Projector Resolution for Slides & Demos

[Brian Exelbierd]

Hi Everyone,

If you're like me, slides are starting to come together[0] and you may
be wondering how much screen real estate you really have.

We recommend you use 1280x800 (16:10 ratio).  This is the native
resolution of both kinds of projectors in use at the hotel.

All rooms have VGA and HDMI connectors.

For those of you interested in the details, the projector in Picasso is
a NEC PA672W.  The other conference rooms have NEC P502W.

All rooms have screens:
Picasso: 367 x 229 cm
Monet and Rembrandt: 290 x 180 cm
Malczewski: 340 x 210 cm
Chełmoński: 340 x 210 cm
Matejko: 240 x 240 cm
Canaletto: 240 cm x 240 cm

I look forward to seeing your projected backdrops to your fantastic
talks and workshops.

regards,

bex

[0]: Where "starting to come together" means "not started at all."

[Sylvia Sánchez]

Hi Brian!

Thank you! And well…  I have half work trapped inside an HDD.  But I'm
redoing it to have it ready in time.  ☺


Cheers and thanks,
Sylvia

[Jonathan Dieter]

On Wed, 2016-07-13 at 05:37 -0700, Brian Exelbierd wrote:
>  Hi Everyone,
>  
>  If you're like me, slides are starting to come together[0] and you
>  may
>  be wondering how much screen real estate you really have.
>  
>  We recommend you use 1280x800 (16:10 ratio).  This is the native
>  resolution of both kinds of projectors in use at the hotel. 
This may be a dumb question, but are the rooms where we're presenting
lit or fairly dark?  I only ask because I will probably use a light
background color if the rooms are lit and a dark background if they're
dark.

Thanks,
Jonathan

[Brian Exelbierd]

This is not a dumb question.  It is also hard to answer.

The Open QA, Monet, and Picasso rooms are interior rooms.  They will use only artificial
lighting.  For these, I suggest a light background.

The other rooms have windows but we expect to close the blinds if the sun is blinding. 
For these rooms, I also suggest a light background.

Both of these are just my best guesses.  Partly these guesses are based on my own
difficulty reading light text on a black background at smaller font sizes.

regards,

bex

>  On Jul 24, 2016, at 5:38 PM, Jonathan Dieter
> <jdieter(a)lesbg.com&gt; wrote:
>  
>  On Wed, 2016-07-13 at 05:37 -0700, Brian Exelbierd wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > 
> > If you're like me, slides are starting to come together[0] and you
> > may
> > be wondering how much screen real estate you really have.
> > 
> > We recommend you use 1280x800 (16:10 ratio).  This is the native
> > resolution of both kinds of projectors in use at the hotel.
>  
>  This may be a dumb question, but are the rooms where we're presenting
>  lit or fairly dark?  I only ask because I will probably use a light
>  background color if the rooms are lit and a dark background if they're
>  dark.
>  
>  Thanks,
>  Jonathan

[Jonathan Dieter]

On Sun, 2016-07-24 at 17:50 +0200, Brian (bex) Exelbierd wrote:
>  This is not a dumb question.  It is also hard to answer.
>  
>  The Open QA, Monet, and Picasso rooms are interior rooms.  They will
>  use only artificial lighting.  For these, I suggest a light
>  background.
>  
>  The other rooms have windows but we expect to close the blinds if the
>  sun is blinding.  For these rooms, I also suggest a light background.
>  
>  Both of these are just my best guesses.  Partly these guesses are
>  based on my own difficulty reading light text on a black background
>  at smaller font sizes. 
I'll go with a light background then.  Thanks for the swift reply.

Jonathan