Keep up the great work!! A few technical questions and thoughts:
1. How big is the montage Quicktime file (if you know that yet)? It would be better to put it on CD than DVD, assuming it will fit -- a lot more people will be able to play it.
2. Do you know if Powerpoint for Mac files translate to PC? I'm assuming they do, but have never tried it. Maybe you can get one of the files to me and I'can test it -- there are sometimes odd formatting things that happen in Word in going between PC and MAC, but I don't know about Powerpoint.
3. A couple of people have asked me about putting the montage on the Web site. We can do a streaming video file, but will probably need to do some drastic things (making the screen size much smaller/lower resolution) to get a file small enough to work over a dial-up connection. I'm guesstimating that you can only stream around 250 Kb/minute over dial-up, to the total file for a 6-minute video can only be 1.5 Mb. This may not be possible without making the video unwatchable. The alternative is to have a video that is designed for a broadband connection, which can be much larger. (Before we do any of this, it would be good to have a more general conversation about how we want to use the Web).
Jon
At 12:09 AM 2/3/2004 -0500, you wrote:
Hola, FTAA Reality Touristas and suppporters in attendance Friday night,
More considerations for the team while thinking about the April 1st invitation and a party (Hooray!) and another presentation......
We are in the process of organizing/editing the powerpoints (photos and scripts) for saving to cd's for distribution to anyone who would like them for presentations. The "montage" will be transferred to dvd or cd in quicktime sometime next week. Hopefully all can be included in the same format. We'd also like to include all the transcripts that have been prepared including Cesar's and the Ministry's in case anyone wants to include more testimony, also maps that could be projected.....
Questions:
Did the pictures that were chosen work for you?( matching script in topic, concept or feeling....)
Did the scripts work? Does anything need to be changed or added for future presentations?
Are there other topics or materials that you think should be included in "the package" for presentations?
Note: we're adding the Environment piece to the powerpoint/scripts.
Anyone presenting will be able to use whatever pieces they want depending on the audience. There will also be an intro to the "montage" and a revised closure.
Now is the time for your input. This is definitely a team effort, so please write back---might make it easier to reply to all....then we all will hear and can respond to suggested changes or improvements.
Dennis, I'm pretty sure I can be there on April 1st.
All for now. It's pumpkin time. Hugs for all, Katie
Jonathan Falk
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Carmel, ME 04419
(207)848-2433
