Presentations - Videonics TM-2000 Instruction Manual

VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 2000
• Set up your titles, page by page, remembering to insert a blank page with
VIDEO background anywhere you want titles to disappear.
• When Thumbs Up creates the production, it sends a GPI trigger event to
the TitleMaker at the moments you indicated. This triggers the next page
of titles, exactly as if you pressed PLAY at that instant.
• The Thumbs Up manual provides more detail.

Presentations

Whether you are trying to demonstrate, teach, or persuade, video is a very
effective medium. The built-in battery backup in TitleMaker 2000 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 and use the copy and 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 information to the one before. There is an example in the demo. To
create a build, first create the last page — the one with all the information.
Set it to position the titles at the top of the page. Choose the cut effect as
both the Effect 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
discussing) 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
— although it is unlikely the TitleMaker 2000 will lose titles, it is wise to
have a backup plan, just in case.
• When you turn off the unit, always wait until the power light is out before
you unplug the unit. This minimizes the chance of accidental loss.
• 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.
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