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Pachyderm 3 User Manual (v1a)

1. 6 Pachyderm 3 0 What s 2 22228 265555 250 chee ete apes 9 12 baad Maite aoe 12 Managing YOUr ACCOUNT 12 e ch edu Sie eee 14 Uploading Media Assets into 14 Media 17 Browsing amp Searching for 19 Authoring in Pachyderm i is eeik kina ede 20 The Authoring Environment s 20 Starting a New Presentation 22 Editing a Presentation Screen 23 Importing Media Into Presentation Sereen 25 The Edit Presentation 26 Adding a Screen to a 2 20 0204000 0 27 Linking Screens Together 27 485555425 4 a ladle anal E 29 Presentation Management
2. ye teeta ene 30 The Pachyderm 32 Aspects eds eater ee 34 Gommientaty ated ands ads ene ees 35 Dual Comparison Template learned eee 37 Enlargement Template 39 Exploration Entry cvecags ay cased speed ees eed aa 40 Screen SWF Template gitar ias 42 Layers Templates hectic eae ee eae 43 Focus HIM Parte oa eee eae 44 Ph e Dial Template acc sa 46 DEES 48 Slider Temp Als ae teat ies 50 ZOOM Templat 52 Template A 54 Suggested Uses for 56 Introductory Material Or Sete tials wh eee 56 Multiple Images Minimal 444222222 56 Explanatory Material with Extensive 4 57 Media Images Video 57 Quick Reference for Linking to Screens 5
3. 5 HTML5 is recommended because of it s ability to playback on mobile devices The next step is to select one of Pachyderm s templates as the starting screen or Home screen for your presentation This screen will be displayed first when your presentation is viewed While this screen will initially be created as for this presentation any other screen in the presentation can be assigned as the Home Screen Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 22 gt Note The Home Screen for a presentation is different than the Home screen for Pachyderm itself Editing a Presentation Screen Lou Zweier HOME P Presentations gt Edit Presentation gt Edit Screen Edit Screen Expand All Collapse All El Display E Screen Subtitie Title and Subtitle Collapse OD image 1 Display Title Collapse HTMLS Template test Enter your Screen Title Limited to 50 characters including HTML tags 2 Screen Subtitle Collapse Enter your Screen Subtitie Limited to Commentary Screen 300 characters including HTML tags Screen Name Commentary Notes B Background Image Optional Expand 4 9 Main Media Expand 4 Language for editing English Select Language Main Text Expand 4 Preview Done Media Link Expand 4 av Media Link Expand 4 Edit Screen for the C
4. 58 About Published Presentations 59 PAC YOGI al 60 Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 4 Creating a CZ Aas A asi Cane Ra Putting Presentations 22221222 111 ACCESSIDIlity GOMpllanee e Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 5 What is Pachyderm What is Pachyderm Pachyderm is an open source web based multimedia authoring system that provides an easy way to create highly engaging interactive web presentations With Pachyderm you can combine text images video and audio into a web based multimedia story without being a programmer Donec et ligula eget Lorem uum A Pachyderm presentation based on the Phone Dial template A Pachyderm presentation does not behave like a website or PowerPoint presentation Instead it offers a means to organize and present content in a compelling way that takes advantage of nonlinear branching and user driven choices How it Works 2 Screen Subtitie Identifying an Elephant Read the story of the Blind Man and Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Tex
5. The primary purpose of metadata is to provide a context for the media file being up loaded and to assist in managing and locating media assets within Pachyderm Some times metadata is used to provide content for your presentation for example the Media Label and Accessibility fields Metadata can be entered when media is uploaded or it can be entered later in the Media Manager or during screen authoring Each Institution will have its own criteria for entering information into the metada ta fields Pachyderm supports the full Dublin Core metadata element set see http dublincore org documents dces A subset of these fields and their possible uses is list ed below All fields are optional except title Title The name or title of the item The Birth of Venus Red Tailed Hawk Protein Mol ecule In Pachyderm the filename is used as the default title Description A brief abstract or content description of what the item is Rights Who owns the copyright to works not in the public domain Keywords Your own keywords describing the topic of the resource such as the type of media photograph painting concerto any associated subjects geography Keyne sian economics Impressionism significant dates or other important identifying infor mation that will be useful in searching for the particular media object Publisher The creator publisher or manufacturer of the work Contributor Name s of significant contrib
6. Lou HOME Presentations Edit Presentation LOG OUT Edit Presentation HTML5 test Below is the list of interlinked screens in use in this presentation you can change which screen is the presentation s Home Screen edit the screen s content or delete screens from this presentation The screen thumbnail is representative of the template design Flash HTMLS 6 Publish Edit Name Description ee Note Flash presentations require files for video HTML5 PRE I presentations require 4 for video If you change the Add Screen to Presentation format of a presentation you must publish it once to make screen previews work properly VIEW BY THUMBNAILS LIST Home Screen Commentary The Home Screen is the starting screen of your presentation Convert any of the Linked Screens below into the Home Screen at any time by clicking Make Preview Modified Jan 31 2014 at 10 41 PM Linked Screens Click screen title or thumbnail to edit Exploration Entry Aspects P The Edit Presentation Screen The Edit Presentation screen is where you see an overall view of the screens in your presentation and can take many actions related to your presentation On this screen there are choices to edit an existing screen delete a screen add another screen to the presentation or to publish and view the presentation You can also edit the Name and Description of
7. Caption Text C1 shows an image assigned to its slot C2 has no movie assigned to its slot To import a media file into a template element click on the Browse button located in the desired element This takes the you to the Media Manager where you can browse or search for an appropriate media item an upload button on that screen also allows to up load a new piece of media if needed After successfully selecting or uploading the me dia you want you are returned to the template Edit Screen where a thumbnail of the media and its information is displayed in the element see example above Preview Done Previewing Your Screen You can see how your screen is coming along by clicking Preview in the left hand side of the authoring window This will show you what the screen will look like in the finished presentation Note however that links to other screens do not work when viewing a screen Preview When you are done viewing the Preview click Return to Authoring at the top of the preview screen to return to the Edit Screen Saving your Work Pachyderm automatically saves your work as you enter information or make changes When you are finished editing a screen click Done to stop editing and go to the Edit Presentation page This is where all the screens in your presentation are listed and you can make higher level changes to your presentation Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 25 Zweier
8. 22777299 images Sounds Movies All Media ge Page 1 of 2 24 items found Previous Next give you ideas about what templates you might use Planning an overall structure for your presentation before you start to build it is a good way to make sure that your pre sentation doesn t become too complex or make the user go too many levels down to get information and get lost For each screen the author will need to think about how it is connected to the other screens first in a series last in a series reached from many points or just one The more screens that are likely to link to it the higher the priority for finishing that screen With the Template Workbook authors can print template views of each screen and fill in by hand what information goes where before beginning to author a presentation gt of the template workbook is available in PDF form at the Pachyforge website www pachyforge org in the Authors section Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 21 Starting a New Presentation Authoring in Pachyderm begins by selecting Presentations from the Pachyderm Home Screen and then choosing Start New Presentation If this is the first time the author Lou Zweier HOME Presentations LOG OUT Welcome to the Pachyderm Presentations Manager From this screen you can create a new presentation or select an existing presentation to work on Prese
9. HTML5 or Flash Two other index files an indexF html for Flash and an index5 html for 15 are also included in the presenta tion folder so you can launch your presentation in the format you wish with either of these Remember however that if your presentation includes video a copy of each video in the correct format must be added to the folder for the presentation to work e g for a Flash presentation with a video called myvideo flv you must add a new mp4 video called myvideo mp4 to the presentation folder for it to work with the HTML5 templates Presentation Management Presentations are managed from the Presentations screen Here authors can create a new presentations and view edit or delete existing ones Authors can return to the Your Presentations screen while editing by selecting the Presentations Tab beside Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 30 Lou Zweier HOME gt Presentations LOG OUT Welcome to the Pachyderm Presentations Manager From this screen you can create a new presentation or select an existing presentation to work on Presentations View by THUMBNAILS LIST Start New Presentation Flash test HTMLS test 1 screens ave screens gt Jan 31 2014 at 11 34 PM 2 Feb 13 2014 at 08 28 5 D a a fraen a a mm ee ee POWERED BY PACHYDERM 3 0 1666 Feb14 14 14 26 the Edit or authoring window or by choosing Presentations from the
10. any text Search Scope of Search My Media Media Upload multiple files Filter Media 1299 images Sounds Movies heL aanas Pachyderm r tations can use Image Page 1 of 2 24 items found Previous Next Video Sound and Flash a eas interactive files which you upload with the buttons on this screen See the upload pages for permitted file types Browsing Searching Use the controls on the right to browse or search the media you have uploaded into Pachyderm Details Preview Details Preview Details Preview Detaits Preview Clicking the All Media button will include media that has been cn 5 Ea c co c made Public or shared by others Use the Filter Media buttons to browse search for All Media types or for Images Sound or Video only mp4 Media Management Pachyderm 3 0 Media Manager page BGPicture8 jpg BGPicture87 jpg BGPicture37b jpg BGPicture66a jpg Pachyderm s Media Manager lets you manage your media assets uploading finding editing and deleting media The Media Manager automatically displays the media you have uploaded for browsing with your most recent uploads at the top of the media list Two Upload buttons in the left column let you upload single files or multiple files A Preview button on each item in the media list allows you to preview any piece of media in the li
11. Pachyderm presentations including accessibility functions cc Closed Caption Support Support Closed Captions in Flash videos FLV has been built into the media player Flash videos that have an uploaded caption data file will display a CC button that turns the closed captions on and off The dxfp standard is used for synchronized closed cap tion data Information about how to generate appropriate caption data files can be found at http www cdl edu uploads Ug J6 UgJ6 PA5PPIO3c9QQAjbfQQ Captioning Video for Pachyderm pdf Closed caption support for HTML5 presentations is not implemented at this time As an alternative captions can be burned into the lower part of the video Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 61 Transcript Support A transcript can also be uploaded for a piece of media audio or video The media play er will display a transcript button if a transcript is available for a media asset Entering Uploading Accessibility Information Accessibility metadata transcripts caption data files alt text etc can be entered or up loaded into Pachyderm for each media asset see illustration below This is most com monly done while making final edits to a presentation and is accomplished using the Edit Media Metadata link in the screen editor Each piece of media in the presentation has an Edit Media Metadata link and it can be used to add alt text long description text a t
12. URL if any that the image is linked to The image that appears in the center when a thumbnail is rolled over is not automatically the same as the thumbnail image the image needs to be selected individually for each and may be the same or different than the 1st thumbnail Any captions for the thumbnail images need to entered separately as any associated Media Label data will not appear on this screen With twelve possible link locations the Phone Dial Template offers the largest number connections to other template screens or external web resources than any other tem plate Phone Dial circles are flexible in how they can be used Circles with all attributes as signed behave as described above Circles with media assigned but no link assigned display the picture but are inactive when clicked Circles with no content are invisible Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 46 Circles with only text assigned display with a light blue fill Flash or clear circle 5 Due to a bug in the HTML5 templates you must enter amp nbsp the text field for the circle to get this effect Authoring Scheme for Phone Dial Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Phone Dial Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 2 text About seven words for the display title and subtitle B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity C1 2 text About seven words for each link 1 2 screen link or URL
13. base New features have been added for everyone authors server administrators and code developers Pachy derm 3 0 works well with current versions of IE Chrome FireFox and Safari browsers Below are some of the highlights of what s new in Pachyderm 3 0 for authors benefits for administrators and developers can be found in the Pachyderm Administrators Manu al HTML5 Authoring Publishing Pachyderm 3 now supports creation of HTML5 presentations that play on mobile non Flash devices like iOS and Android tablets and smartphones as well as desktop and laptop computers All of the Pachyderm 2 1 templates have been translated into HTML5 5 presentations have been enlarged to 1024 768 pixels filling the entire browser window on an iPad tablet or typical computer screen The Pachyderm authoring envi ronment is also HTML5 compatible so you can create your presentations on mobile de vices as well The only thing you have do differently when authoring HTML5 presen tation is that video files must be in mp4 format Users with CSS skills can modify the look and feel of published HTML5 presentations by using a CSS overrides file that is part of the HTML5 template architecture Link Directly to Individual Screens Another new advantage of HTML5 presentations is that each screen in the presentation has a unique url so it is possible to link directly to any screen a presentation And for screens with multiple pages lik
14. be used here or a URL The Exploration Entry Template is more of a menu screen than a content screen be cause it primarily provides links to other screens It can function as the introductory screen to a presentation when a video rather than text provides the introductory con text It also functions well as an second or third level menu to provide links to more de tail on a topic Because further information is obtained through links to other screens and not directly on the Exploration Entry Template itself it is not ideal to use this screen when a single piece of media and scrollable text can convey all that is necessary this situation authors would be better choosing a template such as the Enlargement Screen or Commentary Screen Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 40 Authoring Scheme for Exploration Entry Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Exploration Entry Template Spot 1 2 C1 C2 C3 C4 C H 1 C H 2 C H 3 Sample Uses Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Media Type s text JPG PNG GIF JPG PNG GIF MP4 FLV video MP3 text screen link or URL JPG PNG GIF text screen link or URL Notes About six words for the display title and subtitle Background round image with 0 100 opacity Pachyderm will resize the image as needed Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times Up to ten words for a caption if
15. breadcrumbs in the upper left Authors can edit the screens of an existing presentation by clicking on the screen s thumbnail in the Edit window by selecting Edit below the thumbnail If viewing in list view the Edit option will be in the Options column A presentation may be deleted by clicking Delete The author will be asked to confirm that this action is intended A deleted presentation is gone and cannot be retrieved Modifying Presentations Modifications to a published presentation can be made with out the use of the Pachyderm authoring environment This is because most of a pub lished presentation s content is stored as standard image media files and xml text files This means that changes to the presentation can be made by simply replacing media files or by using standard graphics media programs or a simple text editor to modify files Also many attributes of the look and feel of a presentation can be altered by simply replacing images the presentation s icons folder or by editing the root_border xml file Modifications that can be made this way include Changing the border color Adding an image text or a link to the border e Assigning a global background image replaces Pachyderm s default white background Swapping out link icons or media controller graphics Swapping out a presentation media file Editing presentation text media transcripts or caption files If you have HTML5 or Flas
16. level of detail such as a scanned manuscript a large painting or illustration period clothing microscopic creatures etc Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 53 Template Properties The table below shows which templates listed across the top have any given property listed down the left column As Du En Ex Full Lay Me Ph Ser Sli Zo pec al Scr ers dia on ies der ts me Co em rati ee Fo mp ent cus Dia aris Ent SW F Title Subtitle Main Text x x x x Main Image x x x x X x x Small Thumbnails x Large Thumbnails x x Zoomable Image Links screen URL x x x x Image Caption s Transition Sound x x x x x x Accepts Audio x Accepts Video Accepts Flash SWF Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 54 Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 55 Suggested Uses for Templates This section briefly sorts the templates by the kind of work they are useful for in a pre sentation Full descriptions are available under Templates Templates with multiple uses are repeated Introductory Material or Overviews These templates allow for numerous lin
17. or some other linked screen in the pre sentation to become a functional part of the presentation Without a link to one of the other screens the new screen will remain an orphan and can only be viewed by using the Preview button on the Edit Presentation page under the thumbnail of the screen or on the Screen Edit page for that screen Linking Screens Together E4 Screen Link E4 Screen Link Screen Link Screen Link PA Choose a amp 45 d Zoom Browse OR link to a Web page URL OR link to a Web page URL Wolioks av Screen link with no screen assigned Screen link with screen zoom assigned Only screens in the same presentation can be linked together A screen link is created when you assign a screen to a template element that accepts a screen link For exam ple in the screen shot above element E4 will accept a screen link The link is assigned by clicking on the Browse button in E4 This will bring up a page which lists all of the screens in the presentation When you select a screen from that list you will return to E4 on the Edit Screen page with the screen assigned to the E4 slot see right above Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 27 Identifying an Elephant Read the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant then see what makes African and Asian elephants different four blied men came upon Fach touched 0 diffe
18. represent the ac tual size of the image as it will appear in the published presentation see sample pub lished template below The box represents the maximum area for both vertical and hor izontal images image display will vary based on the aspect ratio of the image selected Authoring Scheme for Full Screen SWF Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Enlargement Template Spot Media Type s Notes A JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 42 B SWF The Flash SWF file is displayed Full screen is 740 x 454 pixels Sample Uses Present a Flash animation Present a Flash interactive application like a Quiz matching game or puzzle Layers Template This screen allows for an immense amount of material on a single topic to be collected together and sorted in layers It is an ideal screen for an in depth exploration of any top ic especially when a variety of media video images and text are available The main screen includes a place on the upper right for introductory text which will be constant on all layers It also has a large image which can be linked to other screens or URLs and two thumbnail images which can be linked to other screens or URLs Authors who do not want to have a screen link can instead have video clips attached to the larger image and or any thumbnail Authors also add a title for the layer and there is a place for
19. 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 vi 03 13 2014 page 36 Use as an intermediary screen between a table of contents screen like Phone Dial and more detailed screens linked from the four media areas Dual Comparison Template This template presents two medium size images or videos side by side for comparison The text block at the top of the screen is designed to present an overall concept related to the two images When the user moves the cursor over either media slot the text changes to present information related to the media in that particular slot The two side by side pieces of media within the Dual Comparison template can also be videos or images with audio Each piece of media can also include a screen or HTML link Authoring Scheme for the Dual Comparison Sample Published Template Template Media Table for the Dual Comparison Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 text About nine words for the display title A2 text Up to two sentences for the subtitle or quote B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity text Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 37 D1 2 JPG PNG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as needed D1 2 MP4 FLV video MP3 Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times D1 2 Screen link or URL Link to another screen or to an external URL or document on the web Sample Uses Comparing t
20. 4 Video mp4 Conversion The following information for converting digital video files to MP4 Video format mp4 is provided so that users can take advantage of the HTML5 templates in Pachyderm If you have existing videos in mov or other formats or cannot generate MP4 files from the ap plication you use to edit videos you can use the tools below to convert your files to MP4 format Desktop Tools iMovie Mac only MPEG StreamClip http mpeg streamclip en softonic com HandBrake http handbrake fr Online Tools Convert to MP4 http video online convert com convert to mp4 ClipConverter http Awww clipconverter cc Guide for Flash Video FLV Conversion The following information for converting digital video files to Flash Video format FLV is provided so that users can take advantage of the Flash Video playback capabilities of Pachyderm you have existing videos in mov or other formats or cannot generate flv files from the application you use to edit videos you can use the tools below to convert your files to FLV format Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 63 Windows Users There is a free application on Windows called Super which will convert most video file types to Flash 7 format If you want your videos in Flash 8 format which is higher quality we recommend you purchase Flix Standard for 39 If you want to view a quality com parison between Flash 7 and Flash 8 compression click on the li
21. A link to either another screen or a URL may be added D text Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length 1 text About 40 words or four sentences text will not scroll extra text will not appear JPG PNG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as t nal i i needed and scale it to fill the digit circle 02 11 Pachyderm will resize the image as rollover JPG PNG GIF needed This will appear in the center of the dial Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 47 02 11 Up to 8 words for a caption if desired text Media Label data will not display in this captio caption spot whether or not there is a caption D2 11 screen link or URL A link to either another screen or a URL link may be added Sample Uses Table of Contents Home Screen for a presentation Link to detail screens with examples of members of the animal kingdom plant kingdom etc Illustrate phases of growth or changes over time with one digit for each phase linking to a detail screen describing that phase Show how up to eleven different people contributed to a discovery or invention Series Template The Series Screen is designed for displaying a series of images and information about them While the Series Screen is considered a single screen it automatically generates a thumbnail and an invisible zoom screen for each image included The opening screen provides a scrollable text overview a main media area
22. Edit IES 3 5 Pachyderm Pachyderm a Log In Pachyderm Login Screen Pachyderm Home Screen Pachyderm s initial screen requires you to enter a user name and password to use the system Upon logging in you are taken to the Pachyderm Home Screen where you have the choice of Presentations Media Assets Edit My Account or Log Out Media Assets allows you to upload edit or otherwise manage your media files for use in presentations Presentations allows you to create edit publish and otherwise manage your presentations Managing Your Account Edit My Pachyderm Account Username lou First Name Lou Last Name eer Email lou zweier gmail com To keep your current password leave these password fields blank To change your password type your new password into both password fields Password Password confirm Pachyderm users can manage basic information about their account First and last names passwords and e mails can be changed with confirmation Account information Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 12 is accessed by clicking the Edit My Account link on the Home screen in the authoring system Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 13 Welcome to the Pachyderm Media Manager From this screen you can upload search for and manage your media files UPLOAD NEW MEDIA FILE SEARCH FOR MEDIA Upload single file
23. ML5 7 presentations require mp4 for video If you change the Add Screen to Presentation format of a presentation you must publish it once to make screen previews work properly Edit Name Description The publishing process is initiated from the Edit Presentation page by clicking on the Publish button Pachyderm then generates a page listing of all the screens and media files in your presentation and reports an error if any of the elements are missing or are the wrong format e g videos in HTMLS5 presentation Presentation HTMLS5 test Publish the HTML5 Presentation Publish Now 6 Presentation Screen and Asset Summary Screen Asset Commentary LouPic7 bd0f jpg Commentary LouPic7 bd0f jpg Aspects LouPic7 bd0f jpg Aspects LouPic7 bd0f jpg Exploration Entry LouPic7 bd0f jpg Exploration Entry LouPic7 bd0f jpg Exploration Entry LouPic7 bd0f jpg POWERED BY PACHYD Then clicking on the Publish Now button generates the final presentation During the process you will see a progress bar and some text feedback on the steps being taken When the process is complete you will see buttons for View Presentation Download Presentation and Edit Presentation Presentation HTMLS5 test Presentation publish completed with zip file in 5 seconds on Feb 05 2014 at 07 45 AM View HTMLS Presentation Download Presentation Edit Presentation View Presentation will open a new brow
24. Media Focus and Enlargement templates Video and audio files sho video h 264 ACC or vp6 audio mp3 Be sure you have a strong fast internet connection foi Captions and Transcripts Closed captioning for video files is supported using the dxfp forn files are also supported Captions and transcripts can be uploaded into Pachyderm during me screen Upload a group of assets a zip archive format Choose File no file selected Upload up to 5 individual files Choose File no file selected Choose File no file selected Multiple file upload screen The media upload function with choices of single or multiple files is accessed from the Media Manager page You can go there by selecting Media Assets from the Pachyderm Home screen or by clicking on the Media tab on the left side of the screen By default uploaded media is marked Private which makes it available only to the person who uploaded it Clicking on the Share checkbox when uploading lets other Pachyderm users use the media you are uploading Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 16 It is more efficient to upload all or at least most of the media needed for a presentation prior to authoring than to upload during the authoring process Media Metadata When uploading media the user is asked to enter basic information about the media items This information e g title owner description key words etc is called metada ta
25. Navigating Pachyderm When viewing a presentation the viewer can move back to the previous screen by click ing on the back arrow in the upper right above the presentation area In the Zoom Template it is in the lower right Forward movement to another screen occurs by click ing on the appropriate link The Layers Series and Slider screens allow movement within the screen from one page to another by clicking on page titles Layers or Slider or arrows under the image Series Pachyderm has button in the upper right corner of the screen which appears whenever the user navigates off of the home screen of a presentation The Home button returns the user to the home screen regardless of where they are in the presentation Even though this easy return to Home is available authors should carefully consider how long a string of screens they want to link together Multiple short strings will be more friendly to navigate for the average viewer than a few long strings requiring repeat ed rewinding Creating a Zip Archive A zip archive of your published presentation is automatically created when a presenta tion is published It may be downloaded by clicking the Download button provided on the publish status screen once publishing is complete Putting Presentations on a Website Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 60 While it is possible to view your published presentation and share it with others from with
26. SEF 310 Pachyderm Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 Identifying an Elephant Read the story of the Blind Man and the Elephant then see what makes and Aman elephants different Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text by Ieho Hanabuss Text Text Toxt Text Toxt Anne Leonard Lou Zweier Scott Sayre Joel Bennett Abbe Altman Revised for 3 0 by Lou Zweier Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 2 First published 2005 by the New Media Consortium Revised 2010 by University of Minnesota for the release of Pachyderm 2 1 Revised 2014 by The Hubert Project UMN for the release of Pachyderm 3 0 2010 California State University Center for Distributed Learning New Media Consortium Uni versity of Minnesota and Sandbox Studios 2005 NMC The New Media Consortium Permission is granted under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivs license to replicate and distribute this report freely for noncommercial purposes provided that it is dis tributed only in its entirety To view a copy of this license visit creativecommons org licenses by nc nd 2 0 or send a letter to Creative Commons 559 Nathan Abbot Way Stanford California 94305 USA ISBN 0 9765087 2 9 Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 3 Table of Contents Table gf aia cays se toes te eds ead 4 What ts
27. Template Allows user to move through a series of media and text to tell a linear story e g a text and slide show or a series of videos It is similar to the Series Screen but allows signif icantly more accompanying text and allows for video These screens are ideal for quick comparisons between images or ideas Zoom Template The viewer can pan and zoom in on one part of an image and enlarge it The only asso ciated text is the name of the image Audio links can be attached to supplement the im age Quick Reference for Linking to Screens or URLs Templates where linking to screens or URLs is a primary function Phone Dial 12 10 image links 2 text links Exploration Entry 6 image text links Commentary 4 image links Layers 3 image links for each layer to a maximum of 5 layers 15 links Templates where linking to screens or URLs is a secondary function Aspects Enlargement Media Focus Series has built in links to zoom like screens which it creates Slider 1 main image link plus one for each slider item Zoom Some templates work better for large involved presentations and others are ideal for smaller work Authors can finish any of the detail screens which do not have links to other screens as soon as they have all their media uploaded onto the server Most de tail screens cannot however serve as home screens for a multi screen presentation All screens except the Home Screen must have a link to them from ano
28. airly early on Then each screen can be edited individually and content filled in Deleting a Screen A screen be deleted from a presentation from the Edit Presentation window by click ing the Delete button below the screen thumbnail The author will be asked to confirm this operation before the screen is actually deleted Once deleted a screen is gone and cannot be retrieved When the Home Screen is the only screen in a presentation it cannot be deleted except by deleting the entire presentation from the Edit Presenta tions window Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 28 Publishing During authoring you can only see your presentation one screen at a time using the Preview function Publishing is the process of creating a complete version of your pre sentation with all your screens linked together and media in place so it can be viewed in a web browser The publishing process assembles all of the templates text and media files into a web directory and generates the necessary xml and other files to create a completed presentation which you can then view or download Edit Presentation HTML5 test Below is the list of interlinked screens in use in this presentation Here you can change which screen is tl edit the screen s content or delete screens from this presentation The screen thumbnail is representative Flash HTML5 9 Note Flash presentations require flv files for video HT
29. ays all types of media New buttons at the top let you choose to see only images sound or video files if you wish Publish Improvements Pachyderm s Publish page now reports any missing or wrong format media files before it builds your presentation After your publish is completed it reports the time it took to build your presentation HTML5 amp Flash Templates Included in Presentation Folder Regardless of the format you have chosen for your presentation when you publish HTML5 or Flash Pachyderm includes both the HTML5 and Flash templates in your presentation folder The presentation s Index html file is set to launch whichever set of templates you have chosen for your format HTML5 or Flash Two other index files an indexF html for Flash and an index5 html for 15 are also included in the presenta tion folder so you can launch your presentation in the format you wish with either of these Remember however that if your presentation includes video a copy of each video in the correct format must be added to the folder for the presentation to work e g for a Flash presentation with a video called myvideo flv you must add a new mp4 video called myvideo mp4 to the presentation folder for it to work with the HTML5 templates Known Issues in Pachyderm 3 0 Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 10 Versions of IE earlier than 10 have some screen layout issues when authoring and view ing presentation
30. cument file All these elements have corresponding ele ments on the right to be filled in For most multi item components all the elements are optional or all can be used togeth er However there are some exceptions to this For example in the media slot link ele ment C4 see above For this element you can assign a screen link or enter a url but you cannot do both Look to the help text to the right of the element for guidance about which items are required or mutually exclusive Each template also has its own unique capacities and limitations which users should become familiar with prior to authoring see a complete explanation of templates starting on page xx Template Text The amount of text that can be used in a field varies with the template and location on the template Pachyderm has set fonts for display titles captions and body text al though this can be modified with HTML codes Hard returns will display as a blank line in the presentation All text fields can contain basic HTML including bold lt b gt italics lt i gt and hyper links See the Pachyderm HTML markup worksheet for detailed information Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 24 Importing Media Into a Presentation Screen Main Media 1 Image i Choose an image LouPic7 jpg Browse Edit Metadata Remove C2 Movie Choose a Movie Browse
31. desired Caption will suppress Media Label display An optional link to another screen or URL may be attached to the main image Pachyderm will resize the image as needed About eight or nine words max each spot If no link is attached the text for the link will not appear in the published presentation Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 41 A presentation home screen with a video introduction in the center and links off to topics in the presentation Amidlevel menu with links to greater detail on a topic Surround a central piece of media of an invention artwork object historical doc ument or scientific discovery with up to six questions about how it works impor tant dates or people associated with it or other topics With a photograph of a person in the center use the six links to bracket a decade or other important phase of his her life these would lead to screens that explore those periods in detail Full Screen SWF Template This Pachyderm template is for displaying a Flash SWF file This would usually be an animation or interactive Flash application The template simply displays the Flash file SWF in the upper right corner of the screen Fields for entering Horizontal and Vertical Offsets allow for positioning the SWF on the screen if it s size does not fill the whole screen A background image can be assigned to display in the white area The size of the image box on the authoring scheme below does not
32. disk but FireFox will play them fine All four browsers play HTML5 presentations fine from web server Closed captions for videos are currently not implemented in the HTML5 templates This is due to lack of standards for implementing closed captions in HTML5 media players at the time the HTML5 templates were developed However transcripts for mp4 videos do work and captions can be burned into video as an alternative until closed captions can be implemented If you change the format of your presentation after you have begun authoring from Flash to HTML5 or visa versa you must publish your presentation once to get screen preview to switch formats Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 64 For Flash Authoring Leaving the main media or text slots blank in some templates can prevent the screen from loading on preview or viewing the published presentation Workaround fill in the blank elements Accessibility Tab order for keyboard navigation and screen reader order still need ad justments Aspects Layers and Commentary templates require a thumbnail or secondary image be present in order to play linked video Series template item labels are not effected by the accessibility contrast settings Aspects template Use of long multi line thumbnail image captions will make page dis play improperly Dual Comparison template images will disappear of a user clicks back and forth on them and they are not linked t
33. dle of the presentation screen it allows for a fairly detailed textual description of an image and then provides places to go to related material The left hand portion of the screen is designed for an image or a video clip the middle has scrollable text and the right hand side provides three additional thumbnails which can be linked to other Pachy derm screens or other media files including URLs There is room for a display title and a subtitle or quotation in the upper left Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 35 Authoring Scheme for Commentary Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Commentary Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 text About nine words for the display title 2 text Up to two sentences for the subtitle or quote B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity E G 1 JPG PNG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as needed E G 2 MP4 FLV video MP3 Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times B3 About 13 words Bree ex D F3 About six words each If no movie is used in a given spot a link B D F 4 screen link or URL to either another screen or a URL may be added text Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length Sample Uses Present a variety of opinions about a single topic using video interviews or commentaries Use as Home Screen to a simple presentation with three main branches Pachyderm 3
34. e Layers Slider and Series you can link to any individual page within that screen For example you can share a link with someone that goes directly to slider point 3 on the slider screen in your presentation Users have been requesting this capability for a long time and now it is here with the HTML5 templates in Pachyderm 3 Improved Media Playback Controls 5 presentations also include a full featured media playback controller This con troller includes a timer a progress bar with draggable playhead and a zoom box for en larging the video to full screen Flash Authoring Still Available Flash authoring publishing is still available in Pachy derm 3 You choose the format of your presentation when you first create it HTML5 or Flash You can change the format of your presentation later if you wish Just remember that if you change the presentation format you must also change the format of any video files in the presentation mp4 files for 5 presentation and flv files for a Flash presentation Expand Collapse Editing Now when authoring a screen in Pachyderm the entire header of each screen compo nent is clickable to expand or collapse that screen component This makes it very easy to expand and collapse individual screen components as you author and avoids you Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 9 having to scroll through a long list of components to find the one you want to edit Af
35. e slider bar add a caption for the media and Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 50 type or paste in scrollable text A link to another screen or URL can also be added A Media Label if available for each piece of media will also be displayed The Slider Screen works well for chronologies typologies and quick comparisons of multiple images It can be used to construct a narrative or to give instructions with ac companying sample pictures or videos A large amount of data can be included on a single screen Authoring Scheme for Slider Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Slider Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 2 text About six words for the display title and subtitle B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity C1 text Up to 10 characters for the slider label For best results use one short word C2 JPG PNG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as needed C3 MP4 FLY video MP3 Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times screen link or URL A link to either another screen or a URL may be added c5 text Up to 14 words for a caption if desired Caption will suppress Media Label display Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 1 03 13 2014 page 51 Text will scroll as needed may be a few 58 paragraphs in length Sample Uses Tell a story with a series of pictures or video and text with Slider points covering different a
36. e with a series of photographs or illustrations Show pages of a manuscript or book Showcase a series of works by one artist or craftsperson or show related works in a single style art deco early American quilts Shaker furniture Slider Template The Slider screen allows the user to move through a series of up to 16 pages of text and media Each page has a title and subtitle a standard media slot and a scrollable text area Aline of dots along the bottom of the screen allows the user to navigate the pages in a linear or non linear fashion If the Slider has more then 7 pages navigation arrows will appear at the ends of navigation dots allowing the user to scroll to additional dots for those pages Each navigation dot has a title to identify it s page Clicking on a dot takes the user to that page The standard media slot allows an image and or video to be dis played and a caption and a link to another screen or url to be entered for each page The image and its caption or Media Label appears on the left hand side of the screen with the text on the right If a link to another screen or URL is present its icon appears below the image Because the slider screen can contain a large number of images or videos each with numerous associated parts authoring a Slider Screen takes time and care After the image and or video is selected via the usual browse method the author can input a short label for the page as it will appear on th
37. emember to keep videos short to avoid long download times Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 39 E Text Caption F Screen link or URL Link to another screen or to an external URL or document on the web G text Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length Sample Uses Abook review accompanied by an image of the book cover The text of a letter or speech accompanied by a photograph of the writer or speaker Study questions or thought provoking statements about a topic accompanied by a relevant image or video A recipe accompanied by a photograph or video of the prepared dish A larger illustration and explanation of a thumbnail included on a Commentary or Layers screen Exploration Entry Template This screen provides a place for a Title and subtitle central Media Slot for a picture or video with all its standard elements and up to 6 text picture links to other presentation screens or URLs These links could be used for example as a menu to 6 different top ics or a series of short questions about the central image Clicking on a link takes the user to another screen or url which provides more information When a user viewing the presentation moves his or her mouse over one of the links the text grows in size A link can also be attached to the central image so that clicking on it takes the user to another screen often a zoom or enlargement screen though any screen may
38. h authoring skills modifications can also be made manually to the layout and behavior of a Pachyderm presentation Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 31 The Pachyderm Templates Pachyderm is a template based authoring program This means the author creates screens in Pachyderm by selecting from a set of pre designed templates and entering text and media into the template The pre designed templates in Pachyderm provide sound information design graphic design and navigation design to assist the author in creating an effective interactive multimedia presentation that plays in a web browser Pachyderm s templates range from very simple a single image with some text to very complex multi layered combinations of text images videos and links By understand ing what each template can and cannot do the author can make decisions about what will be the most effective way to present material whether it is simple or complex This section of the manual gives a brief overview of what each template does what it might be used for most effectively and what some of the limitations of the particular template are It also explains the steps in authoring each screen However it is not a prescription for how to select content or arrange screens Practicing with the templates will be an important part of learning how to use them this section serves as an introduc tion to the templates and leaves the specific creative uses of them
39. he templates has a different design to accommodate different kinds and amounts of information some have more links and are better as menu screens others hold lots of content and are good for presenting the meat of your topic some are better for sequential information others for a non linear exploration of information still others are very simple screens for the presentation of a single image or video A full de scription of Pachyderm s templates and their designs and uses can be found starting on page xx of this manual Planning your presentation A Pachyderm presentation may be a single screen or set of screens linked together It may use one template type or several template types The decisions about how many screens to use what templates to use for those screens and how to link them together is based on the amount of information and the kind of information you want to present Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 20 Laying out a plan for your Pachyderm presentation is a good idea Thinking about the story you want to tell and the amount of information you have to present is a good place to start Next looking at various templates and learning about the amount of information they can hold and how they present information will start to Pachyderm Media Manager in upload search for and manage your media files LE SEARCH FOR MEDIA any text 22224 Search Scope of Search Filter Media
40. ia page defaults to only the media you have up loaded making it easier to find what you are looking for An All Media selector near the top of the page allows you to toggle between seeing only your own media or including the media shared by other Pachyderm users too You can also limit the media displayed by typing text into the search field and clicking the Search button The Media page shows all types of media by default but by clicking on the Media Filter ing buttons you can limit the display to seeing only images sounds or Movies files if you wish Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 19 Authoring in Pachyderm The Authoring Environment Authoring in Pachyderm follows a process of creating new presentation creating one or more screens adding media and text to those screens linking the screens together in a flow that makes sense and then publishing your presentation and viewing it in a web browser The Pachyderm authoring environment has functions to support each of these steps which are covered in this section below Aspects Screen Template Commentary Screen Template Dual Comparison Screen Template E SEES M perenne Pe Three of Pachyderm s 12 screen templates Pachyderm s screen templates are the foundation of the authoring system Creating a screen for a presentation begins with selecting a template and then filling in the template elements Each of t
41. ideo and audio Any standard media slot in a template can take and image and a video or audio file Aspects Template This gives the viewer 6 thumbnail images each with a small portion of associated text When the thumbnail is selected an enlarged image and or video appears in the center of the screen There is room for brief text Enlargement Template and Media Focus Template These two screens both provide a large media slot and space for a significant amount of text The main difference between them is that the Media Focus Template can accom modate video as well as still images the Enlargement Screen holds a larger image Layers Template Has one large media slot and two thumbnail sized media slots each of which can be linked to something else There is also a space for text and the capacity to add up to four more screens with identical format The text on each layer scrolls and each thumb nail can be linked to an Enlargement screen allowing ample room for text This screen is ideal for suggesting the multiple dimensions of a single topic Series Template This screen gives the viewer a central media slot and a series of thumbnail images each of which links to a zoom screen image and the possibility of short associated text con tent These screens are ideal for reproducing original books documents maps or im age sequences that need to be viewed in detail Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 57 Slider
42. in the Pachyderm authoring environment when work on your presentation is com plete you will likely want to publish it at a more permanent url on another web server This can be easily done by downloading the zip archive and unzipping it and placing the files in a directory on a web server The home page is already named index html so pointing a web browser at the directory should bring up the opening screen of the pre sentation gt The zip archive represents a single published snapshot of the presentation To make changes to a presentation the author will need to return to Pachyderm republish download a new zip archive and upload the entire contents of the archive into his or her web space again gt Accessibility Compliance A number of features have been added to Pachyderm to support 508 accessibility com pliance for published presentations Accessibility Buttons have been added to the border area for all of the original Pachy derm templates The buttons support the following accessibility features Info Provides a description to the screen reader of the structure of the template content Audio Flash only Toggles interface sounds off or on Contrast toggles screen contrast from normal to high contrast Turns titles and semi transparent overlays to solid black and white to increase Font Flash only Toggles font size from normal to large for sight impaired Size Help provides help information for using
43. ision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 23 tion click the section header again to collapse it and open the next section by clicking on it s header In this way you author a screen by working your way down the lettered sec tions opening each section and filling in the elements you want You are not required to fill in all the elements in every section Overview of Template Components Pachyderm s various templates have some elements in common and some that are dif ferent For instance almost all templates have a visible title 1 and subtitle 2 most have a place for a Background image B1 for which you can set the transparency B2 Many templates have one or more media slots Where these media slots exist they always have the same elements a place for an image a place for a video a place for a caption and a place for a supplemental link to another pachyderm screen or web url Template components that have many sub elements like the media slot are represent ed in both the legend and in the authoring window with letters and numbered sub ele ments For example the Commentary screen above section on the legend is a standard media slot with its standard elements C1 is where you can assign an image to the slot C2 is for assigning a video to the slot C3 is for entering a caption that appears beneath the slot and C4 is for assigning a link to another presentation screen or enter ing a url to a web page or do
44. it works well to cover several aspects of the same topic Itis not necessary to use all six spots on this template Four be equally effective for instance Authoring Scheme for Aspects Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Aspects Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 text About ten words for the display title 2 text Up to two sentences for the subtitle or quote B JPG GIF PNG Background image with 0 100 opacity Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 34 Thumbnail and main image for each spot C H 1 JPG GIF PNG may be the same image but do not have to be C H 2 MP4 FLY video MP3 Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times About eight or nine words each spot If C H 3 4 text used caption will suppress Media Label display Text will scroll as needed may be a few ye paragraphs in length Link to another screen or to an external C H 6 Screen link or URL URL or document on the web Sample Uses Several views or angles of the same building statue animal plant etc with a brief comment about each view Several videos or animations showing different aspects of a single topic phe nomenon Six sequential images showing growth or change Six related items with text commentary how they are alike and different Commentary Template The Commentary Template is an ideal Home Screen to a simple presentation or a mid
45. ks and one central image and function best as an overview rather than a detailed account of one idea Exploration Entry Template This allows 6 text based links that are related to a single image The image can also be linked to another screen for more detail There is no significant space for text Phone Dial Template Allows 2 text based links and up to 10 image based links Each one may be linked to a different screen or URL allowing for more depth of exploration Mousing over the im ages changes the display There is space for brief accompanying text Commentary Template This screen has a large image on the left three thumbnail links on the right and space for scrollable text in the center Multiple Images Minimal Text Aspects Template This gives the viewer 6 thumbnail images each with a small portion of associated text When the thumbnail is selected an enlarged image appears in the center of the screen There is room for brief text No further screen links are possible Ideal for showing mul tiple videos on a single topic Layers Template Allows for one large image and two thumbnail sized images each of which can be linked to something else There is also a space for text and the capacity to add up to four more screens with identical format The text on each layer scrolls and each thumbnail can be linked to an Enlargement screen allowing ample room for text This screen is ideal for suggesting the multiple dimensions of a
46. nd pruned for greatest beauty and strength It is easy to put information into a template and fun to play around with different templates to see what arrangement of your content has the most impact However creating a lot of screens without an overall plan often leads to a tangled mess of branches and confused viewers For more guidance on planning your presentation see xx of this guide While many authors will be able to work with Pachyderm without a detailed set of in structions this guide is intended to help authors focus their time and efforts more effec tively Some users may find that browsing is a better way to learn from this manual than reading straight through This will depend on the size and complexity of your project as well as your past experience with web based multimedia authoring tools gt indicates a tip or helpful point that might otherwise take trial and error to find out or be easily overlooked The 5 indicates special information about the new 15 capabilities of Pachyderm 3 0 Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 7 Sentences in bold type are key points or program limitations that should be kept in mind during the authoring process Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 8 Pachyderm 3 0 What s New Pachyderm 3 0 has been vastly improved over version 2 1 the last major release Ver sion 3 has both new features and a significantly improved code
47. needed By using a series of images it literally provides a snapshot of the topics that will be covered It is an ideal introductory screen which does not present much content on its own the content is all made available through links to other screens which allow significantly more quantities and more varied kinds of information to be presented The template has a place on the left hand side for the screen display title links to two other template screens or URLs and a space for the main text content which is scrol lable Because of the large number of possible images and links the Phone Dial Tem plate has many more authoring steps in it than most of the other templates The right hand dial side holds up to ten images and their associated links although you don t have to use all of them The center area of the dial allows for short text which is often used for instructions to the user Because the images are arranged in a circle and not in a vertical or left to right fashion it also allows for non linear exploration if the user desires Users might start at the top and go around the circle clock wise but there is no sequential requirement that they do so Rolling the mouse over a thumbnail image allows an enlargement of that image to appear in the center area and a few words of text called caption in the authoring window to appear in the phone dial clicking on either the thumbnail or the central image takes the user to the screen or
48. ng the full size image ensures the best quality throughout your presentation For video Length As a rule of thumb it is recommended that videos be 3 5 minutes in length or shorter This is based on user feedback about optimum information consumption Videos longer than this should be evaluated for more editing or breaking into a series of short videos File Format HTML5 presentations require mp4 format Flash presentations re quire flv format Quicktime files mov are supported but not recommended be cause they will play in a separate window above the presentation Frame Size Standard pixel dimensions for video is 320 x 240 pixels for all tem plates except the Enlargement and Media Focus templates which are 300 x 400 pixels Matching pixel dimensions exactly for each template will give you the best quality playback For HTML5 Presentations doubling the pixel dimensions will improve quality when users click the full screen zoom button in the HTML5 video player Data Rate Videos will not play well if they are compressed exported at a data rate that is is too high for the delivery medium Since most Pachyderm presenta tions are delivered over the web a data rate of 300 kbs is recommended for video files The H 264 codec is recommended for compression however any codec can be used as long as the 300 kbs data rate limit is observed Aspect Ratio The Pachyderm templates are designed for 4x3 SD video Users making 16x9 HD
49. nk below Mac Users Flix Standard the application recommended above for converting to Flash 8 on Win dows is also available for Mac for 39 If you want to view a quality comparison between Flash 7 and Flash 8 compression click on the link below http 130 157 145 22 8081 pachyderm_ 2_1 presentations FLVcomparisonsorenson vp679 wosid RRaaOev7rOEKfUVZ4nQ XrM Recommended Compression Settings for Videos Below are recommended compression settings for creating MP4 or Flash videos for Pachyderm with tools like the ones mentioned above MP4 videos are needed for an HTML5 presentation Flash FLV are needed for a Flash presentation Frame size 320 x 240 or 400 x 300 for Enlargement an Media Focus templates Frame rate 15 fps Video bitrate 230 or 330 Audio bitrate 64 More detailed information on Flash video settings can be found at http Awww adobe com devnet flash articles flv_encoding_02 html Known Issues in Pachyderm 3 0 Versions of IE earlier than 10 have some screen layout issues when authoring and view ing presentations Pachyderm 3 works well with current versions of IE Chrome FireFox and Safari browsers For HTML5 Authoring Because of security restrictions in IE and Chrome browsers on Windows HTML5 pre sentations cannot be played from a local hard disk with these browsers However Fire Fox on Windows can play presentations locally On the Mac Chrome and Safari cannot play presentations from a local
50. ntations View by THUMBNAILS LIST 1 Nl Flash test ams HTMLS test ali 1 screens eo 5 screens gt Jan 31 2014 at 11 34 PM 5 2 Feb 13 2014 at 08 28 23 gt 2 ipo MAEN a Ty POWERED BY PACHYDERM 3 0 1666 Feb14 14 14 26 has logged in to Pachyderm there will be no presentations displayed The Presentations Screen two presentations are in this account If presentations already exist as in the example above they will be dis played in either list or thumbnail view with the option to change from one to the other Information displayed in either view includes the presentation title the modified date the number of screens in the presentation and the options to Edit or Delete the presentation When the presentation has been published there is Lou Zweier HOME Presentations New Presentation LOG OUT Add New Presentation Presentation Name Title Presentation Format Flash HTMLS Presentations Description Pachyderm 3 publishes presentations in Flash or 5 Flash requires flv files for video HTML5 requires mp4 for videos Cancel POWERED BY 3 0 1666 Feb14 14 14 26 also a View option After clicking Start New Presentation you will see this screen A presentation name and brief description are the first things to enter The name should be memorable You also select the format of the presentation Flash or
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52. o the home page of their presentation Show Text Show the text associated with Zoom or Series Zoom screen Scroll Up Indicates more text is present below scrolls the text Triangle own 2 Indicates Media Label text is present pops open Media Scroll Both Indicates more text is present above and below scrolls the Triangles text up top arrow or down bottom arrow Berol pown Indicates more text is present above scrolls the text up Triangle Layers Top Active layer on Layers screen Triangles Bottom Inactive layer on Layers screen General i Indicates a link to another screen in the presentation Screen Link Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 01 03 13 2014 page 59 Enlargement Indicates a link to an Enlargement screen URL Indicates a link to a Web URL Doc URL Indicates link to a document on the web pdf doc xls ppt Video Indicates a link to a video file Video audio Flash only Triangle toggles start pause of clip square Controls stops it Video Flash only Toggles On Off display of closed captions for Captions FLV video Toggles On Off display of transcript for FLV video or MP3 Transcript audio Zoom Indicates a link to a Zoom screen Flash only Controls a zoom image blue circle may be Zoom dragged along the line or user may click anywhere on the line with the mouse to pop the circle to that point
53. ommentary Template Section A is expanded for editing After a template has been selected the Edit Screen for that template is displayed and you can begin authoring the screen How Authoring in the Edit Screen Works In the upper left of the display is a schematic representation or legend of the selected screen with letters A B C etc and sub elements A1 A2 etc indicating where infor mation and media will show when the screen is published The legend is a static map of the screen structure and will not change as material is added Below the legend is a field for the screen name and a field for notes Neither of these will be a visible part of the presentation when viewed The screen name functions as an identifier for that screen and should be easily recognizable so it can be found when link ing to other screens The notes field is an ideal place to list screens that need to be built and or media that need to be uploaded in order to complete a given screen On the right hand portion of the page is are lettered sections for each of the major con tent areas in the legend A B C etc Clicking anywhere in the grey bar of a section header expands that section so you can see the sub elements there and fill them in e g 1 Title 2 Subtitle To the right of each item are brief instructions of what to do e g Display title goes here When you are done filling in the elements you want in a sec Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Rev
54. ons Buttons have been added for all templates and provide functionality for Information Audio Flash only Contrast Font Size Flash only and Help addition Support for closed captions is available for Flash videos FLV Transcripts can now be uploaded for audio or video e Accessibility Metadata can now be entered or uploaded for each media asset Screen Reader and keyboard navigation Support has been added to standard templates Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 33 Aspects Template This is a multi image screen good for demonstrating relationships between different con cepts people or objects represented with thumbnail images It is also well suited to organizing multiple media files that explore different aspects of or perspectives on central topic There are a total of 6 thumbnails around a central image box and text box clicking on a thumbnail brings up a larger image or video in the central image box The text associated with it appears above Media Label information if any will be displayed next to each thumbnail or enlargement unless a caption is entered to override it A link to a screen or url can also be entered for each of the 6 thumbnails to provide additional detail for that point and appears below the larger image This screen is ideal for quickly showing related pictures and explanatory text for each when the level of individual detail is small As its name suggests
55. ranscript a caption data file or a Media Label to an asset Adding accessibility meta data can also be done when uploading media into Pachyderm or when using the Media search function by clicking on the Edit Media link in the search results Entering accessibility Each piece of media in data for media when a template has a Edit editing a template Media Metadata button Clicking it give you access to enter Accessibility information metadata Entering closed In the Edit Media captions and transcripts Metadata Screen Click for FLV video or MP3 on the Upload Edit audio Caption or Transcript buttons to enter or upload caption or transcript data Media with captions or transcript data show the CC or Transcript Icon Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 62 Adding Alt Text or Long In the Edit Media Description text to an Metadata screen of an image image file fields are present for entering Alt Text or a Long Description for accessibility compliance Screen Reader Support Support for screen reader functions is available in the standard Pachyderm templates in both HTML5 and Flash This includes appropriate read order of screen elements access to alternate text and long descriptions for media and keyboard navigation and control of screen functions Testing and debugging of read order for screen readers and keyboard navigation is still in progress Guide for MP
56. rcle on the line right to enlarge the image left to zoom out Users may view a different part of the zoomed image by clicking on it and dragging the image up or down left or right When present the optional audio files are controlled with start stop pause buttons in the lower left Icons for a popup text field screen or url link and Media Label appear when these are entered The arrow in the lower right hand corner returns the user to the previ ous screen All other Pachyderm screens have arrows the upper right for return to prior screens the Zoom Screen has its back arrow in the lower right hand corner Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 52 Authoring Scheme for Zoom Template Media Table for the Zoom Template Spot A 01 1 D2 E2 Sample Uses Media Type s JPG PNG GIF text screen link or URL SWF audio only text Sample Published Template Notes For best results prepare this image at 2560 x 2548 pixels or larger Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length A link to either another screen or a URL may be added Remember to keep audio files short to avoid long download times Caption Label for audio file Image of a particular species of bird and two bird calls one right and one wrong or one male and one female etc Diagram of a heart and two heartbeat sounds one normal and one irregular image with a high
57. rent pert the ear the trunk an s other isan The with the tail sax 7 f The man watt me nk 592 wes tree and the with he leg Of course an is al 272 none of these things 1n this stor the truth is larger tha ne bled men s gb ty to perceive t Tr usks wnis Many template elements will accept a screen link but not all More importantly some template elements have a screen link as their main function while others have it as a secondary function For example in the Commentary screen above the three media slots on the right side of the screen template elements E G have linking as a primary function clicking on on the image in the slot activates the link But the media slot on the left side of the screen template element C has linking as a secondary function it s link is displayed below and to the left of the image as a separate icon and is intended for supplemental content Most of your screen links should be in template elements where screen linking is the el ement s main function See the detailed template descriptions in this manual to learn which template elements are intended to have screen linking as their main function screen link can only be done to a screen that already exists In multi screen presentation where the structure has been planned you may wish to create all desired screens and link them together f
58. s Pachyderm 3 works well with current versions of IE Chrome FireFox and Safari browsers Closed captions for videos are currently not implemented in the HTML5 templates This is due to lack of standards for implementing closed captions in HTML5 media players at the time the HTML5 templates were developed However transcripts for mp4 videos do work and captions can be burned into video as an alternative until closed captions can be implemented If you change the format of your presentation after you have begun authoring from Flash to HTML5 visa versa you must publish your presentation once to get screen preview to switch formats Because of security restrictions in IE and Chrome browsers on Windows HTML5 pre sentations cannot be played from a local hard disk with these browsers However Fire Fox on Windows can play presentations locally On the Mac Chrome and Safari cannot play presentations from a local disk but FireFox will play them fine All four browsers play HTML5 presentations fine from web server Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 11 Getting Started All that is required to begin authoring with Pachyderm is an account on a Pachyderm server Record your information here Server URL Login Record your password in a safe place Logging In Welcome to Pachyderm 3 0 Welcome Lou Zweier Administrator Edit my Account USERNAME Yd 22 View
59. s the main page Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 48 Authoring Scheme for Series Template Media Table for the Series Template Spot 1 2 H1 H2 thumbnail Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Media Type s text JPG PNG GIF JPG GIF MP4 FLV video text screen link or URL text text JPG PNG GIF Sample Published Template Notes About ten words for the display title and subtitle Background round image with 0 100 opacity Pachyderm will resize the image as needed Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times caption A link to either another screen or a URL may be added Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length Up to 15 characters about 3 words Appears under thumbnail and on the series detail page and in the detail text box Pachyderm will resize the image as needed Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 49 12 Pachyderm will resize the image as eas JPG PNG GIF needed Text will scroll as needed may be a few sri paragraphs in length 14 Zoom MP3 An audio file for narration music or other audio 15 Zoom text Provides a label for the audio file caption 16 1 A link to either another screen or a URL Screen Link URL may be added Sample Uses This screen is ideal for showing close up detail because of the zoom pages Show progression growth or chang
60. ser tab and load your presentation When viewing your presentation you can copy the URL from the address bar to share your presentation with others Note if you are re publishing your pre sentation after making changes and your changes are not showing up empty your browser cache Download Presentation will download a zip file with the presentation directory This can be saved as a back up of the presentation and or uploaded to another web server for publishing the presentation more permanently outside of the Pachyderm Authoring System this is recommended for presentations that have been completed Edit Presentation will return you to the Edit Presentation page for that presentation to continue authoring gt After you have published your presentation for the first time View Presentation and Download Presentation buttons will appear on the Edit Presentation page for that presentation These buttons View or download the last published ver sion of your presentation Any changes you make to your presentation after publishing won t show up until you publish your presentation again HTML5 amp Flash Templates Included in Presentation Folder Regardless of the format you have chosen for your presentation when you publish HTML5 or Flash Pachyderm includes both the HTML5 and Flash templates in your presentation folder The presentation s Index html file is set to launch whichever set of templates you have chosen for your format
61. single topic Series Template This screen gives the viewer a central image and a series of thumbnail images each of which links to a zoom screen image with the possibility of short associated text content These screens are ideal for reproducing original books documents maps or image se quences that need to be viewed in detail Dual Comparison Template Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 56 This template presents two medium size images or videos side by side for comparison The text block at the top of the screen is designed to present an overall concept related to the two images When the user moves the cursor over either media slot the text changes to present information related to the media in that particular slot Explanatory Material with Extensive Text Commentary Template This screen has a large image on the left three thumbnail links on the right and space for scrollable text in the center Enlargement Template and Media Focus Template These two screens both provide a large image and space for a significant amount of text The main difference between them is that the Media Focus Template can accom modate video as well as still images the Enlargement Template holds a larger image Slider Template This screen has a movie or link space for links to multiple other screens and a large area for scrollable text Media Images Video and Audio Below is a summary of how templates support images v
62. spects of the story Show progression growth or change over time with a chronological series of photographs or videos and describe or ask questions about each one in the text field Showcase a series of works by one artist or craftsperson or show related works in a single style include text or questions in the text field Slider Template can be used in the same ways as the Series Template but Slider is best when close up detail is not important Slider allows the author to include several paragraphs of text with each image Zoom Template The Zoom Template allows the user to zoom in on an image and inspect it in detail This screen can also have two audio files attached to it which are typically used for recorded commentary about the image The Zoom Template has the same capabilities as the zoom screen in the Series Template described above but is a separate screen de signed for a visual focus on one image only This is a good screen to link to from any where there is a thumbnail image and a larger look at the image is desired e g the cen tral image on an Exploration Entry Template one of the stops on a Slider Template or one of the circles on the Phone Dial template or one of the links on the Commentary template The Zoom Template is a detail screen In a published HTML5 presentation a user can click on the or magnifying glass at the bottom of the image to to zoom in or out on the image For Flash move the ci
63. st Other buttons let you see detailed info about the item modify that info or delete the item Search and filtering controls at the top of the page help you find the media you want Uploading Media Assets into Pachyderm Since Pachyderm presentations are largely composed of media images video sound animations etc it is helpful to gather and upload your media into Pachyderm as an early step in the authoring process This will give you some content to work with when building screens Pachyderm uses a variety of media but only in a few specific file formats jpg mp4 flv mp3 swf Pachyderm uses a file s letter extension for valida tion so making sure your files have their proper 3 letter extensions is a must Below is additional information about how to prepare different types of media files for use in Pachyderm gt IMPORTANT Files that are not prepared properly create problems with authoring and presentation playback particularly over the web For this reason you must follow the guidelines below in preparing media files for upload into Pachyderm Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 14 Media File Preparation For images File Format Images may be in jpg png or gif format Size 2560 x 2548 pixels is the recommended size This size will fill the Zoom template Pachyderm will automatically make a smaller size of the image when needed for other templates or thumbnails Uploadi
64. t Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Toxt Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Toxt Text Text Text Text Toxt Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Text Commentary Template Published Commentary Screen Pachyderm authoring is based on a series of pre designed templates that provide sound information design graphic design and navigation design to create a presentation Pachyderm s templates range from very simple a single image with some text to Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 6 very complex multi layered combinations of text images videos and links To cre ate a presentation an author uploads media files to the Pachyderm server selects an appropriate template and then places media and text into the template to create a presentation screen Presentation screens can be linked to one another to create a multi screen interactive presentation Links can also be made to external web pages or documents e g PDF The resulting Pachyderm presentation is published to the Web in HTML5 or Flash format for easy viewing a web browser Elixr Case Story Home Planning is Important Creating a diagram of your pachyderm presentation is a good planning tool A Pachyderm presentation is like a plant with twigs layers and leaves extending from a single trunk Like a plant the structure of your presentation is best managed a
65. t to avoid long download times If no movie is used in a given spot a link to either another screen or a URL may be added Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length Present a long term project such as the construction of a pyramid broken into phases of time or of construction one phase per layer Compare five scientists including a photograph a short biography an animation or video illustrating a key discovery and a video of each scientist speaking or working or a video of colleagues or faculty discussing the contributions of each Describe an artistic movement and use layers to suggest its many dimensions e g the Architecture Painting Typography Craft Workshops and Pedagogical Philosophy of the Bauhaus Describe a Zeitgeist moment in summary form e g the Sixties with a layer for Civil Rights another about the Vietnam War and others about international stu dent radicalism in 1968 the Counter culture and Music Media Focus Template Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 44 This screen allows for a title and subtitle scrollable text and an media slot for an image and or a movie A caption and Media Label data for the image may be displayed and a link to another screen or url can be added beneath the media slot This screen is very similar to the Enlargement Template described above with the major difference being that the Media Focus Template layout has
66. ter placing media or previewing a screen the Expand Collapse state is maintained so no more constantly scrolling down while authoring to re find your place The Save button has been eliminated on the screen authoring page because Pachyderm now automatically saves what you have entered after each authoring action No more accidental loss of data because of page refreshes Improved Media Manager Pachyderm s Media Upload function now checks for valid file types and reports an error when an invalid file upload is attempted File extensions are used for validation so mak ing sure your files have their proper 3 letter extensions is a must e g jpg png mp4 flv mp3 swf etc The mp4 video file type has been added to Pachyderm to support video in HTML5 presentations The Media Manager page now automatically displays the media you have uploaded for browsing without having to do a search And your most recent uploads will be displayed at the top of the media list new Preview button on each item the media list allows you to preview any piece of media directly from the list Browsing and Searching for me dia defaults to only the media you have uploaded making it easier to find what you are looking for And an All Media selector allows you to toggle between seeing only your own media or the media shared by other Pachyderm users too Media filtering options have also been added to the Media Manager By default the page displ
67. text specific to the layer And that is only on the first screen By selecting Add New Layer at the bottom of the authoring window another screen with the same spaces for links and text can be added The main text will remain the same but the images and layer text change Viewers of the finished presentation move from one layer to another by clicking on the layer title This allows the viewer to move quickly and easily between different screens with the same visual format It is ideal for use when quick cross referencing between one image and another is desired or when the author wants to collect related material in the same style of display Authoring Scheme for Layers Template Sample Published Template Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 43 Media Table for the Layers Template Spot 1 2 B C G 1 C G 2 4 image C G 2 4 caption C G 2 4 movie C G 2 4 link C G 5 Sample Uses Media Type s text JPG PNG GIF text text JPG GIF text MP4 FLV video screen link or URL text Notes About twelve words for the display title Background round image with 0 100 opacity Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length About seven words for the layer title Pachyderm will resize the image as needed 2 Up to two sentences 3 4 Up to seven words Caption will suppress Media Label display Remember to keep videos shor
68. text on the left and the media slot on the right Authoring Scheme for Media Focus Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Media Focus Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 text About ten words for the display title 2 text Up to two sentences for the subtitle or quote B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity text Text will scroll as needed may be a few paragraphs in length D JPG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as needed MP4 FLY video MP3 Remember to keep videos short to avoid long download times text Up to 16 words for a caption if desired Caption will suppress Media Label display A link to either another screen or a URL G link or URL screen link or may be added Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 01 03 13 2014 page 45 Sample Uses Include a video a still photo from the video and a discussion of the contents Show a flash movie of plant growth and include descriptive text and or questions Display a still image only no video and include descriptive text and or discus sion questions Use this screen for an about the author feature about the person who made the presentation including a photograph and a short biography Phone Dial Template This screen which looks like an old fashioned phone dial beside text functions as a visual Table of Contents and serves as an excellent menu screen wherever many dif ferent paths away from the menu are
69. the presentation and change the format of the presentation HTML5 Flash As screens are added to the presentation they will appear on the Edit Presen tation page By default they will appear as thumbnail images of the screen labeled with the screen title but the user can change the display to a list format if you wish The screen that is the Home Screen will be listed at the top Note any screen can become the home screen for your presentation by clicking on the Make Home button below the screen thumbnail Linked Screens Secondary Image Menu Detail of Image Ld 4 Make Home Preview Delete Make Home Preview Delete Modified Feb 16 2014 at 06 44 AM Modified Feb 16 2014 at 06 43 AM A screen can also be previewed or deleted by clicking on the buttons below its thumb nail A screen is edited by clicking on it s title or it s thumbnail image Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 26 Adding a Screen to a Presentation screen can be added to a presentation at any time even after publishing adda new screen go to the Edit Presentation page for the presentation and click Add Screen to Presentation see screen shot above Then you will be given the same thumbnail array of templates to pick from as when beginning a new presentation Select a template and begin authoring the screen as before Anew screen must be linked to the home screen
70. ther screen to be viewed in the published presentation Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 58 About Published Presentations Published presentations look very different from the schematics used in authoring Pachyderm has built in dynamics that add interest to the presentation without labor for the author On some templates moving the mouse over a title or phrase causes the phrase to enlarge and appear to move toward the viewer Other features are accompa nied by sound Flash only for example when viewing an image Media Label a click accompanies opening the Media Label box and a whoosh accompanies closing it The Phone Dial template plays a different note for each thumbnail on the dial screens are set against the Pachyderm background When a published presentation is being loaded for viewing an loading animation ap pears in center of the screen a gear for HTML5 presentations and an arrow for Flash and gives the progress as the presentation loads This will also appear when moving from one screen to another in the presentation A number of other icons appear on vari ous screens to give the viewer guidance on further actions available Pachyderm Icons Icon Name Indicates Goes back to the previous screen the user was on Present Back on all screens except the first one always in the upper right except on the Zoom template where it appears in the lower right Home Returns the user t
71. to the prospective au thor Available templates Aspects Commentary Dual Comparison Enlargement Exploration Entry Fullscreen SWF Layers Media Focus Phone Dial Series Slider Zoom Common Template Features Some features are shared by all Pachyderm templates making selection easier and pro viding more flexibility for Pachyderm authors All templates support the following e Tiles and sub titles Standard Media Slots HTML Support in Text Fields ABackground Image with transparency setting e Accessibility Support A Standard Media Slot contains the following components 1 an image 2 a video or sound file 3 a caption and 4 a link to another screen or a url These 4 components can be used individually or all together Also icons for the Media Label transcript and closed captions Flash only will appear under the media if that information is available Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 32 Templates Behaviors Home Button in the border navigation has been added that will return users to the first screen of the presentation regardless of their current location Distinctive Icons for different types of links will help users better understand the types of material and locations to which these links will take them Videos in all templates can be started and stopped by clicking in the video frame Accessibility Compliance has been enhanced to support 508 compliance for published presentati
72. up to several minutes if the files are large Please be patient while me dia is uploading Lou Zweier Add Media File Choose a file to import from your computer This instan Images jpg png gif Videos flv mp4 mov and swf Important Flash presentations require flv vic e Audio mp3 Media Size Guidelines Images For best results especially for images used in Smaller images will not provide good detail the zoom Video and Audio Video files may be any size and 300 pixels is best for the Media Focus Enlargemer video h 264 ACC or vp6 audio mp3 Be sure you Captions and Transcripts Closed captioning for vide files are also supported Captions and transcripts screen Choose File no file selected File Title will use file name if not provided Single file upload screen Import Multiple Media Files Step 1 Import files Please choose the file to import from your computer Note that Pachyderm currently supports the following file formats Images jpg png and gif Videos flv mp4 mov and swf Audio mp3 Media Size Guidelines Images For best results especially for images used in zoom templates use images that are Smaller images will not provide good detail in the zoom template Pachyderm will resize large Video and Audio Video files may be any size and aspect ratio but a frame size of 320 x 240 300 pixels is best for the
73. utor s other than the creator if any Coverage Spatial and or temporal characteristics of the resource for example if the item is a photograph of part of a building this field could describe the part covered by the photograph Similarly if the item is a song fragment or clip from a longer video this field might describe what part of the song or video is included Relation Relationship to other resources in case someone wishes to search for other items related to this one Source Unique string or number for a printed or digital work from which this resource is derived could be a URL or ISBN number if applicable Media Label Tombstone A label that will be displayed with the media item in the presen tation The Media Label can be used for providing information about the media itself such as credit and copyright Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 17 All media slots Pachyderm s templates offer a place to enter a caption about the media while authoring Captions are displayed independently of the Media Label Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 18 Browsing amp Searching for Media You will most often browse and search for media when you are authoring screens and want to place a piece of media in a template media slot The other place you will browse and search media is in the Media Manager when you are managing your media files Browsing and Searching on the med
74. videos can either crop their video to 4x3 letterbox their video with black bands at the top and bottom or output their video in 16x9 format with the long dimension matching the long dimension of the Pachyderm template video slots 820 or 400 pixels for default size or double that for HTML5 zoomed videos For Audio Audio files must be in mp3 format A maximum of 300 kbs data rate should also be observed for audio files Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 15 For Flash Animations or Interactives These only work with the Flash Tem plates and must be in swf format Pixel dimensions should be a maximum of 740 x 454 For Documents Document files cannot be uploaded into Pachyderm however template slots which can take a URL can be used to link to a document file that has been placed on a web server When this is done Pachyderm will display a document icon link in that slot When the link is clicked the document will either download or open in a new browser window depending on the document format and the configuration of the web browser PDF Word Excel and Powerpoint files are examples of files this is typically done with The upload functions in Pachyderm allow you to upload single media files or batches of files Batches of files can be combined as a single zip file or up to 5 files can be man ually selected as a group Media upload especially of multiple or zip files can take a long time
75. which could be an image and or a video and thumbnail links to subsequent zoom screens pages Each thumbnail can be labeled with the name of the page it appears on telling the viewer what page he or she will go to when clicking on the thumbnail Authors might use page numbers for the names but could also use image titles When the thumbnails are clicked the image is brought up in enlarged format with pan and zoom features like the Zoom Template A Text button can be clicked with the mouse and a small pop up box displaying associ ated text will appear Users can move from one page in the series to the next by means of forward and backward arrows on each screen From the main Series Screen any thumbnail can be clicked so it is possible to view the series out of sequence The Series Screen is also appropriate for looking at successive enlargements of related images or material with only brief written commentary A popup text field and a link to another screen or url is also available on the Series zoom The default the Series Screen has a page title and subtitle main text area standard me dia slot and one section H for a thumbnail with a link to a zoom screen To add more thumbnails and zoom screens I the author must click on Add New Series Page at the bottom of the authoring window Other screen types cannot be selected in place of the zoom screens All of the daughter zoom screens are authored within the same window a
76. wo images from the same artist or time period Comparison of two samples that support or contrast each other Displaying two examples of the same theme Pachyderm 3 0 User Manual Revision 3 0 v1 03 13 2014 page 38 Enlargement Template This is the simplest Pachyderm screen showing a static enlargement of an image or video or both its Media Label data and a caption and up to several paragraphs of as sociated text The main image area can also have a link to another screen or a URL It is ideal for presenting large amounts of written information about a single subject The image on the Enlargement Template will be larger than images on any other screen ex cept Zoom The size of the image box on the authoring scheme below does not represent the ac tual size of the image as it will appear in the published presentation see sample pub lished template below The box represents the maximum area for both vertical and hor izontal images image display will vary based on the aspect ratio of the image selected Authoring Scheme for Enlargement Template Sample Published Template Media Table for the Enlargement Template Spot Media Type s Notes 1 text About nine words for the display title A2 text Up to two sentences for the subtitle or quote B JPG PNG GIF Background round image with 0 100 opacity JPG PNG GIF Pachyderm will resize the image as needed Ideal video size is 300 x 400 Pixels D MP4 FLV video R

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