[Steve Putnicki]

Thanks all. I appreciate the opportunity to receive input that will at least validate my feelings (and probably will not change a lot of corporate minds). This is probably a post that might appear on the Art of the Edit list, but as Shane implied, it depends on the project, not the equipment. But taking this a step further, it depends on the person telling the story. PowerPoint can tell a story effectively, if designed properly. We are story tellers who should rely on our own talents, intuition and creativity to tell our clients (or our own) story in a meaningful, informative, entertaining manner. Equipment be damned! Does name-brand, higher priced ‘stuff’ make our product better? Do we NEED to have the latest in “Buzzword” hardware – (remember the ADO 1000)? However the right tools will make the project easier to accomplish and help in telling the story in a more effecient and hopefully, more compelling manner. Thanks for allowing me to rant; FCP will remaind in-house (upgrading to new G5), and appreciate the opportunity to learn and share from the talented and professional folks here in the pasture.
PAX

[Steve Putnicki]

Sorenson Squeeze 4.3 does support mpeg 1/2 with settings for for PowerPoint_Hi and PowerPoint_Lo. Have not used these settings, but am pleased with Squeeze.