VIDEO SCRIBE SOFTWARE v2 - A TRAINING MANUAL

VideoScribe v2
Core Tutorials
Training Manual

Contents
VideoScribe v2 Tutorial 1 – Creating your first scribe
This tutorial takes you through all the fundamentals of how to create your
first scribe and how to navigate around the key features of the software.
01
Open a new project
Getting started – Introduction to VideoScribe
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Add an image
Edit animate time
Add text
Reorder the events
Adding elements – Using library images and text
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Make a snapshot
Save locally
Save online
Export scribe file
Import scribe file
Saving your project – Save and export options
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Import a pre-recorded voiceover
Record a voiceover in VideoScribe
Add a soundtrack
Adding audio tracks – Voiceovers and soundtracks
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Publish to social media
Publish to Powerpoint
Publish to file
Publishing your scribe – Creating and sharing video files 19

VideoScribe v2 Tutorial 2 – Tuning your scribe
This tutorial takes a closer look at how you can fine-tune your scribes.
01
Move around the canvas
Set the camera
Moving around the canvas – Camera position and zoom
02
Import an image
Importing images – Bringing your own images
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View timings information
Adjust timings in properties
Adjust default settings
Adjusting scribe timings – Animate, pause and transition
VideoScribe v2 Tutorial 3 – Enhancing your scribe
This tutorial looks at using a range of effects to enhance your scribe.
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Remove the final zoom
Search the image library
Use brush and colour effects
Change fonts
Adjust filter settings
Use copy and paste
Erase an element
Using effects – Drawing effects and filters
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Change animate method
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VideoScribe v2 Tutorial 4 – Bringing your scribe to life
This tutorial shows you how to use the morph animate method to create
various movement and transformation effects, as well as changing hands
and backgrounds.
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Hide elements on the canvas
Make an image move
Make a longer morph sequence
Make an image rotate
Make an image expand outwards
Make an image transform
Using morph effects – Moving and transforming images
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Choose a base hand
Use different hands
Change the background
Changing hands – Hands and backgrounds
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Appendix A – Scribe timings 51

Creating your
first scribe
VideoScribe v2 Core Tutorial 1
This worksheet takes you through the
topics covered in VideoScribe v2 tutorial
1 – Creating your first scribe. This will
allow you to work through the tutorial
at your own pace and understand more
fully how to use and get the most out of
VideoScribe.
Go to video tutorial >>

VideoScribe v2 Core Tutorial 1 Creating your first scribe
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01 Getting started
Introduction to VideoScribe
In this section of the tutorial we introduce the main screens in VideoScribe and
show you how to create a new project.
Once you have registered for a free trial
on the VideoScribe website, downloaded
and installed the software, you can launch
the application on your system:
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Open a new project
At the Login screen, enter
the same email address and
password you used to register
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This brings you to the Project screen where you will see all your locally saved
projects.
Then click the Login button
The first item in the list (with the + symbol) is used to Create a new scribe. The
second item in the list allows you to access your Online account (we’ll be looking
at this a bit later on). If you have made any folders, these will be displayed next.
After this, you will see all the local projects you have saved in your base folder.

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Next click on the Create button to create a new project.
To sort your projects, use the Sort buttons in the lower left part of the screen.
If you have a large number of projects in the base folder, use the Page buttons
under the list of projects to view more projects.
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Toolbar
Canvas
Timeline
This takes you into the main Edit screen and a new blank project.
Along the top of the window you will see the Toolbar with various buttons. Along
the bottom you will see the Timeline, which is empty for now. The central Canvas
is your main workspace, it is part of a very large whiteboard canvas area, which
stretches out in all directions. You are only seeing a small portion of it here. As
you build your scribe project, you add elements to the canvas. You can move and
zoom to new areas of the canvas as you need to, and use different effects to build
an engaging, appealing video.

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02 Adding elements
Using library images and text
In this section we show you how to add text and image elements into your project,
and how to position and manipulate them on the canvas.
Add an image
01 Click the Add image button on the left of the Toolbar
This will take you to the Add image
screen. Type keywords into the Search
field at the top to find images, browse
the image library folders with the
Library button or look through your
Recently used images.
You can also import your own images
using the Browse and Web options at
the bottom.
The SVGStudio.com link takes you
to SVG Studio where you will find
thousands of high quality images
specifically created for VideoScribe by
professional artists.
02 Click on the Library button to view and browse the library folders
VideoScribe comes with hundreds
of original images for you to use, so
you can get started straight away. The
images are organised into folders, for
example ‘Arrows’ or ‘Business’. Some of
these folders are only available if you
are online (as indicated), but the base
set will always be there.
It’s worth taking the time to explore the
images provided. You can preview any
of the images by right-clicking (CTRL +
click on a Mac) and selecting Preview
image.

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Go into the People folder and choose an image
Click on the image to bring it onto the canvas
Reposition and resize the image
as you like
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Edit animate time
Now that you have added your first
element onto the canvas, you will see
it appear as an event in the timeline. It
displays as a thumbnail of the image on
the left and, when highlighted, you will
see that it is a Draw event. This means
that VideoScribe will use the default
Draw animate method to introduce this
element onto the canvas.
Underneath this you will see the Animate time for this element. This time (in
seconds) is the length of time it will take for VideoScribe to draw this image. You
can adjust this using the + and – buttons.
Note: if you select an image by mistake and it appears the canvas, use the delete
key (Backspace on a Mac) to remove it.
To move elements around the canvas,
simply click and drag them around.
To resize elements click and drag the
tabs in the corners.
To rotate them just click and hold on
the icon in the centre of the element.
01 Next click on the Properties button
Tip: If you make a mistake when moving, rotating or resizing an
element, use Ctrl-Z (cmd-Z on Mac) to undo the previous steps.

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02 Change the Animate time to 3.5
seconds (you can do this either
using the + and – buttons or by
clicking on the time itself and
entering a new value)
Click the tick button to accept
your changes
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Add text
01 Next click the Add text button in the Toolbar
02 Type in your first text message
(we used ‘Need help?’)
03 Click the Colour pallet
button
04 Select a colour you like and click
the tick button
05 Use the + and – buttons to
choose a font and click the tick
button to accept these changes.
Resize and reposition this new text element on the canvas as before06
Select this element in the Timeline to adjust the Animate time07
Next add another text element using the same steps as above (we used the
text ‘IT systems playing up?’)
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This opens the Image properties screen. We will cover a lot of these options in
later tutorials – for example, the different Animate methods, Brush effects, Colour
effects, Filters and Hands. Try out using the Flip and Rotate controls to adjust
your image and feel free to look at some of the other options now. You can use
the Preview area to see the effect of any changes you make. Below this you will
see the various time settings, for now we will focus on the Animate time. This is
the same time control that we have already seen on the timeline.

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Click the Alignment button to centre this text11
Change the Animate time to around 3 seconds12
Click on the tick button to accept these changes13
Again, we will be looking at more of these options later on in this tutorial series,
but you can experiment with some of them now if you want.
These three elements now make up your first scene. Continue adjusting these
items on the canvas until you are happy with how they are positioned. Remember,
you can either select the items on the Canvas or in the Timeline.
Resize and reposition this text element so you are happy with it09
Select this final element in the Timeline and click on the Properties
button to go into the Text properties screen
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Reorder the events
The Timeline dictates the order in which the elements will be introduced. To
change this order you can select an element and then drag it along the Timeline
to a new position. Alternatively, if you right-click (CTRL + click on a Mac) the
element in the Timeline you will see various move options.
When you are happy with this first scene, select the Play button in
the top right
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VideoScribe will preview your project so far. Notice how the camera zooms in on
each item as it is being drawn. Each element has its own camera position which is
set to zoom in on that item by default. We will be looking at how you can change
the camera position for each element in the tutorial 2 worksheet.

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02 Next click the Snapshot
button at the bottom of
the screen
03 Once you have selected the
destination folder and typed in a
file name, click Save
03 Saving your project
Save and export options
Make a snapshot
In this section we will demonstrate how to save your projects locally and online. We will also
show you how to import and export .scribe files. The first thing we’ll look at is how to take a
snapshot of your project.
Click on the Save button to open the Save scribe screen01
This takes a snapshot of your project
and saves it as a PDF file in the location
you specified.
Save locally
Next we will save the project locally.
01 Go back into the Save scribe screen and type in a Scribe name (we used
‘Help IT 1’)
02 You can use the + and – keys to choose a folder (if you created any
already), but we want to click on the Add folder button to create a
new folder
03 Type in a name for the new folder (we used ‘Help IT’) and click on the tick
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Back on the Project screen you will now see your new folder listed.
Save online
Next we’re going to show you how you can save your project online.
01 Open your new folder and select your project
02 In the Open scribe screen click on the Cloud button to copy the
project to your online account
03 Next you will see a message confirming your scribe has been saved online,
click the tick button
04 Next, in the Save scribe screen, click on the tick button to save the project
locally
05 Click on the Exit button in the top left of the Edit screen to exit your scribe
Note: This screen looks very similar to the Save scribe screen
04 To view your online scribes click on your Online account button (next to the
Create button)
This takes you to your Online account where you will see all your online scribes.
You can save as many scribes as you want online and this is a good way to
backup your projects. You will also be able to access them from any other device
running VideoScribe, e.g. another desktop, or the iPad app.
Export scribe file
Next we’ll look at how you can export your projects to a .scribe file.
02 Go back into your new folder and select your project again, and this
time click on the Export button
01 Click the Back button to return to your local Project screen

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03 Select a destination folder, we can keep the file name as it is, and click Save
This creates an external .scribe file which you can, for example, copy to a
memory stick or attach to an email. This is a useful way of sending your project to
someone, or simply creating a backup file.
Import scribe file
Next we’re going to import this file so we can continue working on it (obviously
we don’t need to do this as we already have the project saved locally and online,
but we just wanted to show you how you could do this).
01 Click on the Import button, select the file and click Open
02 Next we need to save this newly imported project locally, so click on the
Save button again
03 You can accept the current name if you like, or you can amend it (we used
‘Help IT 2’)
04 Select the same folder you created earlier (‘Help IT’) and click the tick
button
Tip: If you ever need to save a new version of your project, without
overwriting the original, you can do this simply by going into the
Save scribe screen and changing the Scribe name before saving
locally or online.

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04 Adding audio tracks
Voiceovers and soundtracks
In this section we will cover how you can add music and voiceover tracks to
your project.
Import a pre-recorded voiceover
01 First click on the Voiceover button
Record a voiceover in VideoScribe
The second method involves recording your voiceover using VideoScribe while
viewing your scribe project.
01 Click Record to go to the Record voiceover screen
This brings you to the Voiceover
screen. You can import your own
voiceover track using the Browse
or Web buttons. This can be pre-
recorded using audio editing tools such
as Audacity. Remember you’ll need to
save the track as an .mp3 file to use it
with VideoScribe.
Here you have the options to select the recording device and chose to Show
scribe on record.
Tip: There are two ways to approach combining a scribe with a
voiceover – you can either import your voiceover first and then
build your scribe to follow, or you can record your voiceover
once you have already created your scribe. We recommend
recording the voiceover first as it’s easier to fit the timings to your
voiceover than vice versa.

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03 When you have finished recording, click the tick button
The new voiceover track will be saved in your project. You can click on the Play
button to preview your scribe with the added voiceover if you like. To remove
the track –
04 Go back into the Voiceover screen
05 Click the Delete button and then the tick button to remove
the voiceover
Add a soundtrack
Next we will look at how you add a soundtrack to your project.
01 Click on the Soundtrack button
This brings up the Browse music screen. As with voiceovers, you can import your
own soundtrack (.mp3) file using the Browse or Web buttons on this screen.
Alternatively you can choose a track from the library. These tracks are categorised
by their tempo. One dot indicates that it is calm, four indicates a very heavy track.
You can use the Page buttons at the bottom to scroll through the track library,
and the + and – buttons in the bottom left to change the Sort order. Feel free to
preview some of these soundtracks by clicking the Play buttons.
You will see the new voiceover track featured. This is where you would adjust the
volumeof you voiceover.
02 Click on the Microphone button to record a test voiceover while you watch
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02 Once you have found a track you like you can click on it to select it (we
used ‘Jazzla’)
03 Click the tick button to save these soundtrack options
04 Next click the Play button to preview your scribe with the soundtrack
You also have the option to Loop the track here and adjust the Volume if you need to.

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01 First click on the Publish button
This brings you to the Publish your
video screen. To publish directly to
your YouTube or Facebook account,
simply click the YouTube or Facebook
buttons. The process is very straight
forward but you need to input your
YouTube/ Facebook account details.
05 Publishing your scribe
Creating and sharing video files
In this section we will show you how to create a video file so you can share
your scribe and how to publish your project directly to YouTube, Facebook or
PowerPoint.
Publish to social media
Publish to PowerPoint
We will now look at how you can produce a PowerPoint presentation featuring
your scribe.
01 First click on the Powerpoint button
VideoScribe will process your scribe then automatically place it into a PowerPoint
presentation slide for you.
02 When the process has finished you will need to choose a destination folder
and file name for the presentation and then click Save
If you now look in the location you specified you will see the PowerPoint file
which you can open to view the video slide. You can easily incorporate this slide
into an existing or new presentation.

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Publish to file
Now we will look at how you can create a video file in various formats.
01 Go back into the Publish your video screen in VideoScribe and click
on the Create video file button
This opens the Create video file screen where you can set the format and size of
your video.
02 Select the Format option you
want (we chose Quicktime MOV)
03 Select the Size you want (we
chose 360 Web/Mobile, but you can use 640 Normal, 720 Standard HD or
1080 Full HD)
04 Leave the video file name the same as your project name, then click on a
folder name if you want to choose a specific folder location for your video
file
05 When you are happy with the video file settings click on the tick button
06 Click the tick on the Video created screen
07 Lastly you will need to Save your project again and then Exit your project
Please keep this project so that you can use it for tutorial 2. We will be taking
you through how to tune your scribe by setting camera positions, adjusting the
timings and importing your own images.
The options you have are Windows
WMV, Quicktime MOV, Screen FLV
and Image Sequence (PNG or JPG).
Image Sequences are useful if you are
planning to do some further editing on
your video using software like Adobe
Premiere.
VideoScribe will create your video file using these settings and you will get a
notification message when it is complete.

Tuning your
scribe
2 –Tuning your scribe. This will allow you
to work through the tutorial at your own
pace and understand more fully how to
use and get the most out of VideoScribe.

VideoScribe v2 Core Tutorial 2 Tuning your scribe
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01 Moving around the canvas
Camera position and zoom
In the first section of this tutorial we will show you how to move and zoom around the
canvas and also how to set the camera position for each element.
01 Open the project we were working on in the previous tutorial (we called it
‘Help IT 2’ and we saved in a folder called ‘Help IT’)
02 With the project open, click the Play button to preview the scribe
so far
If you don’t have this project you can download the .scribe file provided for this
tutorial here, and import it as described in the first tutorial. Remember to save the
project locally once you’ve imported it
As VideoScribe draws each of the items, the camera will zoom in towards the
element on the canvas. This is the default camera position for new elements.
We’re going to show you how you can set the camera position for individual or
groups of elements so that you can create different scenes in your project. But first
we need to look at how you can move around the canvas and zoom in and out.
You can move around the canvas by clicking anywhere on a blank area of canvas
and then dragging it to a new position. You can do this to position the canvas for
your current scene, and also to move to new areas to start new scenes.
Move around the canvas
We’re also going to be using the Zoom
and Move canvas buttons in the
bottom left corner of the canvas.
01 Try moving the canvas around by clicking and dragging it
02 Use the Fit all button to bring all your elements back into view
03 Next try using the Zoom buttons (+ and –) to zoom right out and then
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04 Click the Fit all button again
Tip: If you have an element selected when you zoom, this item will be
centred. Also, if you hover your mouse over the canvas area you can
use the scroll-wheel to zoom.
We recommend you don’t zoom in or out too far in your scribes. A range from
around 10% up to 1000% should be more than enough. When you need more
space to develop your scribe you should move to a new area of the canvas rather
than zooming.
Set the camera
01 Now select one of the elements (either on the canvas or in the
Timeline) and click on the Set camera button in the bottom right
corner of the screen
This sets the current screen view as the camera position for this element.
You can use the Clear camera button if you need to cancel the camera
position for an element.
You can also use the Move canvas buttons to move the
canvas left, up, down and right. These are very useful if you
want to make sure you transition between scenes in straight
vertical/horizontal lines. Once you’ve finished trying out these options use the Fit
all button and then adjust the screen positioning if necessary so that it is how you
want your first scene to be drawn.
02 Select all the elements, either by holding down the Ctrl (cmd on mac) key
and selecting them individually or Ctrl-A (cmd-A on Mac) to select them all
at once
03 Click Set camera again to set the same camera position for all these elements
04 Click the Play button to preview these changes
This time you will see that the camera stays in the same position while VideoScribe
draws these three elements.
Tip: If you ever need to return to the camera position for one of these
(or any future) elements, select the element and then click on its
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Next we need to move to a new area of the canvas so we can start creating our
second scene.
05 Start by making sure you are exactly on the camera position for the first scene
by selecting one of the first elements and then clicking on its thumbnail
06 Next use the Move canvas up button to push the canvas directly upwards until
you have a new blank screen area

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02 Importing images
Bringing in your own images
In this next section we will look at importing your own images and using them in your
scribe projects.
VideoScribe supports JPG, PNG and SVG images, but we recommend SVG (Scalable
Vector Graphics) images as they contain information that lets VideoScribe know how to
draw them.
For this part of the worksheet you will need to download the Help IT image files
provided for this tutorial here.
02 Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the Help IT image files
Import an image
01 Click on the Add image button and then the Browse button
03 Click on the JPG image, helpit_logo_jpg and select Open
This brings you to the Convert to line drawing screen where you will see several
options. These are different ways that VideoScribe can animate the image, for
example the second option will detect the edges within the image and add the
appropriate line drawing information. We will be looking at these in more detail in
a later tutorial, but for now we will use the reveal option.
04 Select the fifth (bottom middle) option
05 With this image selected and the screen still in our new position, click the
Set camera button
06 In the Timeline, adjust the Animate time for this image to around 2 seconds
07 Now you can make this image smaller and position it in the top left part of
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08 Also, make sure this image is the last item in the Timeline. If it isn’t, just drag
it into place or right-click (CTRL + click on a Mac) and select Move to end
09 To preview how VideoScribe will draw this image, click the Play
from here button on the item in the Timeline
Notice how VideoScribe uses a reveal effect to draw this image. Next we’re going
to replace this image with an SVG image.
10 Go into Image properties and select Replace image
11 Click the Browse button again and now select the SVG image, helpit_logo_
svg and click Open
12 Still in the Image properties screen, click the Play button in the preview area
so you can see how this SVG image is drawn
This shows you the sort of drawing style you can achieve when you create SVGs
(or when you convert JPG/PNG images to SVGs). To learn how to do this yourself
we recommend you look at our tutorial, Creating your own SVGs.
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03 Adjusting scribe timings
Animate, pause and transition
In this next section of the tutorial we will explain how you can adjust the various time
settings for each element.
View timings information
First of all we’ll look at the timing information provided in the Timeline.
01 Select the first element in the Timeline
On the left and right side of the
element you will see the Start and
End time. This tells you exactly when
this element will start in the Timeline,
and when it will end. As this is the first
element you will see that the Start time
is 0.
Adjust timings in properties
Click on Image properties for this first element01
Towards the bottom of this screen you will see the Time settings. There are three
different time settings. We have already come across the first of these, the Animate
time. This is how long VideoScribe will take to animate – in this case draw – the
item. Remember, this is also the time we can see and adjust in the Timeline.
Next you will see the Pause time.
This is how long VideoScribe will
pause (without moving the camera)
after it has finished animating this
item. By default this will be half a
second, but you can increase it or
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And lastly there is the Transition time. This is the time VideoScribe will take to
transition (move) to the next element. If there is no movement between elements
then this is effectively an extra pause. However, if you are moving from one
camera position to another, it will be the time it takes for this move to complete.
So this might be moving from one scene to the next, zooming in or out, or any
camera movement used in your scribe.
Directly underneath these time settings you will see the Start and End times again,
and the Total time for this element.
You can adjust all of the time settings in half second steps using the + and –
buttons, or you can click on them and enter a new value.
Tip: It is worth noting that you can enter time values to the nearest
tenth of a second. This can be very useful when fine-tuning your scribe
to match the timing of your voiceover and/or soundtrack.
Note: at the end of the fourth tutorial we will give you all the timings to make
your completed scribe fit with the Jazzla track we have chosen.
For the first element, leave the Pause time as it is and change the Transition
time to 0
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Save these changes by clicking the tick button03
Select the second element and go into Text properties04
Once more, leave the Pause time and change the Transition time to 005
Now go into the Text properties for the third element06
For this element increase the Pause to 2.5 seconds and increase the
Transition to 3 seconds
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We have reduced the pauses between the elements in our first scene, but we
have increased the pause and the transition at the end of this scene (after the
third element).
Click the Play button08
Notice now that there is a longer pause at the end of the first scene, and that it
takes longer to transition down to our second scene.

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Adjust default settings
The last thing we want to show you in this tutorial is how to adjust the default
time settings.
First make sure you Save your project01
Next Exit back to the Project screen02
Click on the Settings button in the bottom right of the screen03
This opens the Defaults screen where
you can adjust the system defaults.
The Auto-save timing option tells
VideoScribe how often you want to
auto-save your project. Setting this to
zero will turn this feature off.
Next you will see that you can adjust
the Default transition time and Default
pause time here if you need to.
You can also change the Default max
draw time. When you add an image or
text to the canvas VideoScribe will give the element an initial draw time based on
its size which you can then adjust for each item. The default is 30 seconds, but
you can reduce this. Note: in the video tutorial we reduced this to 2 seconds to
save some time.
Lastly, you can also adjust the Default image quality here.
Click on the tick button to save and exit this screen03
As before, please keep this project so that you can use it for tutorial 3. We will
be showing you how to enhance your scribe using the Move-in animate method
as well as a number of other effects and filters.

Enhancing
your scribe
3 – Enhancing your scribe. This will
VideoScribe.

VideoScribe v2 Core Tutorial 3 Enhancing your scribe
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01 Using effects
Drawing effects and filters
In this section of the tutorial we look at different drawing effects and filters you can
use with VideoScribe. First of all we are going to preview the project so far.
01 Open the project we were working on in the previous tutorials (we called it
‘Help IT 2’ and we saved in a folder called ‘Help IT’)
02 With the project open, click the Play button to preview the scribe
so far
tutorial here and import it as described in the first tutorial. Don’t forget to save the
project locally once you’ve imported it.
At the end of the preview, notice that VideoScribe automatically zooms out to
show all your elements. This happens by default when you preview and also when
you create a video of your scribe. You can turn this option off while in preview
mode so that your scribe video ends on the last camera position you set.
Remove the final zoom
Click the Play button again to go back into preview mode and this
time select the Pause button
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02 Uncheck the Zoom at end option in the bottom right
Notice that you can also use the Skip buttons while in preview mode
to skip to the next or previous element.
03 Press the Stop button

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Search the image library
Next we are going to add a few more items to this second scene and look at
some of the effects you can use. First we will use the Search option to search the
image library and find an image to use.
01 Make sure you are at the correct position on the canvas for your second
scene by selecting the Help IT logo image and then clicking the thumbnail
in the Timeline
02 Select Add image
03 Type a keyword search into the Search field at the top of the Add
image screen (we used ‘mug’) and then either press return or click on
the arrow button
VideoScribe will return all the images in the library with that keyword.
Tip: We recommend using keyword search rather than browsing the
library folders as this will find all the related images from across the
full library. Also, if no images are found related to your search term
you will be presented with options to search online resources for
suitable images.
04 Select the image you want to use (we used the yellow mug image)
05 With the canvas still in the correct position, click Set camera for this new image
06 Resize the image and position it where you want it (we made it smaller and put
it in the top right corner)
07 And now click Image properties for this element
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Use brush and colour effects
The Brush option gives the image a
paint brush effect, while Serrated,
Stitch (sew) and Zip change the line
style and also use different drawing
‘hands’. You can also make the image
partially or totally transparent using the
% Solid option.
01 Press Play in the preview area to see the results of your changes
02 Click on the tick button when you have finished looking at these options
03 Next click on Add image again and Search for another image (this time we
used ‘Superman’)
04 Select the image you want to bring onto the canvas (we chose the standing
Superman image)
05 Set the camera to the same position for this element
06 Resize this image and position it where you want it (we made it a bit smaller
and put it under the logo)
07 Go into the Image properties for this image
08 Now try out the different Colour effects
You have the options to make the image Full colour, Outline, Greyscale or
Silhouette. With the Outline and Silhouette effects you can also change the line/
fill colour by clicking on the coloured square in the bottom right corner of the
preview pane.
09 Press Play in the preview area at any time to see the results of your changes
10 Click on the tick button when you have finished looking at these options

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Change fonts
Next we are going to look at how you can import fonts.
Tip: Before adding each new element, it’s a good idea to select the
point in the Timeline where you want the new element to appear (it will
be inserted after the selected element).
01 We want to add a text element just after the mug image, so first select this
item in the Timeline
02 Then click the Add text button and type in some text (we used ‘Relax!’ here)
03 Still in the Add text screen, click on the Fonts button
This brings up the Available fonts screen. The highlighted fonts at the top are
the ones that are currently available in VideoScribe. Under this you will see your
system fonts that VideoScribe can import if you need them. To import a font
simply select it and it will import automatically.
It’s important to make sure you have the correct permissions to use a font,
especially if you plan to make a scribe for commercial purposes. You can delete
fonts you have imported using the Delete button. To re-import a font simply click
on it again.

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04 Once you have finished in the Available fonts screen click the tick button
05 Use the + and – buttons here to select the font you want to use
06 Next click on the colour palette button
As well as selecting colours from the colour pallet, you can also enter a Hex code
into the field at the bottom.
Tip: Hex codes are used to identify specific colours and are useful when
you need to match particular colours, e.g. your company brand colours.
07 Type in a hex code (we used ‘2BB673’ to match our Help IT logo colour) and
click the tick button
08 Click on the tick again to add this new text
This new text will now be placed on the canvas, and in the Timeline it should
appear in between the mug and the superman items.
Tip: Each time you add a new element, remember to set the camera.
If you want an element to have the exact same camera position as a
previous item, it’s a good idea to check the canvas hasn’t shifted. You
can do this by selecting the existing item and clicking on its thumbnail
in the Timeline. This will prevent unwanted screen movements.
09 Set the camera for this new element, resize and position as required (we
placed this text just to the left of the mug)
Next we are going to look at how you can use filters. These can be applied to
both images and text, but we will be working with text elements in this case.
Adjust filter settings
01 Go into Text properties for this item and click the Filters button

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Feel free to try out some of these options. As you make changes to these filter
settings you can view the effects in the preview area in the top left part of the screen.
02 Once you are happy with the filter effects you have created, click on the tick
to save your settings
03 Back in the Text properties screen, check the option to Draw backwards
Tip: The draw backwards option is useful if you are using a language
that writes from right-to-left (we are just using it for effect).
04 Click Play in the preview area if you want to see how this text will be drawn
05 Then click the tick to save these options
Tip: If you want additional text to have the same effects and settings, or
be the same size as existing text then it is a good idea to use the Copy
and Paste buttons.
01 With the text element still selected click on Copy and then
Paste in the bottom right corner of the Edit screen
You will now have a replica of the original text item with all the same formatting
(and camera position). This new element will appear just after the original one in
the Timeline. You can now move and edit the new text element.
02 Move this new text element to a new position
Use copy and paste
This takes you to the Filters screen.
Here you can enhance your text (or
image) using Blur and Glow effects.
You can also adjust the Brightness,
Contrast and Saturation.
Underneath these options you can
also turn on and customise the Drop
shadow, Inner shadow and Bevel
effects.

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09 Click on the tick when you have finished
10 Now you will need to move this item to the end of the Timeline as we want
it to appear after the Superman image. Either click and drag it across, or
right-click (CTRL + click on a Mac) and select Move to end.
Instead of moving to a new area of the canvas, we will move back to re-visit our
first scene and show you how you can overlay and change it.
01 Move the canvas back up to the first area. You can do this by selecting the
first item in the Timeline and then clicking on the thumbnail
02 Next select the last item in the Timeline so that when we add a new element
it will be placed after this
First we want to make the text in this scene disappear. To do this we are going to
place another element on top of it.
Erase an element
03 Go into Text properties and select the Replace text option
04 Here you can overwrite the existing text with your new message (we used
‘Let us take IT off your hands’)
05 Click on the tick when you have finished
06 Back in the Text properties screen uncheck the Draw backwards option so
that the text will be written left-to-right
07 You can centre the text using the Alignment button
08 Next increase the Animate time to around 2.5 seconds and also increase the
Pause time to 1.5 seconds
We will be back to add some extra animations here in the next tutorial, but for
now we will start work on our third and final scene.
Tip: When copying (or cutting) and pasting in future we recommend
you select the point in the Timeline where you want the new item(s) to
appear before you click Paste. The pasted items will appear just after
the selected element in the Timeline.

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08 Now change the Animate time to around 2 seconds and click Play from
here again
This time you will see it gives an erasing effect. In tutorial 4 we show you how
to change the drawing hand in your scribe – there is a hand with an eraser
specifically for use with this effect.
Now that we’ve created this new blank area we can bring a new image into
this space.
09 Go into Add image and find an image of a hand holding a business card
(you can either search for the keyword ‘card’ or look in the ‘Business’
library folder)
10 Bring the image onto the canvas and set the camera
11 Resize and position this image where you want it
This might be a good time to save your work.
Tip: The Scribble out image is very useful for overlaying and hiding
existing elements. This can be used to make items vanish instantly, or
you can use it to produce an erasing effect.
05 Set the camera for this item
06 Position the blank image over the top of the text and resize it so it covers it
completely
To make it look like the items underneath simply disappear, you need to change
the Animate time for the Scribble out image to 0.
07 Try this out and then click Play from here to see what it looks like
03 Go into the Add image screen and search for the keyword ‘Scribble’
04 One of the items returned will be a blank image – click this

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02 Moving elements in
Move-in options
In this section of the tutorial we will show you how to use the move-in animate
method. By default each element will be drawn on the canvas by a hand. Move-in
is an alternative effect where, instead of the hand drawing the item, you can have a
hand slide it into position.
Tip: Move-in is a good alternative to draw if you have JPG or PNG
images that won’t draw particularly well. Swapping between the two will
provide a bit of variety.
01 First select the logo image in the Timeline and click on the thumbnail to
move the canvas
02 Then go into Image properties for this item
Here, at the top of the Image properties screen, you will see that the Animate
method is currently set to Draw.
03 Select the Move-in tab
You will now see the Move-in options.
On the left you can select the edge or
corner you want the item to move in
from. By clicking on the line symbol
you can choose to bring in the element
in a straight or curved line.
On the right of this you can use the +
and – buttons to change the effect from Smooth in to Go too far or Bounce in.
04 Choose your preferred settings (we chose an upwards arc from the bottom
right corner with a Bounce in effect)
Change animate method
We will use this method to move in the logo image then the business
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06 Change the Animate time to around 1 second and then click on the tick
Now the Animate time represents how long VideoScribe will take to move the
element into position on the canvas.
If you look at this item in the Timeline
you will see it is now shown as a
Move event. This indicates that this
element will now be introduced using
the move-in animate method.
07 Click on the business card image in the Timeline and again on the thumbnail
to move the canvas view
08 Go into Image properties and again select the Move-in tab
09 This time set the image to come in from the right hand edge and leave the
other move-in options as they are
10 Click the tick button when you are finished editing this item
If you preview this last move-in you will see that, as with the logo, VideoScribe
will use a hand to move the item in. In this case it doesn’t make much sense
using a hand to bring in a hand, so we will be showing you how to change
hands in tutorial 4.
Make sure you save your project so that you can use it for the final tutorial. We
will be looking at using different hands as well as the Morph feature to really
bring your scribe to life.
05 Press Play in the preview area to see the effect of any changes you make

Bringing your
scribe to life
4 – Bringing your scribe to life. This will
VideoScribe.

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01 Using morph effects
Moving and transforming images
In this section of the tutorial we show you how you can make your image move and
transform using the morph animate method.
01 Open the project we were working on in the previous tutorials (we called it
‘Help IT 2’ and saved in a folder called ‘Help IT’)
tutorial here, and import it as described in the first tutorial. Remember to save the
project locally once you’ve imported it.
To morph you need both an initial image and a second image, so that VideoScribe
can morph the lines from one to the other. The second image could be a copy
of the first one, in which case you can create a range of movement effects. Or it
could be a different image, in which case you get more of a transformation effect.
We are going to start off by looking at at ways we can animate the mug and the
superman images in the second scene in our project.
Hide elements on the canvas
Tip: When you have lots of overlapping items on the screen it is useful
to be able to temporarily hide some of the elements on the canvas while
you are editing other items. You can do this using the Hide button which
you will see on the thumbnail for each element in the Timeline.
We want to hide the two text elements in this scene so we have space to
experiment with morphing a little.
01 Select the first text item and click on the Hide button on the
thumbnail
02 Repeat this for the second text element in this scene
Select the mug item in the Timeline and click on the thumbnail to move the
canvas to this scene.
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Notice that the elements are only hidden on the canvas – you can still see
them in the Timeline. Also the icons have changed to a closed eye symbol
to indicate that they are now hidden. Clicking on this button will reveal the
items again.
Tip: You can click on the Reveal all button in the bottom right
corner of the Edit screen to show all the hidden elements.
01 Select the mug and click Copy and Paste so we have two versions of the mug
02 Move the second one across the screen to a new position
03 Now select the first mug again and go into Image properties
First we are going to look at how you can make the mug image move around
the canvas.
04 Change the Colour effect to Outline
05 Reduce the Pause and Transition times to zero
06 Now go into Image properties for the second mug and change the Animate
method to Morph
We still want the first mug to be drawn, but we want it in outline mode as
morphing only works with the lines.
You will now see the Morph options
which tell VideoScribe which image
to Morph from. The images that are
showing are the ones that are already
in the Timeline up to this point –
you can’t morph from an item that
isn’t there yet. You also have the Clear item option. If this is checked then the
original item will be removed when the morph occurs.
07 Select the first mug from the list under Morph from
08 Leave the Clear item box checked
Make an image move

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09 Change the Animate time to 1 second
10 You can preview this effect by selecting the first mug in the Timeline and
clicking Play from here
11 Press the Stop button to exit the preview screen
You can easily create more complex movement effects by simply chaining
together a sequence of individual morph moves. We’re going to experiment a
little more with this now.
Make a longer morph sequence
01 First select the second mug and copy and paste it again
02 Move this third mug to a new location (we chose to move it out of the current
camera view area)
03 Next go into Image properties for the second (middle) mug and change the
Colour effect to Outline and reduce the Pause and Transition times to zero
Tip: It’s worth remembering that you don’t have to have all your
elements appearing within the set camera position. It can sometimes
be useful to introduce an element onto the canvas outside the current
camera view, e.g. so that it’s already there when you subsequently move
to a new scene.
Also, one useful way of repositioning items on the canvas is to select
them and then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move them.
(You could use this now to move the third mug out of the screen view.)
04 And then you will need to go into Image properties for the third (last) mug and
change the Morph from option to the second mug (this will be the last item in
the Morph from list)
05 To view this effect select the first mug and click Play from here (press Stop
when you have seen the sequence)
The Animate time on this screen now represents the time it will take for the item
to morph, or in this case to move across the screen.

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Make an image rotate
01 First we need to select the second mug again and move it back over the top
of the first mug
02 Next highlight the third mug in the Timeline and delete it using the Cut
button (or the Delete key on a PC)
03 To bring back the text elements we hid earlier, click on the Reveal
all button
04 Now go into Image properties for the second mug and change it back to
Full colour
05 Then use the Rotation controls to rotate the image to -90° (a minus number
here indicates an anticlockwise rotation), then change the Animate time to
0.5 seconds
06 Use Play from here to view this rotation effect
07 To make it look more like the mug is tipping over, you need to move the
second mug image to the left side of the first mug
You might need to play about with this a little to get the effect right. You might
also need to reposition the ‘Relax!’ text so it appears next to the second mug.
Make an image expand outwards
Next we’re going to look at another morphing effect that can be used to make
images expand and appear out of nowhere. Again we will need to start by making
a copy of the image (in this case the Superman image), but this time we don’t
want the first copy to be drawn.
01 Create a second Superman image using Copy and Paste
Hopefully this has given you a good idea of how you can use morph to make
images move around the canvas. For our current project we don’t actually want
to move the mug, we want to make it rotate or tip over. So let’s look at how we
do this.

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04 As we don’t want this initial image to be drawn you also need to take all the
time settings (Animate, Pause and Transition) down to zero
05 Now move this image up so the centre of it is just below the logo image and
then reduce it so that it’s really small
Tip: Remember, if you make a mistake when moving, rotating or
resizing an element, use Ctrl-Z (cmd-Z on mac) to undo the previous
steps. Also, don’t forget you can select an element in the Timeline and
then use the keyboard arrow keys to move it.
06 Now reveal the second Superman image again by clicking the
Reveal button on its thumbnail
07 Position this underneath the logo as you want it, then go into Image properties
08 Change the Animate method to Morph and select the first Superman
image to Morph from
09 Change the Animate time to about 1.5 seconds and preview using Play from here
Tip: You can introduce a spinning effect with Morph by changing the
rotation for one of the images. For one complete rotation during the
morph you need to change the rotation of the second image to 360°
(for two 720°, etc). You can use this effect on its own, or in combination
with a movement or expanding effect.
10 Go back into Image properties for the second image and change the
rotation to 360°, then preview again
The last morphing example we are going to look at is how to morph from one
image into a different one. We are going to do this using the very first image we
chose in the first tutorial.
Make an image transform
02 For now let’s select and hide the second image using the Hide button on
the thumbnail
03 Next go into Image properties for the first Superman image and change
this to Outline (you can also change the outline colour here if you want)

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02 Select the last element in the Timeline and then click Add image – the new
image will appear after the currently selected item
03 Search for a new image to
replace the initial one here (we
searched for ‘happy’ and selected
this one)
04 Set the camera for this image and
then resize it and place it over the
top of the initial image
05 Next go into Image properties
and select the Morph option
06 Scroll right back to the beginning
of the list of images to Morph
from and select the first image
07 Change the Animate time to about 1.5 seconds. As this is the final element
in our project you can increase the Pause time to around 2 seconds
08 Use Play from here to preview this effect
Tip: There are several ways to scroll the Timeline back and forth. If you
hover your mouse over the Timeline you can use the scroll-wheel, you
can use the Scroll buttons (< and >) at the start and end of the Timeline,
or you can click and drag any greyed out area of the Timeline to move it
back and forth. Remember, clicking and dragging the currently selected
item will change this item’s position in the Timeline.
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02 Changing hands
Hands and backgrounds
In this section of the tutorial we show you how you can use different hands for
drawing and moving in, and also how to change the background paper effects.
First we will look at how you can change the default hand for your project.
Choose a base hand
01 Click on the Base hand
button on the toolbar
This brings up the Select hand screen
which lists the different hand options
you can use. There are hands holding
various pens, pens that write on their
own, move-in hands, hands that
write behind glass and hands holding
erasers. At this stage we are selecting
the default hand, which will apply to
all the elements in the current project
unless you have a specific hand
selected for a particular element. You
can try out some of these hands now if you like. Once you select a hand you will
see a preview of the new hand. You can also preview your scribe to see what it
will look like with different hands.
02 Select a new base hand to use with this project (we chose the one marked
‘A’ above)
A
B C
D
E
03 Preview the scribe with this new hand
Next we are going to change the hand for some individual elements. This will sort
out a couple of the issues highlighted in the previous tutorial (e.g. using a hand
with a pen for an erasing effect).
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02 Select the Hand button at the bottom and select a hand to write this
text (we chose the one marked ‘B’ above)
Next, if you preview the logo image move-in you will see it is now using the
new base hand. So we need to change this.
03 Repeat this for the second text element (‘IT systems playing up?’)
04 Select the logo image and go in and choose one of the move-in hands for
this element (we chose the one marked ‘C’ above)
05 Select the scribble out item in the Timeline and go in and select an eraser
hand for this (we chose the one marked ‘D’ above)
Now we want to change the scribble out image so that it creates a really good
erasing effect.
Tip: Using different hands in your project can really help to make it
distinctive. Notice that we are using hands that will work well together.
The next thing we want to do here is change the business card move-in so
that it comes in with no hand.
06 Select the business card item and go in and select the No hand option
(marked ‘E’ above)
07 Preview these changes
In the last part of this tutorial we are going to look at how you can change the
background of your scribe.
Change the background
01 Click on the Paper button in the toolbar
01 Select the first text element in the Timeline (‘Need help?’) and go into Text
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This opens the Paper options screen.
Here you can, select the background
colour using the Colour pallet,
choose a vignette effect and choose
one of the available texture effects.
There are lots of combinations
that work really well, so feel free
to experiment. Here are a few nice
examples you might like to try.
If you select the fifth grey down on
the left of the colour pallet (5f5f5f)
with the texture on the middle right
(marked ‘A’ here), you’ll get a great
blackboard effect.
Or try the top green colour (5fbb46) with the top right texture (marked ‘B’) for
a felt effect.
And for a nice corkboard background try the fourth yellow up (fb5b1) with the
bottom left texture (‘C’).
A
B
C
02 Decide which background effect you want for your project (we chose the
very bottom yellow colour with the bottom right paper texture)
You will notice that the Scribble out image now stands out as it no longer
matches the background. So we need to fix this.
03 Go into the properties for the Scribble out image, change the Colour effect
to Silhouette and then change the colour to the same colour as your
background (that’s fcf7c1 for the yellow we used)
This will make it ‘disappear’ again.
04 Preview the full scribe so you can see all the effects you have added
05 Finally, Save and Exit your scribe
You now have a completed test scribe – well done!
Now that you’ve completed the VideoScribe version 2 Core tutorial series you
should be ready to experiment with all the features of VideoScribe. But if you
need any further help then please visit our VideoScribe Help. Here you will
find links to our more advanced tutorials, as well as loads of useful tips and
suggestions to help you really get the most out of VideoScribe.

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Appendix A
Scribe timings
One of the final steps in creating a really good scribe is fine-tuning the timings so
that the visuals fit really well with the soundtrack and/or voiceover. One of the main
things to consider is when you want each of the animations or movements to start
and stop.
Here are the timings we came up with for the completed Help IT scribe to make it
fit with the soundtrack we chose (‘Jazzla’). We actually added these just before we
showed the final preview play in the tutorial 4 video.
Element
Woman image 1
Text (‘Need help’)
Text (‘IT systems playing up’)
Help IT logo 1
Mug image 1
Mug image 2
Text (‘Relax’)
Superman image 1
Superman image 2
Text (‘Let us take IT off your hands’)
Sribble out image
Business card image
Woman image 2
Animate
time (s)
3.2
2.5
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.0
2.1
2.5
2.5
3.5
2.0
Pause
time (s)
0.6
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.5
1.0
1.0
4.0
Transition
time (s)
0.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0

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