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balug:speaker-presenter_information_and_resources [2013-08-31T23:40:18+0000] michael_paoli more on our converter device - apparently XGA 1024 x 768 is highest resolution input it takes |
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====== Speaker-Presenter Information and Resources ====== | ====== Speaker-Presenter Information and Resources ====== | ||
- | Information, resources, common questions and answers **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG** | + | Information, resources, common questions and answers |
+ | **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG** | ||
- | If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG, **the following information will likely be rather to quite useful to you**. | + | If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG, |
+ | **the following information will likely be rather to quite useful to you**. | ||
<file> | <file> | ||
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that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution | that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution | ||
projection to the screen. | projection to the screen. | ||
- | Particularly, we have a converter device which accepts most VGA type | + | Particularly, we have a converter device which accepts most VGA type |
- | input (has VGA type connector) - it then converts to NTSC (ye olde | + | input (has VGA type connector - accepts up to XGA 1024x768) - it then |
- | analog television) composite video. That is then projected onto | + | converts to NTSC (ye olde analog television) composite video. That is |
- | overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen mounted on about 20' high | + | then projected onto overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen mounted on |
- | ceiling). This generally works quite adequately if the "slides" aren't | + | about 20' high ceiling). This generally works quite adequately if the |
- | too detailed (smaller text, lines and detail won't work so well, most | + | "slides" aren't too detailed (smaller text, lines and detail won't work |
- | everything else works adequately or better. E.g. a screen of 80x24 | + | so well, most everything else works adequately or better. E.g. a |
- | text is typically slightly too small to be easily read, but slightly | + | screen of 80x24 text is typically slightly too small to be easily read, |
- | larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is quite readable.) | + | but slightly larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is quite readable.) |
We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and | We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and | ||
portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also, | portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also, | ||
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able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension | able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension | ||
cord to draw additional power from another circuit). | cord to draw additional power from another circuit). | ||
+ | </file> | ||
- | + | ===== Typical meeting timeline ===== | |
- | Typical meeting timeline (some times are approximate): | + | (some times are approximate): |
+ | <file> | ||
6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant's | 6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant's | ||
bar, socialize/meet/greet, typically do nametags, collect cash | bar, socialize/meet/greet, typically do nametags, collect cash |