MULTIMEDIA / POWER POINT PRESENTATION HELP

Neckers 440 (Main Physics Lecture Hall)

Departmental Multimedia Equipment

Special Notes to Colloquia Speakers

Additional Help on Campus

Neckers 440 (Main Physics Lecture Hall)

The equipment in Neckers 440 is maintained by Instructional Support Services.  It is configured as most other large lecture halls on campus.   The basic setup contains:

Dual multimedia projectors (one for PC and one for document camera)

Lectern including:

    Document Camera

    Windows XP PC with smart panel.

    VCR, and DVD playback capabilities. 

Dual Overhead projectors

Media / software capabilities

Media

DVD

CDROM

250MB zip disk (windows format)

USB (for flash drives)

3.5" floppy (windows / dos format)

Ethernet

35mm slides (advance notice needed)

16mm film  (advance notice needed)

8mm film loops

transparencies

chalk

If you plan on using a VHS tape in your presentation, please cue the tape in advance.

Standard Software

Windows XP

Office XP (with Power Point 2000) 

Acrobat

Departmental Multimedia Equipment.

NEC MT850 projector

NEC LT155 ultralight projector

Sony digital camera

Laptops: 2- Dell 5100 Latitude w/ WinXP

 To schedule use of the equipment, please email or see Bob Baer in Neckers 418.

Special Notes to Colloquia Speakers

Presentation lecture hall, Neckers 440:

The colloquia are held in a 200 seat lecture hall. Presentations are projected from the rear of the lecture hall and appear apx. 15' wide at the front of the lecture hall. The lights in the lecture hall are fully adjustable. The schedule of the lecture hall is relatively busy. If you need time to go through your presentation in the lecture hall prior to your talk,  please let us know well in advance.

The most reliable way to insure your presentation will work correctly with our equipments is to:

1. Email your presentation to rbaer@physics.siu.edu. Your presentation can be placed on the presentation PC ahead of time and tested. Bring a backup copy of your presentation with you on a CDR, zip disk, or flash drive in windows format. If you did not embed images or movies on your presentation, make sure they are on attached or on your presentation media.

2. Bring your own laptop and plug it into our multimedia projector. Standard VGA and mini 1/8" stereo plugs are provided for video and sound connection.

Be prepared with a backup set of transparencies or to use a chalk board  in the event of an equipment failure.

For further information, contact rbaer@physics.siu.edu.