Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:40:02 -0700
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] IPOD use questions -alternative OpenOffice


Do that with a projection screen and you can also 
change backdrops in synch with music changes.   Ax

At 09:37 PM 8/24/2009, Joe Dunfee wrote:
>As an alternative idea, I have played with the idea of using a
>PowerPoint slide presentation, with embedded sounds to play back
>audio. Then use one of the remote-control presentation tools that are
>compatible with PowerPoint presentations. The only draw back I came
>across is that if you jump to a new slide, while the current slide is
>playing an audio file, there is an abrupt jump to the new sound,
>rather than a soft fade between the two.
>
>If you don't have MS Office, then you can use OpenOffice, which is an
>open-source equivalent to MS Office. It is very low cost for
>commercial use, is even free for non-profits.  It includes "Impress"
>which is equivalent to PowerPoint.
>
>I was just in a Staples office supply and saw one of the mini-laptops
>running XP for about $300.  Even cheaper ones are available if you
>can live with without MS Windows and use Linux. Then you can use the
>Linux version of OpenOffice.
>
>
>Joe Dunfee  joe-AT-dunfee.com
>Gordonville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
>
>_______________________________________________
>List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit
>Archives: http://www.driftline.org


Steve Axtell
Axtell Expressions, Inc.
  http://www.axtell.com
****************************************
Amazing Puppets & Magic
Twitter : Steve_Axtell
[]


The original content of this email or attachment is =A9 Axtell Expressions, Inc.
_______________________________________________
List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit
Archives: http://www.driftline.org