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
   

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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
   

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3. Creating a document
   

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4. Creating a scene
   

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5. Three View modes
   

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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
   

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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
   

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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
   

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9. switch to editing mode
   switch to fullscreen mode
   Tips:
   You may switch to arbitrary view mode directory from worksheet style view.
   

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10. Layers
    

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11. Show layers
    Active layer
    All drawing works goes to the active layer
    left right
    Add a new layer
    Edit layers
    

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12. Edit description (totally optional)
    ˎ It helps you organize layer structure when they grow
    

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13. left right
    Toggle show / hide a layer
    

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14. Duplicate this layer
    

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15. Tools
    

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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
    

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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
    

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18. Drawing Tools
    thin
    very thin
    thick
    very thick
    Line width
    Tap and hold to expand
    

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19. Eraser Tool
    • Erases vector strokes
    
    • Not like raster eraser tool
    
    • Erases strokes only on the active layer
    Source Using eraser tool Erased
    

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20. Hand Tool
    Select layers in effect
    (Can be multiple layers)
    Move or scale to adjust
    Hand
    Tool
    

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21. Exporting
    

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23. Storyboard PDF
    Print or Share
    

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24. C PICTURE DIALOGUE ACTION TIME
    No. 1
    1+00
    C1
    1+00
    C2
    1+00
    C3
    1+00
    C4
    TOTAL(4+00)
    

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25. Camera / Artbox
    

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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
    

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27. Edit artbox
    

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28. Drag a handle to resize artbox
    Done
    

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29. Camera
    Artbox
    Now you can draw here with your Apple Pencil.
    DIALOGUE here ACTION here
    Text fields moved
    down here
    

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30. Switch Camera / Artbox here
    

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31. Organizing Scenes
    

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32. Drag a scene to reorder
    Toggle editing mode
    Delete a scene (undoable)
    Add a scene
    

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33. Organizing Shots
    

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34. Drag a shot to reorder
    Toggle editing mode
    Insert a blank shot
    Delete a shot
    Copy / Paste / Duplicate a shot
    

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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
    

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36. Customization
    

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37. Smaller
    Larger
    

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38. Left Right
    

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39. Exchanging
    documents
    

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40. .dstoryboard
    • You can exchange documents with others
    
    • It is actually a directory not a single file
    

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41. Questions?
    

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42. https://www.facebook.com/groups/eConteBoardCommUserGroup/
    e-Conte board Community
    User Group
    

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43. Fin
    

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