Re: Remote slide advancers
From: Troy _at_ TLC Creative (_at_)
Date: 01/29/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:43:11 -0800
Hi Todd,
As a veteran of the corporate meeting industry I can tell you your cue-light
setup is the industry standard. You may not be using the terminology
speakers are familiar with hearing or the exact equipment, so that may be
throwing them off a bit. Only in very rare and extreme instances does the
speaker actually have control of the show computer (ie. where they advance
the slides).
Here the two cue light systems I recommend:
- PerfectCue http://dsan.com/CueLights/CueLights.asp (this is the one I own)
- MasterCue V5 http://www.interspaceind.co.uk/products/mastercuev5.html
With both systems you can setup a wireless AND wired transmitter (tape wired
to podium so one is always there). Both do have the ability to interface
with the computer and advance the slides (although this option is rarely
used). Both have sound out so you can not only see the cue light, but have a
tone ring in your ear to trigger a Pavlovian-type reaction to advance the
slide.
In addition, running a primary and backup computer is perfect. I run the
backup computer one click ahead of the primary so I always know what is
coming next (another build, new slide, multimedia, end of show, etc.). I run
a wireless remote to advance both computers simultaneously (vs. manually
advancing the computers) - note: this is for me, backstage, to advance the
computers, not the speaker. I have used many of the remotes on the market
and like the response time and reliability of the Interlink Navigator
(http://www.interlinkelectronics.com/). Purchase two and sync the receivers
to one remote, so both computers advance with one remote (I have setup 9
computers to all advance simultaneously for a larger multiscreen show).
Hope this is helpful information.
--
Best Regards,
Troy Chollar
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
www.tlccreative.com
troy at tlccreative dot com
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<todd.roat@uc.edu> wrote in message
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> Would like to revisit my phobia of remote control slide advancers from
> about a year ago. Had tried a couple a little over a year ago but had
> varyign reults and problems I would like to forget.
>
> Naturally, conference speakers would like to control the advancement of
> their own slides. With all the different and varying hotel ballroom
> environments we would encounter issues where either the slide would not
> advance or, worse, would advance on their own. Wirelss frequesncy
> issues? Hotel walkie talkie interference? Who knows? We heard all
> kinds of reasons from hotle AV staff but the bottom line was that we no
> longer trusted the tehcnology back then.
>
> Since my neck was on the line, thrown in as learn by seat of pants
> conferenc eguy, I came up with an archaic yet bullet proof system. We
> have 2 laptops with the presentations on them. Laptops connected to
> digitial switch box. Speaker holds an old fashioned simple slide
> projector style control button (forward, advance) that is connected to
> a simple Cue light sitting on our tech table during the show. Speaker
> hits advance, we get a little green light and we manuually advance
> thier slide on the laptop. Othe laptop advances manually as well. In
> case one laptop freaks out and has issues, we just switch box over to
> the othe rone that is alreasy in the right spot since its advancing in
> sunch with the other one. Additionally, the speaker has the "sense"
> that he is controlling own slides.
>
> This has been bullet proof. The few times we have had Powerpoint or
> the laptop freeze, for whatever reason, this switch over has saved the
> day - transparant to the audience with split seond delay time. Boss is
> happy ;^)
>
> However, as we grwo, we increasingly encounter veteran guest speakers
> who look at us funny when told they cannot advace their own slides,
> technically. They report never having had issues with remote control
> slide advancement before.
>
> What gives? Could that be true? Why had we, eventually, had issues
> with wireless communication between the remote and the laptop? Why had
> they over there many many talks never encountered an issue? Is there
> new technology that eliminates this sisue? Is it a particular name
> brand of new controller? Should we just leave well enough alone and
> stick with old system that works or consider newer better remote
> technology? Thoughts? Experiences? Anecdotes?
>
> Todd
>
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