PAGE 78 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000
Presentations
Whether you are trying to demonstrate, teach, or persuade, video is a very
effective medium. The built-in battery backup in TitleMaker 3000 means you
can create a set of titles at home, then carry the unit anywhere you need to
present. You can use projects to make multiple presentations on the same
trip, or to share one unit with other users.
Hints:
• Copy the demo into the Editing Screen and use it as a starting point. Find
interesting sequences, then use the copy or move capabilities to move them
where you need them.
• Use “builds” to tell your story. A build is a series of pages, each adding a point
of informationto the one before.There is an example inthe demo. To createa
build, first create the last page — the one with all the information. Set it to
positionthetitlesatthetopofthepage.ChoosethecuteffectasboththeEffect
In and Effect Out.
Duplicate the page as many times as you have points. Delete all but the first
point from the first page. Delete all but the first two from the second page.
Continue modifying all the pages until you reach the last page which will
have all the points.
Advanced hint: Make the last point on each page (the one you will be discuss-
ing) a different color. As each new point appears, the previous points will be
in the same color and only the newly appearing point will use the new color.
• When your titles are complete, videotape them for future use, after the titles
have been removed from the unit. The tape is also a good safety net —al-
though it is unlikely TitleMaker 3000 will lose titles, it is wise to have a backup
plan,justincase.
• When you turn off the unit, always wait until the power light is out before you
turn the POWER SWITCH off or unplug the unit. This minimizes the chance
ofaccidentalloss.
• Good presentation material techniques are especially important when using
video. It is important to use large fonts. Keep the pages brief. Present details
verbally. If you have a lot of information, break it into multiple pages.
• Include taped material where appropriate. For instance, after presenting the
reasons your company has built a new facility, you can play a tape showing
the facility. Add a blank page with plain video background at that point in the
presentationsothevideocanbeseen.Youcanaddtitlesandeffectsdesigned
to play over the video.
• Study the play modes carefully (Chapter 20) so you know how to play pages
backwards and forwards, find a page using the Page Index, etc.
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