e-Conte_board_getting_started.pdf

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e-Conte board Quick Start Guide SGA Works LLC, Electricwoods LLC Version 1.0

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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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Creating a document

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Creating a scene

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Three View modes

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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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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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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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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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Layers

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

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

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left right Toggle show / hide a layer

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Duplicate this layer

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Tools

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

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

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Exporting

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Storyboard PDF Print or Share

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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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Camera / Artbox

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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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Edit artbox

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Drag a handle to resize artbox Done

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

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Switch Camera / Artbox here

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Organizing Scenes

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

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Organizing Shots

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

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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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Customization

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Smaller Larger

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Left Right

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Exchanging documents

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

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Questions?

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

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Fin