Dedicated presentation machine

Question

Hi Guys,
Im a motion regular and find myself with a challenge in keynote. Task:
To deliver an interactive FULL SCREEN presntation including QT movie on a mac mini with 17" display. I hope to use keynote instead of PP. The idea is to distribute these machines turnkey so when the client turns them they will go directly to presentation mode and play.
Heres the questions:
QT full screen inbeded in slides ( on 17" monitor) guessing 1024 X 768. Suggestions?
Script or settings for auto run or start up folder?
Any companies that might do this sort of thing in the L.A area.

Answer 1

I'm setting up a very similar system, and I strongly recommend working with a developer since this will require some Applescript development to operate as a stand alone, self running kiosk.
I've worked with and Brad Weber, who has written the Applescript and 'wrapper' app that launches the keynote presentation when the iMac starts up, then keeps checking to make sure its running.
If you're interested, you can reach Brad @ [email protected]
Also, I recommend Centurion Technology's MacShield. It 'resets' the Mac back to a predefined state at reboot, reversing any changes made since the last reboot (file deletions, settings changed, etc.)
MacPro   Mac OS X (10.3.8)