I am currently preparing for an Ignite style talk (5 minutes, 20 slides, 15 seconds auto-advancing).
So, due to the talk format, I have set my slides in Keynote to autoplay (Inspector -> Document -> Self-playing, 15 seconds).
However, I've realised that after a couple of slides, the timing starts to be off – such that the entire presentation will be ~5:05 (instead of 5 minutes)
Was wondering, if anyone knows if it is possible to tweak Keynote such that the autoplay delays are more accurate?
Some details:
- Using Keynote'09 v5.1.1
- Tried using automatic slide transitions with 15 sec delays, same problem
- Borrowed laptops from friends and it seems like Powerpoint and Mac Powerpoint seem to be spot on 15sec/slide (total 5min)
Thanks!
Best Answer
My understanding is that this is due to the fact that the slide transition takes a certain amount of time - the 15 seconds is the total time the slide is undistrubed on the screen and it allows a certain amount of time for the changover - the way to check this is to set the timing to '0' and see what happens :)