e-Conte_board_getting_started.pdf

This is a getting started guide to use 「e-Conte board」iPad app for making a Japanese style storyboarding...

https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/e-conte-board/id1476400416?l=en

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1. e-Conte board Quick Start Guide SGA Works LLC, Electricwoods LLC Version 1.0
2. What is e-Conte board? • iPad app for making Japanese Anime style storyboard • Requires Apple Pencil for drawing • Requires subscription to enable drawing and editing features • Without subscription, you may still able to view storyboard documents
3. Creating a document
4. Creating a scene
5. Three View modes
6. Use Apple Pencil to draw here Tap to type dialogue Tap to type dialogue Tap to add a new shot 1. Worksheet Style Mode
7. 2. Editing View Mode Tools Layers Tap to add a layer Active Layer Tap to edit layers Use Apple Pencil to draw here Playback controls
8. 3. Fullscreen View Mode View coordinate mode Tap to show layers Use Apple Pencil to draw here Tap to add a layer Tap to add a layer
9. switch to editing mode switch to fullscreen mode Tips: You may switch to arbitrary view mode directory from worksheet style view.
10. Layers
11. Show layers Active layer All drawing works goes to the active layer left right Add a new layer Edit layers
12. Edit description (totally optional) ˎ It helps you organize layer structure when they grow
13. left right Toggle show / hide a layer
14. Duplicate this layer
15. Tools
16. Undo and Redo Tool • Each layer has its own unlimited undo stack • You may undo all your work to the very beginning • Images are subject to undo, but not redo
17. Pen colors and opacities Tap and hold to select a pen color or an opacity Pen colors Opacities 100% 75% 50% 25% black red white blue brown
18. Drawing Tools thin very thin thick very thick Line width Tap and hold to expand
19. Eraser Tool • Erases vector strokes • Not like raster eraser tool • Erases strokes only on the active layer Source Using eraser tool Erased
20. Hand Tool Select layers in effect (Can be multiple layers) Move or scale to adjust Hand Tool
21. Exporting
23. Storyboard PDF Print or Share
24. C PICTURE DIALOGUE ACTION TIME No. 1 1+00 C1 1+00 C2 1+00 C3 1+00 C4 TOTAL(4+00)
25. Camera / Artbox
26. Camera / Artbox • Camera • A rectangle equivalent to camera or screen • Artbox • A drawable rectangle larger than camera box that can be used for zooming, panning or tilting
27. Edit artbox
28. Drag a handle to resize artbox Done
29. Camera Artbox Now you can draw here with your Apple Pencil. DIALOGUE here ACTION here Text fields moved down here
30. Switch Camera / Artbox here
31. Organizing Scenes
32. Drag a scene to reorder Toggle editing mode Delete a scene (undoable) Add a scene
33. Organizing Shots
34. Drag a shot to reorder Toggle editing mode Insert a blank shot Delete a shot Copy / Paste / Duplicate a shot
35. Toggle group / ungroup them as a single shot Toggle start / stop stopwatch Accept the duration +1 frame -1 frame Retake Stopwatch style duration entry Calculator style duration entry Duration entry Frames Seconds
36. Customization
37. Smaller Larger
38. Left Right
39. Exchanging documents
40. .dstoryboard • You can exchange documents with others • It is actually a directory not a single file
41. Questions?
42. https://www.facebook.com/groups/eConteBoardCommUserGroup/ e-Conte board Community User Group
43. Fin