![]() Much of the functionality has already been built: In addition to solving the showstopper issues, Serif has several other strong advantages if the choose to make a presentation program: They take advantage of fast processors, and fast graphics cards. The quality of Affinity products is already excellent. The Affinity products use the licensing model I want.Īffinity products are designed to work offline, while at the same time taking advantage of online features, like online picture libraries, when Internet connection is available. ![]() I believe there are many other people who feel the same way. While a bad user interface is painful enough on its own, if the quality of transitions is bad enough, I won't even use a free one. Don't get me started on the cluttered LibreOffice Impress user interface, designed to show off as much functionality as possible, while completely ignoring how presenters think and work.Įach one of the three problems above is enough to stop me from using a presentation program. Quality: Basic things, like doing a cross fade between pictures, tend to suck in opensource programs like LibreOffice. When they are available, they tend to be unreliable. WiFi guest networks are not always available. I expect to use the software 4-8 times per year.ĭependency on the Internet: I need to be able to run the presentations locally on my computer. If I was a full-time professional presenter, that might be worth it, but I am not. Licensing model: Most presentation software for the PC have a pay/month licensing model. ![]() Then, I'll write about why I think adding a presentation program to the Affinity suite would be an excellent idea. Now, I have been asked to do a couple of presentations outside of work, in locations where there may not be a reliable WiFi connection, so I started looking for a decent presentation program that runs on the PC.įirst, I'll describe the showstoppers that keeps me from using the PC software I had a look at. Can't hold a candle to Keynote, but I used it because someone else paid for the licence. I am not the best presenter around, but I am good enough, and well know enough (, in my little corner of the world), to get paid to present.Ī couple of years ago I switched from using Macs to using PCs, and I more or less stopped doing presentations, except at work, where I used PowerPoint. I occasionally do presentations, on topics ranging from photography and digital art to management history, agile methodologies, systems thinking, and complexity thinking. There is no good presentation program in the PC/Windows market.Įven a very basic presentation program built on the Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher platform and licensing model could be a killer app. ![]()
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