BEFORE YOU START
Before you start
Open the MotionVox home screen. You can start without documents or photos. Consulting uses credits; during this demonstration the screen showed 25 credits per exchange, and 25 when creating the video project.
Screenshots show actual sample projects. Instructions describe desktop browser operation; this guide can also be read on a phone.
Look over the proposals
The left side shows two video flows, with proposal 1 expanded.
- Check each proposal’s name, aim, order of items, and its scene count and length, such as four scenes, about 46 seconds.
- An expanded proposal shows each scene’s image, title and line.
- Click the other proposal’s header to expand it.
- Change the presenter from the chip at the top right.
- Check Check each proposal’s name, aim, order of items, and its scene count and length, such as four scenes, about 46 seconds.
- Check An expanded proposal shows each scene’s image, title and line.
- Action Click the other proposal’s header to expand it.
- Check Change the presenter from the chip at the top right.
Check Here proposal 1 started from the big picture (four scenes, about 46 s) and proposal 2 followed questions (five scenes, about 45 s).
Read what was left out and the length
The reply that arrives with the proposals contains important notes. The figure shows the conversation column.
- Read the reply to the end. Here it said three items were left out and can be added later, and that the proposals run about 44–46 seconds against the requested 60.
- If you already know which to use, answer with the proposal chips.
- Check Read the reply to the end. Here it said three items were left out and can be added later, and that the proposals run about 44–46 seconds against the requested 60.
- Check If you already know which to use, answer with the proposal chips.
Check If you need a left-out item, add it by telling the studio what to change. Adding content makes the video longer.
Expand the other proposal
Clicking proposal 2’s header expands it and collapses proposal 1. The figure shows the left side.
- Proposal 2 follows questions: five scenes, about 45 seconds.
- Read each scene’s image, title and line. Proposal 2 opens with a question.
- Check Proposal 2 follows questions: five scenes, about 45 seconds.
- Check Read each scene’s image, title and line. Proposal 2 opens with a question.
Check Each proposal has the same three buttons: create the video, tell it what to change, and fine-tune layout. They act on the expanded proposal.
View a scene large
Click a scene image to view it large. The figure shows scene 2 of proposal 1.
- Use the arrows at the left (framed) and right to move between scenes.
- The scene’s title and line appear below the image; check that on-screen text and the line agree.
- Change the presenter and voice from the chips at the lower right.
- Close with the cross.
- Action Use the arrows at the left (framed) and right to move between scenes.
- Check The scene’s title and line appear below the image; check that on-screen text and the line agree.
- Check Change the presenter and voice from the chips at the lower right.
- Action Close with the cross.
Check Play through creates narration to check images and voice together (the screen notes that it uses credits).
Know the layout fine-tuning screen
Clicking Fix this scene’s layout in the large view, or Fine-tune layout on a proposal, opens this screen.
- Align (left, center, right, top, middle, bottom) and line spacing on the right adjust positions. First click the object you want to move.
- Scenes sharing a layout change together; use Give this scene its own layout to change only one.
- Click Close when done.
- Check Align (left, center, right, top, middle, bottom) and line spacing on the right adjust positions. First click the object you want to move.
- Check Scenes sharing a layout change together; use Give this scene its own layout to change only one.
- Action Click Close when done.
Check The screen notes that the layout is shared by scenes 1–4, which all change together.
BEFORE YOU FINISH
One final check.
When you have picked a proposal, continue with “Tell it what to change”, or go straight to “Move to the editor” if nothing needs changing.
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