keynote presentation: dimensions?

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keynote presentation: dimensions?

Hi,

I've used Keynote to make a presentation for a client that actually hired me to do it in powerpoint.

Since Keynote seems easier for a designer to work in I downloadet it to do the presentation and then export to powerpoint in the end.

However, the file output went all wrong when I exported it, so I chose to export to Quicktime instead.

But is there some special dimensions I should choose so that it fits to a big presentation on a big conference powerpoint screen?

The default dimensions I chose was 1024x768. Is this to small?

There is mostly vector graphics and type and not much pictures(pixels) in the file.

Thank you!

best,
Sara

MacBook Pro

Posted on Feb 27, 2017 7:12 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 2, 2017 3:05 PM in response to Sara Houmannn

If you have no information on the projector, you will need to estimate what might be there. I over estimate the resolution if there are no specs available.

Some examples of projector resolutions in pixels are:

for a classroom: XGA = 1024 x 768

for a small hall: WUXGA = 1920 x 1200

for a large theatre: 4K = 3840 x 2160

In comparison, the current iMac 21" is 1920 x 1080

the iMac Retina 4K is 4096 x 2304

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Answer 2

Feb 27, 2017 3:10 PM in response to Sara Houmannn

You must set up the Keynote slide size to match the end product.

For example, if the end product will be shown on a projector 1920 x 1200 pixels use those dimensions in:

Inspector > Document > Document; in the Slide Size dropdown menu select; Custom.

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Answer 3

Feb 27, 2017 12:25 PM in response to Sara Houmannn

Hi Sara!

My guess is that your keynote is set at Standard (1024x768) and not Wide (1920x1080)

When you export to Quicktime, if you select format you can adjust the sizings, but if you are starting in Standard it will give you 4:3 proportions. On Wide you can change the Quicktime format from 720 to 1080 which will give you a decent 1920x1080 m4v

Does that help?

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Answer 4

Feb 27, 2017 3:13 PM in response to ebeforei11

Thanks, I think maybe Gary answers my question. Though I actually don'r know the size of the projector. So my concern was that it could be viewed as a bad resolution if my file was too smal for the projection screen.

I'll have to find out then.

Thanks.

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Answer 5

Feb 27, 2017 3:14 PM in response to Sara Houmannn

Ok, that makes good sense. Though I actually don'r know the size of the projector. Is there a way to find out - are there any standards. I dont know my client's screen in the conference hall.

My concern was that it could be viewed as a bad resolution if my file was too smal for the projection screen.

Thanks.

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