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June 10, 2008

Dual Comparison Screen Template

OVERVIEW: The Dual Comparison Template is used to compare two media items. They can be images, movies, or audio files. They each offer their own text boxes to compare/contrast the items. They can also link to other screens if more detailed information is necessary. Example

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Timeline Comparison Screen Template

OVERVIEW: The Timeline Comparison Template is used to display a timeline, supplying multiple media options. Each timeline entry can have images, a movie, an audio file, and a link. These capabilities make the Timeline Comparison Template useful for displaying multiple types of media in a single area. Example

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Zoom Screen Template

OVERVIEW: The Zoom Template allows the user to zoom in on an image. This screen can also have two audio files attached to it. It has some of the same capabilities as the Series Template (described above), but is designed for a visual focus on one image only. This is a good screen to link to from the central image on an Exploration Entry Template, or from one of the stops on a Slider Template, or anywhere a thumbnail image may link to another screen and a larger look at the image is desired. The Zoom Template is a "terminal" screen; no other screens or URLs can be linked to it. Example

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Slider Screen Template

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Series Screen Template

OVERVIEW: While the Series Screen is considered a single screen, it automatically generates daughter screens for each thumbnail included. The opening screen provides a scrollable text overview, a main media area (which could be an image and a video), and thumbnails of subsequent 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 (very like the Zoom Template). A "Text" button can be clicked with the mouse and a small pop-up box displaying associated 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. Example

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Phone Dial Screen Template

OVERVIEW: This screen, which looks like an old-fashioned phone dial beside text, functions as a "visual table of Contents" about the presentation and serves as an ideal "Home" screen. By using a series of images, it literally provides a snapshot of the material 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. Example

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Media Focus Screen Template

OVERVIEW: This screen allows for a title and subtitle, scrollable text, and an image with a movie. There are no links to other screens. A caption or tombstone data for the image may be displayed. This screen is very similar to the Enlargement Template, described above, with the major difference being that the Media Focus Template has the capacity to show video as well as still images. Example

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Layers Screen Template

OVERVIEW: 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 topic, 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 text specific to the layer. Example

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Exploration Entry Screen

OVERVIEW: This screen provides a place for a central image, a displayed title, tombstone data or a caption for the image, and visible text links for up to 6 other presentation screens or URLs. These link could be used, for example, in the form of a short question about the central image. Clicking on the linked text of the question would then take the user to another screen which provide more information and an answer to the question. When a user viewing the presentation moves his or her mouse over one of the links, the text grows in size, accompanied by a sound effect. Example

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Enlargement Screen Template

OVERVIEW: This is the simplest Pachyderm screen, showing a static enlargement of an image, its tombstone data or a caption, and up to several paragraphs of associated text. This screen has no links to other screens. 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 except Zoom. Example

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Commentary Screen Template

OVERVIEW: The Commentary Template is an ideal "middle 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 upper 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 Pachyderm screens or other media files (including URLs). There is room for a display title and a subtitle or quotation. Example

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June 05, 2008

Aspects Screen Template

OVERVIEW: There are a total of 6 thumbnails around a central image box and text box; clicking on a thumbnail brings up a larger image in the central image box. The text associated with it appears above. Tombstone information, if any, will be displayed next to each thumbnail or enlargement, unless a caption is entered to override it. Example

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May 27, 2008

Welcome To Pachyderm

Welcome to the main portal page for Case's Pachyderm community. On this page, you will find everything you need to begin with Pachyderm, and to keep up to date with changes once you have started. Please feel free to look around the site, to register for Pachyderm and to browse our forums.

We hope that you will find Pachyderm an interesting and useful tool.

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