Magicpoint

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1. Handles all image formats (if machine configured right)
2. Offers a talk timer, slide guide, ability to draw in red pen directly on your slides.
3. Can import data into the slide at runtime (with mgp's %filter)
4. ability to run in whichever resolution the laptop you're presenting on happens to be in
5. slim markup language
6. Sensible keyboard shortcuts available (eg "2g" to go to page 2)
7. Can display latex

1. It *is* latex
2. Output is very portable pdf, can be displayed on other people's machines, etc.
3. Can support hyperrefs
4. Can run animations (in own window) if they are supported via .mailcap