D.A.D.A. User's guide 1.79
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1. dynamic audio visual data archive DADA Categories Mediaindexing Medialist Playerpreferences Advanced preferences Quit Media Indexing Connection strengh Excelent ae Sood Average Little None People Landscapes Details directly related to Original file name 947 JPG Enter media description 047 Project sumary categories 3 indexed Files 0 mew Files 21 Now you can describe the degree of affiliation of each media to the different themes Choose which theme you want the media to relate directly to Landscapes in this case Describe the degree the pertinence of the media to the different themes by clicking on the appropriate buttons You have five degrees of pertinence Excellent Good Average Little None Enter a valid name description for the media in the field Enter media description This description will describe the media in the player In this case the description entered is Crossing the Orinoco WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 12 00 DADA DADA dynamic audio visual data archive Categories Media indexiz s preferences Advanced preferences Quit Media Indexing Connection strengh Excelent Good Average Little None People Landscapes Details directly related to Original file name 947JPG Enter media description S g isr2. appear can it fit or not even it is not exactly in that category Development of an online version to publish content on the web Possibility to choose the layout in MU mode From 2 to 25 media Record mode to export linear Quicktime movies as indipendent films Avi support 19 CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 20 F A Q Q Who can use D A D A A Museums allow visitors to access organized information in the form of an interactive audiovisual installation On off line digital multimedia archives contextual and intuitive access to the archives Sociologists anthropologists historians publishing organizing and archiving educational material DVD authoring create resources to access the Bonus section of the DVD organizing the cut off rushes Film makers creating and publishing interactive documentaries on the web and DVD Travelers Travel agencies and Tour Operators presentation of different places resorts Visual and performing artists installations performances Home users create and publish interactive stories photo albums portfolios Q Is D A D A somehow similar to tools like Powerpoint or Picasa A Better think to D A D A as a tool that can present different contents in a contextual way Contents can be either already organized in the case of an Interactive Documentary edited videos Pwp presentations audio sequences etc either can be single images sounds a
3. ADAIndexing exe gt Are you beginning a new project OC DADA dynamic audio visual data archive Gi D A D A H 7 4 DYNAMIC AUDIOVISUAL DATA ARCHIVE 4 RN a il Click YES Clicking NO allows you to load a project and update it with new media WWW DADADOC COM rt ada m CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide Browse for the folder of your project in this case select the folder PLAYER TO MS 2 Pi T Player Categories gt Enter a theme name DOD DADA dynamic audio visual data archive Category editor Add new category New category name When you are done continue Write the name for example People and click ADD WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo 8 CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive WWW DADADOC COM User s guide gt Choose if the theme category will be selected at the beginning or not Note initial media search will be based on selected themes choose No to exclude some themes at the beginning Yes to include them Or DADA dynamic audio visual data archive JF D H Category editor Add new category New category name Category name background sounds Selected at the beginning Yes g g g When you are done continue gt Associate one or more sounds to the theme Press the button BACKGROUND SOUNDS You will be able to associate one or more
4. D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive Short User s Guide Player Beta 1 79 CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 2 INDEX General Concepts icc ce cescecsscetesesnsecetsscavsnsavevsavevsucevsnsavsesavsnsavecsavessaveseasansesansesavstsatecsvecsevanseee 3 Features ooo cccccccccccccccccccsccsccsccsccscsacsecsacsucessassssssssssesvsesesssessusausausassausausausausaesaesaesaesaessesacsucsassucsucsussucsusausaueateaneateateas 4 MERACA i 4 Getting Started Geier EE 5 Organizing media WE 6 The indexing Tool Ir eil Leite EE D Jeff ei Leder 7 BEE EE 8 Media Indexing EE 11 ACETO IF HSC ooo ccccccccccccccccccccscccscccsccsccssccsecsaccsscsacscsessesssessesssssasecessssscaessscsaessassausssssaucsssssuesaecsascsscascassaceauessceatens 13 Player EE ee 14 Advanced Preferences ooo c ccccccccccccccccccccsccsscsscscccsesssssscsscsssssccssssassacsassssssessacsasssessessucsaccstssessucssesssescsacsueeae 15 The Player Tool ai de le gel n N E nese iriestesioniatoetbendues 16 Multiscreen Mode 17 Fullscreen Mode 18 Appenduces eee 19 Frequently Asked Ouestons 20000 ccceseseesceseeneetestesesatessansstsiteatessstssteteteesiesinenseeeeeen 20 WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide General Concepts WWW DADADOC COM D A D A an on offline publishing system for interactive documentaries and catalogs D A D A Dynamic Audi
5. Preferences To set the playing preferences select Player Preferences from the menu DADA dynamic audio visual data archive E u W l Y E Y Avr Player preferences Aspect Ratio bad opi dE Squeeze een eeue intomedia jpg etine Ee CREDITS me No 4 Use smartstops Use video controller No Use smart stretch No Image show time When you are done f continde Aspect Ratio Chooses the aspect ratio of the media Note the values 3 4 letterbox or 16 9 refer to the format the picture or the video was shot It does NOT refer to the format of the computer display Squeeze Uses squeezed media in the Multiscreen Mode and in the Visual Menu Useful with slow computers improves performance Note To use this option first place a complete squeezed copy of of all the media present in ProjectName Media Imagesdadadoc with identical names in the ProjectName Media Imagesdadadoc Squeeze folder Compressing more videos DOES NOT necessarily improve performances try RESIZING them instead See table in Getting Started Formats Intro media name The name of the media used as Intro placed in ProjectName Attic Default is intromedia jpg Example Change to Myintro mov for a quicktime movie placed in folder Attic named Myintro mov Credits media name The name of the media used as Credits placed in ProjectName Attic Default is Credits jpg N EN
6. anne CH gr Ay 1 EE WE N ie WWW L I nantapte A INNA San id AR Haddin H Nf aqnaaimn lata fa DADAD M Contact support dadadoc com WV ZUVO SOniIdoOstudio W IiVilass mo Catalto CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 15 Use smartstops Videos in Multiscreen Mode and in the Visual Menu play only when the pointer is over them faster display on slow machines Use video controller Displays video control bar under videos beta Use smartstretch If selected zooms and centers vertical images to fit the screen in fullscreen mode Image show time Time between two fixed images in fullscreen mode Advanced Preferences Allow to set different options for the search engine the visual transitions and for the audio Not available for beta version of the player DADA dynamic audio visual data archive Advanced preferences Navigation search radius Navigation sensitivity Transition type Transition time eaea 15 Volume fullscreen WE Volume video 255 When you are done Gontinue WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 16 The Player Tool Introduction WWW DADADOC COM Once the project has been created with the Indexing Tool use the Player to view it Player is independent from a specific project Just drop the Player into a folder containing a project made with D A D A and run it
7. backgrounds to this theme eer DADA dynamic audio visual data archive DADA Category background sound editor sounds used by this category avaible sounds Yoodsounds field underwood continue Select from the right column the sound s you want to associate with the present category people in this case Click add to associate Click continue when finished ef GN OMC GaninAnQGhidn amp AA naaman latal la Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo 9 CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 10 Repeat the same scheme 1 3 for the remaining themes you can use the categories Landscapes and Details for this example OC DADA dynamic audio visual data archive r m Y W Category editor Add new category New category name Category men ere background sounds Selected at the beginning e Category een Landscapes 0 background sounds Selected atthe beginning Ka Category ey Peis background sounds Selected atthe beginning re When you are done continue You can choose from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of eight themes Once done click Continue WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 1 1 Media Indexing Select Media Indexing from the menu You will be presented a screen like this aa DADA
8. e to be converted to suitable formats i e compressed named with convenient names and placed in the right folder structure Formats Different medias and format can be used the following are just indicative values for compression that work well on a 1 Ghz PII machine or Mac equivalent 640x480 for 4 3 ood 8 640x360 for 16 9 Jpeg Pictures 800x600 ood 8 MP3 sounds 44100 Khz 16 bit 128 kb s Note In case you should experience slow video performance try the following Reduce the size of Quicktime or Flash movies Use the Squeeze and the Smartstop options see Player preferences Organizing media Download the DADApack and decompress it The file structure will look as follows for the player folder E DADApackRelease pr indexing E amer 2 backgrounds ri T Player P DADAplayer1 791 05x T Imagesdadadac KR T Media for the Indexing folder DADApackRelease Ek E Indexing DADAindexing 1 1 05x e backgrounds cst CI Player E data definition txt editor_test swf e media cst im editor dxr EI project dat squeeze cst WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 6 At this point you should perform these steps Copy all jpeg mov and swf media flash videos sounds animations into the folder ProjectName Media Imagesdadadoc In this case the Projectname is P
9. layer Copy all your audio files mp3 or wav to use as background sounds into the folder Player Media Backgrounds Copy your intro in folder Player Attic under the name of Intromedia mov or Intromedia jpg Copy your Credits screen in Player Attic under the name of Credits jpg You can also rename the folder Player with the one of your project and move wherever you want the folder Indexing if you wish At the end the folder Player Attic should appear like this J indexing Attic Sg credits jpq Player DADAplayer1 791 0sx jntromedia mov Media Once everything is in the right format and place we can begin indexing WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide The Indexing Tool Introduction The Indexing Tool serves to provide the Player Tool with a valid description for your media and to set many parameters for your project In particular with the Indexing Tool you can e Define the themes of your project e Associate Background sounds music to each theme e Describe the degree of affiliation of each media to each theme e Set the Intro and the Credits media e Choose between 4 3 letterbox and 16 9 formats for your project e Set different player display parameters e Set parameters for the search engine not for Beta version In practice Run D
10. ll consider only media belonging to the selected themes To search all media select all themes WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 18 Fullscreen mode This mode is the most similar to an Interactive Documentary Once you have chosen the themes of interest you can watch the documentary and leave it developing by itself The system will move from one video sequence or image to the next choosing automatically the best match You will be able to select different options by choosing among the media in the Visual Menu and or changing the Selected Themes from the Themes Menu Options e Move the mouse in the upper portion of the screen to reveal the Themes Menu and the Visual Menu Left click to select a media Selecting more than one theme will play the media in sequence e Select Home to go back to the first screen e Right click on the main media or select Menu to return to MU mode WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s uide y Appendix A Indexing hints and ideas Appendix B Further Improvements WWW DADADOC COM Z When seeing an image think synthetically to the meaning message conveyed by the picture not to every single detail contained in it When indexing think also to the context in which that
11. nd videos in the case of an Interactive Catalog The aim of D A D A is neither to create a traditional archive nor to manage your media is rather to to present and give access to your media in an intuitive way by similarity For this reason D A D A is more suitable for thematic catalogs archives browsing and documentaries rather than for stories and aimed archive searches Q Does D A D A supports Powerpoint presentations A If you want to use Powerpoint presentations first export convert them as a Quicktime or Flash movie Q Can I select pictures from the visual menu as select videos A Not in this version of the player Only Flash sounds Quicktime and Flash movies are shown in the visual menu Pictures are NOT shown only selected automatically If you want to have more control over fixed images please consider indexing them under a specific theme called Pictures for example WWW DADADOC COM Or support dadadoc com
12. oject sumary categories 3 indexed Files O mew Files 21 Click Continue to index the remaining media In case the media is a flash movie you will be asked if it has to be considered like a sound or video Select an appropriate choice The Status Bar on the bottom summarizes the current status Note you can at any moment stop the indexing process and exit the Indexing Tool by pressing the Quit option in the menu All the media indexed so far are registered and you will be able to resume your indexing from the same point you finished by selecting the option NO when asked if beginning a new project WWW DADADOC COM Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide Media List WWW DADADOC COM Once indexed you can review your indexed media selecting Media List from the menu M ai III creat media list for on line player Immagini O3 jpg 10 dvd jpg FGO IPG filmmakers jpg communities F amp 0 filmmrnakers home jpg IO JPG UYTO JPG uyyyy 0 JPG uyyyy0 Select a particular theme from the Themes Menu to show only the media indexed in that theme Clicking on a particular media will open the Media Indexing screen allowing to re index the media Contact support dadadoc com 2006 SonidoStudio amp Massimo Catalfo 13 D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 14 Player
13. ovisual Data Archive IS an e publishing system for Interactive Documentaries and catalogs The system consists in an Indexing tool and a Player tool Both Mac and PC versions are available D A D A allows users to access different media videos still images sounds flash movies in an organized and intuitive way It allows the creation of audiovisual sequences whose evolution is not pre ordered and follows the user s thematic choices All media are organized in a customizable number of categories themes areas subjects chosen by the user The user using the Indexing Tool will describe the pertinence of each media in each one of the themes Once all media are indexed a valid description is thus provided for the Player Tool to display the media in a coherent way The creation of an interactive documentary using the D A D A tools consists of 4 phases Shooting sound recording photos Editing preparing media FinalCut Premiere Avid Photoshop Indexing DADA Indexing Tool Publishing DADAplayer Tool Knowledge of the first two points is assumed as a basic skill of the user and will not be covered by this manual which refers specifically to the two last points about the use of the DADA tools 3 CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 4 Features e 4 3 et 16 9 formats e Vertical images handling e Most popular formats supported Quicktime and flash mp3 jpg bmp Wav e Multiple so
14. to play the project There are two modes that allow you to navigate through the media The Multiscreen mode and the Fullscreen mode named respectively MU en FU in the following part Run the DADAplayer A screen like this will appear wm ynamic Audiovisual Data Archive Enter About the D A D A system D A D A Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 17 Multiscreen Mode This is the mode shown after clicking Enter Up to nine media are shown They all share the same semantic context by the description provided in the Indexing phase They are all related with each other Navigation through the archive is done by e Choosing the themes of interest Themes menu e Selecting a particular media thus showing the related media Options e Move the mouse to the upper portion of the screen to reveal the Themes Menu Rollover over a sphere and the name of the corresponding theme will appear on the bottom of the menu Click on the sphere to select the theme theme name will appear on the right Click again to de select it You can select multiple themes e Left click a media to select it and launch a search of related media This will allow to drift through related media e Right click a media to toogle between the MU and the FU interfaces e Select Home to go back to the first intro screen Note The list of the selected themes is shown on the right of the Themes Menu The search wi
15. und layers e Customisable number of themes e Video squeeze handling for better performance e Customisable control bar option e One video at a time smartstop option for slow computers Media Elements Visual Elements D A D A can handle pictures jpeg bmp gif Quicktime and Flash movies Media have to be placed in the ProjectName Media Imagesdadadoc folder Once indexed with the Indexing Tool the project will be created and you will be able to view them with The Player tool The player will select them by criteria of semantic proximity within the selected themes Sound elements Sounds can be of two kinds in D A D A Backrounds sounds these sounds have to be placed in the ProjectName Media Backgrounds folder This type of sounds will be played in the background according to the categories that are currently selected They will be associated to the different themes in the Indexing process Foreground sounds these sounds have to be placed in the ProjectName Media Imagesdadadoc folder and will be indexed and played as any other audiovisual media Note Background and foreground sounds will mix at different volume levels You will be able to set these levels in the Advanced Preferences of the Indexing Tool WWW DADADOC COM support dadadoc com CA DAs Dynamic Audiovisual Data Archive User s guide 5 Getting Started Once all the materials photos videos sounds flash have been edited they will hav
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