1000 slide presentation

[sboyd]

I am making a PowerPoint 2007 slide show of family pictures (jpgs) spanning
100 years for my Mother's 100th birthday -ideally it would hold about 1,000
slides to include all 50 close decendents from babyhood to adulthood. I am up
to 125 slides and 28mgs and the presentation is struggling. Is it PowerPoint
or my system that is the limiting factor? Should I break it up into a number
of smaller presentations and link them; if so, where do I find linking
instructions? Any suggestions welcome.

 

[Austin Myers]

sboyd,

Have you considered using Windows Movie Maker for your project? (Free from
MS web site) It might be much better suited for this and its final output
is a video that is easily distributed or burned to DVD.


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
www.playsforcertain.com

 

[Ute Simon]

Three precautions to take:

- Reduce the size of the pictures, before you insert them. (800x600 to
1500x1125 pixel is enough for full-size images.)

- Never insert large numbers of images via Copy & Paste, always use Insert -
Image from file.

- Split up the presentation in smaller parts. In your case probably covering
10 to 20 years.

To link several presentations, insert a hyperlink to the next one on the
last slide.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[TAJ Simmons]

sboyd,

I'd consider using the software Austin suggested - windows movie maker.

However, if you must use powerpoint, then there is a linking tutorial here
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointlinking.htm

You could also use a menu system to split things up...details here
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointmenu.htm

it PowerPoint or my system that is the limiting factor?

The less you give powerpoint to do - the better

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
awesome - powerpoint templates,
powerpoint backgrounds, free samples, ppt tutorials...

 

[Jean-Pierre Forestier [MVP[]

Just ab info: nothing has changed since the 3 or 4th version:
File weight: no limit
max presentations opened: 35
max slides per presentation: RAM limit
Max objects per slide: 2048

Anyway, the less it weights, the best it works