[Justin Snavely]

Damn guys,
Thank you all so much.

Mark: You and I are on the same lines. This is simply a research thing, that isn’t necessary, but I wanted to see how much $$$ it would be in case my client asks about it. The BoinxTV and scan converter idea is a good one. Currently, all of the options that I have found thus-far are beyond the “Is it worth it” price point. However, I will see if I can find something cheaper at NAB this next year. I’m thinking the sweet spot would be $500 for this kind of option (as well as a device that is under 10 pounds). The sweet spot goes up by a couple grand, of course, if it would also replace my Firestore FS-4ProHD as my main capture device.

@Brent: I agree – Keep the subject and the projection screen in the frame, and just insert the slides into the timeline in post. That is simplest. But with my boss, that isn’t feasible. He has a PP presentation of about 90 slides that he will show only 40 or 50 that he thinks are right for that particular day, plus a series of 140 youtube videos and 60 ripped DVD’s, It requires a LOT of note taking (which isn’t always possible). He will also do demonstrations and physical exercises with volunteers, and wants me to get really close when the demo subject experiences a small muscular tremble and shake, or even capture changes in skin color (From a heat flush or what have you). This means being right next to the stage, which means I very rarely can get the projector screen into frame. I also am close since I am the go to person in case the laptop decides to crap out.

@Gary – Your post reminded me about screencasting, which is what I think will be the most cost-effective option. Just install screencast software on his computer and have him record a video of his presentation, so I can at least see what he was playing when, and take the note taking out of it completely. Windows media encoder is another free bit of software that does an okay job.