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| How
to build teleprompter using WildPresenter |
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| This tutorial applies to WildPresenter Pro 2+. |
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| Introduction |
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tutorial will help you create a teleprompter
using WildPresenter. WildPresenter contains many
features that are not covered here. Instructions
on how to use these features are located in the
Help file of the WildPresenter program itself.
We also offer numerous tutorials on how to use
WildPresenter in the tutorials section of our
web site. |
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One: Getting started |
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WildPresenter and at the start screen click “Create
New Project.” We will label this project, “Teleprompter”. |
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WildPresenter program will now open. |
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Two: Setting project dimensions |
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will now set the dimension of out teleprompter.
For this demonstration I want a rectangular shape.
Open the Project Settings window and select the
Output tab. Change the dimensions to 600 x 175. |
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Three: Changing your projects background color |
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we will change the teleprompter’s background
color. For this project we will use the color
black.
NOTE: You can also have a transparent
background by going to the Slide Settings window
and selecting the Transparent Background box.
To change your project’s background color
select the “Fill Color” button on
the draw toolbar. |
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a color and choose from solid, linear and radial
gradient options. |
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Four: Opening text effect animator and typing
in text |
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are several ways you can create animated text
effects with WildPresenter. You can use the text
effect wizard, you can use the create text effect
menu, or you can simply use the insert text effects
button. For this tutorial we are going to use
the insert text effects button. |
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| Type
your text in the text field of the main tab. |
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| Changing
your font attributes and font color |
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We
will now change the font attributes and color.
We will change the font to Microsoft Sans Serif,
Regular, 16. Also since we made the stage background
black we’ll now change the font to be white.
To change your font, click the font button which
will bring up the font selector. |
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In
this box you can change the font, the font size
and font attributes.
To change your font color select the fill box
in the font section, |
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will bring up the “Choose Text Fill” box
from which you can select a color. |
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can choose a solid, linear gradient, or radial
gradient for your fill. |
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Five: Select text effect |
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We
will now select a scrolling text effect for our
teleprompter. WildPresenter has an excellent
effect for this.
In the Type folder select the Scroll Up Block
effect. |
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save and insert the text animation onto the stage
click the Save & Insert button. |
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save and insert the text animation onto the stage
click the Save & Insert button. |
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Click
File then Exit to close the Create Text Effect
box.
The text animation has now been placed on the
stage.
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Six: Sizing your text effect |
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We
will now size the text effect to be the same
as our project stage.
Open the Object Settings window; in the Appearance
tab adjust the Width and Height in the Transform
Options section. |
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center your text over the stage use the Horizontal
and Vertical Center In Slide buttons. |
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preview your teleprompter click the play preview
button. |
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Seven: Playback |
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Now
that our teleprompter is functional we want to
add a couple finishing touches. We don’t
want our project to start playing automatically,
so we will include a click to begin playback
feature. We will also include one the many players
available with WildPresenter.
To insert the click to begin playback feature
open the Project Settings window. Select the
Flash SWF tab and in the ‘Start of movie
options’ section select the ‘Click
to begin playback’ button. |
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include a player select the Players tab in the
Project Settings window. In the Player skin options
check the ‘Include player when exporting’ box.
You may choose any of the players listed, to
preview the player click the View skin button. |
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controls will only work to rewind to the beginning
because of the way this scrolling text animation
is generated – they cannot be used to ff
or rew etc. |
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Eight: Export your Flash file |
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are many ways you can export your effect. You
can click File then Export File, use the shortcut
CTRL+SHIFT+E, or click the “Export File” button.
Click the "Export File" button. |
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the Export File box you may change file name. |
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Click
Save.
You can then play your “teleprompter” file
while you are recording a voiceover or video
presentation in another project.
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| Conclusion |
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have now covered everything necessary to create
a teleprompter with WildPresenter. You can do
much more with WildPresenter including adding
images, audio, and even video. Other tutorials
will cover these subjects. The WildPresenter
help file also addresses these topics. |
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