve units, etc.). Plus your sound and visual media are all synched and right there on the CD-Rom. It also opens other options, such as outputting to video tape. I've done a few smaller test shows already, and this method seems to hold a lot of potential. I'd be interested in hearing from others who have interests in this area. Jeffrey Dobek St. Louis -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
