| Presentations |
| Q. |
Is there a template for the PowerPoint presentations? |
| A. |
Yes. It can be used for presenting from the PowerWall or for self-running presentations. |
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-- SC2002 PowerPoint Template -- |
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| Q. |
May I bring my presentation with me to SC? |
| A. |
Yes. Just make sure you've had the presentation approved for unlimited distribution. Since all presentations
will be transferred to one of our PCs, it would help if you burned it to a CD and gave it to us well before
your presentation time slot. |
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| Q. |
Is there a schedule showing when everyone is presenting? |
| A. |
Yes, although nothing is final -- http://jilbert.ca.sandia.gov/talk_schedule.html.
If you are planning to present and your name is not on
the schedule, please contact Jill Schwegel or
Gene Hertel immediately to schedule your times. |
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| Q. |
Is there a dress code? |
| A. |
Each presenter will be given an ASCI shirt to wear. The color will either be a cranberry or sand (see
http://jilbert.ca.sandia.gov/shirts.jpg). It is recommended that you
wear a black or khaki skirt or slacks. Please make sure that your administrative contact knows what size
shirt you will need. |
| Displays |
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| Q. |
For presentations on the booth's 2x2 display, what resolution is "high-resolution"? |
| A. |
We are shooting for a display made up of four 1600x1200 Clarity cubes. |
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| Q. |
How will the 2x2 display be driven? DVD player? Video CD player? Will there be a computer
where we can dump a 10 GB movie file or a PowerPoint presentation? |
| A. |
In the past, we have used a PC cluster, DVD players, and a SGI to drive the wall.
We integrated the systems with the display by running them through a switch with a video
controller. User input was via a touch panel. This year, we are planning on having a SGI
and I believe there may also be a cluster (configuration currently unknown). We will be
running the PowerPoint presentations from a plasma screen that adjoins the tiled display.
Hopefully, this will save us some set-up time and provide the user with a little more
flexibility in how they choose to present. As to a place to dump a 10 GB movie -- you've
got me there. I do believe we can accommodate the size of the movie, but you'd probably
have to start downloading (or uploading) it quite a bit in advance. I suggest that you
give call Jill Schwegel on this. She should be able to provide you with several alternatives. |
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| Q. |
Is the 2x2 display suited for displaying "high-resolution" movies (and if so, at what frame rate?)
... or just stills? |
| A. |
The main idea of the display is to run "high-resolution" movies and simulations. The frame rate
will depend upon the system you run it from and the size of the image. Last year, we ran movies on
the SGI using xMovie. I believe the frame rate ran about 8-10 fps at 2560x2048 and 20 fps at 1280x1024.
There are other alternatives and I am also open to suggestions. High-resolution stills are perfectly
suited for use on the display, but I would suggest that low-resolution stills be displayed using the
plasma screen. |
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| Q. |
I have the same questions for the Multi-media plasma displays (see above). |
| A. |
The plan is to have anywhere from 4 to 6 plasma displays through out the booth. As mentioned above,
one display will be adjoining the 2x2 display. The size is yet to be determined, but it will be appropriate
for PowerPoint. I do have information on three of the displays since we will be bringing them with us --
two will be 61" NEC MP61P1's with a native resolution of 1365 x 768; and one will be a 50" Pioneer PDP-502CMX
with a native resolution of 1280x768. What will be connected to them is yet to be determined. If there is
interest or need, we may include additional displays.
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