System and method for providing a low-bit rate distributed slide show presentation

A method of distributing a slide show presentation wherein the slide show presentation is displayed by a computer controlled display system, the method comprising:

• capturing a real-time slide presentation presented at a presentation location to generate captured data;
• generating synchronized overlayed replayable bitstreams from the captured data including at least a first bitstream corresponding to an image of each of a plurality of slides of the slide presentation, a second bitstream corresponding to symbolic representations of a presenter's interaction with each slide captured during the presentation, and a third bitstream corresponding to an audio signal of the presentation captured during the presentation;
• transmitting the bitstream to at least one viewing location having the capability to play the bitstream during the real-time presentation;
• transmitting a user generated digital signal from the viewing location to the presentation location, the digital signal having a corresponding displayable visual representation;
• combining the digital signal with the first bitstream wherein the visual representation of the digital signal is displayed in the real-time presentation thereby incorporating the digital signal into the replayable bitstream.