What is the best way to format images for Power Point productions.
I have been told that a 4 x 3 form works best and also that the largest side should be 1024 pixels. So far, is that information correct?
To reduce the images to that size do you follow the same routine as you do to reduce images for posting on NPN?
Do you reduce the image to 1.666 x 1024 = 1705,
then go to filter/sharpen and sharpen once.
Then reduce to 1024
filter/smart sharpen?
Am I anywhere close to being right? If not, what should I do.
Any other help would be greatly appreciated.
The fail safe way is to not use power point, which wreaks havoc with colorspaces. Rather find out what the resolution of the projector is, resize/sharpen using an algorithm like you described to get the image to fit in that size, then use a colorspace aware program to just do a slideshow.
Posted by Luke Ormand on October 21, 2010 at 8:49 PM
I agree with Floris... I gave a presentation on birds and was mortified at the end result on the screen... the people I presented it to didn't mind, but every white looked badly blown. Aside from the issues with PowerPoint, the projector and screen used (and lighting in the room you are giving in) can make a big difference in the end result. I thought my PowerPoint looks amazing on my iMac, but when I gave the presentation it looked really awful.
Depending on your application... a good workaround is just making a .PDF (super easy)... but it may not be the best route if you are truly making a "presentation"
Hi Floris:
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question. Can you tell me where I could find a "colorspace aware program" ? Or, what would it be called?
May
Posted by John W. Wall on October 26, 2010 at 5:10 PM
I recently did a Powerpoint slide show in an auditorium that looked pretty good. I simply converted my TIF files to JPG and saved at 10 in Photoshop. I converted the background from white to black, so the photo showed up with no unwanted framing or need for cropping to a screen's dimensions. The file size of the PPT was quite large, but it ran beautifully. The only other time I did an auditorium presentation, I had downsized my images and was really disappointed with how washed-out they looked. I didn't use my own projector or screen either time, so I don't know if those variables came into play.
Posted by Audrey Rice on November 5, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Do you have Lightroom, May? You can easily export a slide show as a PDF, or as .mov (I think) that will play in Quicktime. You can even incorporate music if you chose the quicktime option.
Here's a link to a tutorial that will explain how to do it http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/lightroom/articles/lir1at_configslideshow_print.html
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5 repliesI have been told that a 4 x 3 form works best and also that the largest side should be 1024 pixels. So far, is that information correct?
To reduce the images to that size do you follow the same routine as you do to reduce images for posting on NPN?
Do you reduce the image to 1.666 x 1024 = 1705,
then go to filter/sharpen and sharpen once.
Then reduce to 1024
filter/smart sharpen?
Am I anywhere close to being right? If not, what should I do.
Any other help would be greatly appreciated.
May
Depending on your application... a good workaround is just making a .PDF (super easy)... but it may not be the best route if you are truly making a "presentation"
Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question. Can you tell me where I could find a "colorspace aware program" ? Or, what would it be called?
May
Here's a link to a tutorial that will explain how to do it http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/lightroom/articles/lir1at_configslideshow_print.html